Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Due to unfortunate circumstances I will not be able to update for an unknown amount of time. Things are very difficult, please pray for me and my family.

Monday, December 27, 2010

News Update - December 27, 2010

News Links

Muslim Group Says Regime’s Justification of Death Sentence for Habibollah Latifi NOT Supported by Islam


Iran presses fresh charges against student activists


Iranian judiciary comments on recent arrests


Zahra Rahnavad met w family of imprisoned Journo Nazanin Khosravani


Activists Hojatollah Nakhostin & Javad Abu Ali arrested in southern Iran


Names of 16 Individuals Arrested in Sanandaj After the Raid of Habibollah Latifi's Residence


Iraqi President Plays Role in Stay of Execution for Habibollah Latifi


Iran opposition leaders barred from travel abroad


Iran passes death sentence on 'Israeli spy'


Iran to let families visit jailed German reporters


Condemned Iranian student's lawyer criticizes media


Karoubi's sealed office robbed despite 'protection' by security agencies
(Farsi)


“The Interrogator Told Me ‘We Won’t Let You Get Less Than Ten Years,’” Sotoudeh Tells The Judge


Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel


Iranian Internet Providers Threatened - Minister of Intelligence: We Read All Emails


Iranian judiciary comments on recent arrests


Twitter


- ISNA reporting that Ali Saremi & Ali Akbar Siyadat were hanged at Evin early Tuesday Morning (Tehran Time).


- Nassrin Sotoudeh was convicted of bad Hijab. Clearly they couldn't come up with anything better.


- Emadedin Baghi's son-in-law Ali Maghami has been arrested.


- Habibollah Latifi's lawyer denies intervention by any foreign head of state causing Habib's stay of execution.


- Tehran university student Reza Zainali has received 5 yrs suspended sentence.


- Kurdish Perspective reports Habibollah Latifi is in good condition in Sanandaj prison.


- Blogger Mohamad Reza Pourshajari has been sentenced to 3 yrs charged with propagating against IR & insulting Khamenei.


- Reformists Hadi Haydari, Mohamad Shafiei & Alireza Taheri arrested Dec 19, have been released on bail.


- 1- Appeals Court has overturned the sentences of 3 Kurdish men who were sentenced to death by firing squad.


- 2- Cases of Iraj Mohamadi, Ahmad Pouladkhani & Mohamad Amin Aghoshi have bn sent to Orumiyeh Court for review.


- Imprisoned student activist Bahareh Hedayat was summoned to Evin Court & interrogated for her joint statement with Majid Tavakoli.


- Imprisoned student activist Majid Tavakoli was summoned to Evin Court today & interrogated.


- Majid Tavakoli was pressured to take position against the Green leaders & deny his recent statements.


- Majid Tavakoli did not agree with the interrogators request to take position against the Green leaders.


- Last night more than 20 activists were arrested in Sanandaj (see next twts for list).


- 1- Arrested in Sanandaj: Labor activists Pedram Nasrolahi, Hashem Rostami, Zahed Moradian & Mahmoud Mahmoudi.


- 2- Arrested in Sanandaj: Journalist Saied Saedi & Hamid Malekolkalami, environmentalist Simin Chaichi.


- 3- Arrested in Sanandaj: Author & poet Vahed Majidi, former political prisoner zhiyan Safari.


- 4- Arrested in Sanandaj: Habibollah Latifi's father Abbas, his 3 brothers, 3 sisters, & his sister-in-law.


- 5- 5 other people were arrested during the raid of Latifi's home, ID's are not known yet. 1 was a female.


- 6- Student activist Mokhtar Zareei has disappeared since yesterday morning.


Misc. Sources


- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says 2 detained German journalists have met family members.

News Update - December 26, 2010

Petitions:

URGENT: New Letter to Send to Foreign Ministries & Secretaries of State for Habibollah Latifi & His Family (26 Dec 2010)


News Links


Habibollah Latifi’s Family Arrested; Concern Over Impending Execution


Latifi’s Execution Halted Pending Further Review


Sister of Habibollah Latifi Speaks Out After Stay of Execution


Iran halts execution of Kurdish student: lawyer


Iran passes death sentence on 'Israeli spy'


Latifi family’s demonstration and the suspicious phone call


Women’s Rights Activists Fatemeh Masjedi and Maryam Bidgoli Fined and Sentenced to 6 Months of Suspended Imprisonment


Green Movement Activists Detained in Behbahan


Saghez Political Prisoner Transferred to Sirjan


Blogger Navid Mohebbi Sentenced to 3 Years of Suspended Imprisonment and Released


Student Activist Afshin Keshtkari Held Incommunicado


Twitter


- Kurdish sites warn not releasing Latifi's family immediately could only create more tension in this volatile region.


- There are unconfirmed reports of more wide spread arrests in Sanandaj last night.


- Still no news from Habibollah Latifi's family. Kurdish sites voice concern over the impact of these arrests.


- Habibollah Latifi's parents house raided by 30 agents, unconf reports suggest all family members+guest arrested.


- Masoud Aghaei was called back to Evin to start serving his 6 months prison term. He was out on bail.


- Egypt refuses to grant visa for Iranian lawmakers to visit Gaza.


- Tehran DA: The arrested Shargh newspaper journalist were going to issue statements against IR system.


- 7 people were hanged in Iran on Saturday. 4 in Ahvaz (S.IR), 1 in Sari (N.IR) & 2 in Saveh (C.IR).


- 1/2) Clear sign of disapproval by Parliament members on Ahmadi's conduct in firing of Foreign Minister Motaki.


- 2/2) 260 Parliament members have signed a statement thanking Motaki for his services.


- Tehran DA: Journalist Nazin Khosravani is charged with anti national security acts & propagating against IR.


- Political prisoner Reza Sharifi-Boukani was moved from Rejaei Shahr prison to an unknown location today.


- Reza Sharifi-Boukani has endured much torture to agree to doing on camera forced confession.


- 1- Tehran DA Dowlatabadi: 1 person was tried & convicted 4 espionage for the Zionist regime & received the death sentence.


- 2- Jafari-Dowlatabadi said "God willing" sentence will be carried out after the Supreme Court reviews the case.


- 60 people were arrested last night in Tehran during raids on 2 offices of what Intel Min called pyramid scheme Co's.


- Habbibollah Latifi's lawyer: Due to irregularities in his trial we have requested clemency or reduction in sentence.


- Habbibollah Latifi's lawyer said Judiciary Chief Larijani ordered the temp stay of execution.


- Mostafaei says stopping execution for Habib Latifi not enough. Full cancellation required.


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