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Mohsen Barazvan and Fatemeh Karamad both members of the Islamic Student Association of Azad University, have been arrested.
There have been no reports as to their charges.
source: HRHI

4 days ago Ali Soleimanpour, member of Iran Teacher’s Organization was arrested. Security agents confiscated his computer and notes after searching his house.
He was earlier sentenced to a year in prison and 35 lashes for his cultural activities.
Rasoul Bodaghi, Hashem Khastar, Mohammad Davari, Abdollah Momeni, Abdolreza Ghanbari and Nabiollah Bastan are also teachers who are currently detained.
source: HRHI



The Ministry of Science and Technology in Iran declared the Baha’i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) an illegal organization.
ISNA reported that all diplomas and degrees issued by this institution “lack legal validity.”
Previously security agents shut down science and research facilities at the Baha’i Open University in Tehran and arrested a number of its staff in several cities.
The International Baha’i community reports that at least 30 Baha’is were arrested on May 22 in Tehran, Karaj, Esfahan and Shiraz.
source: HRHI

President Ahmadinejad postponed a visit to Armenia..
Tehran and Yerevan confirmed this, but gave no reason for the postponement.
No new date for the visit was announced.
source: rferl.org

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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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