News Update - November 29, 2009

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Petition to stop execution of Nemat Safavi

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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau

Legislation to provide €20m funding for anti-western militant groups

Maziar Bahari interview and the IRGC

Mehrnoush Etemadi's mother: Just save me from the confusion (Farsi)

Ayatollah Montazeri heavily criticizes Basij violence (Farsi)

Sasan Aghayi: Don't beleive anything I might say in prison

Cleric emerges as new spiritual leader of Iran opposition

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- Green student movement has issued an invitation asking people to join them on 16 Azar for support.

- Green Student movement will announce later the speakers names & schedule for each univ through out the country.

- If security forces prevent people from entering univ students requesting people to create traffic around universities.

- Students emphasizing the peaceful nature of the protest & asking everyone to avoid violence.

- Students also inviting the armed forces to join them in celebrating the student day.

- Fars province Sepah Commander said Shiraz had the largest number of protesters after Tehran.

- Karoubi, Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohamad Ali Abtahi & other reformists visited Behazd Nabavi on Sun.

- Behzad Nabavi: Arrest warrants for high rank reformists were issued 2 days before the election by an intelligence entity.

- IR Gov the worst human rights violator has allocated $20M to investigate western countries HR violations.

- Prosecutor has agreed to release Fariba Pejooh on bail, but what authority is keeping her in prison is unknown.

- Fariba Pejoohs family visited her today from behind a glass screen. She was frail & not in good condition.

- Journalist & blogger Fariba Pejooh still being held in Evin after 100 days of detention.

- MP Torabi:I have asked many times for names of Basij they claimed were killed in uprising. No list
as been issued.

- Membs of Advare Tahkim Vahdat, Bahareh Hedayat(F) & Mehdi Arabshahi have been summoned by Revolutionary Court.

- Behzad Nabavi has been sentenced to 6 years. His lawyer said they will appeal the sentence.

- Status & whereabouts of Sonya Ahmadi & Mr.Ghavatian Bahais arrested by Intel 11/2 in Mashad still unknown.

- IRIB reports an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale shook Darroud area in Khorasan province at 7:39pm.

- 2 high rank officers from IR Police & IRIG were in Parliament today to give their report of post-Elec uprising events.

- The two officers also were questioned re Kahrizak events & the death of Kahrizak physician.

- 1/2 Women rights activist Mehrnush Etemadi arrested in Esfahan 11/23 is still in prison in limbo status.

- 2/2 Her initial detention order was for 24 hrs & bond was set for her but her interrogator prevents her release.

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News Update - November 24, 2009

Hey, all, NV here; just wanted to mention that I got a new job, and I haven't gotten my schedule just yet, but I wanted to give a heads up just in case. Depending on when my shift will be, some nights I might not update at all. But I hope I will have a shift that will allow me to continue updating on the events. That was all I wanted to mention, wish me luck!

Petitions against executions in Iran

Frontline: A Death in Tehran

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Obama Writes to Brazil’s Leader About Iran

Iran's leader gets backing in friendly Bolivia

Ban on Iran paper over Baha'i photo lifted-report

Crackdown on Students Ahead of National Student Day

74 lashes for insulting Ahmadinejad (Farsi)

Iranian students stage protest before Saudi, Yemen embassies in Tehran

Over 60 students arrested during the month of Aban (Farsi)

Jail & Lashes for 8 Mozandaran university students ahead of 16 Azar

Why Ahmadinejad might keep his distance from Hugo Chávez

Two more Tehran university students were arrested

Iran frees activist on bail in mass trial

Iran: Five Journalists Convicted, Another Arrested and One Released

First-Round Victory for Ahmadinejad Impossible

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- 1. Conservative Majlis rep. Alireza Zakani: Saeed Mortazavi gave order to transfer prisoners to Kahrizak.

- 2. Regime is setting up ex-Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi as the sole fall guy for Kahrizak atrocities.

- 3. Majlis rep. Zakani said that he has evidence that shows Mortazavi ordered transfers to Kahrizak.

- 4. Zakani said that if Mortazavi files a complaint against him, he will produce the evidence.

- 5. Zakani made the comments on Tuesday, Nov 24.

- end of Zakani/Mortazavi piece.

- Ahmadi son's site Sanyeh is off line.

- Ramezanzadeh from Evin: I oppose Ahmadinejad & I will not change my position.

- Don't forget all the political prisoners that have been released are out on bail. Sentencing awaits all of them.

- Talks of gender separation for universities are going around.

- Sanandaj prisoner Loughman Rahmani has been moved to hospital. To prisoners died of undisclosed causes last week.

- Kurdish human rights site reports news of 2 Kurdish activists execution being overturned has not been officially confirmed.

- Journalist & Blogger Sasan Aghaie was in court yesterday where his indictment was read to him. He is Evin 209.

- Things are heating up between ex-prosecutor Mortazavi & MP Zakani, each accusing the other.

- MP Zakani had said the post-Elec protestors were sent to Kahrizak by the order of Mortazavi.

