Iran: as usual December 1st 2012

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan E. Rice and her husband own stakes in companies that have until recently done business with Iran.
This leads to new questions from those opposed to her possible nomination as secretary of state.
These companies are global multinationals.One of the biggest is between $50,000 and $100,000 in Royal Dutch Shell., according to Rice’s disclosure statement for 2011. The international oilcompany stopped buying crude oil from Iran early this year as sanctions got tightened.
Several ethics advisers said they did not see an immediate problem with the Rice’s investments for her appointment.
Meanwhile USA Senate approved new sanctions on Iran.
source: iranfocus, iranbriefing.net

USA has called on Iranian authorities to release.immediately imprisoned humanrightslawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh who is in hungerstrike since October and 30 other female political prisoners.
A State Department statement said they are “concerned for Sotoudeh’s well-being given Iran’s history of withholding treatment from prisoners and allowing them to die from hunger strikes.
source: rferl.org


Political prisoner Omid Behroozi who was arrested 15 months ago, has been severely beaten and mistreated and as a result he became deaf in his left ear.
Shahnaz Sagvand the wife of labour rights activist and boardmember of Haft-Tappeh Sugar Cane Workers’ Union, Ali Nejati, has been summoned by court again. She was put on trial several months ago as part of the crackdown on labor rights activists and accused of propaganda against the regime. She was acquitted.
source: iranbriefing.net

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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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