Iran: reasons

A 18 years old woman M.K from Harsin near Kermanshah committed suicide by swallowing tablets.
Reports say the suicide was committed due to financial problems and poverty.
A high rate of women in towns commit suicide for these reasons.
source: hra-iran.net



Humanrights lawyer Mohammad Dadkhah has been transfered from the security ward to the general ward of Evin prison.
He is member of the Center of Defenders of Human Rights and was arrested one month ago.
source: hra-iran.net



Two weeks after the Kurdish political prisoner Mahmoud Rahmani, 70 was released, due to illness, he died in a hospital.
Eight years ago he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for cooperation with Kurdish parties.
source: hra-iran.net


Most reformist members of parliament were absent at the swearing-in ceremony of president Ahmadinejad.
Out of 70 members of the Reformist faction, only 13 lawmakers attended the ceremony.
Also no representative was present from the family of the founder of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini.
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, former president Mohammad Khatami and Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Mohsen Rezaei were not present. Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, the mayor of Tehran was not present.
Famous national soccertrainer Afshin Ghotbi was present, and afterwards his Facebook page was full with reactions of disappointed, angry fans.
The protests in the city were described on Twitter by the people in Tehran.
A big policeforce was present and fights were reported.
source: themedialine.org
source: PressTV


Official website Dolat reports that Iran will privatise another 14 companies, including the National Iranian Gas Company, National Petrochemical Company, Iran Air, Iranian Oil Terminals Company, Iranian Tobacco Company, National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, and 10% of the shares in a number of oil refineries.
This decision was taken by the Cabinet on July 28 and approved by the president.
source: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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