Iran: flags and names, July 25, 2012

According to ISNA  in Razavi Khorasan province 2 men had been sentenced to death for drinking alcohol.
The judiciary said that they had previously been sentenced to "Hadd" and their sentences (80 lashes each time) had been implemented. They were sentenced to death for being convicted of drinking alcohol for the third time and their sentence has been approved by the Supreme Court, implementation of their execution is now being prepared..
source: iranhr.net


A Malaysian court has approved the extradition of Iranian Masoud Sedaghatzadeh to Thailand. Sedaghatzadeh is accused of involvement in an alleged bomb plot in the Thai capital.
He says he is innocent and will appeal.
Sedaghatzadeh was arrested on a Malaysian airport soon after an apparently accidental explosion at a house in Bangkok. Thai police said bombs were found in the house and that Sedaghatzadeh and two other Iranian men are now in custody.
source: rferl.org


Before the extra sanctions against Iran start on July 1st, many Iranian oiltankers changed the names and flags of their ships. At least a third of oil tanker operator National Iranian Tanker Company’s (NITC) ships have registered with the pacific atolls of Tuvalu and also Tanzania after dropping their Maltese and Cypriot flags.
A list with old and new names and flag:
Davar Companion Tanzania 318,000
Haraz Freedom Tanzania 317,000
Hoda Precious Tuvalu 317,000
Hadi Pioneer Tuvalu 312,000
Hamoon Lena Tuvalu 300,000
Nesa Truth Tuvalu 300,000
Najm Motion Tuvalu 300,000
Nabi Brawny Tuvalu 300,000
Noah Elite Tuvalu 300,000
Sima Blossom Tuvalu 164,000
Susangrid Daisy Tanzania 158,000
Abadan Alpha Tuvalu 98,000
Astaneh Neptune Tuvalu 98,000
source: arabtimesonline


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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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