Iran: meaning

Daily Iran reports that in the prison of Qazvin a man, Mohammad and a woman Azita were hanged.
They were convicted for drugstrafficking.
source: iranhr.net



Free-lance journalist Saman Rasoulpour is arrested May 12 in Mahabad, just two days after some 200 Kurds staged a peaceful demonstration in Mahabad to demand the overturning of the death sentences imposed on journalists Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolvahed “Hiva” Botimar, and Kurdish teacher Farzad Kamangar.
Rasoulpour (23) is a writer for several newspapers and is a member of the executive committee of the Organisation for the Defence of Human Rights in Kurdistan.
He was arrested at his home by intelligence ministry agents who confiscated many documents and took him to an unknown location.
Hassanpour, 28, and Botimar, 30, were sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in Marivan July 16, 2007 for “subversive activities against national security",”spying" and “separatist propaganda.”, but the sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court on procedural grounds.
The court in Marivan reimposed Botimar’s death sentence in April of this year while Hassanpour is awaiting a new trial.
source: RSF



At battles between Kurdish guerrillas and Iranian paramilitary Basijforces in the West Azerbaijan province are five militants and three Iranians killed.
Iranian drones and military aircraft reportedly struck several Kurdish targets inside Iraq in recent days against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan, (PEJAK).
source: upi.com



The Supreme Leader in his speech yesterday in the city of Sanandaj, referred to the upcoming presidential elections in Iran and gave his implicit support to Ahmadinejad.He said that someone who has the support of people and has simple and humble life style, someone who shares the suffering of people must be elected.These are descriptions pointing to the support to Ahmadinejad by the regime.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran says that Ahmadinejad continues with his measures to prepare for rigging ballots.
He already removed 16 personnel of the body within the Interior Ministry which handles the conduct of election,and replaced them with people closely affiliated to him.
In the daily Aftab Mousavi Ardebili, former head of judiciary said there is also money given in exchange for votes.
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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