Iran: history

August 24 is Fariba Pajooh, reporter for Etemad-e Melli and newsagency ILNA, arrested and transferred to Evinprison.She also writes a blog.
Lawyer Abdolfatah Soltani, who was arrested June 16, is released after paying a bail of 90,000 euro.
August 22 is blogger Somayeh Tohidloo, released. She was arrested June 14 and was imprisoned in ward 209 of Evinprison.
source: RSF

August 26 is reporter Zhila Baniyaghoub released.




Abdullah Ramazanzadeh is transferred to Baghiyatullahhospital. During the last visit from his familymembers, which always took place under the supervision of his interrogator, he was faible and he said he thought he might have been suffering from a viral infection.
Baghiyatullahhospital isaffiliated with the Revolutionary Guards Corps.
source: ihrv.org

According to reports made by the Persian Service of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism (CHN) in Fars province in the beginning of August, is more then 70% of the Gondashluquarry, which provided the stone for building Persepolis, destroyed.
This was done by a stone company who is licensed by the Islamic Republic Ministry of Industrials and Minerals.
The license was issued contrary to the ministry’s statement back in March 2006 that no licence will ever be issued for mining operations, in any of the ancient quarries in the province.
Last week CHN said in a statement that the reports are not true.
Archeologists have visited the site and have found no evidence of mining operations.
CHN also says that mining operations near Gondashlu were stopped six months ago after miners approached the historical site.
Experts believe Gondashlu was used by Achaemenid in building Persepolis due to its high quality stones.
source: CAIS en PressTV


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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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