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Monday 7 December 2009 Roozonline: Zeinab Jalalian is a 27 year old woman who has been sentenced to execution by hanging, on the charge of enmity with god. She is currently awaiting the implementation of her sentence in Sanandaj prison...
- Focus Iran
- By neda
Change for Equality: In recent weeks, the pressure on student activists has intensified with scores being arrested. The following news provides information on only a few of those arrested. Mahdieh Golroo Student Activist Arrested along...
- Focus Iran
- By neda
I can hardly believe that today is 7 December which means that there are now only 16 Christmas shopping days left. That's slightly concerning for me as so far I have bought neither cards nor a single present! When I do eventually get...
Jack Shenker writes in the Guardian of the poverty, exclusion and discrimination faced by disabled people in Arab and north African countries.
The Poet Laureate has put a political slant on her version ot the Twelve Days of Christmas , including issues such as climate change and the war in Afghanistan. Poets holding the title previously have tended to keep away from...