Iran: statements

A father has shot his 16-year-old daughter to dead.
The father, Gholam Abbas, told police that he was suspicious of his daughters behavior for some time. That day she left the house early in the morning and when she returned at night, he shot her.
According to par. 220 of Iranian Penal Code if a father or father’s father kills his child or grand child, he will not be punished for murder.



The Iranian foreign ministry confirmed the arrest of journalist Roxana Saberi.
She is accused of "illegal activities" because she continued working in the country after the government revoked her press credentials in 2006.
The spokesman for the Ministry did not say why her credentials were revoked or whether she was in prison.


The kurdish student Habibollah Latifi was found guilty of waging war against God (moharebeh) and for cooperating with PJAK.
He is sentenced to death for this.
In december 2007 Latifa was arrested and charged with taking part in an assault on the car of the prosecutor in Sanandaj.
His lawyer said Latifi has admitted to supporting PJAK but denied being involved in the attacks, saying he was not in Sanandaj at the time.
He is going to appeal the verdict.




Womans rights activist Hana Abdi is released.
She was sentenced to five years of imprisonment in exile,but in appeal her sentence was reduced to 18 months.
Her lawyer says that she is on her way from Tabriz to Sanandaj.
There is another case against her related to Kurdish prisoners hunger strike but the ruling is not issued yet.
He also said that the case of Ronak Safarzadeh will be held on February 28.
Since Safarzadehs arrest, one year and a half ago, she hasn’t received any ruling.




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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