Iran: more August 3, 2012

Gholamreza Khosravi, , a former political prisoner during 1980's was initially sentenced to six years in prison by an appeals court but an execution sentence was illegally issued to him.
The death sentence has been sent to Execution of Sentences Circuit Office in Evin prison.Unofficial reports say the death sentence is due to be carried out in September.
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source: persian2english.com



Website Kalemeh writes that Ahmad Shojaei (alias Farshid) a former member of the Intelligence Ministry,was arrested along with his son Sajjad.
Both were brought to an unknown location. The report suggests that Shojaei and a number of his colleagues were dismissed from the Ministry a few years ago.
source: iranbriefing.net



The Society Against Education Discrimination wednesday reported that more then 10 bahai were arrested in the cities of Esfahan, Shahin Shahr, Villa Shahr and Yazd.
In recent weeks, some 20 bahai's were arrested in the cities of Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad.
source: iranbriefing.net

An official of the Libyan Red Crescent Association said that the seven aidworkers from the Iranian Red Crescent who were abducted in Benghazi, probably will be released today.
source: iranfocus.com

After the month of ramadan Iran plans to launch a rocket, Khavosgar 5 into space, with a live monkey on board.
ISA also plans to send the Fajr (Dawn) satellite into space within the coming few months.
source: tehrantimes.com


Conference restriction on academic freedom in Iran.

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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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