News Update - November 27, 2009

Petitions against executions in Iran

Petition to stop execution of Nemat Safavi

News Links

Iran's treatment of Ebadi 'deeply reprehensible': US

Ahmadinejad boosts Latin America ties

Babak Dad: Coup leaders may be looking for a save place for the future in Latin America

Friends of jailed Iranian urge Irish Government to raise issue

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau

Reyhane, Another female prisoner sentenced to death (Farsi)

Labor activists’ campaign: Free Pedram Nasrollahi & & Farzad Ahamdi (Farsi)

Azerbaijani activists invite everyone to the streets in 21Azar (Farsi)

“We’ve found the lost army of the King of Persia”

Zeynab Jalalian’s letter to the Human rights organizations

Iran tells Norway to stay out of Nobel medal row

Iran denies confiscating activist's Nobel Peace Prize

Teachers are sent to schools for political education.

Why we should still talk with Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: US and Israel 'don't have the courage' to attack Iran

Ahmadinejad: Brazilian president is to visit Iran

Do Not Become the Vehicle for Oppression

Flowers4Iran: Voices of Children in Iran coordinates “A Child’s Garden” for Arts United for Iran

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- Poya Ghomrezayi expelled from Oromiyeh Univ for leading & organizing the protests in the Uni at Khordad 88.

- The other 5 liberal students arrested 8 days ago have contacted their families from Evin 209.

- Status & whereabouts of liberal students Farzan Raoufi & Alborz Zahedi arrested 8 days ago still is unknown.

- Kazem Rezaie was arrested during the police & plain clothes attack on the UNI on Nov 4.

- Yahya Tavousi had gone to Rev Court to inquire about students detained Nov 4, he was arrested himself.

- Neda Eskandari & Khadyjeh Ghahremani were summoned by Discplinary Office where they were turned over to Intel.

- Shiraz UNI student Masoud Mahdavifar was given a written reprement & expelled for 1/2 year.

- Shiraz UNI student Sayed Mohamad Housieni banned from dorm facilities for the duration of his stay at the UNI.

- 3 Shiraz UNI School of Law students were summoned by the Disciplinary Office. Two received disciplinary action.

- Amoui was arrested 1 week after the Elec along with wife Jila Baniyagoub. She was released 2 months later on bail.

- Journalist Bahman Amoui was moved back into solitary 10 dys ago. His family hasn't heard from him since.

- Faramarz Javanrodi & Akbar Karami arrested.

- Ayatollah Javad Amoli apologizes during his last Friday sermon and resigns as Qom's Friday Prayers Imam.

- Minister of Science, Research & Tech Kamran Daneshjo says, "Uni professors should speak only in favor of gov interests...".

- Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology asks government to monitor university professors.

- Recently released students activist Feraz Zahtab is charged again and his case was trialed at the Rev Court Tabriz 28Aban.

- Activists sentenced to prison in Tabriz 26 Nov: Rasul Badali, Amin GhareBaghi, Jalal Rajabzade, Arash Eshghi.

- Names of the activists sentenced to prison in Tabriz 26 Nov : Fardin Moradpour, Morteza Moradpour Ali Badali.

- 7 Azerbaijani activists were sentenced to 6-12 months prison at Tabriz Rev Court branch 3 in Thu 5Azar 1388.

- Jamshid Zarie arrested again 1Azar in Tabriz have been arrested several times in the last 13 years.

- Prominent business man Douckmechian has been in Evin for months, his wife arrested. Their daughter is in Ashraf(MKO).

- Atefeh Nabavi just received 4 years sentence. She was falsely accused of being MKO.

- Kayvan Samimi has been under torture for months. They are trying to get him to falsely confess to being MKO member.

- Women's rights activist Mohamadi was arrested Sept 30 in a raid of her home in Mahabad.

- Political prisoner Kejal ShaikhMohamadi has been on hunger strike since 11/24.

- Ali Badali, Amin Pasha Gharehbaghi & Arash Eshghi each received 6 months prison term.

- Student activist Rasoul Badali received 2 years.

- Student activist Morteza Moradpour charged with participating in protests & anti-national security acts received 3 years.

- 18 year old Fardin Moradpour charged with anti-national security acts & possession of explosives received 6 years.

- Kurdish prisoners rights site is asking human rights groups to pay attention to this crisis in Sanandaj prison.

- Influenza type A is spreading in Sanadaj prison. 2 prisoners have died so far. Proper treatment is being denied.

- Kamal Ahmadi & Khosro Iyzadi have died of flue in Sanandaj prison. Guards & officials are using face masks.

- Drug overdose was officially announced as cause of death for the 2 Sanandaj prisoners!

- IRIG Comdr: Basij should not only confront military threats but should play a role in confronting soft threat too.

- Behzad Nabavi left the hospital today & went home. He'll be back in hospital Mon to continue his treatment.

- 1/2 Prominent Kurdish author Abbas Jalilian was sent to Kermanshah prison to start his 15 months term,

- 2/2 Jalilian was convicted last spring of recruiting spies for a foreign country. He denies all his charges.

- Interview with the latest prison rape victim will be broadcast by a Farsi speaking news agency as soon she is ready.

- The interview with her is already done. But the news agency has agreed to wait until she feels safer & more secure.

- 1. Basij gathering yesterday was moved from Azadi stadium to Mosala, for lack of enough people.

- 2. The regime has claimed 7 million Basijis will rally in the streets to celebrate Basij Week today.

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