Saturday, March 6, 2010

News Update - March 05, 2010

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Different Shades of Green

Grand Ayatollah Sanei Challenges Allegations of Moharebeh

One Million Signatures Campaign Activist Mahboobeh Karimi

Iranian journalist handed three-year prison term

Seven Baha’is Arrested in Recent Days

Hengameh Shahidi Contacts Family from Evin Prison

Latest News on CHRR Members Saeed Jalalifar and Saeed Kalanaki Iran urged to release journalist jailed for political activism

Dr. Mosaddegh's commemoration ceremony canceled by Iranian authorities

Dorsa Sobhani’s Father Beaten & Told to Turn Over his Daughter

Bloggers Call to Save Life of Mohammad Amin Valian

Bonn Democracy Award for Shirin Ebadi

Father of One Million Signatures Campaign Member Badly Beaten

The situation of Iran’s workers: “Widely unobserved” in Germany Behzad Nabavi on a 5-day leave from Evin

Iran frees award-winning filmmaker's wife, daughter

Valian’s Family Under Pressure to Deny His Execution Sentence

Mashad Student Activist Reza Lotfi Was Arrested

Preaching the Western Journalists

Ahmad Ghabel Moved to Vakilabad Prison in Mashad

18-Year Old Man on Death Row Awaits Decision of Victim’s Family

From Tweets


- Journalist & HR activist Moreza Gahestoni was arrested on 3/3 & taken to unknown location in Ahvaz.

- Ward 2-A is under control of Sepah which means they do what ever the hell they want with the prisoner.


- Amin Valiyan family is under pressure to deny everything. They won't even let Amin's lawyer see him.

- Defense tip: Use handheld electric mosquito traps when attacked. They're cheap, handy & give a good shock.


- (UNCONF / from Balatarin) IRGC forces are attacking, harassing residents of Maku.

- 20 days since arrest of Sharif UNI student Tara Sepehri(F), 1 phone call day after arrest, no news since.

- Jalalian was previously under pressure to conduct an on camera confession session.


- Reason for moving Jalalian to Intel facility is unknown, her family has had no news from her since her transfer.

- Zaynab Jalalian was convicted of Moharebeh & received death sentence for being member of a Kurdish resistance group.


- Kurdish activist Zaynab Jalalian has been moved from Kermanshah correctional facility to Intel detention center.

- Houshyar Ahmadi, Bahman Saiedi, Jahanbakh Ahmadi, Sirvan Mahmoudi & Siyvan Rahimi each receive 6 years in prison.


- 1- Wilson Isavi the priest of the Pentecostal Church of Kermanshah is being tortured in Esfahan prison.

- 2- Wilson's wife says on her only visit with him in prison he had torture signs on his face & didn't look good.

- 3- Wilson's wife says prison authorities are accusing Wilson of Baptizing & converting Moslems into Christianity.


- Yesterday Special Units Guards attacked prisoners of ward 12 in Orumiyeh injuring several & placing 3 in solitary.

- In the the attack of Special Units Guards in Orumiyeh prison 1 prisoner suffered broken skull.


- Political prisoners Sezaei Baman, Ali Housein Andi & Ahmad Solayman were moved to solitary in Orumiyeh prison.

- No news from student & HR activist Mehdi Khodaei since 3/2, may have been arrested in the mass arrests of HR activists.

- Whereabouts of HR activists Niloofar Mehrabi(F) & Abdolreza Ahmadi arrested on 3/2 are unknown.

- In an orchestrated attack on HR activists across IR, 9 PM 3/2 to 9 AM 3/3 there were 27 arrests/attempted arrests.


- More HR activists arrest: Milad Ebrahimian was arrested Feb 2, his home searched & items confiscated.


- Amin's family have been told by Intel, if family doesn't talk to media, they will obtain pardon for Amin from Khamenei.


- Amin's family however have been seeking help from top level clergy & others.

- 22-year-old Etemad reporter Noushin Jafari was released.

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