News Update - August 23, 2010

American Red Cross Helping Flood Victims In Pakistan

UNICEF Website

Pakistan Flood Disaster Relief: How to Help

Islamic Relief USA

Google Crisis Response - Pakistan

Photo gallery of the floods

Pakistan Flood - Raise Awareness Facebook Group

The Humanitarian Coalition

NASA images of the floods

Jolkona website - donations go directly to families

TENTS FROM TORONTO donate tents to nearby location for Pakistan (Facebook)

Petitions:

Take Action! Send e-letters in support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders (letters in English & Farsi)

News Links

Egyptian judges and lawyers call on Obama to ensure Camp Ashraf protection

Iran To Raise Baby Girls As Basij Members

Iran suspends officers over Kahrizak jail deaths

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - August 23, 2010

New York Times: Crime (Sex) and Punishment (Stoning)

Amnesty International and Dutch Authorities Concerned Over Possible Death Sentence for Ashura Detainee Zahra Bahrami

For My Uncle Sentenced to Death: A Letter dedicated to Javad Lari

Nobel Peace Laureate Ebadi Appeals On Behalf Of Iran's Political Prisoners

Twitter

- Journalist Masoud Bastani in Rejaei Shahr prison is suffering from gum & jaw infection. Treatment prevented.

- 1)During interrogations Bastani was subject to pressure&torture including,long time solitary while blindfolded.

- 2)Bastani was also subject to heavy beatings, profanity, choking, head banging against the wall & mock executions.

- Death+100 lashes sentence of a 19 y/o has been upheld by the Supreme Court for murdering his neighbor.

- Lawyer Jahangir Mahmoudi's wife was told reason for his arrest was accepting political prisoner's cases.

- Mahmoudi who is also a clergy was arrested in Esfahan few weeks ago & is in Esfahan prison.

- About a 100 Hormozgan Steel factory workers picketed the facility for not being paid wages for 3 months.

- 3 people were hanged in Esfahan Sun morning charged with possession & use of narcotics. 1 was an Afghan.

- GOOD NEWS: Evin hunger strikers were allowed to have family visits today. They are all doing well.