Iran: harsh

Radio Farda did interview Mahmud Tehrani, the nephew of Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
Hij lives in Paris and is the son of Khameneis dissident brother-in-law.
According to him, Iran is completely run by Ahmadinejad and the Revolutionary Guards.
In the interview Tehrani said that Khamenei is either a toy in the hands of Ahmadinejad, [Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi], and the Revolutionary Guard, or he shares their crimes.
source: rferl.org


July 8, the Bahaí Sohrab Laghaie was arrested by 4 agents of the information Bureau of the city of Sari, in Province of Mazandaran, and detained in solitary confinement within Shahid Kachouie detention center, under various investigations for 38 days.
The charge is acting against national security. After that we was transferred to the general prison of Ghaemshahr.
August 7, agents of the bureau for Public Property closed his optical store and additonally closed the business of his wife Zahra Golabian .
He was previously threatened by the Information Bureau about the shutting down of his business.
source: hra-iran.net



Amnesty International writes that the victims of rape and abuse in prisons are renewed at risk while at Monday, judiciary officials removed computers, files and other records confirming the torture and other abuses committed against detainees, and closed down the offices of Mehdi Karroubi.
Also the office of the Association for the Defense of Prisoners Rights, established by human rights activist Emaddedin Baghi, which had also been compiling information on the torture and abuse of detainees was closed down.
Amnesty International urged Ali Khhamenei and the UN to carry out an independent inquiry in Iran.
source: amnestyusa.org


Ali Khamenei is leading Friday prayers today for the first time since June, when he defended Ahmadinejads reelection .
He said, in the speech , broadcast live on TV, that "resisting the system" would bring "a harsh response".
source: BBC


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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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