News Update - October 16, 2010

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- 1/3) Participation Front member & Mousavi camp activist Azad U student Mohsen Biglerbaigi was arrested in Behshahr.

- 2/3) Agents with a warrant went to Biglerbaigi's father's business, searched & seized computer & documents.

- 3/3) A search & seizure of Biglerbaigi's home was also performed by the agents.

- Member of Mousavi camp 88 & Participation Front member Rahmat Izadi has been arrested in Behshahr.

- 2 Participation Front members have been arrested in Behshahr, Mazandran provice (N.IR).

- Zahra Bahrami has been moved back to Evin 209 & reports are she is under torture to give on camera false confession.

- Police arrested 30 men & women in 4 cafes in Mashhad & 4 garden cafes were sealed & 4 managers arrested.

- HRDA reported yesterday that prisoners in ward 209 can hear Nasrin Sotoudeh's screams through out the night.

- HR attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested 6 weeks ago, has had only 2 phone calls with husband & no visits allowed.

- Labor activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh is in Evin Med facility due to complications suffered from hunger strike.

- Reports are that in Qom store owners have been told to display Khamenei's posters on their windows.

- In Qom cars are being stopped & welcoming Khamenei messages written on their windows.

- After 115 days in prison Azari activist Zahra Frajzadeh has been released on bail from Tabriz prison.

- Farajzadeh was arrested when she went to court to find info re her imprisoned husband. He is still in prison.

- Farajzadeh's husband, Ayat Mehrali Biglou has been in prison 5 months & is banned from lawyer & family visits.

- Hand amputation+1 yr prison is the sentence a 21 y/o received for stealing cookies,candy & $400 from a bakery.