Iran: varied

The comittee to protect bloggers writes that the site FarsiChristianNewsnetwork reports that February 22, 3 Christians, Mazaher R.,a Christian blogger, Hamed S.,and a woman were lured to a meeting in a house in Ordibehesht Street in Isfahan by a man, calling himself pastor Reza.
After arrival they were arrested by plain clothes agents, blindfolded and transported to an unknown location.
There were also recent closures of Christian websites and web blogging sites.

source: Committee to protect bloggers.



Thursday were 12 women arrested in Tehran, 10 of them were members of OneMillionSignatures Campaign. They were meeting up to go for New Years visits of families of imprisoned social and political activists.
Their names are:
Delaram Ali, Leila Nazari, Khadijeh Moghaddam, Farkhondeh Ehtesabian, Mahboubeh Karami, Baharah Behravan, Ali Abdi, Amir Rashidi, Mohammad Shourab, en Arash Nasiri Eghbali.
Also were 2 other women arrested: Soraya Yousefi en Shahla Forouzanfar .
All women were transported to Evinprison.
Reports say they will be charged with disruption of public opinion and disruption of public order.
source: We Change



Sources of National Council for Resistance in Iran report that February 21, 16 dervishes were arrested by agents of the Ministry of Information and Security for celebrating Dervish Day.
Most are in their 60s and 70s. There also are reports from severe beatings.
source: ncr-iran.org


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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