Karaj, Iran News

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Iranian authorities should put an end to capital punishment according to U.N. provisions following weekend executions, the EU presidency said.

In the aftermath of the electoral coup in Iran, the push forward by the people to force the state authorities to submit to some accountability, openly questioning the legitimacy of the state in the process, has caused a great deal of fear in both ruling factions.

Amid mounting reports of a series of executions carried out by the Iranian authorities in recent days following the disputed presidential elections last month, an Iranian lawyer has given this reporter an insight into the legal struggles he is facing in trying to defend some of those now in detention for participating in opposition protests.

More than 700 kilograms of drugs including heroin, cocaine, and opium have were seized from the 20 who were aged between 35 and 48.

Twenty convicted drug traffickers were hanged Saturday in a prison in Karaj, a suburb west of this Iranian capital, the Fars news agency reported.

The regime reacted slowly to the election protests but its censorship of the internet is very advanced Iranian schoolgirls chat online at an internet cafe which is exclusively for females, near the city of Karaj.

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned the regime would seek revenge against states it has accused of fanning pro-democracy demonstrations in the wake of its disputed election.

Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the leading challenger to Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has issued a fresh call to his supporters to maintain peaceful protests after the government confirmed the result of the disputed election.

Iran began recounting some of the votes cast in its disputed presidential election Monday in an apparent attempt to placate opposition protesters, and the government dismissed the idea of downgrading relations with Britain despite accusing that country of stirring up unrest.

A partial recount of Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election began on Monday, official media reported.

" Iran's Minister for Industries and Mines Ali-Akbar Mehrabian stated in Karaj on Wednesday that $3 billion has been allocated to domestic industrial and production units as their working capital.

I have been in Iran five hours a day every day in the past week. Although I'm in Canada, I've been virtually in Iran.

Tehran From Shemiran to Azadi Square, there are state security forces with full equipment standing in every square meter in this region.

I don't know what the future will hold for me once my Iran Air plane touches down in Tehran next week.

Iran's highest legislative body said on Saturday it was ready to recount a tenth of the votes in a disputed presidential election and one reformist party said it was calling off a protest rally planned for later in the day.

Presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi shows his inked finger after casting his vote in southern Tehran on Friday.

A demonstrator displays a bloodied hand following violence during a massive protest in central Tehran on June 15.

Source: Press TV The fifth presidential debate has seen presidential hopeful, Mir-Hossein Mousavi accusing the incumbent president of lying to the nation on the economic situation.

Beneath the snow-capped peaks that tower over the city, crowds gather every night to argue in the streets.