Thursday, March 18, 2010

News Update - March 18, 2010

"The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart."
-- R. G. Ingersoll

Help Free Writers and Journalists Held in Iran


Political activist at risk of torture in Iran: Heshmatollah Tabarzadi


News Links


Mahdieh Golroo Banned from Visitation


RSF Urges Islamic Republic to Investigate Omidreza MirSayafi’s Death


CHRR Statement on Accusations by Iranian Regime


Another Ashura Day Protester Receives Death Sentence


The Situation of Prisoner Hossein Ronaqi Maleki


Remembering the dead


Where joy is a crime: Woman arrested as child runs after her


Iranian Government Releases Prisoners for Persian New Year


Iran activist launches support project for opposition


Iran’s Opposition Seeks More Help in Cyberwar With Government


People’s Response to Leader: National Heritage, Not Superstition


Prosecutor General’s Threats


Iran: Karroubi challenges hardliner accusations against opposition


From Twitter


- Ahmadinejad was in Qom, met with 1 marja Ayatollah(probably Mesbah Yazdi), Qom had extra security on streets.


- Sayed Ahmad Reza Ahmadpour, a cleric blogger, has been sentenced to 1year & his clerical status taken away.


- Journalist Bahman Amoei arrested June 20 has been released on bail.


- Bloger Housein Derakhshan in prison more than 500 days, still not charged with anything & in limbo status.


- Group of people went to the cemetery today on this last Thur of the year to pay respect to our Green Martyrs.


- Seems like no one is immune from filtering in Iran, the site of Ayatollah Bayat-Zanjani's son has been filtered.


- 1) Daftar Tahkim Vahdat denies the re-arrest news of their Chair Mehdi Arabshahi


- 2) Arabshahi along with few other Ashura arrestees were summoned by Intel for questioning but not arrested.

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