Iran: further January 27th 2013

Farhad Panirak, a Kurd from Salmas is convicted to 5 years in prison.
He has been charged with acting against national security.
The way of dealing with Kurds of Salmas and lots of arrests, summoning, and imprisonment verdicts need to be attended deeply. Also families could not get the correct information about the situation and whereabout of the detainees.
source: iranbriefing.net

Committee of Human Rights Reporters reports that agents of the Ministry of Information arrested journalist Milad Fadai Asl, head of the political section of ILNA news agency, on January 26th. In 2009 he was convicted to one year jail sentence on charges of "propaganda against the regime".
After serving his one-year sentence, he was released.
source: chrr.biz



Jailed reformist Mohsen Mirdamadi wrote an open letter from Evinprison challenging the favourable reports about the prison. of  Astara MP, Safar Naimi who said that Evin should be referred to as Hotel Evin for the high-quality services that it offers to prisoners.
In this letter Mirdamadi writes that Safar Nami has quoted false statements on his behalf and on behalf of his cellmate, Alireza Beheshti.
Mirdamadi emphasizes that if Naimi feels Evin is like a hotel, then he should live in it for a while to “become fully familiar with all of its hidden aspects.”
source: radiozamaneh.com

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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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