Monday, December 28, 2009

News Update - December 28, 2009

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Jaras: The news of the arrest of women's activist Haleh Sahabi is disconfirmed. (Farsi)


Iran must end slide into bloodshed


President Barack Obama clearly Expresses Solidarity with Iranian Protesters


Iran arrests pro-reform opposition figures


Sister of Nobel Prize Winner, Shirin Ebadi, arrested in Iran


The government has called for a rally against Ashura riots this Wednesday (Farsi)


Iran regime tries to stamp out protests with show of force


Obama to speak on terror attack, Iran at 3 p.m.


Iranian dissenters reportedly arrested


Are Some Baseej Defecting?


Exiled Iranian group urges sanctions for Tehran


Report on Ashoura Event in Rasht


Iran’s Opposition Wields Stones and Cameras


Hardliners seize Mousavi corpse as Iran regime hits back


Iran carrying out forensic examination on dead protesters: IRNA


A Martyr For the Next Iranian Revolution?


What will the regime do now? Arrest people.


Makhmalbaf releases insider info on Khamenei's daily routine & personal life (Farsi)


In Iran, extent of unrest damage determined


Official: Arrest Anti-Government Demonstrators


I.R. Iran Steps Up Crackdown on Opposition


Iran divide deepens after arrests


Baghi arrested, Irandokht office attacked, Karoubi under house arrest (Farsi)


Basij & IRGC asking for extreme punishment for opposition leaders (Farsi)


German and European leaders condemn Iran crackdown


Family: Mousavi Nephew's Body Taken from Hospital


After Sunday clashes in Iran, 'Green Movement' supporters take stock


Dubai TV seeks answer from Iran on missing reporter


Haleh Sahabi was arrested in front of her house Mon-Morning (Farsi)


Norooz: Behzad Nabavi is back in prison (Farsi)


IRNA informed the location of Habibi Ali Mousavi body & others


Son of the IRIB anchor Shahin Mahin Far was killed yesterday (Farsi)


Students boycott classes by University of Qazvin today (Farsi)


Ali Ansari: This is a crucial moment... the government is out of control


NY Times: Unlike other victims, Mousavi (nephew) was assassinated


Is Iran unrest reaching a tipping point?


Foreign journalist disappears during events in Iran


Body of Iranian opposition leader's dead nephew disappears


Bloodshed in Iran


Summary Update on Ashura Protests (Dec 27)


Government Agents Attack Ayatollah Khomeini’s House


Iran is moving close to tipping point of revolution


A Nurse from Imam Khomeini Hospital Reports on Removed Bodies


From Tweets


- Tehran police commander Rajabzdeh was injured during Ashura clashes.


- Basij will have a demonstration tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3pm in Enghelab sq.


- 1/2 Bornanews has posted pix of yesterday protesters asking people to ID them & call the Intel office.


- 2/2 The shameless act of Bornanews makes it all the more important for people to cover their face during protests.


- Mohamad Taheri son of Ayatollah Taheri arrested in Esfahan ystdy, he is married to Khomeini's granddaughter.


- Ansar along with the special unit have raided Ayatolla Sanei's home & arrested a few mourners.


- Clarification: EVERYONE at residence of Mahin Fahimi (Sohrab Arabi's aunt) was arrested.


- Emade-eddin Baghi was arrested because of his interview with Ayatollah Montazeri that was broadcast on BBC last week.


- It is also reported that the newly released Shapour Kazemi (Zahra Kazemi's brother) is arrested again.


- Abdollah Nouri's Brother & his (brother's) sons were arrested along with Mehdi Arabshahi on Ashura.


- Mostafa Izadi (Journalist & supporter of Ayatollah Montazeri) arrested.


- Haleh Sahabi (Council of National activists) & Laleh Navasoli (Nehzar-Azadi) arrested.


- Sohrab Arabi's Aunt (Mahin Fahimi), Cousin (Omid Montazeri) were arrested at their home.


- Ayatollah Dastghaib calls on fellow clerics to join in criticise Gov't oppression.


- Ayatollah Dastghaieb asking high ranking clergy(Marja) to break their silence & tell regime to follow the Constitution.


- 1/2 Karoubi was attacked by Plainclothes as he was leaving Ayatollah Ghafari mosque.


- 2/2 They damaged Karoubi's car & broke the front window. With the intervention of people the Plainclothes fled.


- Obama: "We call for the immediate release of all who have been unjustly detained".


- Report from Tehran: Internet is completely down (SOME parts). Only government sites are working.


- Brutality of regime Forces yesterday reached a new high, they were hitting people as hard as they could on the head.


- 1/2 Conflicting reports of the arrest of Alireza Beheshti Managing Editor of Kalameh news site.


- 2/2 HRA reports Alireza Beheshti arrest has been denied. Parlemannews reports Beheshti family neither denies nor confirms.


- Agents raided the offices of Irandokht Weekly, searched & seized documents & computers.


- Political activist Heshmatolah Tabarzadi was arrested today, his home search, notes & computer confiscated.


- Abolfazl Ghadani member of the Islamic Mojahedin Association was arrested today.


- Journalist Mostafa Eyzadi was arrested this morning.


- HRA: Due to over capacity at Evin some detainees from yesterday were moved by buses to undisclosed location.


- HRA: More than 1000 were arrested yesterday. 1100 were taken to Evin prison.


- Yesterday there were clashes around U. of Tehran dorms until late at night.


- Some families of the detainees will protest in front of the revolutionary court.


- Families of those detained yesterday will be protesting in front of Shapour police station.


- People in Tehran are awaiting the funeral of Ashura martyrs.


Misc. Sources


- By visiting her sister’s house, Mir Hossein Mousavi expressed sympathy with the mourning family of Martyr Seyyed Ali Habibi Mousavi Khamene. Midday of the anniversary of Aashura, Seyyed Ali Habibi Mousavi Khamene – the nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi – was killed during the bitter events of Aashura’s commemoration in Tehran.


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