- Today, Mortazavi denied Zakani's stantement and said Zakani being an MP is making whatever statement he wants.

- MP Zakani said he still says all those sent to Kahrizak went there by the order of Mortazavi & he has proof.

- MP Zakani also said he wishes Mortazavi would sue him so all the facts would come out in court.

- Families of Alameh UNI gathered in front of court building today trying to find info re their arrested loved ones.

- MP Torabi: Sometimes students are charged with "using the internet"!

- Whereabouts of ex-Tehran prosecutor Mortazavi has been solved. He showed up at Kordan's memorial service.

- Intel Minister Maslahi: To confront enemy's cyber attack we are training an Internet army.

- MP Torabi: Recently we have witnessed pressure being put on students & even their families.

- MP Torabi: It is natural for students to react to uniformed police or agents coming into the universities.

- MP Torabi: Universities & their students are the ones who made this revolution happen.

- MP Torabi: Students were at the forefront of the Revolution & are still at the forefront.

- Women's right & million signature cmpgn activists Nahid Keshavarz & Sara Imanian exonerated of all charges.

- Mousavi campaign activist Majid Zamani has been released.

- Parents of Shiraz Med students who participated in 11/4 protest bn contacted by Univ warning them re 16 Azar.

- To protest beating of a student by masked men on Fri at Mahshahr Polytech UNI students had a sit in protest.

- Leftist student Milad Omrani arrested 2 years ago & was out on bail sentenced to 2 years suspended sentence.

- Nabavi was exonerated of charges of contact with MKO but guilty of creating civil disorder by participating in riots.

- Student activist Atefeh Nabavi(F) has been sentenced to 4 years.

- Arrested Ghazvin UNI: Saeed Sekakian, Payam Haydar-Ghazvini & Farhad Fathi.

- 3 Ghazvin International UNI students were summoned by Intel. All 3 were arrested.

- 100 students at Ahvaz Azad UNI were summoned to disciplinary office & threatened with diciplinary action.

- Mohamad Atriyanifar has been sentenced to 6 years. He was released on bail today. He can appeal his sentence.

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News Update - November 23, 2009

Petitions against executions in Iran

Frontline: A Death in Tehran

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Ziaedin Nabavi's trial will be held on 18-Azar (Farsi)

Hamshahri paper was banned today & the ban lifted on the same day (Farsi)

New Death Penalty Verdicts Issued

Names of over 70 imprisoned student activists (Farsi)

Ali Larijani speaks in support of Rafsanjani & in criticism of Ahmadinejad

20 students who had protested Saffar-Harrandi summoned to discipline committee

Ahmad Zeydabadi sentenced to 5 years prison & $350,000 bail for temporary release

Iranian official in fake degree scandal dies

Iran's Green Movement Reaches Out to U.S.

Iran's leader wants debate on 'global justice' with Obama

Maziar Bahari, Iran, and the impact of world pressure

Iran: We'll hit Israeli cities if they hit our nuclear sites

Mousavi: Country governed under Islam should not terrorize people

Opposition Leader Karroubi Presses Iran's Judiciary About "Rape Victims"

Judicial Action Against Administration?

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- Saeed's wife, Sayeh Negar, was arrested the week before Komail services and still is in Evin.

- Saeed Qoraishi arrested at Komail prayer service 20 days ago has been released.

- Larijani overturned death sentence of Shirko Moarefi & Habibollah Latifi. Their case goes to Court of Appeals.

- AG Larijani complied with the request of PM Talebani and overturned the death sentence of 2 Kurdish activist.

- Leftist student Milad Omrani arrested 2 years ago and was out on bail sentenced to 2 years suspended sentence.

- Ebrahim Avazadeh was killed by Intel agents in Shiraz, Intel says they found fire arms, explosives and ammunition.

- Mousa Saket arrested Nov 4 in Tabriz was released Mon after posting bond.

- 1/8 Kobra Zaghedoost arrested 4 months ago at Tehran cemetery during martyrs 40th day ceremony.

- 2/8 she has been moved out of solitary and into the women ward in Evin. She was under heavy pressure to

- 3/8 sign a false confession. Bond was set for her but they refuse to take the bond unless she divorces

- 4/8 her husband who was arrested with her. Kobra says many times she was beaten in front of her husband

- 5/8 and her husband beaten in front of her. Kobra & her husband had no political activities and only went to

- 6/8 the ceremony at the cemetery. Her husband Mostafa Eskandari spent months in solitary and was moved

- 7/8 back into solitary 2 weeks ago. Kobra says last week during a Justice Dept official visit to Evin, she

- 8/8 told him her story, he promised to look into it. Not only that hasn't happened, they are preventing her release.

- Mail 2 Students Azad Uni Tehran South ask to bring small money bills to throw at basijis at the protest tomorrow.

- IR Telecom says SMS were being sent from unidentified number but they are working to ID the phone number.

- IR Telecom is denying sending the warning SMS saying they were SPAM & have been stopped.

