Iran: more

Iran said that the Olympic logo of 2012 in London is racist.
The logo, shows the numbers "2012" in four jagged figures ,and they write that it resembles the word "Zion" - a biblical term for Jerusalem.
The Iranian olympic committee wrote a letter to International Olympic Committee in which they criticised the logo .Iran did not exclude a possible boycot.
The letter also urges other Muslim states to oppose the "racist logo".
source: BBC

(publishing the logo is copyrighted,so no pic)


Bahaicitizen Peyman Kashfi was detained February 14 to begin serving his 4 year prison sentence. Last year he was sentenced to 4 years in prison for membership in anti-regime groups (belonging to the Baha’i faith).
Bahaicitizen Payam Aghsani from Tehran is sentenced to $400 fine and 3 years in prison.
Bagher Oskouie, head of the youthdepartment of the Etemad Melli Party, arrested on 14 February. Since nothing is known about his whereabouts and he didn't contact his family.
Vafa Moradi and Sadigh Hasani,citizens of a village in Saghez were arrested last week and transferred to prison.
The reasons for their arrest are unknown.
Mehdi Kouhkan who is in ward 350 of Evinprison has been suffering from severe kneeproblems and he has been deprived of medical attention. He has fallen on the ground several times.
He was arrested last year along with Mohsen Sadeghi and Ebrahim Babaei for founding a group. They were released on bail but Kouhkan is still in prison because he cannot afford the bail money.
source: HRHI

Students and teachers at the Tehran university cacelled the lessons to protest.
The Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope announced to protest March 1 against the arrests of the Green Movement leaders.
source: en.irangreenvoice.com

report of arrests during 14 and 20 February.

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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