Saturday, March 6, 2010

News Update - March 06, 2010

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Detained Journalists Under Pressure to Apologize to Supreme Leader

US Urges IR Iran to Free Death-Row Protester

I.R. Iran Bars Karoubi Son from Traveling to UK

Ahmadinejad Calls 9/11 ‘A Big Fabrication’

Dr. Mohammad Maleki accused of Moharebeh (Farsi)

Iran warns Italy over journalist's detention: report (Right, and how many of their own journalists does the Iranian government keep locked up??)

Zahra Rahnavard: I hope the green movement helps women's rights (Farsi)

Science Minister threatens professors with expulsion

Jafar Panahi is taken to ward 209 of Evin (Farsi)

Iran gives Russia pilots two months to leave: report

Keyhan's insult of Mousavi & Azaris (Farsi)

Mehdi Khodaei vanished after widespread raids on Human Rights Activists

Minister of Science’s Statements are Against the Iranian Constitution, Islamic Penal Code, and International Conventions

The Latest from Iran (6 March): Justice

7 Labor Activists Arrested

One Million Signatures Campaign Member Gets 1-Year Suspended Term

From Tweets


- Rooz: Isa Sharkhiz has announced he will go on hunger strike to protest his transfer to solitary confinement.


- Another HR activist arrest: Marjan Safari was arrested 3/2 by Sepah Intel, computer & items confiscated.


- HR reports so far orchestrated attacks on 29 home raids of HR activists have been confirmed resulting in 15 arrests.


- Many of the political prisoners are falsely charged with MKO connection.


- Among charges of Mahdiyeh Golroo is connection with MKO which she adamantly denies.


- Student activist Mahdiyeh Golroo is detained in a ward among murderers & hard core criminals.


- After 70 days in detention Mousavi senior advisor Dr. Arab Mazar has not been told what his charges are yet.


- Daftar-Tahkim-Vahdat in a statement warns authorities will pay a big price if they carry out Valian's death sentence.


- 8 Zahedan UNI students summoned by disciplinary office, 7 students received disciplinary action.


- Amir Aboutaleb in solitary for 1 month, family has tried to find his status through all legal means to no avail.


- Tabatabai says Judge Salavati told him he can represent Valian once the court appointed attorney files an appeal.


- Tabatabai, says Judge Salavati refused to take the power of attorney papers showing Tabatabi as Amin's lawyer.


- In an interview with ISNA attorney Tabatabai says he is Valian's lawyer & his case has not gone through Appeals yet.


- During Valian's trial, mostly he defended himself, he had a court appointed attorney for formality.


- Mohamad Amin Valian was sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court presided by judge Salavati.

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