On Thursday, July 28, 2011, Iranian security forces raided a gathering sponsored by Baharestan Society in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, and arrested more than one hundred participants. Baharestan Society is a cultural group that had scheduled a gathering in observance of Amordadgan Festival, an ancient Persian celebration of life and immortality.
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Official Child Laborers More Than 600,000 in Iran
Official reports from Iran indicate that there are more than 600,000 Iranian children who have left school in order to enter the job market. As a result, these children are abused in a variety of ways by their families and profiteers.