Iran: Teenager facing execution for crime committed as minor

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 15 – A teenager was sentenced to death for a crime he is alleged to have committed when he
was 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.

Thousands attend Iran convention in US Capital

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Iran Focus: Washington, D.C., Apr. 14 – Iranians from across the United States gathered in the Constitution Hall here today
to take part in what they called Iranian-American National Convention for Democratic Change in Iran.

Thousands attend Iran convention in US Capital

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Iran Focus: Washington, D.C., Apr. 14 – Iranians from across the United States gathered in the Constitution Hall here today
to take part in what they called Iranian-American National Convention for Democratic Change in Iran.

Iran hangs serial bank robber

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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.
Ghobad Siah-Mansour was found guilty of several armed bank robberies in the central city of Ispahan and was hanged in the neighbouring town of Najaf-Abad.

Iran’s Nuclear Program

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 uranium–enrichment 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.

Middle-class youths sleeping in the streets in Iran

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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 Tehran’s Governorship.

Middle-class youths sleeping in the streets in Iran

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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 Tehran’s Governorship.

First-Ever Convention Brings Thousands to Washington For Democratic Change in Iran

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U.S. Newswire: State delegations of Iranian-Americans across the U.S. are converging on Washington, DC, to participate in
the 2005 National Convention for a Democratic, Secular Republic in Iran. The historic event is scheduled for Thursday, April 14, at 1 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.

Iran Policy Convention in US capital to draw thousands

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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 to amputate prisoner’s arm and leg for theft

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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
daily reported. The young man identified only as Mohammad B. is currently being held in Karoon prison in the south-western town of Ahwaz.