News Update - October 29, 2010

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Neither the parliament nor the government know the details of their ongoing subsidy removal program (Farsi)

Police to set up stations in 2000 Tehran locations starting October 30, 2010 (Farsi)

UPDATE: Kouhyar Goodarzi Moved to Ward 3 of Rajai Shahr Prison

Women Political Prisoners Write Statement after Release of Hengameh Shahidi

Afghan Officials Say Woman Shot Dead By Iranian Forces

Ashura Detainee Navid Kamran Returned to Evin Prison

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- Reports are Supreme Leader's office had invited all of Qom Marja Ayatollahs to visit SL in advance of his trip.

- Reports are that SL visits with Mrja Ayatolllahs was only used as photo-op & nothing important was discussed.

- Reports are some of the Marja Ayatollahs that visited with SL only stopped by to say hello but were faced with photographers.

- Reports are Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani & Shobayri were not aware of photographers presence in advance.

- 8 Marja Ayatollahs with the greatest number of followers across the country did not visit with Supreme leader.

- Reports are that Marja Ayatollahs were warned & threatened with possibility of retaliation if they do not visit with SL.

- 1- Marjas who did not see SL: Ayt Bayat Zanjani, Ayt Vahid Khorasani, Ayt Mousavi Ardebili,

- 2- Marjas who did not see SL: Ayt Mohamad Sadegh Rouhani, Ayt Mohamad Sadeghi Tehrani,

- 3- 2- Marjas who did not see SL: Ayt Sanei, Ayt Gerami Qomi, Ayt Houseini Shirazi.

- Fakhredin Samimi was sentenced to 6 months by a court in Sari (N.IR) for promoting Bahai faith.

- Bojnourd Uni English instructor Hadi Hakim Shafaei has been summoned to Bojnourd prison to serve his 1 yr sentence.

- Senior Ghazvin International U student Haydar Ghazvini was expelled & banned for 3yrs from finishing his degree in any uni.

- Esfahan province Payam Nour university with 44 campuses will implement gender separation in the near future.

- Kudish author & poet Behzad Kurdestani in solitary for 2 months is under pressure & torture to give false confession.

- Imprisoned HR attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh's lawyer Ms. Ghanavi has been threatened with arrest by Intel agents.

- Abdolaziz Noti-Zehi convicted of possession of firearms & killing 5 policemenwas was executed in Zahedan Thurs.