Sunday, April 18, 2010

News Update - April 18, 2010

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Petition: Save Mrs Bita Ghaedi from being returned to Iran!


News Links


Letter to Ban Ki-moon on Behalf of Political Prisoners in Ward 350


Shabnam Madadzadeh Writes Letter from Evin Prison:


Radio Zamaaneh: Iranian opposition leader urges supporters to counter State’s media restrictions


Iran threatens to arrest Rafsanjani's son on return


Reactions to Ahmadinejad’s Call for More Rapid Population Growth Solve Problems, then Care about 100 Million Population


110 University of Zabol Staff Expelled


University of Kurdistan Students Received Disciplinary Verdicts


Ehsan Mehrabi Still in Solitary Confinement


Continued Detention of AUT Student Nima Latif-Tojjar


From Twitter


- Mousavi: For every blog that is closed, 10's more should start in defense of people's rights.


- Azad UNI student & HR activist Milad Fadaie has been sentenced to 1 year in prison.


- Mitra Aali has been released from prison.


- Justice Dept Public Relations has officially denied reported meeting between Rafsanjani & Larijani to discuss Rafsi's son.


- 1. Khabar news, close to Majlis Speaker (and Ahmadinejad rival) Ali Larijani: gov policies will hike prices.


- 2. Khabar news: Lavash bread will go from 30 toumans to 48 toumans. Rice from 700/kg to 1,300/kg.


- 3. Khabar news: Sugar will go from 450 toumans/kg to 1,000, gasoline from 100/liter to at least 210.


- 4. Economists predict costs for family of 4 will increase on average by 129,000 toumans per month.


- Mousavi: For every newspaper that is closed many more should find legal ways to open.


- Mousavi: For every opening that is closed a new window must be opened.


- Mousavi: Charity is not the solution for the current economical problems in the county.


- Mousavi: Justice & Freedom are inseparable.


- Mousavi: "Freedom" & "Justice" are the two most important key words in the Green Movement.


- Mousavi: Those who confront us, are but a small segment of our society.


- Mousavi: Reason these mass arrests have not stopped the Green Movement is because "We are countless".


- Mousavi: Their methods have not stopped the progress of Green Movement in universities, they have deepened its influence.


- The son & husband of the first female protester sentenced to death along with 2 friends have been sentenced to death.


- Masoumi's parents say he has lost a lot of weight and doing well. Masoumi was arrested by Sephah anti-cyber crime.


- Managing Dir of Shargh newspapers site Maysam Masoumi arrested 45 days ago still sits in prison in limbo status.


- Last few days number of the activists who visited Karroubi have been called & threatened with ending up in Evin.


- Students & activists groups who visited with Reformist Leaders are being threatened with arrest by Intel agents.


- Grand Ayatollah Dastgheib's office in Shiraz attacked and vandalized by plainclothes goons.


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