Iran: threat

Journalist and blogger Ebrahim Rashidi is disappeared June 14, while on his way to his sisters home in Ardabil.
Security agents have refused to respond to inquiries by the Rashidi family and denied having any knowledge of his whereabouts.
In 2006 and 2007 Rashidi was also arrested, he served a 5 months prisonterm.
Ebrahim Rashidi worked for the monthly Bayaram and the banned weekly Navid-e Azerbaijan. He was a member of the ngo Azertoprag, professor in the Shahriar Cultural Society in Orumiyeh University, he wrote for studentsnewspaper Olduz while he was editor of another students paper Bolut.
source: persian2english



Behnam Ebrahimzadeh an employee of a piping company in Shahr-e-Rey, is one of the most known activists against childlabor and protecting the rights of street children.
He is also a member of the Committee to Facilitate Creation of Free Labour Organizations. Ebrahimzadeh was arrested Jun12, bij agents of the Ministry for Information.
The latest is that he is interrogated and is in critical condition in Evin prison.
During his arrest, Ebrahimzadeh was brutally beaten by police forces. Two of his ribs were broken and his chest was badly wounded.
source: persian2english



In UK Kiana Firouz, a lesbian Iranian was granted asylum after this was denied two times already.
The Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR) was informed about possibly 3 deathsentences for homosexuals, a man is sentenced with 74 lashes for his homosexual act and a 23 year old bisexual man is beaten to death.
May 27 were Reza, 23 and Alireza 28, arrested in their home in Sari, along with some guests.
The guests were released by the security forces a few days later after being forced to testify that Reza and Alireza live together as lovers.
They say that during their arrest they heard rumors that the police were responding to a complaint by the mens’ families about their sons.
Both were sent to the revolutionary court and rumours say they are sentenced to death.
In Sari also is businessman Hamid, 40, arrested for having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old man. He received 74 lashes. There are some reports that he has also been sentenced to death. Nothing is known about the 17-year-old.
Amir Hossein, 23, bisexual, was arrested while he had dinner with his friend.
He was beaten to death whilr in custody by security forces.
source: missionfreeiran.wordpress.com

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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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