Iran: stated

The activist for the rights of the South-Azerbaijan Abdullah Abbasi Javan is Febrary 23 released from Evin prison.
The professor on Shahid Rajai university in Tehran was arrested November 14, 2008.
He was released after paying a bail of $110,000.
The revolutionary court in Tabriz sentenced two activists for the rights of South-Azerbaijan, Hamid Valayee and Gholam Najafi to one year in prison.
source Today.AZ



The revolutionary court in Tabriz sentenced the activist for the rights of South-Azerbaijan Irac Hasani in appeal to two years in prison.
He was on trial for his participation in the events in May of 2006.
Originally Hasani was sentenced to 4 months in prison, but in appeal the court raised the punishment.
source Today.AZ


Iran will file a complaint against Turkmenistan if there is no agreement made about compensation for the gas cut in January 2008.
The Minister of Oil said to parliament that the parties have had two rounds of talks and that according to the contract, Iran can file a lawsuit if they do not reach an agreement.
He also said that last years cold snap was unprecedented. Turkmenistan halted the gasflow to Iran in December 2007 saying it was for technical reasons, forcing North-Eastern Iran struggling with no gas during the freezing wintry weather last year. Tehran says that Turkmenistan intended to raise the price of its gas amidst winter.
Turkmenistan resumed the gasflow in February 2008.
source Press-TV


Newspaper The Guardian wrote that Iranian website Fararu said that last month a group of mostly female actors who were making pornographic films, were arrested in a house in Tehran.
According to the newspaper the website did not specify names, but said most were "beautiful young women".
Fabricating of pornography is a capital crime in Iran,that carries the death penalty.
source guardian.co.uk



In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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