Thursday, April 15, 2010

News Update - April 15, 2010

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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - April 15, 2010


Execution sentence for a female Ashura protester


Court Hearing for Maryam Zia Scheduled


Iran: 'University Is Alive'


Iran Opposition Leader Slams Ahmadinejad's Obama Remarks


Full Report: Mahdieh Goloroo’s Husband Calls MKO Charge Ridiculous


Iranian Women and the Struggle for Democracy I


Iran bars ex-president Khatami from travel: website


The Politics of UN Human Rights Council and Iran's Candidacy


Mohammad Ghaznavian Released


Daughter of Rights Activist Expelled from Junior High School


Sunni Cleric Molavi Alireza Rasouli Released


Behzad Mehrani Released


Second Prison Visit for Dorsa Sobhani & Navid Khanjani


Student Activist Mohammad Reza Lotfi Released


Luta Continua!


Birjand Students Ali Sepandar & Behzad Parvin Releaed


Minister of Culture: Jafar Panahi’s Case a Security Issue


US Export Ban on Haystack is Lifted


From Twitter


- Wife of Abdolah Momeni visited him in Evin today. He was rearrested before his leave on $800,000 bail was over.


- Site for Khamenei rep in Sepah(Basirat) has started their threats of arrests for any protest plans re the D coup anniversary.


- Appeals Courts has given journalist Masour Lavasani 6 years in prison & 10 years ban from his profession.


- HR & women rights activist Mahboubeh Karimi arrested Mar 2 is in ward 2-A suffering from flu & not being treated.


- 45 days after arrest of Christian couple Hamid shafiei & Rayhaneh Aghajeri in Esfahan they are still in limbo status.


- Hate slogan were written on home of the father of imprisoned journalist Abolfazl Abedini.


- Apparently the Justice Dept sees writing about & informing people of HR violations as espionage.


- 160 journalists/bloggers have written to AG Larijani asking for release of Journalis/blogger Kaveh Kermanshahi.


- Kaveh Kermanshahi arrested on Feb 3, is kept in solitary under heavy pressure to accept espionage charges.


- The journalists letter to Larijani details Kaveh's activities as a human & civil rights activist in Kurdestan.


- Kermanshahi went even as far as sending a letter to Intel detailing all of his HR work each time.


- Kermanshahi sent a copy of all articles he wrote to Intel, whether critical of government or not.


- Soma Bahmani is sentenced to 1 year in prison for being a human rights activist.


- Soma Bahmani was previously sentenced to 3 years suspended term for HR activities in Kurdestan.

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