Wednesday, November 25, 2009

News Update - November 24, 2009

Hey, all, NV here; just wanted to mention that I got a new job, and I haven't gotten my schedule just yet, but I wanted to give a heads up just in case. Depending on when my shift will be, some nights I might not update at all. But I hope I will have a shift that will allow me to continue updating on the events. That was all I wanted to mention, wish me luck!

Petitions against executions in Iran


Frontline: A Death in Tehran


News Links


Obama Writes to Brazil’s Leader About Iran


Iran's leader gets backing in friendly Bolivia


Ban on Iran paper over Baha'i photo lifted-report


Crackdown on Students Ahead of National Student Day


74 lashes for insulting Ahmadinejad (Farsi)


Iranian students stage protest before Saudi, Yemen embassies in Tehran


Over 60 students arrested during the month of Aban (Farsi)


Jail & Lashes for 8 Mozandaran university students ahead of 16 Azar


Why Ahmadinejad might keep his distance from Hugo Chávez


Two more Tehran university students were arrested


Iran frees activist on bail in mass trial


Iran: Five Journalists Convicted, Another Arrested and One Released


First-Round Victory for Ahmadinejad Impossible


From Tweets

(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)


- 1. Conservative Majlis rep. Alireza Zakani: Saeed Mortazavi gave order to transfer prisoners to Kahrizak.


- 2. Regime is setting up ex-Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi as the sole fall guy for Kahrizak atrocities.


- 3. Majlis rep. Zakani said that he has evidence that shows Mortazavi ordered transfers to Kahrizak.


- 4. Zakani said that if Mortazavi files a complaint against him, he will produce the evidence.


- 5. Zakani made the comments on Tuesday, Nov 24.


- end of Zakani/Mortazavi piece.


- Ahmadi son's site Sanyeh is off line.


- Ramezanzadeh from Evin: I oppose Ahmadinejad & I will not change my position.


- Don't forget all the political prisoners that have been released are out on bail. Sentencing awaits all of them.


- Talks of gender separation for universities are going around.


- Sanandaj prisoner Loughman Rahmani has been moved to hospital. To prisoners died of undisclosed causes last week.


- Kurdish human rights site reports news of 2 Kurdish activists execution being overturned has not been officially confirmed.


- Journalist & Blogger Sasan Aghaie was in court yesterday where his indictment was read to him. He is Evin 209.


- Things are heating up between ex-prosecutor Mortazavi & MP Zakani, each accusing the other.


- MP Zakani had said the post-Elec protestors were sent to Kahrizak by the order of Mortazavi.


- Today, Mortazavi denied Zakani's stantement and said Zakani being an MP is making whatever statement he wants.


- MP Zakani said he still says all those sent to Kahrizak went there by the order of Mortazavi & he has proof.


- MP Zakani also said he wishes Mortazavi would sue him so all the facts would come out in court.


- Families of Alameh UNI gathered in front of court building today trying to find info re their arrested loved ones.


- MP Torabi: Sometimes students are charged with "using the internet"!


- Whereabouts of ex-Tehran prosecutor Mortazavi has been solved. He showed up at Kordan's memorial service.


- Intel Minister Maslahi: To confront enemy's cyber attack we are training an Internet army.


- MP Torabi: Recently we have witnessed pressure being put on students & even their families.


- MP Torabi: It is natural for students to react to uniformed police or agents coming into the universities.


- MP Torabi: Universities & their students are the ones who made this revolution happen.


- MP Torabi: Students were at the forefront of the Revolution & are still at the forefront.


- Women's right & million signature cmpgn activists Nahid Keshavarz & Sara Imanian exonerated of all charges.


- Mousavi campaign activist Majid Zamani has been released.


- Parents of Shiraz Med students who participated in 11/4 protest bn contacted by Univ warning them re 16 Azar.


- To protest beating of a student by masked men on Fri at Mahshahr Polytech UNI students had a sit in protest.


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


- Nabavi was exonerated of charges of contact with MKO but guilty of creating civil disorder by participating in riots.


- Student activist Atefeh Nabavi(F) has been sentenced to 4 years.


- Arrested Ghazvin UNI: Saeed Sekakian, Payam Haydar-Ghazvini & Farhad Fathi.


- 3 Ghazvin International UNI students were summoned by Intel. All 3 were arrested.


- 100 students at Ahvaz Azad UNI were summoned to disciplinary office & threatened with diciplinary action.


- Mohamad Atriyanifar has been sentenced to 6 years. He was released on bail today. He can appeal his sentence.


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