City boy

World execution numbers fall (but rise in Iran!)
Mark Tran, Guardian Unlimited. April 27
Number of people executed in Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Pakistan rises despite overall decline, Amnesty international says.

Mobile messaging gets filtered in Iran
Fars News Agency, April 27

Number of ministries agree to filter the mobile Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) which can include pictures and videos along with text.

Iran: Massive Privatization and New Draconian Labor Laws
Serendip, April 28
Iran plans to sell 118 of its state-owned oil companies.

Punk is not ded
Darius Kadivar, Iranian.com, April 27
Trailer for feature animation based on Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” illustrated books.

Delara Darabi’s death sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court
Amnesty International, April 27th
The Iranian child offender faces death. The verdict was sent to the office of the Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi, for consideration.

At the brink
Asghar Massombagi, Iranian.com, April 30
Observing the Islamic Republic from the vantage point of outside, I can’t help but be reminded of the mid-Seventies.