- Beheshti UNI students Mohamad Nikkhah & Hamid Ghahvechian were arrested 11/19. No contact with family since.

- Political prisoners, Kamal Ahmadi & Khosro Izadi have died in Sanadaj prison during the last week.

- Families of 2 prisoners who died in Sanadaj prison haven’t received any official cause of death from authorities.

- Kurdish political prisoner been removed from Sanadaj.

- Brdg Gen Ahmad Migani said the armed forces anti-cyber war is also evaluated in the 2nd phase.

- 2nd phase of the war games includes the Army, Basij, IRIG and the police force.

- IRN army has finished the 1st phase of war games in western & central parts of Iran.

- Sima's family went to Evin yesterday trying to find info, they were told to come back in 7 days.

- Political prisoner Salman Sima arrested 10 days ago has had no contact with family.

- 1/3 yesterday a young man named Amir who was sentenced to death as a minor was saved from execution.

- 2/3 Victim's family agreed to be paid money in lieu of execution.

- 3/3 The Court sentenced Amir to 5 yrs. 2 yrs & 8 months already served and the rest as suspended sentence.

- Child Abuse: Official marriage registration shows last yearr 4.28% of females married were ages 10-14 yrs old.

- Student activist at Ghazvin Univ Yashar Dalarshfa was released yesterday after 20days in arrestat.

- Over 400 students protested at Tehran Univ EC today chanting “Riyasate Daneshga Danshjoha to Nafrosh”.

- Human rights activist Rasoul Badaghi has been moved to ward 350 Evin after being in solitary for 2 months.

- Justice Dept has not officially issued any statement re the HR report of the Kurdish activists death sentence.

- Post graduate student Yashar Darolshafa arrested Nov 4 has been released. He was detained in Evin 240.

- Ilam UNI student activists Arash Khandel & Morad Basereh were arrested today.

- Khabar newspaper decided to stop publishing the paper & concentrate on their on their site Khabaronline.

- 13 MP's have requested info from House Speaker, NAJA & Ed Ministry re the whereabouts of these students.

- Kurdish students were protesting the execution of political prisoner Ehsan Fatahian.

- Missing Kurdish students are: Amanj Rahimi, Abdoulah Arefi, Pakhshan Azizi, Layla Mohamadi.

- Missing Kurdish students continued: Sarveh Vaisi and Hazhar Yousefi.

- Status & whereabouts of 7 Kurdish students arrested at Tehran UNI Nov 16 is still unknown.

- 1/4 Student activist Naseh Faridi was tried on Sun without his lawyer being in court.

- 2/4 Faridi charged with Moharebeh(can have death sentence), anti-national security activities & contact with MKO.

- 3/4 Faridi was a Karoubi campaign activist. He is charged with sending pics & info by internet & phone to MKO.

- 4/4 Faridi is charged with sending reports to Simaye Azadi(MKO), Voice of America & Radio Farda.

- Mehdi Abrabshahi memb of Advare Tahkim Vahdat has been subpoenaed by court.

- Advare Tahkim Vahdat Ahmad Zaydabadi has been sentenced to 6 years in prison & 5 years exile to Gonabad.

- Last week bail was set & paid for Zaydabadi, but the prosecutor illegally prevented his release.

- Students at Shirza Uni didn’t attend at their classes yesterday & protested against the recent students arrests.

- Million signature campaign & Women rights activist Mehrnoush Etemadi arrested in Esfahan, personal items confiscated.

- Sasan Aghayi, journalist was arrested at his home today.

- Students protested at Yazd Univ today chanting anti-coup slogans.

- 1. Ultra-conservative Parcham web site posted a disturbing report of a double murder yesterday.

- 2. The son of martyr Mojtaba Hashemian, Morteza, and his wife were found dead in their home.

- 3. Morteza Hashemian, a low-level security officer at a stadium, also ran his father's cultural association.

- 4. Hashemian and his wife were beheaded, according to Parcham's report.

- 5. The double murder took place on the 11th anniversary of the assassination of the Forouhars.

- 6. Dissidents Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar were beheaded in their home 11 years ago.

- 7. The regime prevented their daughter Parastou from organizing a ceremony yesterday Nov 22.

- End of piece on double murder.

- Over 1000 Students at Shahrod Univ Hunger Strike & protested against the students bad conditions in the Uni.

- Women Right Activist Mehrnosh Etemadi was arrested at her home in Isfahan few hours ago.

- Mehrnosh Etemadi is a member of 1million Signatures Campaign which seems to be the reason of her arrest.

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News Update - November 22, 2009

Petitions against executions in Iran

Frontline: A Death in Tehran

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Iran Tests Air Defense System for Protecting Nuclear Plants

Maziar Bahari: Witness

Iran’s Death Penalty Is Seen as a Political Tactic

Iraqi president in Iran seeking Kurd execution halt

Ali Kordan passed away (Farsi)

Iran releases ex-official on bail in mass trial

Iran's Mousavi tells government to end intimidation

Karoubi’s answer to Mohsen Ejei (Farsi)

Iran opposition leader criticises subsidy reform

Cleric Wields Religion to Challenge Iran’s Theocracy

Prisoner health cause for concern

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- 13 MP's have requested info from House Speaker, NAJA & Ed Ministry re the whereabouts of these students.

