Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Iran: incorrect

The picture, originally showed on the internet of the girl Neda that was shot by Basij on Sunday, is according to BBC Persian not a picture of the real Neda.
The real picture can be found here and here.
source: guardian.co.uk


Amnesty International urges Iran to stop using Basij militia against demonstrators.
Basij is a voluntary paramilitary group of men and women under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
Its members are found in schools, universities, state and private institutions, factories, and even among tribes.
Basij forces are widely used to help to maintain law and order and repress dissent, and have frequently been accused of using extreme brutality.
source: amnesty international


Guardian Council rules out the possibility of nullifying the country's June 12 Presidential election, saying there has been no record of any major irregularity.
They also denied accusations that polling stations had closed before all voters could cast their ballots.
According to the spokesman of the Guardian Council some polling stations balloting had continued up past the official 10 p.m. deadline.
Between July 26 and August 19 president Ahmadinejad will be sworn in and the new cabinet will be announced.
source: PressTV



Nearly 250 Members of the Women’s Movement signed a statement condemning the violence and humiliation that has continued to be perpetrated against Iranian women and men in recent years and which is aimed at repressing them.
They emphasize the continued commitment to achieve the demands of the women’s rights movement, and express their solidarity with those who protest the results of this election.
They demand that those arrested in recent days be released without condition .
source: Change for equality.


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

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