Thursday, August 18, 2011

Iran: and more

The head of Iranian moralpolice warned that police will act forcefully against young people who hold waterfights .
Waterfights among young people are very popular this summer in Iran.
This month were people in Tehran arrested and in Bandar Abbas were August 7, 17 young people arrested.
source: rferl.org





The wife of professor, lawyer and former member of parliament Ghassem Sholeh Sadi told in an interview with International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she is concerned about her husbands physical health in prison.
Sadi was April 3 arrested on the airport of Mehrabad Airport when he returned from Shiraz.
Currently he is serving a prisonsentence of 2,5 years in Evinprison.
source: payvand.com



In Iran are currently at least 54 Bahai in prison.
They all were found guilty of endangering national security by spreading religious propaganda.
source: freedomessenger




This moment, more then 30 Iranian journalists are in prison.
They all serve sentences between 1 and 12 years.
Among them are: Ahmad Zeid Abadi, Alireza Rajayi, Abolfazl Abedini, Esa Saharkhiz, Ali Malihi, Nader Karimi Jouni, Emad Bahavar, Shahin Zinali, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi, Siamak Qaderi and dozens of others.
A large number of Iranian journalists are subjected to great pressure, among them Abdolreza Tajik, Mohammad Quchani, Farzaneh Roustayi, Nazanin Khosravani, Ahmad Gholami and others.
source: freedomessenger

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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

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