- Status & whereabouts of 7 Kurdish students arrested at the Law & political science school is still unknown.

- On Nov 16 the Kurdish students were protesting the execution of political prisoner Ehsan Fatahian.

- The missing Kurdish students are: Amanj Rahimi, Abdoulah Arefi, Pakhshan Azizi, Layla Mohamadi.

- Missing Kurdish students continued: Sarveh Vaisi and Hazhar Yousefi.

- University students are being summoned by disciplinary office & Intel office by an alarming rate.

- Ezami is in ward 350 Evin. This ward is in the basement of Evin and is now crowded by political prisoners.

- Court of Appeals upheld 2 year sentence of Housein Ezami charged with anti-regime acts by participating in protests.

- Journalist & blogger Sasan Aghai was arrested today. He has previously bn summoned and interrogated.

- Eghdami was in Evin 209 solitary for 9 months. His 5 year sentence was changed to 10 years by Court of Appeals.

- Human rights activist Jafar Eghdami-Ebrahimi arrested last year was moved to ward 350 today.

- After roughing up the attendants, agents arrested Sorosh Garshasbi. His whereabouts is unknown.

- Last night in Sari(NIR) agents went to home of Vahid Esmailzadegan who was having a Bahai session.

- Students arrested 3 nights ago were taken to their homes first, agents searched and seized items before arrest.

- Status & whereabouts of the Liberal group students arrested 3 nights ago is still unknown.

- The student protests will continue protesting the arrests in many Universities cross over Iran.

- Guards blocked the exits of KNT Univ to prevent the students to take the protest to the streets.

- More students joined the protest at KNT Uni after the basiji attack.

- 100s Students at KNT Univ protested chanting anti coup slogans. Protesting students were attacked by basiji.

- Ali-Reza Kiyani exonerated of charges of inciting disturbance at the university.

- Kiyani is still charged with anti-estblishment activities and writing anti-regime articles for anti-regime sites.

- Ali Abbasi & Rahman Yagoubi Mazandaran UNI students sentenced to 6 months & 15 lashes.

- Maziar Yazdaninia, Shavaneh Merikhi Mazandaran UNI students sentenced to 6 months & 15 lashes.

- Siyavash Safafi & Ali Donyari Mazandaran UNI students sentenced to 6 months & 15 lashes.

- Mazandaran UNI students Milad Housini-Keshtan & Ali Nazari sentenced to 6 months & 15 lashes.

- Sec forces from Felestin, Enghelab 148 & Yosefabd 123 police stations block the streets around Hedayat St.

- Nemat Safavi was charged & sentenced to death as a minor for homosexual activities.

- GOODNEWS: Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Nemat Safavi in Ardebil.

- 22 y/o Saleh Deldam arrested 2 days after Elec has been moved to Ghezel Hesar prison among hard-core criminals.

- Saleh suffering from a heart condition has been barred from visitation for last 4 mnths. His parents are very worried.

- Despite judges release order on bail, prosecutor has prevented Saleh's release.

- Saleh worked for Karoubi campaign and according to his interrogator that is one of his charges.

- 20 of the students who protested at Safar Harandi's speech at Gilan Uni summon to the disciplinary committee.

- Several people beaten and some arrested in Hedayat St.

- Today Compu Science & Elec Eng schools of Tehran UNI students protested arrests of classmates by a sit down,

- Students then walked to Mech Eng School & sang Yare Dabestani & asked for support from other students,

- Students then gathered in front of cafeteria and chanted. Until release of classmates this will continue.

- Many people gathered in and around Hedayat St. Plainclothes and other Sec Forces try to scatter gatherings.

- One of Human rights activism sites just went offline. Many sites have been under heavy attack lately.

- Plainclothes & Black dressed (Fadyan Velayat) prevent gatherings in Hedayat St.

- Number of families of political prisoners in ward 350 have written protest letter to Justice Dpt reporting conditions of 350.

- Shahram Chiniyan is of Bahai faith & Esfandiyari is accused of being a Mojahed(MKO).

- Saeed Matinpour is an activist/journalist from Azarbaijan serving an 8 year sentence in Evin.

- Student activists & members of women movements in Hedayat St for Foruhar´s memorial service.

- Hamed Rouhinejad was tried in the 2nd show trials. He has been sentenced to death by judge Salavati.

- Prisoners moved to ward 350: Shahram Chiniyan, Majid Aliie & Esfandiyari.

- Among those moved to ward 350 today are, Hadi Amini, Hamed Rouhinejad, Saeed Matinpour.

- Today more prisoners were moved to ward 350 Evin. This ward already overcrowded and lacks proper sanitation.

