News Update - May 20, 2010

Green Embassies campaign

Global Day of Action - June 12, 2010

Petition: Save Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei

Petition: Save Ja'far Kazemi (son of Bahman) from Execution!

Petition: Save Father Mohsen Daneshpour and Son Ahmad Daneshpour from Execution!

Petition: Save Abdolreza Ghanbari from Execution!

Petition: Isa (Issa) Saharkhiz: Request for his release from Evin Prison Iran

Donate: Support the June 12th Global Day

Petition: Amir Reza Arefi - 21 - Stop His Illegal Execution

Petition: Save Ali Saremi from execution!

News Links

11 year-old sister writes letter for imprisoned brother

Kouhyar Goodarzi in Solitary Confinement, Case File Missing

Iranian Government 'Failing To Address' Child Abuse Problem

Urgent Alert: Iranian Activist Shiva Nazar Ahari Faces Trial Amidst Recent Unjust Sentences, Executions

Plain-clothes thugs attack Abtahi with tear gas (Farsi)

Khalil Bahramian: I will not back down from defending my clients (Farsi)

Iranians React to Visit of American Mothers

3 Americans jailed in Iran reunite with their moms

Britain Refuses Lesbian Iranian Filmmaker’s Asylum Request

Draconian Prison Sentences Doled Out for Activists

Second detained Iranian director on hunger strike

Iranian Student Leaders Given Lengthy Prison Sentences

Iranian reporter, sentenced in absentia, lashes out against regime

Abdolreza Ghanbari

Opposition says Iranian filmmaker beaten badly

Bakhtiar’s Murderer Turned into a Hero and Role Model

Commander Jafari’s Car ‘Greened’ with Paint

Iranian Activist Criticizes Tightening Of 'Veil And Chastity' Rule

Judges Given Directives on How to Rule for Ashura Protesters

Yasser Masoumi Released

Meysam Beyk-Mohammadi Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

Koohyar Gudarzi Moved to Solitary; 3 Prisoners Received Sentences

Evin Ward 350 Political Prisoners Still on Political Fast

Hamezh Karami Returned to Prison after 5 Days on Leave

From Twitter

- Foad Khanjani, arrested Apr 27, 2010, grandson of 1 of Bahai 7 detained.

- Kouhyar Goodarzi, HR activist, Sharif Uni student arrested Dec 20, threats & in solitary.

- Mahdieh Golroo, education activist, arrested Dec 2 '09, sentenced 2 yrs 4 mos.

- Emad Baghi, arrested after Ashura on Dec 28, for interviewing Ayatollah Montazeri 2 yrs ago.

- Laleh Hassanpour, womens activist, arrested Mar 16 '10, under pressure make false confession.

- Zia Nabavi, education activist, arrested June 15 '09, sentenced 15 yrs & 74 lashes!

- Mansour Osanloo, labor activist, arrested by regime since July 12, 2007!

- Reza Khani endured very harsh interrogations at the hands of Sepah & was forced to give false confession.

- IT student & math genius Arman Reza Khani has been sentenced 3 yrs by judge Moghayeseh.

- Journalist Hamzeh Karami refused to to false conf interview, his bail was revoked.

- ISNA is carrying another attempt by Dowlatabadi to legitimize the executions of the 5 political prisoner.

- Tehran DA Jafari Dowlatabadi finds it necessary to once again defend the executions of 5 political prisoners.

- Lesser known Green prisoner: Poya Ghorbani a college student has been sentenced to 6 yrs in prison.

- Student activist (he is banned from continuing his Ed) Majid Dory has been sentenced to yrs by the Court of Appeals.

- Christian couple Rayhaneh Aghajeri & Hamid Shafii have been released on bail in Esfahan.

- Mehdi Eghbal sentenced to 4 yrs by Appeals Ct. He recited Quran & Komail prayers for political prisoners' families at Darolzahra.

- To protest his torment, Nourizad has started a hunger strike.He is in prison for writing 3 critical letters to Khamenei & Larijani.

- On Tues Nourizad was beaten by 5 men so severely that he suffered a concussion & his vision has been effected.

- Goudarzi a member of CHRR along with other CHRR member have been under pressure to give false confession.

- After an altercation with ward 350 warden HR activist Kouhyar Goudarzi was moved back into solitary.

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