Iran: Question

Iranpy.net reports that a delegation of Iranian statebroadcaster IRIB on July 5th will be invited by Dutch broadcaster NOS.
The delegation will also visit NPO and the Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid and will talk to mr. Jan de Jong director of NOS and mr. Henk Hagoort director of NPO. This visit is organized by the Iranian embassy in The Hague and through the channels of EBU, of which IRIB is a member.
Report on the website of Radio Zamaneh says that the iniative for the visit came from NOS.
Dutch and Iranian student- and humanrightsorganizations strongly object.
IPY calls on NOS and NPO to withdraw the invitation.
They also ask for a debate in Dutch parliament to ask the Minister in charge why and by whom this invitation was made.
IPY organizes a protestgathering on 10.00hrs July 5, on the Media Park in Hilversum.
source: radio zamaneh, iranpy.net


Human Rights Watch called on Iran to immediately halt plans to execute Zeynab Jalalian.In 2009 she was arrested and sentenced to death and until now authorities prevented her from retaining a lawyer.
Jalalian is among 17 Kurdish dissidents awaiting execution.
According to her lawyer her execution is imminent.
The 16 other people on deathrow are: Rostam Arkia, Hossein Khezri, Anvar Rostami, Mohammad Amin Abdolahi, Ghader Mohammadzadeh, Habibollah Latifi, Sherko Moarefi, Mostafa Salimi, Hassan Tali, Iraj Mohammadi, Rashid Akhkandi, Mohammad Amin Agoushi, Ahmad Pouladkhani, Sayed Sami Hosseini, Sayed Jamal Mohammadi, and Aziz Mohammadzadeh.
source: hrw.org


According to reports the condition of Isa Saharkhiz imprisoned in Rajaee Shahrprison is worsening.
Prison officials have refused to transfer him to the prison infirmary. He suffers from low bloodpressure and needs special medication.
source:persian2english



The physical condition of Majid Tavakoli has been severely deteriorated because of extreme coughing, he is suffering abdominal bleeding.
He was already in bad condition because of the dry hungerstrike he started to protest his isolation and his condition has worsened since.
Prisonofficials have ignored Tavakoli’s deteriorating health.
source: HRHI

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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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