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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - March 03, 2010

CHRR Member Navid Khanjani Arrested

Chemical Engineering Student Sentenced to Prison

Film director in Iran abducted: Arrested for wearing green scarf

8 Baha’is Released on Bail

Iran Document: Women Activists Write Mousavi & Karroubi

Iran Analysis: The Mousavi Strategy “We Are Still Standing”

Five Baha’is in Shiraz Sentenced to Ten Months Imprisonment

International guests (and locals) snub Tehran conference: 'I'm calling security,' says seminar organizer

Film world protests at detention of Iranian director Jafar Panahi

Conversation with musician, activist Turaj Zaim: “We can no longer afford to misjudge and suspect each other rather than taking action”

From Tweets


- We raised hell, signed petitions, emailed & did a lot for Hamed Roohinejad an MS sufferer, his sentenced was overturned.


- Atrocity: Those who raped men & women in prison are free but a 20 y/o is sentenced to death for throwing stone.


- Blogger & HR activist Nasour Taghipour was arrested by agents 9.00 PM Tuesday night.


- Tehran's prosecutor: Jafar Panahi's arrest was not due to political reasons (via VOA Persian).


- 1-Student activist Mohamad Yousefi has been sentenced to 4 years. He was arrested 12/7 as he was entering Tehran U


- 2- Yousefi was convicted of acts against the national security. He was not present at any of the protests.


- 3- During Yousefi's trial last week he was chastised by judge Salavati for his friendship with Majid Tavakoli.


- Journalist Kayvan Mehregan arrested Dec 28 has been release today on $100,000 bail.


- Higher Education Deputy Minister Gholam Ali Naderi: 4 single-gender universities will be established.


- General Inspection Org. head Mostafa Pourmohammadi: 'Senior sedition leaders' will be arrested.


- 1- Karoubi's wife says on Sunday a group of thugs staged a protest in front of her 5 stories apartment building.


- 2- Fatemeh Karoubi says they throw eggs, tomatoes & other object at the building while shouting & screaming.


- 3- Mrs. Karoubi says if necessary she will release the video of this attack.


- 4- Mrs. Karoubi says her magazine Irandokht was closed by order of Mr. Mohamad Ali Ramin.


- 5- Ramin Called Mrs Karoubi 2 days befoe ordering her magazine closed saying...


- 6- "If this was any other country Karoubi would have been executed".


- 7- Ordering closure of Irandokht magazine is illegal, an official complain will be filed with the Justice Dept.


- Activist Ali Kantouri sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping.


- 1- A Christian couple were violently arrested on Feb 28 by 15 plainclothes & police in Esfahan.


- 2- Hamid Shafiei & his wife Rayhaneh Aghajeri were arrested after a raid of their home.


- 3- Agents confiscated 100's of books, bibles, CDs, computers, cell phones, pictures & personal items.


- 4- Amount of items confiscated from Shafiei's home were so large that they confiscated his pickup to carry the items.


- 5- Reason for arresting Shafieis is not known. The couple has been openly practicing their Christian faith for years.


- For real: Naja Commander Kargar said the word "Police" will be replaced with the word "Pasvar".


- Journalist & HR activist Kaveh Kermanshahi was finally allowed a family visit 2day. He was arrested Feb 3.


- Intel says they arrested Panahi, daughter Solmaz & Ebrahim&Iman Ghafouri in connection with making a film without permit.


- Agents confiscated computers & many other items from Panahi's house.


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