News Update - January 11, 2010

Petition to help Hamed Rouhinejad

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Canada slams brutal Iran prosecutor and renews demand for Kazemi's body

Amnesty International calls on Iran to free “mourning mothers”

Iran's Karroubi: Government Threats Will Not Stop Reform

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Opposition Leader Karroubi Delivers Proposal To Resolve Iran's Crisis

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Rafsanjani: I've tried to resolve the issues without creating a media brawl (Farsi)

MP (from Imam's way faction): Radan's role in Kahrizak crimes must be known (Farsi)

Iran summons Palestinian envoy over MKO insults

No charges in Alireza Beheshti's file. He's not allowed to visit a lawyer (Farsi)

Majid Tavakoli has meet his lawyer for the first time (Farsi)

How Iran intimidates protesters abroad

Iran's top prosecutor wants action against opposition

Iran appoints new state spokesman

Kalameh: The Islamic association of Tehran's U. lost their license

Iran ‘must release bereaved mothers’

British Museum Postpones Sending Artifact to Iran

Iran prosecutor urges no leniency for detainees

Iranian professor dies in Tehran bomb blast

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Mortezavi is the Principal Criminal in Kahrizak

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The brother of a Kurdish political prisoner murdered in Tehran

Interview With Kouhyar Goudarzi’s

From Tweets

- It's believed there are more E-O-S Uni students still in detention but due to pressure on families names aren't released.

- Names of 10 Elm-O-Sanat UNI students arrested on Ashura & few days later has been released.

- E-O-S UNI students in detention: Shahab Mohamadi, Ebrahim Nohi, Ali Sadighi, Poya Hamdolahi, Hadi Najafi.

- E-O-S UNI students in detention: Nima Omrani, Majid Askari, Mostafa Rismanbaf, Tahmores Safari, Poya Darbai.

- 1- Court was held for Khajeh-Nasir U student Ali Parviz on 1/10, charged with anti-national security acts & insulting Ahmadinejad.

- 2- During court Proceedings for Ali Parviz plainclothes continuously came in & talked in private with the judge.

- 3- Ali Parviz also is being charged with video taping & taking pix of student protests & distributing them.

- 4- Parviz arrested 11/3 is in Evin ward 350. Interrogators have asked for max punishments(he didn't cooperate).

- Ayatollah Montazeri said it best: This regime is neither Islamic nor a Republic.

- Over 28 of the arrested mothers are still in Evin.

- The Mourning Mothers & families of arrested mothers have been protesting in front of Evin since this morning.

- Saftar Moradi, the replacement officer at RajayeeShahr prison resigned due to torture & beating of prisoners.

- One of RajayeeShahr prison staff resigned to protest violence against prisoners.

- Mr. Mojaver, head of security at university of Tehran south branch was present in the attack on Jamaran on Ashura.

- Saturday night, Forough Mirzaei, Rouzbeh Karimi & 3 of their guests were arrested in their home.

- The arrested guests were Reza Ahmadi, Mostafa Dehghan & Laleh Rashidi.

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