Iran: said

Two people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahwaz on Sunday.
The men, Ala H. en Mostafa Kh. were sentenced to death for murder.
According to IRNA in February-March 2009. was in the same prison a man named Seyed Masoud M hanged. He was convicted for drugstrafficking.
source: iranhr.net



Amnesty International reports that Shirin Ebadi has been refused access to see Roxana Saberi in Evinprison. Ebadi is one of the lawyers in Saberi's appeal case.
A spokesperson for Ebadi said this was despite her having a court order to visit Saberi.
Recently both President Ahmadinejad and head of judiciary Shahroudi urged to have a fair trial for Saberi.
source: amnestyusa.org


Daily Etemad-e Melli writes that the two reformist candidates set up a joint committee to safeguard the correctness of the forthcoming Iranian presidential elections.
The report says that they will personally follow the actions of this committee and will use everything to ensure the safekeeping of the public's ballots.
The daily wrote also that the establishment of such a committee is a sign of concerns in 'high places'.
Except from Karroubi and Mousavi, two former parliamentarians, Akbar A'lami, and the only woman candidate, A'zam Taleqani have declared their bids to the presidential election.
source: Press-TV


Sunday was announced that the Iranian intelligenceservice has arrested a group of people who wanted to carry out explosions.
The minister of intelligence has said that the group wanted to carry out the explosions, particularly before the June presidential election.
More information would be released later.
source: Press-TV


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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