News Update - October 13, 2010

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- 1/3) Pol prisoner Majid Dori suffering from excruciating headaches in Evin 350. Proper med help is not provided.

- 2/3) Evin doctor has prescribed MRI for Majid Dori to find the cause of his severe headaches. No MRI machine at Evin.

- 3/3) Evin officials have not allowed Majid Dori to be sent to a hospital for an MRI.

- HRA reports Dr. Mehdi Khazali was arrested by 4 Intel agents after being summoned. They transfered him to Evin.

- 1/2) HRA reports Kurdish prisoner Jamal Aminzadeh arrested 15 yrs ago at age 15, sentenced to life in prison...

- 2/2) ...has been in Gonbad Ghavous prison without any leave or visits the entire time. His parents are both deceased.

- 1/2) Tehran U instructor Feraydon Verdinejad found his retirement notice on his desk at his office last week.

- 2/2) Verdinejad says he had no prior notice about his forced retirement & after seeing the notice he packed up & left.

- Judiciary Spokesman Ejeii denied the authenticity of "The secret memo" from Judiciary Chief to Khamenei.

- Ejeii said the fake memo from Judiciary Chief to Khamenei just another attempt by the sedition movement to fabricate stories.

- Kurdish student activist Amanj Mohamadi has been sentenced to 2 years in prison.

- Mohamadi along with a number of Kurdish students arrested last year during a protest against Ehsan Fahatian's execution.

- Sistan & Balouchestan (SE IR) MP said unemployment in his province has reached an all time high of 30%.

- Political activist Arash Saghar has been sentenced to 8 yrs in prison & banned from all pol activities for 5 yrs.

- Arash Saghar was arrested 10 months ago & has been in Evin 209 since with limited contact with family.

- Tehran DA Jafari Dowlatabadi said Mehdi Hashemi (Rafsanjani's son) will be arrested if & when he returned to Iran.

- Tehran DA Jafari Dowlatabadi said 5 people have been arrested in Tehran for espionage.