News Update - July 18, 2010

Petitions:

Revised Sample Letter for Sakineh Ashtiani in Light of Calls for Her Immediate Execution by Hanging

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Iran Aims For Stricter Dress Code

Iranian prosecutor urges Islamic dress checks

US wanted to 'swap Iranian scientist for hikers'

Iran to file complaint over mosque attack

Women’s Rights Activist Mahboubeh Karami Refused Septoplasty in Detention

Manosur Osanlou Charged With Anti-Regime Propaganda for a Second Time

Concerns Over Photojournalist Hamed Saber’s Condition

Leila Tavassoli Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

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- Layla Tavasoli was sentenced to 2 years in judge Moghayeseh's court in a trial that took 20 minutes.

- Layla charged for participating in Ashura protest & giving interviews as the witness to killing of a protester by police car.

- Another Bahai arrest; Ghavamedin Sabetian has been arrested by Intel agents in Sari, computer, books confiscated.

- Sara Mahbout has been released. She was detained for 24 days by Intel & is banned from continuing her education.

- Family of Kurdish HR activist Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand fear he has suffered another stroke.

- Kaboudvand was taken to Evin Med facility last week after having lost consciousness.

- Karoubi visited with family of Labor Leader Mansour Osalno, giving moral support & wishing for his prompt release.

- MP Haydari: It is not possible to manage a country with a single party systems, our country is no exception.

- In a memo Intel Mins has ordered all banks in the city of Birjand to disclose account info of all Bahai residents.

- Spokesman for Foreign Mins said news concerning the detention of Swiss Ambassador neither accurate nor true.

- Status & whereabouts of 18 y/o Hooman Hourbod arrested July 14 are still unknown. He is of Bahai faith.

- Much concern re status & whereabouts of Kurdish pol prisoner Aziz Mohamadzadeh sentenced to death.

- Mohamadzadeh convicted of Moharebeh has been missing from prison & Judicial records for 7 months.

- Family of Mohamadzadeh has been trying to get info re his whereabouts to no avail for 7 months.

- There were reports that Mohamadzadeh went on a hunger strike, was moved to solitary. No info is given to family.