Forced calm established in Mashad province
SMCCDI (Information Service)
Aug 17, 2003
The forced calm was re-established in the City of Gha-en located in the Mashad province.
Special units of the Islamic republic regime which are massively deployed in the Khorassan province intervened, yesterday, in order to smash the peaceful protest gathering of the residents protesting against an administrative decision in spliting the province.
Plastic bullets, Clubs, Chains and Tear gas were used against hundreds of residents who shouted slogans against the Islamic republic regime and its leaders.
Tens of them, especially young or female demonstrators, have been injured or arrested following the brutal repressive action.
Several cities of the Khorassan province have been scenes of deadly repressive actions, for the last 3 years. The repressions of Sabzevar and Mashad residents are remembered by many and have lead to tens of deaths or injured at several occasions.
http://www.daneshjoo.org/generalnews/article/publish/article_1781.shtmlIran's exports to France down by dlrs 970,000 in 1st 4 months
Tehran, Aug 17, IRNA -- Iran's non-oil exports to France in the first
four months of current Iranian year (started March 21) dropped by
dlrs 970,000 to dlrs 6,644,000 from more than dlrs 7,621,000 in the
match period the previous year.
Iran's Customs Administration said in a report that more than
2,400 tons of non-oil commodities were exported to France in the first
four months, a figure standing at more than 14,320 tons in the same
period the previous year.
France ranked Iran's 11th major trade partner among European Union
members in the quantity of goods it absorbed in the first four months
of last year.
Carpets, floor coverings, clutch, spare parts, saffron, grapes,
pistachios, and copper alloy sheets were among the items Iran exported
to France.
In addition, Iran's imports from France in the period under
investigation rose both in value and weight compared to the same
period the previous year.
Iran imported more than 94,000 tons of goods, worth more than
dlrs 553.686 million, from France in the first four months of this
year.
Iran's imports from France stood at more than 316,649,000 dollars
in the same period the previous year.
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