Monday, April 12, 2010

News Update - April 11, 2010

Petition: Stop the execution of Naser Abdolhosseini in Iran!

Petition: Protect Human Rights in Iran


News Links


Iranian journalists demand release of their peers

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - April 11, 2010

Interview with 19 Year Old Sentenced to Execution

Kouhyar Goudarzi: “I Won’t be Released Anytime Soon,” Trial Date Unknown.

Two Death Sentences Overturned: Reza Khademi, 12 Years, and Ayoub Porkar 20 Years


Ali Kalayi Summoned to the Revolutionary Court

Arab-Sorkhi’s Prison Leave Not Extended

Tehran’s Prosecutor: Etemaad’s Publication Ban Still Valid

Previously-Banned Shargh Newspaper Returns

Mental Patient Transferred to Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s Ward

Death Convict Hossein Khezri Transferred to Unknown Location

Maryam Zia Summoned to the Revolutionary Court

From Twitter

- No news from HR activist Mehdi Khodai since his arrest on March 2.

- There has been no news from Hr activist & Blogger Dr. Dr. Hesam Firoozi (In Evin).

- HR activist Abdolreza Ahmadi is under extremely heavy pressure at Evin 2-A (Sepah).

- Families of HR activist are under heavy pressure & being threatened by Sepah not to talk to media.

- 3 political prisoners in Ardebil (Azarbayjan) have been on hunger strike for 11 days & are not doing well.

- Ardebil prison officials have put the 3 on hunger strike on "no visitation allowed list" preventing families to see them.

- 1) Journalist Mehdi Mahmoudian is in desperate need of medical help in Evin which he is being denied

- 2) Mahmoudian real crime is 2 years ago he revealed the crimes & atrocities occurring in Kahrizak prison

- 3) Mahmoudian has been suffering from lung infection & is in need of proper medical help.

- Abedini sentenced to 11 yrs. Upon his arrival at ward 2-A(Sepah) was beaten so bad that ended up in hospital.

- Ali Mohamad Islampour Editor-In-Chief of Navaye Vaght in Kermanshah arrested Feb 3.

- Ayt Rafsanjani: Our relationship (him & Khamenei) is a friendly one with deep roots, disagreements are normal

- Ayt Rafsanjani: We all have to follow The Leaders views & recommendations.

- Ayt Rafsanjani: I know of no one else better than him to be The Leader.

- Farrokh Mohammadi, an Iranian refugee, died in Turkey due to the deplorable conditions & the UN's utter neglect.

- Farrokh Mohammadi was a political activist with a wife and 2 children & was seeking political asylum.

- Kurdish political prisoner Masoud Housein Panahi has been sentenced to 1 yr in prison.

- 100 journalists have signed & sent a petition to AG Larijani asking him to release the imprisoned journalists.

- Kurdish HR activists are voicing concern over Housein Khazri who is sentenced to death.

- Kurdish political prisoner Housein Khazri has been moved out of general ward of Orumiyeh prison to unknown location.

- Shahram Shokoufian arrested March 2 during the coordinated mass arrest of HR activist has called family only once.

- Judge has set bail for Mahdiyeh Golroo at $700,000 which her family can not afford.

- Golroo was tried on April 4 without presence of a lawyer. She was not allowed to defend herself on MKO charges.

- Member of Education Rights group Mahdiyeh Golroo has been sentenced to 2 years & 4 months.


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