News Update - January 16, 2010

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French academic's trial ends in Iran

Attorney for three detained Americans: I am trying to meet my clients

Unprecedented sentence for students (Farsi)

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Stoning sentence confirmed for two women charged with adultery

Family of Milad Asadi visit him in prison

From Tweets

- Breaking News: A Bomb was set off in Mashad - one injured no casualties.

- 28-year-old Maku-born Kurdish activist Shirin Olov was sentenced to death in Evin.

- There are currently 18 Kurdish political prisoners in Iran sentenced to death.

- Zaynab Jalalian is currently is in Kermanshah prison & Shirin Alam Houi is currently in Evin.

- Zaynab Jalalian & Shirin Alam Houi are the two female Kurdish prisoners sentenced to death.

- There are currently 2 female Kurdish political prisoners sentenced to death in Iran.

- Last week more than 20 Ahvaz Chameron UNI students were summoned by disciplinary office & campus security.

- Trial of 5 people arrested on Ashura will begin on Monday, all five are charged with Moharebeh.

- Attorney for Yadollah Islami says despite the reports his client has not been arrested & is on a trip out of town.

- Kamangar's case has not been sent to the Supreme Court yet & he continuously is threaten with execution.

- 7 months ago it was decided by ward 18 Commission to send Farzad Kamangar's case to the Supreme Court.

- Kamangar's lawyer says there is absolutely no evidence that would prove him to be a threat to national security.

- Kurdish political prisoner Farzad Kamangar was sentenced to death 2/25/08 & is in Evin 209 Sec 7.

- Court of Appeals has overturned verdict of Kurdish activist Shirin Alam-Houi fr life to a death sentence.

- IRNA: Verdict for Mohsen Safai Farahani has been issued by branch 15 of the Revl Court & issued to him.

- IRNA: All 6 people have been found guilty of collusive acts against national security & insulting high level officials.

- IRNA: If appealed by these 6 people their cases will be sent to the Court of Appeals.

- IRNA: Guilty verdict for 6 people have been issued by branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court. Names are not published.

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