News Update - January 06, 2010

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Twitter Revolution 101: Get Your Facts Right

Iran overcomes World Cup failure, political unrest to qualify for Asian Cup

Iran’s clenched fist unaffected by US attempts at diplomacy

Iranian diplomat in Norway 'resigns over protests'

Majid Tavakoli's first phone call since arrest coincides with his verdict (Farsi)

Revolt brews in Iran

Iranian Panel Calls Official in Charge of Prison ‘the Main Culprit’ in Detainee Deaths

Ten Iranian citizens sentenced to death in China

Iran asks for info on the opposition

Iran lawmaker: US, Israel had role in delay of visit by EU lawmakers

Rights group: Iran jails most journalists

These protests should shame the west into a change of policy on Iran

Kalameh: Interview with Nabavi (Manager of Resalat paper) & Salimi Namin (M. of Etelaat) report arrest of green leaders (Farsi)

The special committee's report on prisoners has finally been sent to Larijan (Farsi)

Shahram Nazeri was interrogated in Tehran Airport (Farsi)

U.S. helping terrorists in southeast Iran: report

Iran had no role in delay of EU MPs’ visit to Tehran

Enhanced Airport Security Measures to Affect Travelers to and from Iran

Widespread Arrests of Women's Rights Activists, Female Journalists and Relatives

Letter by 70 writers, poets, translators & journalists for release of Ardavan Tarkameh (Farsi)

An opposition manifesto in Iran

Iran Ex-Prosecutor Blamed for Prison Deaths

No News on Omid Montazeri

Mother of young man sentenced to death expresses her anguish

Authorities Attempt to Crush Remaining Active Human Rights NGOs

Method in Iran's conspiracy madness

Iran arrests 180 in renewed clampdown: website

Iran's IRGC to hold maneuvers in Persian Gulf

Iran To Unveil Domestically Made Satellites In February

Iranian Crackdown on Journalists Makes Tehran Biggest Press Offender

Latest from Iran (7 January): Radio Silence?

List of 62 International Subversive Organizations

Freedom Movement of Iran Stops Activities

Bahais Put Under Greater Pressure

Iran Ban Targets Some 60 'Seditious' Western Groups

Trial of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran looms

News on Majid Tavakoli and His Sentence

Political Prisoner Hanged in Khoy Prison (Available in English, Farsi, and German)

From Tweets

- Over 150 students of Kerman's Bahonar U. sent to the disciplinary committee after the protests 2 months ago

- So far 50 of these Bahonar students are expelled for 1 term.

- Iran TV muted sound of live Iran-Singapore soccer game at 15 mins because of green chants in Singapore stadium.

- Shahid Beheshti students are going to start the strike in the main sq. starting 10 am this Saturday.

- Since Nov 4, 150 students at Kernan Bahonar UNI have been summoned by disciplinary office. 50 have received punishments

- Many of those arrested on Ashura have not contacted their families yet. Families are extremely worried.

- 100's of families of those arrested on Ashura gathered in front of the Court Building trying to find info.

- Today they raided the home of Journalist political prisoner Mohamad Nourizadeh & confiscated computer & items.

- Reports are Yasamani's family went to claim his body, were told they'll be notified of his burial site later.

- By law the lawyer & family of a person to be executed must be notified in advance.

- Kurdish political prisoner Fasiyh Yasamani was executed this morning without notifying his lawyer or family.

- Warrning: Emrooz reports coup Gov's new plot. Planting U.S. made weapons in oppositions homes as evidence.

- Behfar Khanjani & Afshin Bashai were arrested Wed morning in Semnan. They are of Bahai faith.

- Parliaments facts finding commission has found ex prosecutor Mortazavi guilty in Kahrizak Events.

- Fact finding commission report given to Parliament today says Mortazavi ordered prisoners to be sent to Kahrizak.

- Mortazavi appointed by Ahmadi started work in his new position as the head of anti smuggling of goods & drugs.

- Its reported that the special commission's report re Kahrizak will be read in Parliament next week.

- Maziar Shaouri, member of Karoubi's free-citizen campaign & member of Tahkim-Vahdat was arrested in Gilan.

- Kurdish political prisoner Fasih Yasamani was hanged today (Wednesday) at 4am

- she left home for Tasoa events & has been missing since. Mournful Mothers tried to investigate but got no answer.

- according to the reports send to HR activists in Iran, Parvane Rad was arrested & sent to Evin.

- Parvaneh was a political prisoner in the 80s & has been threatened a number of times for joining Mournful Mothers.

- As of 9am today hundreds of families of detainees went to the revolutionary court.

- A number of detainees are moved to Gohardasht prison but their families are told they are still in Evin.

- Around 500 prisoners are in ward 240 & a large number have been transferred to Evin's basement.

- families are worried their loved ones might be tortured for TV presentations.

- Behrang Tonekaboi (editor-in-chief of Farhang monthly & Ahang-e-Dirooz) & Keyvan Farzin (music critic) were arrested.

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News Update - January 05, 2010

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Is Iran going to change? There is a chance

The Fall of 2010

The Iranian Regime's Fear of the People

Arrests have reached music critics (Farsi)

I.R. Iran Showing 'Mounting Signs of Ruthless Repression'

Widespread Arrests of Women’s Rights Activists & Journalists

Iran Unrest Could Boil Over Jan. 16

Iran embassy Oslo resigning (Norwegian?)

