Iran: questions

The Guardian published an open letter by journalist Akbar Ganji and also undersigned by Noam Chomsky and more than 250 journalists, writers, scholars and other intellectuals addressed to secretary-general of UN Ban Ki-Moon, calling to form a commission to investigate the electionprocess and pressuring the Iranian government to nullify fraudulent results and hold democratic, competitive and fair elections under the auspices of the UN.
source: guardian.co.uk


Mehdi Karroubi says he received reports of protesters detained after the election being tortured in Kahrizakprison and who say they they saw others being tortured to death in jail.
source: etaiwannews.com


In Rotterdam (The Netherlands ) has Tariq Ramadan been asked about his role as a presenter on an Iranian state-funded television programm from PressTV.
Ramadan is a controversial advisor to the mayor of Rotterdam on issues of multi-culturalism and guest lecturer at Rotterdam's Erasmus university.
Earlier this year he was negatively in the news for his negative comments on homosexuals.
source: expatica.com


At fridaysprayers in Tehran university has hardline cleric Ahmad Khatami called upon the Iranian judiciary to resist western pressure to release detainees.
source: reuters



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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.
Poster amnesty.nl