Iran: protests

Dutch government has frozen official contacts with Iran on Saturday to protest the hanging of Zahra Bahrami.
The iranian ambassador says that the hanging was “an internal issue” that should have no impact on diplomatic relations.
The Dutch government advised people with an Iranian passport not to travel to Iran.
Her daughter, Banafesheh Nayebpour, spoke to International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and said that nobody, not the family and not her mothers lawyers, was informed about the execution.
source: persian2english, ICHRI


Mehdi Mahmoudian who was arrested after the elections and is sentenced to 5 years in prison, is in critical condition after fallen unconscious due to heartproblems.
Prisonauthorities refused to transfer him to the prison clinic or a hospital.
source: HRHI



Studentactivist Shohreh Kazemi is sentenced to 3 months in jail for anti-regime propaganda by writing slogans and distributing CDs and flyers.
source: HRHI


In three cities in Afghanistan Saturday Afghans protested against the execution of Afghan citizens as well as Iranians by Iran.
The protesters did not give details on any specific executions they were protesting against.
Since Iran blocked in December 1600 tanks from entering Afghanistan, several protests took place in Afghanistan.
source: freedomessenger.com, persian2english.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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