Iran: release February 24th 2013

Committee of Human Rights Reporters reports that poet and journalist Keyvan Mehregan, who was head of the political sections of Shargh and Etemad newspapers, has been released on bail.He had been arrested several times during the past few years.
Other, in January arrested journalists who are released on bail are:
Motehareh Shafiee, reporter at Arman, Ali Dehghan, business editor at Bahar, Javad Daliri, editor in chief at Etemad, Hossein Yaghchi, editor at Aseman Weekly and Fatemeh SagharchiMilad Fadai Asl, Soleiman Mohammadi, Narges Joudaki, Pejman Mousavi, Ameli Amryaee, Nasrin Takhayori, Sasan Aghaee, Reyhaneh Tabatabai, Pourya Ameli, Akbar Montajebi, Saba Azarpeik, journalists detained in January remain in custody. Ehsan Mazandarani, reporter at Etemad, who was arrested a few days ago, also remains in custody.
source: chrr.biz




ISNA reports that following the discovery of an oilfield near the Ahvaz International Airport, this airport will be relocated within the next five years.
With some 30 flights per day, the airport is among "the country's busiest".
source: en.trend.az



IRGC said that they have captured a foreign unmanned aircraft in southern Iran.
They did not say if the drone was American.Zij zeiden niet of het een amerikaanse drone was.
Iran captured drones before.
source: rferl.org





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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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