Monday, December 21, 2009

Iran: bans

In the prison of Isfahan are December 20th 3 men hanged.
According to a report on the official judiciary site they were: Ghodrat Gh. (55) convicted of trafficking of 141,5 KG opium, Khan Mohammad Daraei for posession of 120 gram Crack and 2 gram marijuana, selling of 15 gram heroin, and drugsaddiction, Mostafa Ch. convicted of posession of 135,4 gram heroin, 35,6 gram opium and opiumaddiction.
The spokesman of Iran Human Rights, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, said that they are concerned about possible executions in the Christmas holidays. Last year 10 people were hanged and 2 were stoned to death and the situation of human rights in Iran has worsened this year.
source: iranhr.net



Four daily newspapers in Iran have received a written warning from the Ministry of Culture for their "inadequate" coverage of Friday's pro-government demonstrations which was organized by the State after the burning of the portrait of Khomeini.
Jahan-e Eghtesad and Andisheyeh No received a written warning for "complete censorship" of the event, and Etemad and Mardomsalari were warned for "distortion of images of the demonstration".
source: payvand



At the funeral of Ayatolla Montazeri were clashes reported.
Despite a government ban thousands of people visited Qom.
He is buried at the Masoumeh Shrine. Foreign media are restricted from coverage.
Telephone and internet connections were disturbed by the government.
Also broadcasts of BBC Persia were jammed.
source: BBC



video of the funeral via onlymehdi:






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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

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