News Update - November 20, 2009

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70% of Iranian households' income is less then $450 (Farsi)

Karruobi visited Hadi Heidari recently released from Evin (Farsi)

Please identify the plainclothes agents

Once again Coup Gov sending intimidating SMS to prevent people to protest

In the Hands of Interrogators

About 12/12 – Arts United 4 Iran

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- (3/3) 9.Rashid Akh kandi 10.Ali Heydariyan 11.Farhad Vakili 12. Hossein Khazri

- (2/3) 3.Habib Latifi 4.Shirko Moarefi 5.Ramzan Ahmad 6.Farhad Chalesh 7.Rostam Arkiya 8.Fasih Yasamani

- (1/3) 12 Kurdish political prisoners sentenced to the death penalty in Iran 1.Zeynab Jalaliyan 2.Farzad Kamangar.

- More Special anti riot forces have arrived to Sanandaj Sat 21 Nov.

- Ali Heydarian refused to a recorded confession recently. Ali has been threaten to execute if he didn’t corporate.

- Agents who interrogated Ali Heydarian told he would face the same destiny like Ehsan if he didn’t corporate.

- Students gathered at the Tabriz Univ Mosque protesting for the resignation of Amini Fard head of the Univ.

- Over 1000 students at Tabriz Univ of teachers protested against the Univ policies at Fri 20 Nov.

- Amir Hossein Sabeti of Tehran Uni Pol Sci unit identified as Basiji informer please retweet for followers in Iran.

- Shiraz Univ prepare to summon at least 40 more students to the disciplinary committee before 16Azar.

- Arrested Student activist of Shiraz Univ Kazem Rezaie is on hunger strike since last week.

- Political activist Hadi Abed Bakhoda arrested at his home in Rasht 17Aban.

- Hamid Ghahvechian, Amir Kazempour & Yaser Masoumi Alameh Univ student activists have been arrested.

- Alameh Univ students Alireza Mousavi, Ahmad MirTaheri, Alireza Zargar arrested at a coffee shop.

- Supporter Hasan Ahmadian arrested by Intel 9/9 was in solitary 6 weeks still in Evin without being charged.

- Abtahi will be freed in the next few days.

- After moving Bahman Amoui back to solitary, his prescription drugs are being denied. He also suffers from flu.

- Shabnam has been suffering from heart palpitation for 20 days. Evin med facility is refusing to help her.

- Bills with 16Azar slogans circulated in Bazaar. Sec Forces intimidate shopkeepers to not accept money with slogans.

- After ward 350 prisoners continued complaining, they moved Journalist Bahman Amoui back to solitary.

- Families of ward 350 political prisoners have written a letter to head of Justice Dept asking for changes.

- Evin authorities won't allow ward 350 political prisoners purchase fruit or vegetables from prison commissary.

- Political prisoners in ward 350 are malnourished. Mostly their main food is plain rice or rice with tomato sauce.

- There is only one telephone in ward 350 for the use of 100 political prisoners.

- Ward 350 lacks proper sanitation, prisoners are cramped into small cells. Proper bedding is not provided.

- Evin ward 350 located in the basement, currently holds 100 political prisoners.

- Political prisoners in ward 350 Evin have started fasting in protest to their treatment & lack of necessities.

- At Behnoud's memorial service in Behesht Zahra Thu 19 Nov 100s protested against Child Executions.

- In last 10 days 16 people were executed in Iran charged with rape, burglary & drug traficking.

- Mousavi campaign worker Amir Ali Soltani was arrested yesterday. Whereabouts unknown.

- 24 Ferdowsi Univ students have been summoned to disciplinary office for their Nov 4 involvement.

- Majid Makoni student of Esfahan Univ was released Nov 18 from Tabriz prison after been imprisoned over 15 months.

- Arrested Gilan Univ student Kohzad Esmaili sentenced to 4 months prison but was released on bail.

- Behroz Faridi & Rasol Aleeinejad students at Tabriz Univ arrested Wed 18 Nov.

- 8 students at Polytechnic Univ students were arrested at Thu 19 Nov morning.

- Students arrested Tehran 19 Nov: Mehrdad Bozorg Sina Shokohi Alborz Zahedi Sorna Hashemi Alireza Mousavi Farzan Raufi.

- Ehsan Dollatshah member of “Iran Univs Liberal Students” was arrested in his home last night.

- During last couple of days more students activists been arrested in Tehran.

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