Thursday, March 11, 2010

News Update - March 10, 2010

"Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead."
-- Louisa May Alcott


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Save Mohammad Valian from Execution

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Tajzadeh free after 9 months, no real details (Farsi)

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - March 10, 2010

Further information: Journalist imprisoned after appeal rejected: Hengameh Shahidi

Bahareh Hedayat’s File Still Not Registered at the Court

Children’s Rights Activist Saeed Hassanzadeh Remains in Prison

Baha’i Prisoner Babak Mobasher Detained in Rajai Shahr Prison

The Destination was to Begin the Journey

Trial filed for Mehdi and Faezeh Hashemi (Farsi)

Mazroei's speech in Tabriz participation office avoided (Farsi)

1/3 of the world's detained journalists are in Iran

Abbas Kiarostami's letter in protest of Jafar Panahi's arrest

U.S. hikers held in Iran allowed to call home, families say

US Begins to Believe in Iran Opposition

Makarem Shirazi condemns rumors about himself but not Valian death sentence (Farsi)

Report: Farzaneh Ghasemi’s situation since her arrest

Mehdi Sadeghloo, another Juvenile Offender in Danger of Execution

Regime mouthpiece accuses Khatami of, gasp!, wearing suit in passport photo

Iran releases former senior official

Iranian Women’s Rights Activists: We Will Stand by the People

Commanders’ Concern: Not Enough Forces Beholden to Supreme Leader

Iran Document: The Hardliners’ Project

From Twitter


- Ahmadinejad has appointed his son's father-in-law Mashaei to 17 government positions.


- Access to many blogs have been blocked by the order of judicial authorities in the past 3-4 days.


- After 9 months in prison Mostafa Tajzadeh has been released on bail. He stood his grounds during the entire time.


- Kurdish labor activist Mahmoud Salehi summoned&interegated in Saghes for statement he released reporting International Women's Day


- 3 Kurdish labor activists have been arrested in the city of Bookan. Omar Minaei, Hadi Tanouman & Karim Fatehi arrested.


- Qom DA said they have arrested number of people for espionage activities & connection with Mojahedin(MKO).


- Qom DA said these people were arrested within the last couple of months, names & details will be announced later.


- Mahmoud Ataiyan a Bahai resident in Ghaemshar has been sentenced to 10 months.


- Saman Sabetini a Bahai resident in Ghaemshar has been sentenced to 6 months.


- Mohsen Roholamini was one of the victims tortured to death in Kahrizak prison last summer.


- Mohsen Roholamini's father testified today in the 2nd trial session of 12 accused in Kahrizak prison murders.


- 6 years sentence given to journalist & academic Saied Laylaz by the Appeals Court. He has been in prison since 6/16.


- According to Noormohamadi's attorney bail was set & provided to court by Evin officials prevented his release.


- News of Participation Front member Saied Noormohamadi release from prison is denied by his family


Misc. Sources


- Two men are scheduled to be executed on March 9, in the city of Ahvaz. One man is convicted of drug trafficking, the other of armed robbery. People have been invited to witness the execution.


Photos


Photo report: Tajzadeh after release

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