News Update - August 09, 2010

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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - August 09, 2010

Seven Baha'is get 20-year terms in Iran: spokesmen

Majid Tavakoli Transferred to Prison Clinic in Critical Condition

“My Daughter’s Year Long Solitary Confinement is Extremely Inhumane,” says Hiker Mom

Physical and Psychological Torture: An Interview with an Iranian Refugee in Germany

Hunger Strike Prisoner Majid Tavakoli Sent to Evin Clinic

17-Year old explanation of tortured by Iran revolution guard (Farsi)

Tensions Escalate Among Top Iranian Leaders

“My Father is in Great Spirits, But His Heart Condition Might Cost Him His Life,” says Mehdi Saharkhiz

Iran to expunge 'dirty' dollar and euro reserves

Iranian prisoners on hunger strike denied visiting privileges

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- Kaleme reporting 15 prisoners have ended hunger strike, because Keyvan still on hunger strike and Babak has been freed.

- Azari journalist Ebrahim Rashidi has been released on bail from Meshgin Shar prison.

- The Law offices of Mohamad Mostafaei & his partners have been locked & sealed by the order of Justice Dept.

- Hunger striker families say in the last 2 weeks they have tried contacting authorities to get an answer to no avail.

- Kouhyar Goudarzi's mom: They told us today they are banned from visit. That only means they are still in solitary.

- Issa Saharkhiz is in extremely poor health & is in serious need of proper medial help.

- 1) 17 y/o Ali Niknam was arrested on Nov 2 for passing flyers for Nov 4 mass protests. He was set up by a friend.

- 2) Niknam was arrested by Sepah Intel agents, beaten & shocked by electric baton was taken to Sepah detention center.

- 3) Niknam was kept in Sepah detention center for 2 days, was physically & mentally tortured.

- 4) Niknam was than taken to Intel detentions center on Niloofar Sq. He was interrogated & tortured.

- 5) Niknam was later released on bail, was tried later & sentenced to 1 yr suspended sentence & monetary fines.

- 6) days after his release he passed blood in his urine. Still has marks on his body from elec shock tortures.

- Unconfirmed: Majid Tavakoli has fainted from the hunger strike and has been unconscious for hours.

- Moshtagh Samandari has been sentenced to 3 yrs by Rev Court in Babol for being a Bahai.

- A senior Iranian Sunni Muslim cleric escaped an assassination attempt by Jundollah in the border town of Sarbaz.

- Members of Jundollah went to the home of Molavi Mostafa Jangi Zehi, & locked up his wife and children.

- The Sunni cleric was not home at the time of the attack, the men told his family they will be back to kill him.

- Dowlatabadi talked about the recent reports of a journalist being raped in prison & called it all lies & fabricated.

- Civil activist Hoda Saber kidnapped by agents 10 days ago, was in Ward 2-A, moved to 350, family allowed a visit today.

- Tehran Uni law student Ali Ajami has been sentenced to 4 yrs on bunch of bogus charges.

- Ajami was injured during attack on Tehran U dorm last June, arrested 2/9, spent 100 days in 209 solitary, is in 350.

- 50 people who were arrested during a soccer match in Tabriz recently were released from prison on Saturday.

- An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted town of Negar in Kerman province ( SW IR), on Mon.

- 6 days since Banman Amouie, Majid Tavakoli & Kayvan Samimi went on no liquid hunger strike. No news since.

- 15 days since16 political prisoners went on hunger strike, families are still banned from visiting them.

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