News Update - August 10, 2010

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Ashura Detainee Sentenced to Death

Starving for Freedom: Online Hunger Strike Campaign (Updated August 10)

Majid Tavakoli's Physical Condition Improving -Meets With Tehran Prosecutor

CSM: Hillary Clinton to Iran: stop using death penalty so much

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - August 10, 2010

Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing death

Prison Time Totals 140 Years for Seven Leaders of the Baha’i Community

Appeals Court Should Overturn Unjust Sentencing of Baha’i Leaders

Birthday message from Nora Shourd to her daughter Sarah in Evin prison, Iran.

Iran digging graves for US troops if they attack

Toyota suspends auto exports to Iran

Secrets of War Should Not Be Revealed - Guard Leaders Afraid of Mousavi’s Threat

165 Days of Torture in Exclusive Interview with Ahmad Baab: They Pulled Out My Teeth for Edification

AUT Students on Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Ward 350 Prisoners

Ozra (Rashin) Ghazi Mir-Saeed Returned to Evin Prison

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- Political prisoner Arjang Davoudi on his 29th day of hunger strike in Gohardasht prison, is in serious danger.

- Student activist Behzad Bagheri has been released on bail from Esfahan prison.

- Tweet says prosecutor says charges against Mostafai unfounded. Actually Mostafai said charges unfounded.

- Prisoners in Gohardasht Ward 6, hall No. 6 were attacked by about 50 prison guards this morning.

- Guards beat the prisoners in hall No. 6 with batons, took away their phone & food cards.

- Hall No. 6 prisoners were made to stand under the hot sun from 9 to 11:30 AM & were not allowed to drink water.

- 1/2) After 6 months in prison Amir Mohamadi has been released. He was arrested on Ashura at his home.

- 2/2) Mohamadi was sentenced to 2 yrs, Appeals Court gave him 6 months + 24 months suspended for 5 yrs.

- Political prisoner Arjang Davoudi in Gohardasht prison on his 28th day of hunger strike is in serious danger.

- Gohardasht prison authorities also threatening other prisoners with solitary if they help Arjang Davoudi.

- Currently Arjang Davoudi is suffering from low blood pressure, dizziness, blurred vision & incapable of moving much.

- 1/2) Tehran U political science student Mehdi Sadkhosravi has been sentenced to 1 yr & 70 lashes.

- 2/2) Sadkhosravi's must serve 3 months of his 1 yr sentence & 9 months is suspended for 5 yrs.

- Journalist Badolsadat Mofidi has been sentenced to 6 yrs in prison & banned for 5 yrs from her profession .

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