Tuesday, November 3, 2009

News Update - November 02, 2009

Newslinks

Iran: With whom to engage?

Fariba Pajooh, still in jail

How Iran Skirts Sanctions

U.S. Religious Leaders Want Increased Pressure On Iran

Ayatollah Faults U.S. Attitude Toward Talks

Iran's Opposition Leader Mousavi: Prisoners Have Challenged Their Keepers

In Iran, From Heroes to State Enemies

Sunni militant 'executed by Iran'

One year on, Iranian blogger Hoder is still imprisoned

Trailer to upcoming documentary: A Death in Tehran

Iranian police warn opposition over Nov. 4 rallies

Iran opposition still smolders at colleges; rally planned Wednesday

US will not alter Iran nuclear deal

Iran shuts down leading newspaper

Revolutionary Guards Extend Reach to Iran's Media

Will Not Relegate Our Schools and Mosques to the Government

Strengthening of the IRGC’s Intelligence Arm

Members of 1 Million Signatures Campaign

Iranian activist banned from receiving human rights award in Geneva

From Misc. Sources

- Iran : Amazing story : Kids at District 2 Tehran School were visited by Sepah this morning. They gave them green headbands with "Khamenei our Leader" written on them, to use when taking part in demos tomorrow (Green Alavi,ha?!)Kids freaked out, tied all headbands together making a long green rope of it, then started chanting anti-gov and anti-regime slogans and refused to go to class.

- Document shows details of how Basij get paid

- lawyer of Behzad Nabavi, a member of Islamic Revolution Mojahedin Organization, said that his client was on trial on Sunday, and one of his charges has been "disrupting the traffic on 23rd and 25th of Khordad". Mr. Nabavi in the first week after the presidential election, was arrested along with a number of political and civil activists, and since then had been present twice in the public court of the election‐related defendants.

- At 5pm on Saturday 9th of Abaan, like previous evenings, mothers of the victims of the protests held a gathering near the Laleh Park fountain, to remember their wishes, which is the freedom of political prisoners and the punishment of the figures involved in their children's killing. Police had an strong presence both around the fountain and around the Laleh park this week, and from the beginning of the gathering asked the crowd to disperse. This week, Simin Behbahani was present among the population of about 250 people. At the end of mourning, mothers sang Ey‐Iran and the Yare-dabestany songs, and at the southern door of the park, held one minute of silence to respect the memories of their loved ones, and with 5 times giving “Allaho Akbar” slogan, asked for the freedom of political prisoners.

From Tweets

- Opposition warns that regime elements might attack 'certain embassies' to blame it on greens.

- Mousavi and Khatami plan to attend march on Taleghani street, leading to former US embassy.

- 30-50 Buses with Basiji students came in to Tehran from south 6:15pm Tue 3 Nov

- Head of Tehran anti-riot police warns of willingness to use 'all power & capacity' of the force to quell anti-gov protesters.

- Kashan U students arrested Saturday: Amir Hossein Chitsaz-zadeh, Majid Shahrabi, Amin Heydari.

- Celebrated poet Simin Behbahani joined Mourning Mothers' protest in Laleh Park last Saturday.

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