Wednesday, August 11, 2010

News Update - August 11, 2010

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Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 'confesses' to murder on Iran state TV


Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - August 11, 2010


Amnesty International Condemns Sentences for Seven Baha’i Leaders


Physical Condition of Arzhang Davoodi Reaches Critical Peak, Hunger Strike Nears One Month


Mother of Political Prisoner On Hunger Strike Talks About “Those Two Weeks”


Mansour Osanloo Sentenced to an additional year in prison (Farsi)


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


Yashar Daralshafa Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison


22 torture files were delivered to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei


Prisoners End Hunger Strike — “We Insist On Our Demands”


Iranian State TV Acts as an Arm of the Intelligence Apparatus


Farahani: I'll go back to Evin but won't take my complaint back (Farsi)


Iranian Activists Face Execution as 'Enemies of God'


Iranian Band Abjeez Says Supreme Leader's Dismissal Of Music 'Ridiculous'


Nora Shourd and Iran Mothers of Prisoners of Conscience


Interview with spokesman of Iran Human Rights about Sakineh Ashtiani sentenced to stoning


Iran Accuses Exiled Lawyer In Stoning Case Of Financial Fraud


Behzad Arabgol Summoned to Revolutionary Court


Mohammad Moein Sentenced to 6 Months Suspended Imprisonment


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- IR regime is on a big campaign to discredit stoning lawyer Mohamad Mostafai.


- Their first attempt to discredit Mostafai was his client's confession on TV denouncing Mostafaei.


- IR regime is worried about all the facts that Mostafai can reveal about the injustice in their Justice system.


- It is so obvious what they are doing, they are doing pre-emptive damage control by discrediting Mostafaei.


- Payman Karimi Azad 1 of the 16 who was on hunger strike suffers from diabetes. No news re his health condition.


- Families of prisoners who were on hunger strike are very worried, they have not bn allowed visits or phone calls.


- 62 yr old Kayvan Samimi was reported not have broken his hunger strike when others broke theirs. Family very worried.


- Against the advise of doctors Hamzeh Karami was ordered back to prison by the prosecution.


- Hamzeh Karami was the Managing Dir of Johouriyat site at the time of arrest. Was tortured severely during detention.


- At one point Karami's head was pushed down a dirty toilet 20 times to get false confession from him.


- Karami was not allowed to shower for days after the toilet incident, he lived with dried up urine & feces in his hair for days.


- Karami was finally allowed to shower when his interrogator could not stand the smell any longer.


- HR activist Dr. Ali Nazeri has been released on bail after 50 days in detention.


- HR activist Abolfazl Abedini in Ahvaz Karoon prison suffering from heart condition is prevented from receiving his medication.


- Abedini is in Karoon prison in Ahvaz serving an 11 yr sentence convicted of bunch of bogus charges.


- Kurdish civil activist Nemat Assadi has been released on bail.


- Labor leader Manour Osalnlo tried last week without presence of lawyer in court, has been sentenced to 1 additional year.


- "Sarah is really worried about her medical issues" Nora Shourd, mother of Sarah in solitary in Iran.


- Political prisoner Reza Joshan is in need of medical help in Gohardasht prison.


- 5 Kurdish civil activists arrested 7/16 have been moved to Saghez & Sanandaj prisons. Arrest reason unknown.


- Tehran Uni post grad student Mohamad Karimi has been sentenced to 1 yr for participating in street protests.


- Bail has been revoked for Mohsen Safai-Farahani 1 of the 7 Reformists who filed a lawsuit against Sepah.


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


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


- Powerful Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi criticized Ahmadinejad's Chief of Staff Mashaie . Ahmadinejad gave a speech today and fiercely defended Mashaei.


- An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale shook Khamir port in Hormozgan province today.


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