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Radio Netherlands reports that Actiongroup Iranian Students has filed a complaint against the Dutch state on grounds of discrimination.
Their lawyer says the law is in violation of the first article of the constitution and of various human rights treaties.
Last year a new law (Dutch pdf) passed in which Iranian students with or without Dutch passport are forbidden to study on all universities and research facilities where they would have access to nuclear technology.
This law is based on UN resolution 1737, where states are requested to prevent the spread of nuclear technology to Iran.
The Netherlands is so far the only country which refuses Iranian students.
source: radio netherlands


Persecution.org reports that March 5 two christian women in Tehran were arrested for practicing Christianity.
Marzieh Amairizadeh Esmaeilabad en Maryam Rustampoor are transferred to Evinprison. Their appartment has been searched and officials say that the are accused of anti-governmental activities.
Officials said they have to post bail of $400,000 to get released from prison.
source: persecution.org



Washington said also denied that at the Afghanistanconference in The Hague was a "cordial exchange", it was in fact a mere "handshake".
The spokesman for the US state department said on Wednesday that Richard Holbrook exchanged a 'brief handshake' with the Iranian counterpart but it was not a lengthy encounter.
Hilary Clinton had said before that there was a cordial meeting between them.
The report also was rejected by Iran and Tehran said that the conference was about assisting Afghanistan and not about settling differences.


In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
Poster amnesty.nl