Thursday, October 7, 2010

News Update - October 06, 2010

News Links

The Double Abuse of Iranians: Asylum-Seeking Leads to Hunger Strike in Norway


A Letter from Detained Activist Tavakoli to Students: "Despotism's Palace is Shaking on Its Foundations"


Sadistic Bullies in Iran's Judiciary and Prisons


Court Defense of Heshmatollah Tabarzadi


Release Unjustly Imprisoned Student Leaders


Jinous Sobhani Sentenced to Two Years in Prison


Children of Sakineh Ashtiani Request Asylum in Italy


The Story of Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki | From Threat of Execution to 15 Years Imprisonment


“Intelligence and Security Organizations Influenced the Nine Year Sentence”


“I Think They Have Demands Of Her Which She Does Not Wish To Grant,” Says Sotoudeh’s Husband


No Future for Iranian Web Restrictions


Mousavi: Hold Referendum on Regime Policies; Major Run on Dollars


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- Advar Tahkim Vahdat (Alumni Assoc) news site writers & bloggers are under pressure to stop updating the site.


- Prosecution in Rasht has asked for death penalty for priest Yousef Naderkhani charged with apostasy.


- Naderkhani's lawyer says he has been unofficially informed of the death sentence but has not received official notification.


- Naderkhani's wife Fatemeh Pasandideh who was arrested with him Oct 09 has been sentenced to life for apostasy.


- More Executions in Iran: 8 men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Kerman this morning.


- After threats from Tehran DA, some of the stores in the Gold Bazaar opened today but kept the lights off & no bus conducted.


- HR attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh in a short phone convo with husband today confirmed she is on hunger strike.


- Sotoudeh's husband says Nasrin used the word "Threatened" when the phone connection was cutoff.


- HR attorney Mohamad Dadkhah will go on trial Oct 17. He is currently out on bail.


- Dadkhah says he is being charged with possession of bullets, banned books & drugs in his office.


- Tehran DA Dowlatabadi threatens the Bazaaris: "We will confront those who disturb the flow of economy."

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