Iran: further

In the city of Kerman are according to newsagency ISNA five men hanged.
De men, "Rouhollah Kh.", "Saeed M.", "Shokrollah N." en "Zabihollah Kh." were convicted of drugstrafficking and keeping arms.
The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources.
source: iranhr.net
The newspaper Khorasan reports that in the prison of Birjand three not identified men were hanged.
They were convicted for the murder on security forces during armed clashes on the eastern border of Iran.
source: iranhr.net

Journalist Hengameh Shahidi is in appeal sentenced to 6 years in prison.
The Appeals Court reduced her original sentence by three months and one day.
Last Thursday she was arrested after being summoned to the investigations office of the Intelligence Ministry to answer a “few questions”.
The first time she was arrested was on June 30th, after 161 days and paying $90,000 bail she was released.
source: persian2english


Over the past few weeks several ward 240 prisoners were treated for food poisoning at Evin’s clinic, while two or three others, including Mehdi Arabshahi, had to be taken to the Abolfazl Hospital on Bani Hashem Street in Tehran.
source: RAHANA


The Kurdish student Ali Kantoori is sentenced to 15 years in prison.
According to his lawyer, there was no evidence in the file that pointed to his guilt.
The student activist and his lawyer have 20 days to file an appeal.
In December 2007 was Kantoori arrested and spent 5 months in prison before he was released at a bail from $150.000.
He had previously received a 32-month jail term on other national security related charges.
source: RAHANA



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