Iran: dual

At least two of those who were hanged on the beach in Bandar Abbas last week, were 17 years old at the time of the alleged offence.Three of the four men were convicted to death for the rape and murder of a 15 year old boy in November 2008.
Reports identified them as S. N. (18), A. N.(17) and H. B. (17 ).It is not known whether "S.N." was 18 or 17 years old at the time of the alleged offence which was several months prior to the arrest.
The fourth man, who was convicted of raping a 17 years old girl in 2009 was identified as S. M.(22) .
source: iranhr.net


It looks like there are tensions between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei. The source of this is last week’s aborted “resignation” of Iran’s Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi, who was reportedly dismissed by Ahmadinejad but quickly reinstated by Khamenei.
There are reports, that Ahmadinejad has not been seen at the presidential palace for four days and he also did not attend a cabinet meeting on Sunday while Moslehi is said to have attended the meeting.
source: rferl.org

The Kurdish activist Mohammad Amin Abdollahi has been indicted for the 2nd time.
He is already serving a prisonsentence of 18 years.
He is charged with anti-regime propaganda and reporting the events that occur inside prison to the outside world.
source: freedomessenger.com


The hunger strike by a number of political prisoners in Rajaei Shahrprison is in the 2nd week and they wrote an open letter to UN,to address the condition of prisoners and investigate human rights violations.
The first week of the hungerstrike they fasted one day, Sunday April 17, 2011.In the 2nd week they fasted two days, Sunday 24 April and Mondag 25 April. In the third week, in support of the International Workers' Day [May Day], Teachers' Day and World Press Day, they fast for three days, Sunday 1 May Monday 02 May and Tuesday 03 May, expressing their solidarity with workers, teachers and journalists and protesting the oppression and many pressures exerted upon them.
Under the undersigners are: Mansour Osanlou, Rasoul Bedaghi, Majid Tavakoli, Isa Saharkhiz, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Keyvan Samimi and Mehdi Mahmoudian.
source: banooyesabzirani.blogspot.com

A statement(en and fa) by the Council For The Coordination of the Green Path of Hope, on the occasion of International Workers Day calls to support the hardworking labor force in Iran.
source: banooyesabzirani.blogspot.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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