Tuesday, May 18, 2010

News Update - May 17, 2010

Here's today and yesterday's update! Sorry for the lateness.

Green Embassies campaign


Petition: Save Ali Saremi from execution!

News Links


Letter by Family Members of Political Prisoners: “We Take Refuge in God…”


Statement by Members of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters on Recent Letter of Aversion


Statement of the Iranian Teachers Trade Association on the Execution of the Five Compatriots


Student’s Death Sentence for Throwing Rocks Reversed


Mousavi’s Chief Bodyguard Arrested


Gathering of Mourning Mothers and Sisters of Executed on May 19, 2010


UN Urged to Take Action for Jafar Kazemi, Political Prisoner on Death Row


Hamed Omidi transferred to solitary confinement after prison protest against recent executions


Leaked News: Regime’s 5-Phase Attack Plan for 22 Khordad


Academics Worldwide Deplore the Latest Round of Political Executions in Iran


Jafar Panahi's family being threatened by security forces (Farsi)


Mohsen Armin's confessions before arrest
(Farsi)


Five killed, 22 injured in clashes with security forces in Ahvaz


French researcher home after Iran trial ordeal


Majid Tavakkoli’s Family: Justice Is Dead


Mahmud Saeedzadeh on Execution of Kurdish Activists to Rooz - The Judiciary is a Regressive


Six More Executions Approaching


Afghans Arrested in Election Protests Handed Prison Terms


Hafez Abdolrashid Released on Bail


Mousavi’s Spokesman in Ilam Province Summoned to Court


Mohammad Nourizad Summoned to Court Again


Mother of Student Activist Peyman Aref Summoned


Mehrdad Aslani Released


Literary Critic Khalil Dermaneki Released


Prison Visits Canceled for Female Political Prisoners


Intelligence Ministry Plans Show Trial in Northern Iran


From Twitter


- Agents went to the home of imprisoned movie director Jafar Pahani on Sun morning & threatened his family with arrest.


- 8 agents were at Panahi's home from 9 AM to 1 PM, searched his home again & threatened the family.


- Agents showed Panahi's family arrest warrants & told them if they give interviews they will arrest them.


- Mousavi has asked all of his staff not go to his office.


- Ahmad Yazdanfar head of Mousavi's security detail has been arrested.


- Dr. Matin Fatahian was arrested in Tabriz last week, his home searched & computer & itemes were confiscated.


- The UN stopped deportation from Turkey to Iran for journalist Mohammad Tangestani who was scheduled to be deported today.


- Author & children's rights activist Reza Khandan was released from Evin May 12 after 3 months in detention.


- Imprisoned Mousavi advisors Beheshti-Shirazi & Dr.Arabmazar are under increased pressure to give false confession.


- Earlier reports were Yousefi was exonerated of all charges, but by pressure from Intel he received 4 years suspended sentence.


- Poly Tech U student Mohamad Yousefi was released from Evin after 161 days in detention.


- The DA cites PJAK interviews with media after the executions as proof of their membership.


- Dowlatabadi says all 4 Kurds executed were members of PJAK, even if their lawyer denies it.


- Dowlatabadi tries to explain, once again unsuccessfully, reasons for executing Mehdi Islamian.


- Dowlatabadi denies Mehdi Islamian was executed for giving his brother, who was executed last year, $200.


- Dowlatabadi says anybody giving any financial help to any person or group who is considered Mohareb is a Mohareb.


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