Sunday, May 9, 2010

News Update - May 08, 2010

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Death Row Prisoner Jafar Kazemi Subject to Sever Torture


A Kafkaesque Realm of Cyber Censorship


Foad Khanjani Released on $50,000 Bail


Mousavi & wife visited with family of imprisoned journalist Emadedin Baghi (Farsi)


Mousavi & his wife visiting with family of director Jafa Pahani


I am a Hostage: A letter from Political Prisoner Shirin Alam Hooli


Chief of Staff Rahim Mashaie: Ahmadinejad is like a teacher for the world's presidents


Sharif University Student Found Dead in Dormitory


Iranian Activists Face Arbitrary Justice While In Jail


Iran hangs 5 Kurdish activists for bombings


Iran positive on fresh nuclear talks with West


Hardliner stresses perfection of Iranian Supreme Leader


Student Masoud Babapour Sentenced to 2 Years Imprisonment


Siamak Amin Sentenced to Suspension from University


Feizollah Arab-Sorkhi on Temporary Prison Leave


Journalist Isa Khan-Hatami to go on Trial


From Twitter


- WARNING: DeathRow Political prisoner Mehdi Islamian has been moved from RejaiShahr prison to unknown location.


- Mehdi Islamian had no political activities before his arrest & was sentenced to death on BS charges.


- Mehdi Islamian was convicted of giving financial aid to his brother before his arrest.


- Mehdi Islamian's brother was executed last year convicted of cooperation with the Monarchist Group.


- Teachers Union members Aliakbar Baghani & Mohamad Beheshti-Langeroudi arrested before Teacher's Day called families from Evin.


- Reformist Hamzeh Karami has been sentenced to 11 yrs in prison & a life time ban from government jobs.


- Mohamad Yousefi, he did not accept false charges under pressure, been exonerated of all charges.


- Lesser known prisoners: Fatemeh Khoramjoo under heavy pressure to accept false charges.


- Khoramjoo is being threatened with the arrest of her children, at one point she was told her daughter was killed.


- Appeals Court has upheld 3 yrs sentence of Kouhzad Esmaili Chair of Advar in Gillan.


- Lesser known prisoners: Mehdi Mortezapour arrested last June. Bail set & paid 2 weeks ago, he is still in Evin.


- 6 men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Karaj Ghezel Hesar prison Sat morning.


- Appeals Court has overturned 4yr sentence of Amir Kabir U stdnt Mohamad Yousefi & exonerated him of all charges.


- During his detention Mohamad Yousefi was under pressure to accept false charges, he never did- HERO


- Journalist Badrolsadat Mofidi in prison 4+months & not doing well.

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