Iran: more

Blogger Mehdi Khazali has been arrested for the third time in two years.
Khazali, the son of a conservative ayatollah, is according to Sahamnews arrested after he was summoned to the Ministry of Information. He has been transferred to an unknown location.
source: rferl.org




July 17, prison officials of Rajai-Shahr Prison have not allowed political prisoners to go outside to get fresh air. Before that, political prisoners were allowed four hours per day outside, though regulations of Department of Corrections giving inmates the right to have access to fresh air all day.
source: freedomessenger


Website Worthy News published the unofficial translation of the deathsentence of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.





Global Voices Online published various video's of the summer crackdown on women who are "un-islamitic" dressed.
Even statues suffer from religious motives. Global Voices Online reports that in the city of Sari 15 historic bronze statues were stolen and destroyed.

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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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