News Update - July 29, 2010

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Post-Election Protester’s Death Sentence Upheld; Re-Trial Denied By Supreme Court

Fifteen Evin Prisoners Transferred To Solitary Cells After Hunger Strike

Shadi Sadr to Iran’s Bar Association: Do Not Keep Silent on State Kidnap and Revenge

Iran Human Rights Updates: Heavy Sentences, New Charges, Summons, Suspensions,

The Hikers in Iran: One Year Later

Political Prisoner Sentenced to Life Describes Hellish Conditions in Rajai Shahr Prison

UN Declares Water, Sanitation as Human Rights

Mahboubeh Karami Suffers from Depression and Respiratory Problems in Prison

Mothers of US Hikers Held in Iran Renew Call for Release

Shadi Sadr to Iran’s Bar Association: Do Not Keep Silent on State Kidnap and Revenge

Iranian Social Networking, Hard-Line Style

Hoda Saber Makes First Phone Call from Evin Prison

Mohammad Reza Jalaeipour Visits In-Laws in Prison

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- HR attorney Mohamad Mostafi's whereabouts are still unknown, a warrant for his arrest has been issued.

- Illegal detention of wife & brother-in-law of attorney Mohamad Mostafai continues after 6 days. They are in solitary.

- Activist Hoda Saber who had been missing since Sat has called his family from Evin prison. Arrest reason is unknown.

- Pol prisoner Payman Karimi Azad on hunger strike has been hospitalized after a fainting episode due to low blood sugar.

- Karimi Azad was arrested on Ashura (Dec 27) & has been in prison in limbo status for 7 months.

- Pol prisoner Arjag Davoudi on 16th day of hunger strike in Gohardasht has been banned from family visits.

- Arjang Davoudi is now suffering from multitude of health problems including low blood pressure & vision problems.

- Journalist Kayvan Samimi & Journalist Bahman Amoei are on hunger strike & are in solitary.

- Gholam Housein Arshi & Payman Karimi both arrested on Ashura are on hunger strike & are in solitary.

- Blogger & member of Committee of Human Rights Reporters Kouhyar Goudarzi is on hunger strike & in solitary.

- Student activist Zia Nabavi & Civil activist Ebrahim (Nader) Babaei are on hunger strike & are in solitary.

- Civil activist Jafar Eghdami & photo-journalist Babak Bordbar are on hunger strike & are in solitary.

- Student activist Ali Parviz & political activist Hamid Reza Mohamadi are on hunger strike & are in solitary.

- Advar-e-Tahkim (Alumni Assoc) spokesman & student activist Abdollah Momeni is on hunger strike & in solitary.

- Journalist & Participation Front member Housein Nouraninejad is on hunger strike in Evin & is in solitary.

- Advar member & student activist Ali Malihi is on hunger strike & is in solitary.

- Members of Teachers & Scholars Association of Qum's Seminary Assembly met with Mousavi today.

- Reza Joshan,ended his hunger strike after 8 days after allowed to visit his mother.

- A man was hanged this morning in Ghazvin convicted of rape.