News Update - July 03, 2010

Confirmed PROTESTS This Weekend: STOP the STONING of Sakine Mohammadi!

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Young Political Prisoner with Multiple Sclerosis in Critical Condition

Time in Solitary Confinement Extended for Behrouz Javid Tehrani

Meysam Ebadi was trying to save a girl; basiji threatens him, he resists, basiji fires! (Farsi)

Women's ward at Evin

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - July 03, 2010

DC: Protests Outside Iranian Interests Building: Stop the Stoning of Sakineh Ashtiani

Prisoner of Conscience Ahmad Zeidabadi, uncertain condition (Farsi)

Iran says it has 'evidence' scientist abducted by CIA

World Cup Politics: 'The Curse Of The Iranian People Afflicted Brazil'

Ex-Iranian Deputy Criticizes Prison Abuse Investigation

Student Activist Mehrdad Bozorg Sentenced to 1 Year Suspended Imprisonment

Weekly Report on Violation of Students Rights (20-26 June)

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- Zia Nabavi's parents are both in the hospital after hearing the news of their son's nervous breakdown in prison.

- Zia Nabavi's elderly father suffered a heart attack after the news of his son's nervous breakdown.

- Kurd prisoner Khalil Mostafa Rajab in Saghez prison suffering for severe lung infection, proper med help not provided.

- Journalist Ahmad Zaydabadi arrested day after election violently as his family witnessed is in Gohardasht among criminals.

- Behrooz Javid Tehrani is on his 11th day of hunger strike & under torture in Gohardasht prison.

- Political prisoner Payman Karimi suffering from diabetes has fallen into a comma due to lack of med help.

- Karimi was taken to Evin hospital in a comma, his current status is not known yet.

- Student activist Mehrdad Bozoorg has been sentenced to 1 yr in prison suspended for 5 yrs by Court of Appeals.

- Labor leader Mansour Osanlo was in a Karaj court on Weds. Reason for his court appearance not clear.

- In recent weeks there were reports Osanlo is being charged in a new case for cooperation with an enemy of the state group.

- Behrooz Javid Tehrani is on his 11th dy of hunger strike is in very poor health condition.

- Javid Tehrani the last remaining student in prison from the uprising 11 yrs ago has endured yrs of torture.

- Javid Tehrani in ward 1 solitary at Gohardasht. Guards hv bn talking him to cells were they perform torture.

- Javid Tehrani is in a cell without air conditioning in the hot 100+ temp. His use of bathroom & showers are limited.

- On 7/1 inspectors from the Bureau of Prisons visited Gohardasht prison & heard prisoner's complains.

- Prisoners told the insp team about rapes by batons, beatings resulting in broken bones & their gen complaints.