- Ahsani arrested by Intel 2 years ago, spent 68 days in Evin, 58 of which were in solitary under torture.

- Student activist Nader Ahsani who was out on bail for an arrest 2 years ago was sentenced to 1 year.

- Parasto Foruhar and the closets family are the only ones allowed to attend at the memorial service.

- Clashes around Foruhar's memorial service.

- 100s Students gathered inside KNT Uni chanting at Sec forces outside.

- Heavy sec forces presence in Enghelab St prevent any gatherings.

- Students protesting at KNT Univ. Sec forces blocked don’t let the students leave the Uni.

- Heavy Sec forces presence around Forohar's home.

- Mohamad Sadeghi, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Ali Parviz & Mahbobeh Haghighi(F) been barred from visit since their arrest.

- Evin authorities did let Dr. Kianoush Rad & Fayaz Zahed to visit their families after weeks of no visits.

- Evin authorities told political prisoners families that their next week visits will probably be canceled as well.

- Despite court ordered visitation order families of Political prisoners at Evin were prevented from visitation today.

- Plainclothes arrested 2 in Hedayat St who were going to the memorial service for Dariush & Parvaneh Forohar.

- Students demand release of arrested student’s activist Mehrdad Bozorg & others imprisoned students.

- Students chanted outside Tehran Uni mechanical Branch and continued their protest into the Cafeteria.

Hamed Rouhinejad sentenced to death writes a letter to Attorney General Larigani in next 15 tweets:

1/15 Respectfully, I would like to inform your excellency, I Hamed Rouhinejad, Son of Mohamad Reza,

2/15 with court case No.515/85/88, was tried in court branch 28 & was sentenced to death by this court,

3/15 deny all the charges and call all the accusations against me false. I deny any connection with

4/15 group called "The Monarchist Organization". In fact I had never even heard of this organization before,

5/15 much less belong to it. With objection to the verdict issued for me, & considering my poor health,

6/15 I ask that my case be reviewed and the sentence overturned.

7/15 I find it necessary to let you know that my physical situation has deteriorated as follows:

8/15 Loss of eye sight in the right eye. My left eye vision has become very cloudy. I can only see objects

9/15 by concentrating on the objects & even that is becoming more difficult.

10/15 My right arm & right leg are rapidly losing sensation. My immune & neuroligical system has become

11/15 very weak. I am constantly dizzy & cannot walk without losing my balance. I have constant headaches &

12/15 pain in my eyes. When I am stressed or agitated I totally lose my eye sight. Due to suffering

13/15 from anemia, I have no energy, especially in the mornings when I can barely move my body.

14/15 Considering all of the above, please take immediate action reviewing my case. It should be noted that

15/15 I have been suffering from MS for 7 years. Copy of this also sent to THN Prosecutor Jafari Dolatabadi

Photos:

Karroubi visiting Abtahi

Imprisoned Mostafa Tajzadeh’s birthday cake at his home.

Green wall graffiti "Basiji changing.V. to WC"

Students at KNT Univ throwing coins at basijis 22 Nov

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News Update - November 21, 2009

Petitions against executions in Iran

Frontline: A Death in Tehran

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Iran Plans Military Drills to Guard Nuclear Sites

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From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- Iranian lawyer’s blog is filtered in Iran. They ask people to pass the news posted on Facebook to people inside Iran via mail.

- Yousef Naderkhani member of religious organization “Only Jesus” detained since Sep 2009.

- Political prisoner Hasan Asadi, HR chairman of Daftar Tahkim is under constant pressure by his interrogators.

- Hasan Asadi has been kept in solitary confinement in section 240 since his arrest.

- Asadi was detained in his home Nov 3 at 20:30 by 3 Intel agents and the agents videotaped the entire proceeding.

- Student activist Mojtaba Bayat was sentenced to 2 years by branch 25 of the Rev Court.

- Mojtaba Bayat was executive member of Daftar Tahkim Vahdat (Office of Strengthening Unity).

- Ali BehzadianNejad sentenced to 6 years prison for disorderly public conduct spreading lies against regime.

- Norooz asks why no one has seen Saeed Mortazavi(xTH prosecutor), says witnesses have seen him in Evin in prison uniform.

- Sec forces stationed around Shiraz Uni dorm checked ID and searched through students belongings tonight.

- Last time Shiraz Uni students planned a protest plainclothes & basiji forced students to leave the Uni area.

- Heavy Sec forces & Plainclothes presence outside Shiraz Uni dorm tonight Sun 21 Nov.

- Fliers circulated among Students at Shiraz Uni invites everyone to not go to classes on Sun 21 Nov.

- Pro IRGC site “Gerdab” have published more pictures of protesters for identification. This site must be stopped.

- Internet connection is cut off in Tehran Uni and Alame Univ dormitories.

- All detained Shiraz UNI students will remain in prison until after Dec 7 and all are barred from visitation.

- Dr. Masiholllah Haghighatjou is in Adelabad prison charged with trying to hang a green banner and giving speech 11/4.

