News Update - November 23, 2009

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From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- Saeed's wife, Sayeh Negar, was arrested the week before Komail services and still is in Evin.

- Saeed Qoraishi arrested at Komail prayer service 20 days ago has been released.

- Larijani overturned death sentence of Shirko Moarefi & Habibollah Latifi. Their case goes to Court of Appeals.

- AG Larijani complied with the request of PM Talebani and overturned the death sentence of 2 Kurdish activist.

- Leftist student Milad Omrani arrested 2 years ago and was out on bail sentenced to 2 years suspended sentence.

- Ebrahim Avazadeh was killed by Intel agents in Shiraz, Intel says they found fire arms, explosives and ammunition.

- Mousa Saket arrested Nov 4 in Tabriz was released Mon after posting bond.

- 1/8 Kobra Zaghedoost arrested 4 months ago at Tehran cemetery during martyrs 40th day ceremony.

- 2/8 she has been moved out of solitary and into the women ward in Evin. She was under heavy pressure to

- 3/8 sign a false confession. Bond was set for her but they refuse to take the bond unless she divorces

- 4/8 her husband who was arrested with her. Kobra says many times she was beaten in front of her husband

- 5/8 and her husband beaten in front of her. Kobra & her husband had no political activities and only went to

- 6/8 the ceremony at the cemetery. Her husband Mostafa Eskandari spent months in solitary and was moved

- 7/8 back into solitary 2 weeks ago. Kobra says last week during a Justice Dept official visit to Evin, she

- 8/8 told him her story, he promised to look into it. Not only that hasn't happened, they are preventing her release.

- Mail 2 Students Azad Uni Tehran South ask to bring small money bills to throw at basijis at the protest tomorrow.

- IR Telecom says SMS were being sent from unidentified number but they are working to ID the phone number.

- IR Telecom is denying sending the warning SMS saying they were SPAM & have been stopped.

- Beheshti UNI students Mohamad Nikkhah & Hamid Ghahvechian were arrested 11/19. No contact with family since.

- Political prisoners, Kamal Ahmadi & Khosro Izadi have died in Sanadaj prison during the last week.

- Families of 2 prisoners who died in Sanadaj prison haven’t received any official cause of death from authorities.

- Kurdish political prisoner been removed from Sanadaj.

- Brdg Gen Ahmad Migani said the armed forces anti-cyber war is also evaluated in the 2nd phase.

- 2nd phase of the war games includes the Army, Basij, IRIG and the police force.

- IRN army has finished the 1st phase of war games in western & central parts of Iran.

- Sima's family went to Evin yesterday trying to find info, they were told to come back in 7 days.

- Political prisoner Salman Sima arrested 10 days ago has had no contact with family.

- 1/3 yesterday a young man named Amir who was sentenced to death as a minor was saved from execution.

- 2/3 Victim's family agreed to be paid money in lieu of execution.

- 3/3 The Court sentenced Amir to 5 yrs. 2 yrs & 8 months already served and the rest as suspended sentence.

- Child Abuse: Official marriage registration shows last yearr 4.28% of females married were ages 10-14 yrs old.

- Student activist at Ghazvin Univ Yashar Dalarshfa was released yesterday after 20days in arrestat.

- Over 400 students protested at Tehran Univ EC today chanting “Riyasate Daneshga Danshjoha to Nafrosh”.

- Human rights activist Rasoul Badaghi has been moved to ward 350 Evin after being in solitary for 2 months.

- Justice Dept has not officially issued any statement re the HR report of the Kurdish activists death sentence.

- Post graduate student Yashar Darolshafa arrested Nov 4 has been released. He was detained in Evin 240.

- Ilam UNI student activists Arash Khandel & Morad Basereh were arrested today.

- Khabar newspaper decided to stop publishing the paper & concentrate on their on their site Khabaronline.

- 13 MP's have requested info from House Speaker, NAJA & Ed Ministry re the whereabouts of these students.

- Kurdish students were protesting the execution of political prisoner Ehsan Fatahian.

- Missing Kurdish students are: Amanj Rahimi, Abdoulah Arefi, Pakhshan Azizi, Layla Mohamadi.

- Missing Kurdish students continued: Sarveh Vaisi and Hazhar Yousefi.

- Status & whereabouts of 7 Kurdish students arrested at Tehran UNI Nov 16 is still unknown.

- 1/4 Student activist Naseh Faridi was tried on Sun without his lawyer being in court.

- 2/4 Faridi charged with Moharebeh(can have death sentence), anti-national security activities & contact with MKO.

- 3/4 Faridi was a Karoubi campaign activist. He is charged with sending pics & info by internet & phone to MKO.

- 4/4 Faridi is charged with sending reports to Simaye Azadi(MKO), Voice of America & Radio Farda.

- Mehdi Abrabshahi memb of Advare Tahkim Vahdat has been subpoenaed by court.

- Advare Tahkim Vahdat Ahmad Zaydabadi has been sentenced to 6 years in prison & 5 years exile to Gonabad.

- Last week bail was set & paid for Zaydabadi, but the prosecutor illegally prevented his release.

- Students at Shirza Uni didn’t attend at their classes yesterday & protested against the recent students arrests.

- Million signature campaign & Women rights activist Mehrnoush Etemadi arrested in Esfahan, personal items confiscated.

- Sasan Aghayi, journalist was arrested at his home today.

- Students protested at Yazd Univ today chanting anti-coup slogans.

- 1. Ultra-conservative Parcham web site posted a disturbing report of a double murder yesterday.

- 2. The son of martyr Mojtaba Hashemian, Morteza, and his wife were found dead in their home.

- 3. Morteza Hashemian, a low-level security officer at a stadium, also ran his father's cultural association.

- 4. Hashemian and his wife were beheaded, according to Parcham's report.

- 5. The double murder took place on the 11th anniversary of the assassination of the Forouhars.

- 6. Dissidents Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar were beheaded in their home 11 years ago.

- 7. The regime prevented their daughter Parastou from organizing a ceremony yesterday Nov 22.

- End of piece on double murder.

- Over 1000 Students at Shahrod Univ Hunger Strike & protested against the students bad conditions in the Uni.

- Women Right Activist Mehrnosh Etemadi was arrested at her home in Isfahan few hours ago.

- Mehrnosh Etemadi is a member of 1million Signatures Campaign which seems to be the reason of her arrest.

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