News Update - May 22, 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!

Petition: Free Bahareh Hedayat HR activist in Iran!

News Links

Isa Saharkhiz sends message from prison to Jafar Panahi: “You must stay alive in prison so that you can bring this injustice to the screen.”

Emad Bahavar & Amir Hossein Khazemi under intense pressure to confess & give interviews (Farsi)

Students not complying with "Hejab" rules bared from entering Tehran Univ. (Farsi)

Rajai Shahr Prison Guards Continue with Brutal Attacks on Prisoners

Report- Regime Agents Brutally Attack and Arrest Students at Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran opposition figure lashes out at regime

Iran protests after deputy minister denied U.S. visa

Kurdish Human Rights Activist Ejlal Ghavami Released

Houses of 2 Baha’is Raided in Ghaemshahr

Mehbi Boutorabi had First Prison Visit after 2 Months

Students of Shahid Beheshti University Summoned

From Twitter

- Bahareh has been sentenced to 9 1/2 yrs prison!! She is founding member of 1mil sig's campaign for equal rights.

- Members of Freedom Movement of Iran Emad Bahavar & Amir Housein Kazemi are under pressure to give false confession.

- Baghi still in Evin240 solitary with bad air quality. He suffers from breathing problem developed during last imprisonment.

- Wife of imprisoned author Emad Baghi is very concerned about his health. He has lost 45 Lbs & has back problem.

- Sanandaj prison authorities moved Mohiyedin Azadi into solitary instead of proving much needed medical help.

- Author & documentary film maker Mohamad Nourizad has been moved out of solitary & into ward 350.

- Nourizad was beaten badly by 5 people on Thurs, he suffered a concussion & his vision has been effected.

- Nourizad's wife had a cabin visit with him today, he is still of hunger strike but has broken his liquid strike.

- Nourizad's wife says 1 of the 5 beating her husband was an officer. She is very worried for his safety in prison.

- Strict Hejab rules will be enforced at Tehran Uni. After 3 bad Hejab warnings, the student will be expelled.

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