News Update - February 28, 2010

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Released prisoners forced to interview praising Supreme Leader

Omid Montazeri sentenced to six years suspended prison term

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Iran releases 6 journalists, opposition activists

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Iranian authorities to examine attack on students

Tehran Prosecutor speaks out against opposition leaders

Iran's Khatami: We never go around people's demands for expediency

From Tweets

- Attorney Maryam Ghanbari has been released on $50000 bail. She was arrested Feb 9 for no apparent reason.

- 1- Account of how 1 student was arrested: Babol UNI student Iman Sedighi says the night he was arrested

- 2- 4 Plainclothes brook the door to his home, one pointed a gun at him, 2 started beating him hard

- 3- While beating Iman they were cussing at him & saying he worked for the American & the British.

- 4- After arresting Iman they took him to Intel office, blindfolded him & tied him to a metal post for hours.

- 5- The night of Iman's arrest agents confiscated his computer, cell phone & flash memory.

- 6-Iman hasn't been able to recover his confiscated items. They also contacted his friends telling them not to talk to Iman.

- 7- Iman was recently sentenced to 10 months in prison & 1 year suspension from the university.

- A Judge stops release on $400000 bail of Journalist Mohamaz Reza Moghayeseh arrested on Oct 14.

- Editor-In-Chief of monthly publication Culture & Music Behrang Tonekaboni arrested 1/8 has been released on bail.

- Retired Tehran UNI teacher Mohamad Sadegh Rabani arrested Dec 30 has been released on bail.

- Mohamad Javad Mozafar Deputy Prisoners Rights Defense Association has been released on bail.

- Journalist Mashalah Shamsolvaezin arrested Dec 29 has been released on bail.

- Journalist Abdolreza Tajik arrested Dec 29 has been released on bail.

- Tehran U student Pakhshan Azizi is being kept in Evin prison to let her injuries sustained during torture heal.

- Pakshan was arrested on Nov 16 during a protest at Tehran U condemning political prisoner Ehsan Fatahian's execution.

- Torture methods used on Azizi included making her stand for 24hrs, sitting on a special chair that causes back pain.

- Pakhshan's family denies reports of her rape in prison saying they are keeping her in Evin to let torture signs disappear.

- Journalist & Karoubi camp activist Ali Ajamrooz has been arrested in Gilan.

- Omid Montazeri, was arrested 2 months ago after he went to court to find info reporting his arrested mother Mahin Fahimi.

- Omid's mother was released on bail 2/10, his father was a executed in the 80's & cousin was Sohrab Arabi.

- Omid Montazeri has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. His lawyer was not allowed to represent him in court.