- Shiraz U students Ali Salehour, Kazem Rezai, Yahya Tavousi, Nazari, Shirvani & Bagheri and being held by Intel.

- Shiraz UNI students Taheri, Safarpou & Poursolayman, Zohourian, Aref, Pourfathi are in Adelabad prison.

- Banai, Jalili, Saeed Rezai, Zahedi are Shiraz University students being kept in Adelabad prison.

- The 4 Shiraz UNI students will be kept in Adel Abad prison until their verdict is decided.

- Court hearing was held for 4 Shiraz UNI students detained Nov 4. Verdict will be Dec 9.

- Hojat Arabi & Sahand Bakhtiyarpour have been expelled for 1 term and Amin Nikzadeh expelled for 2 terms.

- Khosro Mousavand has been banned from receiving his degree.

- Payam Paykari has been expelled from the university.

- Mostafa Ahookhosh has been expelled for one term and banned from dorm facilities for life.

- Abadan Sante Naft UNI (Petrochemical) university has issued disciplinary action for 6 students.

- Over 50 students who participated in 13Aban demo at Najafabd Univ summoned to the disciplinary committee.

- Journalist detained in Iran says interrogator thought New Jersey was 'paradise'.

- Date for Shabanam Madadzade`s trial at Rev Court is set for 14Azar.

- Shabanam Madadzade was kidnapped by Intel agents in Feb 2009. Intel agents used her to arrest her brother Farzad.

- Political prisoner Shabanam Madadzade suffers from bad health condition since 20 days ago.

- At today’s protest mourning mothers 4 peace invited everyone to join the protest in 16Azar.

- Mourning mothers prevent arrest of a young man chanting at plainclothes.

- Mourning mothers 4 peace protested today in Laleh Park while plainclothes filming and insulted them verbally.

- Plainclothes arresting Young people in Tehran who are released after few hours, intimidation to not join Anti Coup demos.

- Court of Appeals has upheld death sentence of political prisoner Mohamad-Reza Ali-Zamani.

- Court hearing was held for political prisoners Mohamad Sadeghi & Hassan Asadi both arrested Nov 3.

- Sadeghi & Asadi have been moved out of solitary and are in Evin 209 shearing cells with others.

- Both Sadeghi & Asadi were brought to court hand cuffed(against the law for political prisoners).

- Sadeghi complained about his hand cuffs, so the cuffed his feet too.

- Evin authorities have canceled all scheduled Sunday visits for political prisoners in ward 209.

- The Court of Appeals upheld the 2 year sentence of 21 yr old Housein Ezami.

- Habibi was charged with participating in Marxist student gatherings & writing the Red Insight blog.

- Memb Advare Tahkim Vahdat & human rights activist Saeed Habibi has been sentenced to 3 years.

- Zamani charged with Moharebeh(anti God), being member of Monarchist group, anti-national security activities & more.

- Zamani's lawyer says they tried him as part of post election rioters when in fact Zamani was arrested in 2008.

Photos:

The latest copy of underground newspaper “Neda Sabz”

Kayhan newspaper uses photoshop to add supporters for Ahmadinejad in Tabriz

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News Update - November 20, 2009

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In the Hands of Interrogators

About 12/12 – Arts United 4 Iran

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- (3/3) 9.Rashid Akh kandi 10.Ali Heydariyan 11.Farhad Vakili 12. Hossein Khazri

- (2/3) 3.Habib Latifi 4.Shirko Moarefi 5.Ramzan Ahmad 6.Farhad Chalesh 7.Rostam Arkiya 8.Fasih Yasamani

- (1/3) 12 Kurdish political prisoners sentenced to the death penalty in Iran 1.Zeynab Jalaliyan 2.Farzad Kamangar.

- More Special anti riot forces have arrived to Sanandaj Sat 21 Nov.

- Ali Heydarian refused to a recorded confession recently. Ali has been threaten to execute if he didn’t corporate.

- Agents who interrogated Ali Heydarian told he would face the same destiny like Ehsan if he didn’t corporate.

- Students gathered at the Tabriz Univ Mosque protesting for the resignation of Amini Fard head of the Univ.

- Over 1000 students at Tabriz Univ of teachers protested against the Univ policies at Fri 20 Nov.

- Amir Hossein Sabeti of Tehran Uni Pol Sci unit identified as Basiji informer please retweet for followers in Iran.

- Shiraz Univ prepare to summon at least 40 more students to the disciplinary committee before 16Azar.

- Arrested Student activist of Shiraz Univ Kazem Rezaie is on hunger strike since last week.

- Political activist Hadi Abed Bakhoda arrested at his home in Rasht 17Aban.

- Hamid Ghahvechian, Amir Kazempour & Yaser Masoumi Alameh Univ student activists have been arrested.

- Alameh Univ students Alireza Mousavi, Ahmad MirTaheri, Alireza Zargar arrested at a coffee shop.

- Supporter Hasan Ahmadian arrested by Intel 9/9 was in solitary 6 weeks still in Evin without being charged.

