Iran: further

The stoning of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is halted by Iranian authorities.
Why and when the sentence was halted is not known.
The lifting of the stoning does not mean that she not will be executed.
Ashtiari is in prison since 2006.
source: BBC, Guardian



The detention of Kurdish art activist and head of Marivan Visual Arts Society Mokhtar Houshmand, is extended .May 23 Houshmand was arrested.
source: RAHANA



July 4 is women’s and children’s rights activist Maryam Zia tried in branch 28 of the revolutionary court She is charged with “propaganda against the system” based on Act 500 of the penal law.
HRDAI reports that judge Moghiseh's behavior was similar to that of Ministry of Intelligence interrogators; he shouted, threatened and insulted Maryam Zia at the court.
Maryam Zia was arrested December 31, 2009 by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and was held in ward 209 in isolation where she was tortured and interrogated.
source: RAHANA



Abbas Palizdar revealed yesterday in an interview that he was behind the project to fabricate evidence against Ahmadinejed’s opponents in the 2009 Iranian Presidential election.
He also said that Ahmadinejad promised him a position as the head of a ministry post in return for his efforts.
Palizdar was sentenced to 6 years in prison on charge of malversation for revealing “the secrets of the government".
He is free on bail.
source: persian2english




In a meeting in Paris with diplomats, academics, humanrightsdefenders and companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft called France and Netherlands for international guidelines against internet censorshiptechnologies by governments.
Especially in China and Iran is the internet not freely accessible.
They talked about internet censorship and the possibility of a worldwide guideline for the export of internetfilters.
The Dutch organization Bits of Freedom has made some comments(Dutch) .
source: radio Zamaneh, bof.nl


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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