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 hangs serial bank robber
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 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.
Middle-class youths sleeping in the streets in Iran
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.
Middle-class youths sleeping in the streets in Iran
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.
First-Ever Convention Brings Thousands to Washington For Democratic Change in Iran
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
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 prisoners arm and leg for theft
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.
Iran to amputate prisoners arm and leg for theft
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.
US Congressional Committee Approves Iran Democracy Promotion Legislation
Voice of America: A U.S. congressional committee has approved legislation seeking to strengthen existing U.S. sanctions on Iran and put more pressure on Iran’s government on the issue of weapons of mass destruction, while providing greater support for Iranian democracy groups. The Iran Freedom Support Act declares it should be U.S. policy to support human rights and pro-democracy forces in the United States and abroad opposing what it calls the non-democratic government of Iran.
Sharon, Ending U.S. Visit, Says Israel Has No Plan to Hit Iran
New York Times: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, winding up a three-day visit to the United States, said Wednesday that despite mounting concern in Israel over Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program, his government was not “planning any military attack on Iran” and would push for “an international effort” to deal with the problem.
