News Update - December 26, 2010

Petitions:

URGENT: New Letter to Send to Foreign Ministries & Secretaries of State for Habibollah Latifi & His Family (26 Dec 2010)

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Habibollah Latifi’s Family Arrested; Concern Over Impending Execution

Latifi’s Execution Halted Pending Further Review

Sister of Habibollah Latifi Speaks Out After Stay of Execution

Iran halts execution of Kurdish student: lawyer

Iran passes death sentence on 'Israeli spy'

Latifi family’s demonstration and the suspicious phone call

Women’s Rights Activists Fatemeh Masjedi and Maryam Bidgoli Fined and Sentenced to 6 Months of Suspended Imprisonment

Green Movement Activists Detained in Behbahan

Saghez Political Prisoner Transferred to Sirjan

Blogger Navid Mohebbi Sentenced to 3 Years of Suspended Imprisonment and Released

Student Activist Afshin Keshtkari Held Incommunicado

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- Kurdish sites warn not releasing Latifi's family immediately could only create more tension in this volatile region.

- There are unconfirmed reports of more wide spread arrests in Sanandaj last night.

- Still no news from Habibollah Latifi's family. Kurdish sites voice concern over the impact of these arrests.

- Habibollah Latifi's parents house raided by 30 agents, unconf reports suggest all family members+guest arrested.

- Masoud Aghaei was called back to Evin to start serving his 6 months prison term. He was out on bail.

- Egypt refuses to grant visa for Iranian lawmakers to visit Gaza.

- Tehran DA: The arrested Shargh newspaper journalist were going to issue statements against IR system.

- 7 people were hanged in Iran on Saturday. 4 in Ahvaz (S.IR), 1 in Sari (N.IR) & 2 in Saveh (C.IR).

- 1/2) Clear sign of disapproval by Parliament members on Ahmadi's conduct in firing of Foreign Minister Motaki.

- 2/2) 260 Parliament members have signed a statement thanking Motaki for his services.

- Tehran DA: Journalist Nazin Khosravani is charged with anti national security acts & propagating against IR.

- Political prisoner Reza Sharifi-Boukani was moved from Rejaei Shahr prison to an unknown location today.

- Reza Sharifi-Boukani has endured much torture to agree to doing on camera forced confession.

- 1- Tehran DA Dowlatabadi: 1 person was tried & convicted 4 espionage for the Zionist regime & received the death sentence.

- 2- Jafari-Dowlatabadi said "God willing" sentence will be carried out after the Supreme Court reviews the case.

- 60 people were arrested last night in Tehran during raids on 2 offices of what Intel Min called pyramid scheme Co's.

- Habbibollah Latifi's lawyer: Due to irregularities in his trial we have requested clemency or reduction in sentence.

- Habbibollah Latifi's lawyer said Judiciary Chief Larijani ordered the temp stay of execution.

- Mostafaei says stopping execution for Habib Latifi not enough. Full cancellation required.

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