Iran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 15 – A teenager was sentenced to death for a crime he is alleged to have committed when hewas 17 years old, according to a state-run daily.
The boy who was only identified by his first name Saeid is to
be executed shortly, the Ettemad daily reported.


Iran Focus: Washington, D.C., Apr. 14 – Iranians from across the United States gathered in the Constitution Hall here today
AFP: Iran on Thursday publicly hanged a serial bank robber who killed a policeman during a clash with security forces, the afternoon daily Kayhan reported.
Voice of America: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami recently escorted a group of international journalists around parts of Iran’s underground nuclear facility at Natanz. The existence of the secret uraniumenrichment plant at Natanz was first disclosed by an Iranian opposition group in exile in 2002. That disclosure alerted the International Atomic Energy Agency, or I-A-E-A, to Iran’s clandestine nuclear program.
Iran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 14 Nearly a quarter of the more than 825 people discovered sleeping in the streets of Tehran who had been rounded up during the last four months had received good education according to the Director of Social Risks Department of Tehrans Governorship.
U.S. Newswire: State delegations of Iranian-Americans across the U.S. are converging on Washington, DC, to participate in
Iran Focus: Washington, DC, Apr. 12 Thousands of members of the Iranian Diaspora across the United States are expected to convene at Washington’s Constitution Hall to voice support for a democratic, secular republic in Iran, organisers said. The political convention will be held with the support of leading American and international figures calling for a firm policy against the theocratic regime in Iran, according to organisers.
Iran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 13 A young man in Iran is to have his right hand and left leg amputated today for theft, a state-run 