News Update - August 12, 2010

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Free Student Arman Rezakhani from Prison

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Rights group says Iranian woman's TV interview was coerced

The Families of Political Prisoners Write to the Head of the Judiciary – “Have Our Loved Ones Survived their Hunger Strike?”

Complete Lack of News Regarding Political Prisoners Previously on Hunger Strike at Evin

Dissidents say Iran nuclear sanctions are helping Ahmadinejad

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - August 12, 2010

Political prisoners: We end our hunger strike in respect for the Leaders of the “Green” Movement (English and Farsi)

TV ‘confession’ of Iran stoning case woman criticized

Lawyer: Iranian who faced stoning likely tortured

Iranian reformist Farahani called back to prison after signing petition

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- 17 people have been arrested in Khouzestan accused of working with Gold Quest multi-level marking company.

- Kurdish women's rights activist Koubestan Golkar has been threatened by Intel to cease her activities or face arrest.

- Families of hunger strikers have been told they are not allowed to visit or have calls cause they talk to the media.

- Families of hunger strikers have been told if they stop talking to the media, they may be allowed visitation.

- It has been 20 days since the families of hunger strikers have had any contact with them.

- Rozita Vaseghi of Bahai faith has been in Mashhad prison for 5 months, banned from visit 1 month & in limbo status.

- Atrocities committed by IR regime are horrible enough that added drama is not needed.

- Status & whereabouts of Jalal Ranjbari & his son Hajir a Tabriz U student, arrested 8/3 in Baneh are still unknown.

- Pol prisoner Reza Joshan is in need of medical help in Gohardasht prison- No Med help has been provided.

- Bahman Amoei's wife on her blog does say hunger strike is over & lashes out at people who didn't want it to be over.

- Amoei's wife says mothers & wife of hunger strikers were not eating for those 2 weeks either.

- Majid Tavaoli was taken to Evin med facility unconscious before hunger strike was reportedly over.

- Hassan Ghashghai 35, has been reported killed as a result of being tortured in solitary at Gohardasht prison.

- Ghashghai was taken to solitary after his court session, blindfolded, handcuffed & shackled & beaten to death.

- Method of killing prisoners under torture has been employed at Gohardasht before with official cause reported as drug overdose.

- HR activist Dr. Akbar Karami has been sentenced to 6 yrs, 74 lashes & lost his medical license for 5 yrs.

- Dr. Karami was tried & sentenced to 3 yrs earlier for insulting Khamenei.

- 3 men convicted of kidnapping were hanged in public in Azna, Lourestan province.

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