Iran: term

Daily Etemad writes that April 4th in Tehran a man will be executed who committed a murder 5 years ago when he was a minor.
The man Shahriar who suffers from schizophrenia was also staying at the mental hospital at the time of his trial.
source: iranhr.net



The daily Los Angeles Times writes that the parents of Roxana Saberi travel to Tehran this weekend to help the release of their daughter from prison.
Her lawyer last met with her on March 18 in Evin prison.
He wants with Saberi's parents to go to court again today to try to get permission to visit her in Evinprison.
Human rights groups have condemned Iran for holding Saberi for more then a month without formal charges, as required by Iranian law.
source: latimes.com


An official of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) registered during the first ten days of Iranian New Year (Nowruz) a 25% increase of museumvisitors.
Till now, about 10 million tourists paid visits to museums out of which one million tourists visited museums located in Khorasan Razavi Province.
About 300 museums are affiliated to the CHTHO, each one featuring art, archeology and anthropology.
The CHTHO plans to establish 273 museums as eco-museums in near future.
source: chnpress.com


At least 420 people got killed at roadaccidents in Iran during the first 12 days of the new year.
The main factor for the accidents are exceeding the speed limit and not fastening the back seat belt.
A MNAreport says that there were 827 caraccidents in the first five days.
Roadaccidents claim the lives of over 25,000 people in Iran each year.
source: english.farsnews.com


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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