Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for January 2nd, 2008

On Police Neutrality in the High Rate of Women Killed by Their Relatives

By Kamangir • Jan 2nd, 2008 • Category: Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic, Women

One of the high-commanders of the Police force stated a few days ago that in 63% of cases of murder with a female victim, women are killed by a family member and that “the Police cannot intervene in these cases” [Persian]. The Persian blogger Ghoghnoos (means Phoenix) is outraged by these remarks and asks [Persian],
Why [...]



Islamic Republic started 2008 with 13 Executions (Updated)

By Kamangir • Jan 2nd, 2008 • Category: Human Rights, Iran, Islam, Islamic Republic

Today, the Islamic Republic executed 13 people, 8 of whom were hung up in the Evin Prison, among which was one woman.
DW Persian quotes Reuters as qouting from ISNA that the eight people were executed on charges of murder. Three others were hung up in Qom for drug trafficking and and two more were executed [...]



Plane catches Fire in Mehrabad Airport, A Blogger reports from the Scene

By Kamangir • Jan 2nd, 2008 • Category: Iran

The Persian blogger Shekkar [Persian] (means Sugar in Persian) has been on board the Iran Air Fokker 100 which attempted to take off for Shiraz but ended up losing its landing gear and caught fire [Persian].
Shekkar writes,
Today 7:26am, local time, because of ice on the ground and the frozen control equipment, the plane lost [...]