News Update - February 09, 2010

If you are those protesting in Iran, please be very careful. And don't give up! You're almost there! I wish you all the best of luck. Stay strong, and stay peaceful. V


Live Blogs

Mehdi's Blog

The Daily Nite Owl Live-Blogging: Street Protests in Iran – February 11 / 22 Bahman

Iran News Now

Enduring America The Latest from Iran (12 February): Today is 22 Bahman

Homylafayette Live-Blog

News Links

Leila from Tehran: “We pass the nights with anxiety”

Letter From Tabriz

Tehran was shaken by the voice of Allah-o-Akbar tonight (Farsi)

A Journalist in Tehran told the Campaign, “Crackdown on People Will be Another Mistake”

Iran Disrupts Internet Service Ahead of Protests

Iran Revolution Rally: Are Khamenei, Rafsanjani Split?

How to protect your Facebook (Click here for Farsi) (Click here for English)

Iran to Suspend Google's Email

Bomb explosion in Tiraje-complex in Tehran (Farsi)

Iran obstructing links to outside world, opposition members say

Oxfordgirl vs Ahmadinejad: the Twitter user taking on the Iranian regime

Iran arrests revolution day 'plotters'

Koohyar Goodarzi’s mother meets with imprisoned son

Tehran Prosecutor: Alireza Firoozi & Soorena Hashemi Are in Evin

Extend hand to the Iranian people, not the regime, says Paris mayor

Six years imprisonment for Mousavi’s campaign official

Unknown Number of Baha’is Arrested In Midnight Raids

Iran sentences renowned HR attorney Mohamad Oliyayifard to 1 year in prison for defending the Human Rights

Karroubi reaffirms plan to join February 11 events

Iran widens journalist crackdown before demonstrations

At Least Five Mourning Mothers Arrested by Ministry of Information

Unite for Human Rights in Iran on February 11th

Rafsanjani's office called the letter to Khamenei a fake

5 years renewed sentence for Behzad Nabavi (Farsi)

Beheshti was released due to severe health, they feared he would die in prison

Iran court cuts jail term for U.S.-Iranian scholar

An assassination attempt on Khatami's former interior minister

Worker Protest Closes Down Tohid Tunnel in Tehran

CHRR Member Ali Kalaei Arrested

Statement by 18 Mothers of Jailed Activists

US to Target Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps with New Sanctions

Italy embassy in Iran 'targeted by Basij militia'

British Ambassador Simon Gass to boycott Iran Revolution celebrations

Picture Perfect: Hundreds of Postcards Mailed to Embassies

Several Acitvists Arrested in Tabriz

From Tweets

- Reports of activists summoned to Intel in Tabriz & threatened not to participate in 22 Bahman.

- Reports of masked agents going to homes of 5 activists in Varamin, arresting them & confiscating computers & books.

- LOL-All the Basijis guarding Azadi SQ in the cold all night long will be to tired to beat anyone tomorrow. (I can just hear Sun Tzu having a giggle fit over this...)

- After 8 months in prison Chair of Participation Front Mohsen Midamadi went on trial today. He denied all his charges.

- Basijis apparently descending on Azadi tonight to keep protesters out.

- Leftist student activists Nader Ahsani & his sister Elham were arrested by Intel Feb 8. Whereabouts unknown.

- After 50 days of refusing to provide info, today they admitted to Sorna's father he & Alireza are in Evin 240.

- Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences post-election detainees Nader Abdolhouseini & Reza Khademi.

- Both Abdolhousieini & Khademi were tried in D 3rd show trials & implicated themselves by giving false confession.

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