Tuesday, October 12, 2010

News Update - October 11, 2010

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Iranian Authorities Order Spanish Correspondent to Leave Country


Speech by Akbar Ganji


Two German Journalists and the Lawyer and Son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Arrested


61 post-election detainees sentenced to prison terms


Nobel Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi in Vancouver Discusses Human Rights In Iran, Talks to Iran News Now


A Letter to My Brother, Still Imprisoned in Iran


Jailed Iranian Filmmaker Challenges Supreme Leader


Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Hunger Strike in Interviews with Her Lawyers and Husband


Jafar Panahi’s trial to begin on November 7th


Temporary Detention Order Issued for Ebrahim Yazdi


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- Bureau of Prisons Chief said it is not possible to send letters out of Evin with all the monitoring that is in place.


- Bureau of Prisons Chief: Some prisoners while out on bail may have written statements that are published by friends later.


- Jud Spokesman reiterates that ruling for dissolving Participation Front & Islamic Mojahedin is final & it stands.


- Judc Spokesman: In past moth 64 rulings were issued for after elec protesters, 2 were exonerated & 61 found guilty.


- Judc Spokesman: Sentences have been issued for the 61 found guilty by lower court but can be appealed.


- Iran Freedom Movement member Ali Asghar Gharavi has been released from Esfahan prison.


- HRA reports 5 people convicted of smuggling have been hanged in Esfahan prison. Date is not given.


- Arrested in Paveh: Retired teacher Amir Hatami, Blogger&jouro Mohamad Erfan & City Council memb Mohamad Ebrahimi.


- 3 environmental activists have been arrested in the city of Paveh in Kermanshah province in western Iran.


- Jud Spokesman Ajeie threatened pol prisoners today with additional sentences if they continue to issue statements from prison.


- Pol prisoners were threatened by Judiciary Spokesman: Stop writing letters or you will receive harsher sentence.


- Evin 350 pol prisoners are still banned from phone use. This puts added pressure on families living out of Tehran.


- Evin's water is supplied from a well & the last few days when they did have running water it has been very murky.


- Evin 350 has been without hot water for sometimes & prisoners have to shower with cold murky water now.


- Family has not heard from blogger Mohamad Reza Pourshajari arrested 4 weeks ago & moved to Gohardasht prison.


- Pourshajari was arrested in a raid of him home, moved to Sepah solitary in Gohardasht.


- Reports are that Pourshajari was taken to Gohardasht medical facility twice as a result of injuries sustained from torture.


- Pourshajari's daughter in Mashhad has also been summoned by Intel office & told not to talk to the press.


- Elm-o-Sanaat Uni students activists Hamid Bedar & Navid Ataei have been suspended for 2 terms each.


- Hamed Rouhinejad suffers from progressive MS, was in very poor health at Evin before his transfer to Zanjan.


- Hamed's father is currently in Zanjan trying to get permission to visit his son. He has not been able to get permission.


- Hamed Rouhinejad, Ahmad Karimi, Ali Zamani & Arash Rahmanpour all gave false confession in hopes of lighter sentence.


- Hamed & the other 3 in this case were tried in the show trials, their false confession was used to convict them.


- After much international pressure about their case Hamed & Ahmad Karim's death sentences were overturned.


- Hamed Rouhinjejad was transferred to a prison in Zanjan 2 weeks ago & has been banned from visits since.


- In addition to the 10 yr sentence he previously received, Hamed Rouhinejad has received additional 1 yr in a separate case.


- Detention order for one month has been issued for Sec Gen of Iran Freedom Movement Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi.


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