- Abtahi will be freed in the next few days.

- After moving Bahman Amoui back to solitary, his prescription drugs are being denied. He also suffers from flu.

- Shabnam has been suffering from heart palpitation for 20 days. Evin med facility is refusing to help her.

- Bills with 16Azar slogans circulated in Bazaar. Sec Forces intimidate shopkeepers to not accept money with slogans.

- After ward 350 prisoners continued complaining, they moved Journalist Bahman Amoui back to solitary.

- Families of ward 350 political prisoners have written a letter to head of Justice Dept asking for changes.

- Evin authorities won't allow ward 350 political prisoners purchase fruit or vegetables from prison commissary.

- Political prisoners in ward 350 are malnourished. Mostly their main food is plain rice or rice with tomato sauce.

- There is only one telephone in ward 350 for the use of 100 political prisoners.

- Ward 350 lacks proper sanitation, prisoners are cramped into small cells. Proper bedding is not provided.

- Evin ward 350 located in the basement, currently holds 100 political prisoners.

- Political prisoners in ward 350 Evin have started fasting in protest to their treatment & lack of necessities.

- At Behnoud's memorial service in Behesht Zahra Thu 19 Nov 100s protested against Child Executions.

- In last 10 days 16 people were executed in Iran charged with rape, burglary & drug traficking.

- Mousavi campaign worker Amir Ali Soltani was arrested yesterday. Whereabouts unknown.

- 24 Ferdowsi Univ students have been summoned to disciplinary office for their Nov 4 involvement.

- Majid Makoni student of Esfahan Univ was released Nov 18 from Tabriz prison after been imprisoned over 15 months.

- Arrested Gilan Univ student Kohzad Esmaili sentenced to 4 months prison but was released on bail.

- Behroz Faridi & Rasol Aleeinejad students at Tabriz Univ arrested Wed 18 Nov.

- 8 students at Polytechnic Univ students were arrested at Thu 19 Nov morning.

- Students arrested Tehran 19 Nov: Mehrdad Bozorg Sina Shokohi Alborz Zahedi Sorna Hashemi Alireza Mousavi Farzan Raufi.

- Ehsan Dollatshah member of “Iran Univs Liberal Students” was arrested in his home last night.

- During last couple of days more students activists been arrested in Tehran.

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News Update - November 19, 2009

For those that didn't see the Frontline special "A Death in Tehran" that aired on PBS on Nov 17, it's been embedded into today's update again. Scroll down if you want to watch it.

News Links

Brazil's New Standing Threatened by Ahmadinejad Visit

Get ready to bomb Iran

Iran claims it is not helping rebel group

Laugh, I nearly went to Tehran! Iranian capital starts laughing classes

Khamenei will be Iran's last supreme leader

Turkish FM to meet Ahmadinejad in Tabriz

Campaign launched to anoint Neda Agha-Soltan Time magazine's Person of the Year 2009

Ahmadinejad in Brazil to Erase Images of Iran's Suspected Election Fraud

Brazil seeks mediation role as Ahmadinejad visits

Clinton says death sentences over Iran unrest “distressing”

Obama warns of Iran sanctions ‘within weeks’

Ahmadinejad says Iran seeks cooperation with world

Ahmadinejad demands US release Iran assets

Tehran University Dorms in Blood- Never before seen videos from June 2009

Iran: Doctor’s Death Raises Questions

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- Shiraz U student Neda Eskandari was summoned to disciplinary office where she was arrested by Intel.

- Shiraz U student Khadijeh Ghahremani(F) summoned to disciplinary office where she was arrested by Intel.

- After 6 months in prison student activist Majid Makouie was released from Tabriz prison on Wed.

- Farzan Raufi student activist arrested.

- Mehrdad Bozorg student activist arrested.

- Student activists Ehsan Doulatshah, Sina Shokoohi & Alborz Zahedi arrested.

- Abdoulah Momeni has been moved to public ward in Evin. Wife says they will appeal his 8 years sentence.

- HR reports there may have been more arrests this afternoon. Details later.

- Student activist Sorna Hashemi & Mehdad Boozorg were arrested by Intel agents. Homes searched.

- Mousavi supporter Hasan Ahmadian arrested by Intel 9/9 was in solitary 6 weeks still in Evin w/o being charged.

- Student activist Rasoul Alinejad & Behrooz Faridi were arrested by Intel agents Wed night in Tabriz.

- Kurdish site reporting death sentence of Farhad Chalesh & Ramezan Ahmad been reduced to 10 years by Appeals Court.

- Right now IRIB 4 is showing Polytechnic U mosque performing Namaz. Funny they never show the protests.

- Asadi was arrested Nov 3 after agents raided his home. Reason for his arrest is not known.

- HR reports human rights activist Hassan Asadi is in Evin 240 under heavy pressure by interrogators.

- There are still 6 people arrested at Komail prayer service in prison. They were arrested 27 days ago.

