Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 – A member of Iran’s Majlis (parliament) said today that at least 90 percent of the country’s population is under the poverty line. “90 percent of the population are living under the poverty line and only ten percent of the people have access to social services provided by the government”, Mohammad Abbaspour said in an interview …
90 percent of Iran population under poverty line: MP
25 people killed in Iranian bus accident
AFP: Twenty-five people were killed in northern Iran on Friday when the bus they were riding in skidded off a mountain road into a ravine, student news agency ISNA reported. Another seven people were injured in the accident on the road between Tehran and Babolsar, which occurred when the driver swerved to avoid rocks falling from the mountainside.
Fear of imminent execution
Amnesty International – URGENT ACTION: Ali, a 16-year-old student, may be at risk of imminent execution for the murder of another student in his high school, which took place between mid-January and mid-February 2003. Amnesty International has recently learned that Ali was sentenced to death in June 2004, and his sentence has already been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
Over 1,000 arrested on drug charges in northern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 At least 1,000 people were arrested in the Caspian province of Gilan (northern Iran) on drug related charges, according to the Public Relations department of State Security Forces in Gilan.
Thirteen kilograms of drugs including opium and cannabis were confiscated, over the past week.
Over 1,000 arrested on drug charges in northern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 At least 1,000 people were arrested in the Caspian province of Gilan (northern Iran) on drug related charges, according to the Public Relations department of State Security Forces in Gilan.
Thirteen kilograms of drugs including opium and cannabis were confiscated, over the past week.
8 injured after explosion in Iran prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 An explosion in the central
prison in the town of Zahedan (southeast Iran) left at least
eight wounded.
Officials announced that the explosion was due to a malfunctioning air capsule.
8 injured after explosion in Iran prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 An explosion in the central
prison in the town of Zahedan (southeast Iran) left at least
eight wounded.
Officials announced that the explosion was due to a malfunctioning air capsule.
Insurgent from Iran arrested in Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 21 An underground armed group operating in Iraq’s Diyala province was discovered and several of its members detained by Coalition Forces, according to well-informed sources in the area. U.S. forces arrested an Iraqi by the name of Fakhri along with an agent of Iran’s Qods Force (Jerusalem Force) in the Qareh Tapeh region near the Iraqi town of Kifri.
Insurgent from Iran arrested in Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 21 An underground armed group operating in Iraq’s Diyala province was discovered and several of its members detained by Coalition Forces, according to well-informed sources in the area. U.S. forces arrested an Iraqi by the name of Fakhri along with an agent of Iran’s Qods Force (Jerusalem Force) in the Qareh Tapeh region near the Iraqi town of Kifri.
Iran ‘forced’ Afghans to go home
BBC: The United Nations refugee chief says thousands of Afghans may have been forced to return to Afghanistan because of Iran’s policies. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has been increasingly concerned that Iranian officials are pressurizing Afghan refugees to go home. There have been radio campaigns informing them that they have to leave.
