Monday, May 24, 2010

News Update - May 23, 2010

Petitions:

URGENT Call to Action petition to overturn execution of Safar Angooti


Amir Reza Arefi - 21 - Stop His Illegal Execution


Save Abdolreza Ghanbari from Execution!


Save Bahman (shirko) Maarefi from Execution


Release Hossein 'Hoder' Derakhshan from Evin Prison


Petition calling for Kian’s release


Letter to the European Foreign Ministries Urging Protest against Executions of Prisoners of Conscience in Iran


News Links


UN sanctions will hurt ordinary Iranians, says Mousavi


National campaign of Mousavi's sons & Rahnavard's daughters has officially started (Farsi)


Ahmad Nejati Kargar's mother:They killed my son then made film suggesting he is alive (Farsi)


Iran Spy Chief Says 3 Jailed Americans Are Spies


Baha’i Teenager Deprived of Education at Gifted School


Iran prepares to release film-maker from Evin prison


Pressure on students to force 'proper' veil wear (Farsi)


URGENT Call 4 Action: Majid Tavakoli on Hunger Strike after Transfer to Solitary Confinement


With death sentences, Iran seeks to cow opposition


Asylum Story: ‘As a gay asylum seeker, I was lucky’


Sa’eid Noor-Mohammadi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison and 30 Years of Deprivation from Political Activities


Massoud Bastani Sentenced to Six-Year Jail Term


Section 257 of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery Closed for June


Basijis to Increase presence in the schools (Farsi)


Ahmadinejad's speech marred by shouts from crowd


Iran executes brother of rebel leader Rigi: IRNA


Azeri Civil Rights Activist, Behboud Gholizadeh Detained in Miandoab


Anonymous Prisoner: Ali Aghayari Held Incommunicado for 9 Months


Quran Interpreter Released after 2 Weeks in Tabriz


Former Managing Director of ILNA Released


Mohsen Sanatipour Banned from University Enrollment for 2 Semesters


Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi Released


Vahid Talaei Member of Mousavi’s Legal Team Released


From Twitter


- Amir Kabir Uni students say if Uni officials keep pressuring abt veils & insulting students, they going to protest.


- Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi released from Kermanshah prison.


- Khamenei rewards Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam with 2 more years as commander of security forces.


- Farhang Ashti publication was found not guilty in the complain case by the Health Ministry.


- Rulings have issued for 2 papers, Andisheh Nou has been found guilty of insulting the Islamic Republic.


- Tehran DA was at Evin on Sun meeting with some of the prisoners. He met with Emad Baghi.


- Mohamad Nourizad's family met with him in person on Sunday at Evin by order of Tehran DA Jafari Dowlatabi.


- Rasht Uni student Siamak Mirzai arrested by Intel & transffered to Ardebil prison.


- Mirzai's parents didn't know his whereabouts for 6 days until 5/20 agents showed up at the home for search & seizure.


- Hamed Rouhinejad initially sentenced to death received 10 yrs in prison from Court of Appeals.


- Hamed Rouhinejad suffering from progressive MS is in desperate need of medical help that is being denied.


- Medication paid for & provided by Hamed's family is not being given to him. His life is in danger.


- City of Sari Appeals Court has issued it's verdict for 4 of their female Bahai residents.


- Toreh Taghizadeh 22 months, Saeideh Masoumi 6 months, Sepideh Zamani was fined & Soha Zamani exonerated.


- Friday a man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in public in Ahvaz.


- HR activist Kaveh Kermanshahi has been released from Dizelabad prison on $100,000 bail.


- Kurdish city of Baneh merchants who participated in gen strike are being harassed by being summoned & questioned.


- Member of Mousavi's legal committee Vahid Talaie has been released on bail.


- Azari teacher, poet&civil activist Bahman Nasirzadeh has been arrested by Intel. Comput,CD's & books confiscated.


- Mousavi & Karoubi held a meeting today at Mousavi's office.


Misc. Sources


- RoozOnline reports that regime is planning on importing some two million conservative poeple, many of who are Basijis from rural areas to Tehran on the occasion of Khomeini's death which will coincide with Green Movement anniversary plans!


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