- Iman Mirabzadeh & Mojtaba Houseinkhani were released on Wed. They were arrested at Komail service.

- Ata Tehranchi, Mahdiyeh Minoui, Ashkan Mojaleli were released on Wed. They were arrested at Komail service.

- 1/2 A group of child advocates & activists were at Behnoud's grave site this AM for his 40th day memorial.

- 2/2 About 100 people were at Behnoud's grave site to protest child execution. Plain clothes were present.

- Reports are 3 people have been executed in Shiraz. Exact details not available yet.

- Hakimzadeh was out on bail. He has spent 134 days in prison already. 120 of those days in solitary.

- Last Feb Hakimzadeh had been arrested along with 7 other Polytechnic Univ students.

Frontline special 'A Death in Tehran'
Originally aired on Nov 17 at 9:00 EST on PBS.











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News Update - November 18, 2009

I embedded some video of the special on Neda that aired on PBS last night. Scroll down for video.

News Links

Azerbaijani Humanrights monthly report Azari political prisoners in Iran (Farsi)

Iran sends warships to Yemeni waters

Ahmadinejad deems Iran, Venezuela ties 'necessary'

Mystery surrounds Iranian military doctor's cause of death

Petition seeks release of 3 hikers held in Iran

Kargozaran spokesperson: The country is being sacrificed so a few people can hold on to power (Farsi)
I couldn't agree more with that...

Iran: Police Confirm Threats against Kahrizak Detention Center Physician Who Died Under Suspicious Circumstances

Iranian Death Sentences Seen As Intimidation Move Over Post-election Unrest

The Free Union of Iranian Workers Calls for Support for Jailed Sugar Cane Workers of Haft Tappeh

From Tweets
(Slightly edited for grammar and spelling.)

- Several Student activists were arrested in Tabriz last night.

- Heavy Sec forces presence at all the main Sq and main streets of Tabriz.

- Many Basiji & Gov workers have been transported in to the city of Tabriz to welcome Ahmadinejad.

- Kurdish political activist Habiballah Esmaili was arrested in Mahabad.

- Student at Isfahan Univ Akbar Zareh still arrested. He was arrested at home Zarinshahr Isfahan for 2 weeks ago.

- Arrested Kurdish Students Tehran Uni: Leyla Mohammadi, Pakhshan Azizi, Soroh Veysi, Ahmad Esmaili, Amanj Heydari.

- Some of students activists at Tehran Univ who protested against Ehsan's execution have been arrested.

- Over 1600 Students at Shahre Kurd Uni protested today Wed 18 Nov chanting anti-coup slogans.

- Ahmadinejad is visiting Tabriz. The Internet is totally cut in the city of Tabriz since yesterday.

- Students in Tabriz have, via fliers, askied people to participate in a protest against Coup Gov during Ahmadinejad's visit.

- Saied Shariati was released.

- Sharif Univ student Amin Vatani has been released from prison after 16 days in detention.

- Ashkan Mojalali, Mahdiyeh Minoui & Iman Mirabzaeh arrested at Kolmail prayer service were released from prison.

- ILNA: 12 people were released from prison on Wed. 7 had been arrested Nov 4 & 5 were arrested Oct 22.

- Priest Nadrkhani had been complaining about the Christian children being forced to study Quran in school.

- Priest Yousef Nadrkhani arrested Oct 12 is in Rasht Lakan prison. Has had only 3 phone contact with family.

- 1/2 Student activist Mahdiyeh Golrou was tried yesterday, charged with anti-national security activities,

- 2/2 participating in civil disturbance, sending false info to foreign media, and bunch more. Verdict will be in 10 days.

- Law student Farzad Islami arrested Nov 4 at his home was released on bail this afternoon.

- 1/2 The Court of Appeals has reduced the sentence of student activist Amir Hojati to 5 months,

- 2/2 Hojatai was originally sentenced to 2 years and 3 months.

- Thursday will be the 40th day of Behnoud's passing. HR asking people to attend a memorial from 10-11 AM at cemetery.

- Shirko's lawyer: Shirko's death sentence can be carried out at any time, but they would officially notify me first.

- Reports of Shirko being moved to solitary, the lawyer said Shirko is in public ward and not in solitary.

- Shirko's lawyer said he has no knowledge about the reports of Shirko's father suffering a heart attack.

- Shirko Moarefi's lawyer told HR he hasn't received any notification from Justice Dept re-execution date for his client.

- Journalist Kambiz Norouzi has been sentenced to 2 years and 76 lashings.

- Post-Elec protestor Ali Behzadian-Nejad has been sentenced to 6 years in prison by judge Salavati.

Frontline special on Neda
Originally aired on Nov 17 at 9:00 EST on PBS.











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That's just too horrible...A school is a place where everyone should feel safe. Why do regimes like the Iranian regime feel the need to use it as a battle ground to intimidate others? However, this is a sign of juts how truly afraid the are. The more damage they create, the more they show about afraid they are of the truth.




Thanks to grannie4peace for sharing this one!