Iran: interpretation

Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi is in appeal convicted to a 2-years suspended jailterm and has been released from Evinprison, her lawyer said.
source: Foxnews




Of the 475 people who signed up as candidates for the presidential elections, 40 are women.
The most prominent female figure to register for the elections, is Rafat Bayat, a former member of parliament and sociologist, who was rejected as a candidate, four years ago.
Under the Islamic Republic constitution, candidates for the presidency be among "rejal", a word meaning 'men' in Arabic but translates into renowned political figures in Persian.
In the past the word has caused controversy while some interpretations claim that the constitution bars women from running for president.
The constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, declared in April that there is no restriction on women standing in the presidential elections.
Abbas-Ali Kadkodaye, a spokesman for the Guardian Council said that the council has never put an interpretation on the word 'rejal'.
source: Press-TV


The head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), said that Iranian oil production has passed 4.3 million barrels per day.
Iranian oil reserves have grown over the past year to 138 billion barrels.
The country is trying to increase its production by a number of major projects, to develop smaller oilfields as well as increasing output from existing fields.
Iran plans to open some of its oil and gas fields to foreign investment to help boost output to 5.3 million barrels per day by 2015.
source: Press-TV


Narges Mohammadi, and Soraya Azizpanah from human rights organization Human Rights Defenders Centre are Friday prevented from traveling to Guatemala at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran.
They were on their way to Guatemala to speak about the role of women in democracy at a conference being held from May 10 to 12.
Their passports were taken and they have to report to the revolutionary court.
source: thepeninsulaqatar.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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