Iran: further

March 10 were in Central Shahre Kord Prison from Share Kord 3 men hanged.
They all were convicted for rape.
The Vahed Khabar Website of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari wrote that their ages were 23 and 24 years old, their names were not given.
source:freedomessenger



Political prisoner Fatemeh Rahnama was sentenced to a prison term of 10 years and has spent 3 years in exile in Sepidar prison in Ahvaz.
She was arrested on July 29, 2009 at home.
Since that day she did not receive one day furlough, not even when her mother died.
HRHI publishes an interview with her sister.
source: HRHI


The head of Qods Force in Iran warned according to Mehr newsagency that Iran will show Iranian zeal in the face of any possible aggression against the country.
Qassem Suleimani is seen as the man who because of his influence in Iraq many believe, is “secretly running” that country.Opposition groups in Syria have accused Suleimani of aiding Syria’s Bashar al-Assad in his crackdown on pro-democracy movements there.
source: iranbriefing.net



India named the 3 men who were arrested as the main suspects in an attack on an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi in February.
One of the suspects had his legs blown off as he hurled an explosive device at police while fleeing.
Last week an Iranian journalist, parttime working for IRNA and living in New Delhi, was arrested.
Also in Malaysia a man was arrested.
February 15 Masoud Sedaghatzadeh was arrested on the airport from Kuala Lumpur.
source: iranbriefing.net

Also political prisoners Mohammad Ali Velayati and Ahmadreza Ahmadpour started a hungerstrike to protest the situation of political prisoners in Iran.
Velayati is in Evinprison for 2 years for “collusion and assembly against national security and propaganda against the Islamic Republic.”
Also the member of reformist Islamic Iran Participation Front Ahmadreza Amadpour started a hungerstrike in Ahwaz prison.
source: iranbriefing.net

The special rapporteur from UN for humanrights in Iran reported that the Kurdish death row prisoners Zanyar and Loghman Moradi were tortured and threathened with rape to force them to make a false confession about a murder.
source: iranhr.net


The Iranian Oil Ministry published bogus data regarding its natural gas and oil production to cover up its loss of production capabilities.
OPEC says Iran's average crude oil production is 3.42 mbpd, instead of 3.9 mbpd.
The loss in production in capacity is because of lack of investment to increase production and the inability to maintain existing oil fields and the sanctions from recent years.
source: en.trend.az

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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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