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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - March 05, 2010

Amnesty urges Iran to release jailed journalist Hengameh Shahidi

‘Blood Money’ to Families of Kurdish Victims

Iran: The film maker – the public enemy

Moharebeh: The last refuge of a scoundrel?

Evin Prison: Visiting political prisoners

Disqualification of lawyers and Iranian Bar Association’s demise, an interview With Abdolsamad Khorramshahi

Morteza Semyari’s Family Say They Will Never be Able to Raise his $600,000 Bail

After 2 Months in Prison, “No Suspect by the Name of Bahareh Hedayat Exists!”

Makarem Shirazi: We didn't give Fatma to execute [Mohammad Amin Valian]

List of those arrested at Jafar Panahi's home (Farsi)

Iranians in America Report Steady Stream of Death Threats

The Latest from Iran (5 March): Re-aligning

Intelligence Agents Came 3 Times in 24 Hours

RHRAI Condemns the Detention of Human Rights Activists in Iran

From Tweets

- Alireza Firoozi & Sorna Hashemi were kidnapped by regime 62 dys ago. No contact with family since.

- Late night 2/2 plainclothes violently arrested Mohamad Reza Lotfi-Yazdi in Mshhad with a warrant issued in Tehran.

- Plainclothes didnt show ID card,confiscated Loti's computer &items. Mashhad Intel & police have no info on his arrest.

- 1 mil signature campaign activist Darsa Sobhani was not home yesterday when agents went to her home to arrest her.

- Today 6 agents went to Darsa Sobhani home, beat her father, blindfolded & handcuffed him & interrogated him 4 hours.

- Agents threatened Darsa's father with arrest of entire family & confiscation of house unless she is turned in by Sat.

- 1 month after arrest of Dr.Behzadian agents performed 2nd search of his home in Tehran & his home in Damavand.

- Agents confiscated Dr. Behzadian-nejad books, daughter's papers, family's computers & his wife's personal items.

- Mousavi senior advisor Dr. Ghorbanali Behzadian-nejad in solitary 2+months, not allowed lawyer or family visit.

- Siamak Nadali former Chair of Lorestan UNI students Islamic Association has been released on bail.

- Feb 2 to Feb 3 arrest/attempted arrests of the HR activists were across the country & no limited to Tehran.

- In the 31 year history of Islamic Republic it has been found guilty 28 times by UN for human rights violations.

- In some of HR activist arrests, different arresting entities argued among themselves who should take the prisoner.

- In the orchestrated arrests of HR activists, uniformed Sepah, Intel Ministry & plainclothes were involved.

- Feb 2 thru Feb 3 orchestrated attack on HR activists in Iran resulted in 9 arrests from 23 attempted arrests.

- Attack on HR activists in IR: From 9 PM Feb 2 to 9 AM Feb 3, there was arrest/attempted arrest of 23 HR activist.

- Norway grants asylum to ex-IRI diplomat Heydari and expels one IRI diplomat in tit-for-tat spat.