Friday, October 23, 2009

Iran: human......rights

The Iranian Deputy Health Minister said that 1194 people in Iran are diagnosed with Mexican flu/swineflu/A H1N1.
16 people have died.
The provinces of Qom, Sistan-Baluchestan, Zahedan, and Arak have the highest rate of the H1N1 flu cases.
source: Mehrnews



Humanrightsactivist and lawyer of juvenile offenders Mohammad Mostafaie, has written on his weblog that he needed to raise $200,000 to pay the families of his clients' victims.
Under Iranian law, a family can pardon a relative's murderer, and compensation, called blood money, is often paid.
source: BBC


The Iranian Interior Minister Friday went to Pakistan to meet his Pakistani counterpart, as well as President Asif Ali Zardari. They will speak about how to dismantle the Jundollah group.
Last week Jundollah committed an attack, killing 42 people.
Iran says that the Pakistan based group is financed by the West.
source: PressTV

The British Museum sent a letter to Iran, in which they write that they will send a delegation to Iran to speak about the loan of the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran.
The clay Cyrus Cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform is considered as the world's first charter of human rights.
Iran gave a deadline to the British Museum, saying that they will cease all cooperation with the British Museum until the Cylinder is loaned to the National Museum of Iran.
source: PressTV, britishmuseum.org
Photo: Cyrus_cylinder_BritishMuseum_London_KaavehAhangar_wikipedia







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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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