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| Iraq releases 100 detained juveniles |
| 2011-04-18 |
| BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq’s Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs announced on Sunday the release of 100 juveniles, detained in a number of the Ministry’s reform sections over the past few days. “The Juveniles Reform Department of the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs has released 100 juveniles, detained in different reform sections and laid 17 others in its future reform programs,” the department's Director-General, Faris Sami Aziz, said in a statement, a copy of which was received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Aziz said that his Department had enrolled 198 juveniles in various blacksmith, carpentry, tailoring, computers, drawing, sign-writing and hair-dressing courses, along with house-keeping courses for young females. |
| Posted by:Steve White |