Tuesday, October 20, 2009

News Update - October 20, 2009

Accourding to a source, Safar's execution has been postponed for a month. Let's keep hoping that he and many others young people will not have to face Behnoud's fate. Please help raise awareness and let's all encourage others to join in the fight against the executions of those who committed crimes under the age of eighteen.

Sign the Amnesty petition to halt the execution of Safar Anjooti

Stop Child Executions

Newslinks

U.N. Security Council condemns bomb attack in Iran

Iran nuclear talks 'going slowly'

Three arrested over Iran suicide bombing

Brazil criticized for visit by Iran's president

Selected headlines from the Tehran Bureau

Newsweek: Journalist detained in Iran now in UK

Karoubi: I've prepared myself for everything (Farsi) | مهدی کروبی: "خود را برای همه چیز آماده کرده‌ام"

Iran's evasive blame game

Once again, Qazvin international university turned green (Farsi) | در ادامه اعتراض دانشجویان: دانشگاه بین المللی قزوین بار دیگر سبز شد

IRGC commander calls on Pakistan to allow IRGC military operation in Pakistan (Farsi) | سپاه منتظر مجوز نابودي تروريست‌هادرپاكستان

Two Iranian policemen shot dead in southeast: report

Supporters of Green Movement cause "Keyhan" to close down (Farsi) | هواداران جنبش سبز در افتتاحیه نمایشگاه مطبوعات و خبرگزاریها به غرفه روزنامه كیهان رفتند و به نشانه اعتراض به وضع موجود نمادهای سبز خود را در آنجا نصب كردند
Summary of article by anonymous: Supporters of the green movement caused the closedown of the guestbook of coup propaganda main newspaper "Keyhan" in the press exhibition in Tehran. The flag of "Keyhan" had to be put away as it became green over the hours! Supporters of the green movement planned to hold a protest simultaneously with the opening ceremony of the press exhibition on October 20th but the coup government in a pullback action rearranged the ceremony to be taken place behind closed doors.

Ali Pir Hosseinlou's released prevented (Farsi) | ممانعت از آزادی پیرحسینلو

Iran not to cede 'nuclear rights'

Iran MPs file complaint against opposition leader

Iran attack exposes sectarian divide, Baluch risks

Iran Commander Urges Bombers Held or Pursuit Allowed

Iran parliament votes to end food subsidies

Mohammad Mostafaie: We hope Behnood's fate is not repeated (Farsi) | امیدواریم سرنوشت بهنود تکرار نشود

Iran: 3 detained Americans still face questioning

Iran: Guard death toll raised to 15 in Sunday bomb

Misunderstanding Iran

U.S. officer: If Israel strikes Iran, U.S. will likely join

Iranian press condemns bombing

Coup Perpetrators Insist on Intensifying Security Atmosphere

Coup Supporters Increase Pressure on Karubi

Talks on Iran's uranium to go into a third day

Behind Iran's Diplomatic Snub of France

'Jundallah will receive crushing response soon'

From Misc. Sources

- There is a crowd of one-hundred people standing at the gates of Evin prison, including a lawyer and a rep from UNICEF.

-Network of Green Path Movement (JRS): Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, in separate messages, condemned suicide operations in Sistan and Baluchestan. Mousavi emphasized in his message that, "uncontrolled violence which is resulted from prejudice and superstition in the eastern borders of our country should force us to think that such seeds, planted at any time and in any place, within a few years will shape roots of such deep crises and make life harder for humans."

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for spelling and grammar)

- Sec forces escorted all foreign reporters into Mosala. They didn’t let them talk to anybody.

- One sec guard has found a green graffiti on Keyhan news stand. Sec forces cover the graffiti with some papers.

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