News Update - July 06, 2010

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Behrouz Javid Tehrani on Hunger Strike, Suffers Torture

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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - July 06, 2010

Full disclosure required of deaths and torture at notorious detention centre

Teenage Paramilitaries in Iran

Ali Reza Iranshahi Still Not Released After 7 Months in Prison

Three Student Activists of Khajeh Nasir University Suspended

Kaviz Noozdahi Summoned to Serve 2 Year Prison Term

Hossein Kiarooosta Sentenced to 1 Year Suspended Imprisonment

Azad University Student Farzad Eslami Sentenced to One Year in Prison

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- As of Mon 7/55, lawyer Mohamad Sharif had not bn able to see Zaynab Jalalian to get signature on power of attorney.

- Mohamad Sharif has requested the transfer of Zaynab Jalalian to Kermanshah to make it easier for family visits.

- 19 yr old IT student Arman Rezakhani has been sentenced to 3 yrs & fined by Court of Appeals.

- IR Intel up to very dirty trick - They have used the capabilities of national broadcast sys to produce fake tapes.

- There are reports that Intel with cooperation from Seda Sima(TV) has produced fake audio tape of Mousavi & Karoubi.

- Previous speeches & recordings of Mousavi & Karoubi were apparently used to produce the fake tape.

- In fake tape recording Mousavi & Karoubi suposedly criticize Rafsanjani. A copy of the tape has been given to Rafsanjani.

- MP Tavakoli: Why is name of Kahrizak's main guilty culprit (Mortazavi) is missing from the accused list?

- 1 month since 3rd arrest of journalist & HR activist Abdolreza Tajik. His status & whereabouts are still unknown.

- Human Rights Activists & Journalists in Iran get longer jail sentences then actual convicts!!

- Islamic Republic hanged 6 people on Monday morning for drug trafficking. Charges cannot be independently confirmed.

- HR activist Abolfazl Abedini in Ahvaz prison, sentenced to 11 yrs, been placed on no visitation list till further notice.

- 17 y/o son of political prisoner Zahra Jabari attempted suicide twice as a result of mom's situation & pressure from agents.

- Currently there are 16 Kurdish political prisoners on death row in Iran.

- Mohamadzadeh's family have not been able to find any info, authorities telling them he was released.

- Aziz Mohamadzadeh is sentenced to death & was on a hunger strike in Saghez prison when taken away by agents.

- Status & whereabouts of Kurdish prisoner Aziz Mohamadzadeh taken away by agents 5 months ago is still unknown.

- Mousavi & former president Mohamad Khatamti met yesterday. Details of their meeting will be published soon.

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