News Update - July 22, 2010

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Majid Tavakoli, Jailed Student Leader, Finally Meets with His Family After 3 Months (Farsi)

Iran Says Amiri Spied on U.S.

Afghanistan will be US's new Vietnam: Iran speaker

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - July 21, 2010

Iran says scientist provided information on CIA

A report about Aya. Boroujerdi's critical condition in Evin (Farsi)

Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaie summoned to the Evin prison court (Farsi)

Head of Judiciary: Human rights in Iran are not Universal (Farsi)

Iran's supreme leader accuses U.S. of supporting bombings

Iran's Supreme Leader Says He Represents Prophet Muhammad on Earth

Muslims must fight US, British terrorism: Khamenei

Iranian Conservatives Unite In Bid To Undermine Ahmadinejad

In Tehran, Afghan refugee children find joy and dignity in theater

Writer and Religious Scholar Dr. Akbar Karami Released on Bail

Boukan Resident Ali Rostam Detained

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- Political activist Ali Gholitabar & Ehsan Alaifar have been sentenced to 1 yr suspended for 5 yrs.

- Political activists Mohamad Rafati & Medi Gholitabar have been sentenced to 6 months suspended for 3 yrs.

- Pol activists Housein Rafati, Mohamad Hassan Kayghobadi & Ebrahim Biganeh have been sentenced to 2yrs suspended for 5yrs.

- Prayers for lawyer Mohamad Mostafai who always works so hard on behalf of youth sentenced to death.

- Mohamad Mostafai's last case of saving a youth from execution was Ali Mahin Torabi, fined in lieu of execution.

- Mohamad Mostafai HR lawyer who tirelessly works on behalf of children has been summoned to Evin Court.

- Rozita Vaseghi of Bahai faith in Mashhad Vakilabad prison has lost a lot of weight & suffering from health problems.

- In recent weeks about 50 Tehran Uni students have bn summoned to the disciplinary office, 3 have been expelled .

- Court of Appeals has sentenced Ghazvin Uni student Arsalan Abadi to 6 yrs in prison on bogus charges.

- FAB NEWS: Ali Mahin Torabi sentenced to death at age 16 was found not guilty of murder & released after 7 yrs in jail.

- Ali Mahin Torabi was found to have acted in self defense & was fined & released fr Rejai shahr prison.

- Hamedan Bo-Ali Sina student Mohsen Abdi has been in Evin for 200 days in limbo status.

- Stiff sentences for 3 charged with murder; Farzad 8yrs, Jafar 15yrs & Mohamad Reza death. All 3 deny the charges.

- Pol prisoner Ali Maazi 57, suffering from multitude of health problems in Gohardash prison. Med help not provided.

- Iran's 2 leading specialists in HIV/AIDS, brothers Arash + Kamiar Alaei imprisoned June 08 4 their research.

- Student activist Mehdi Arabshahi has been hospitalized due to heart problems.

- Arabshahi who's out on bail was in Evin 240 solitary for 3 months under severe pressure to confess to false charges.

- While in prison, due to stress & pressures Arabshahi suffered heart problems which now has landed him in hospital.

- Ayt. Broujerdi has almost lost his vision in both eyes, can not keep his balance when standing up.

- More executions in IR: This morning (7/21) a man was hanged in Ahvaz charged with drug trafficking.

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