Saturday, September 18, 2010

News Update - September 17, 2010

Petitions:

Save Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei


News Links


62 Year Old Ashura Protester Faces Death Any Day


Hardliner warns Iranians of coming economic hardship


Oman: No plans to free 2 other Americans in Iran


US must free Iranians in return for freed hiker: Ahmadinejad


Aunt says freed hiker is returning to US with mom


Rahnavard: Outraged officials should prove their faith in Quranic values


Prison sentences for Iran's Baha'i leaders reportedly reduced to 10 years


Ahmadinejad Says UN Speech Will Focus on Fighting World Domination


Haystack 'anti-censorship' software withdrawn over security concerns


6 people kidnapped in southeast Iran


Fatemeh Nasirpour Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison


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- Reports are that Court of Appeals has upheld the 8 1/2 yr sentence of student activist Majid Tavakoli.


- After torturing Hengameh Shahidi for months, IR is asking for $600,000 so she can get out & get medical help.


- Hengameh Shahidi's interrogators wanted her to make a false confession of having an affair with former pres Khatami.


- Journalist Hengameh Shahidi suffering from multitude of health problems including heart condition.


- On the day of her trial, Hengameh was so frail that she fainted in the courtroom. Medics had to be called in.


- Hengameh's family has been trying to get the judiciary to lower the bail to no avail.


- Imprisoned attorney Nasrin Sotodeh was allowed to call home for the 2nd time. She was arrested 2 weeks ago.


- Ahmadinejad: Releasing Sarah Shroud was out of kindness of IR, we hope that they extend the same kindness for the detained Iranians.


- Ahmadinejad: Naturally we expected the US government to release some of the Iranians that they are holding.


- After 66 days on hunger strike, Arzhang Davoudi is down to 80 lbs, has vision problem,can't walk & is incoherent.


- Khabaronline reports visas for 40 people who were going to accompany Ahmadinejad on his NY trip have been refused.


- Kermani member of Pan-Iranist Party has suffered a stroke twice before & is in need of medication to prevent another.


- Pol prisoner Reza Kermani 77, is being denied his medication & is in danger of suffering a stroke.


- In recent weeks number of students have been summoned by the Judiciary branch of the Armed Forces.


- Apparently students are being summoned to the Armed Forces Judiciary in connection with last year's Tehran U attack.


- Expelled Tehran Uni Law & Pol Science student Ayoub Nemati was arrested after being summoned by Armed Forces Judiciary.


- IRNA claims a group named Ashyaneh has hacked 500 US websites including the Florida State official website.


- A 25 y/o man was hanged Thurs in Varamin after receiving 173 lashes, he was convicted of kidnap & rape.

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