Nine reasons to write on bills (Farsi)

Iranian Reformists Insist on Keeping Protests Peaceful

The Enemies List: Institutions that frighten the regime

Parisa Kakayi transfered to section 209 of Evin / No Details on the situation of Mehrdad Rahimi

Fighting Revolution

Transferred to IRGC section of Gohardasht prison (Farsi)

New wave of crackdowns on filtered sites & anti-filter proxies (Farsi)

Iran arrests 40 'backstage' leaders of rallies on Ashura Day - Iranian MP

My Father Was A Revolutionary Guard

Iran renews execution threat against protesters

CNN, Amanpour: Obama must speak out on Iran, ex-adviser says

"People have not forgotten the 81 & 88 mass murders"

Iran Trying to Intimidate With Ban on Media Contact

The Latest from Iran (6 January): Distractions

Fear of a militarized Iran, as Guard gains 'primacy:' study

Western links are cut as Iranian rulers increase isolation

Iran uses Internet as tool against protesters

Get To Know The Enemy

A Letter from the Father of Amir Amrollahi, a Teenager on Death Row

Mazandaran Workers on Strike

From Tweets

- Norway tv's news announced on Tuesday at 7 that Iran's ambassador (Mr. Heydari) has resigned & is seeking asylum.

- The attack in Gohardasht was in presence of Kermani & Faraji (head & deputy) of prison's intelligence.

- Iranian News Agency Reports: with rise in arrests, some prisoners are kept in storage containers.

- Thanks to lawyer Mohamad Mostafi, his hard work on behalf of children sentenced 2 death has saved another young man.

- After 3 years in prison Ahmad Bahari arrested & sentenced to death at 15 has been saved from execution.

- Ahmad Bahari killed another teen in self-defense but received the death sentence.

- Parents of the victim in Bahari's case agreed to receive blood money in lieu of execution & forgave Bahari.

- Lawyer Mostafai says soon he'll announce names of more clients he has been able to save from execution.

- Amir Khaleghi, Ahmad Bahari & Mostafa Naghdi sentenced when minor have been saved from execution in last 2 months.

- 7th day funeral for Sina Arami (martyred on Tasoa) Wednesday 3:30pm in Langerood cemetery (Gilan province).

- 25-year-old Sina Arami was brutally murdered on Tasoa in Jamaran clashes.

- HRDA: Prisoners were shackled, handcuffed & hooded when moved to Ghohardasht.

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- Two soldiers pose with a girl (probably in a detention centre)

News Update - January 04, 2010

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If You Cannot Help Iranians; Please Don’t Hurt Them

Iran Professors Ask for End to Violence

Can the Khomeinis challenge Khamenei?

Iran Won't Allow John Kerry to Visit

Things you should know after being arrested (Farsi)

EU Lawmakers Say Iran Asked Them to Delay Visit

Foreigners were arrested at Tehran protest, Iran claims

Iranian protester: 'We are not radicals, not against Islam'

Political developments in Iran remain at top of agenda: European Parliament

Iran jails journalist for seven years: reports

Ahmadinejad says Iran tenfold stronger

President of the Iran soccer league apologizes for sending New Year's greeting to Israel league

US seeks to pressure Iran, revolutionary guards

"Jomhouri Islami" paper received a warning for publishing Mousavi's statement

Iran's Nobel winner: Crackdown strengthens protests

Iranian Officials Close Opposition Ayatollah's Mosque

Tajikistan supports Iran's peaceful use of nuclear energy

Roozbeh Karimi's brother: They arrested my brother & his wife as well as their guest (Farsi)

Five Expatriate Intellectuals Issue “The Demands of the Green Movement”

7 years in prison & 34 lashes for Bahman Ahmadie Amouie (Farsi)

Despite threat from Ministry of Science, Students of Polytechnic Unive canceled exams. (Farsi)

Iran calls off visit by EU parliamentary group

Iranian-Americans on Protest

Foreigners 'among Iran arrests'

High-ranking clerics undermining Iran government: Kouchner

Letter of Support for CHRR

The Latest from Iran (5 January): The Longer Game

Sadegh Larijani: Judges Must be Political

Conservatives React to Mousavi’s Statement

Maziar Bahari: an ordeal of terror and absurdity

Picture of Neda’s Grave after Being Shot at by Regime Forces

From Tweets

- Ahmadinejad's website was hacked.

- Regime arrested Haft Tappeh sugar plant union spokesman Reza Rakhshan on national security charges Mon Jan 4.

- Morteza Simyari was arrested in a raid of his home at midnight Sun, computer & books were confiscated.

- 1/2 Student activist Sorna Hashemi & Alireza Firoozi were arrested 1/1/10.

- 2/2 Agents posing as Sorna Hashemi & Alireza Firoozi sending emails & doing on line chat with their friends.

- Tehran prosecutor general said those arrested Ashura will not be released unless they can prove their innocence.

- 24 more names of those arrested on Ashura have been released.

- This morning families of those arrested on Ashura gathered in from of court bldg trying to find info.

- After the protest in Khayyam U. a number of students were arrested by the security forces outside of university.

- Today, students of Mashhad's Khayyam U. protested the Ansar Hezbollah attack by anti-coup chants.

- Supression & arrest of Mashhad's Azad U. students was by Hamid Ostad, head of Mashhad's Ansar Hezbollah.

- Students kidnapped by Ansar Hezbollah are: Mohammad Keyvani, Mehdi Keyvani, Mohammad Mohebi & Ramin.

- Friday evening 4 members of the central council of the Islamic association of Mashhad's Azad U. were kidnapped.

- 36 Parliament membs trying to pass a bill to reduce wait time to perform execution after sentencing from 20 days to 5.

- Farshad Azidi member of the central council of campaign 88 (youth) in Khoarasan was arrested on Thursday.

- Mehdi Motamedi-Mehr member of the freedom movement of Iran was arrested after being summoned to the min. of intel.

- Ahmad Mirzaie, member of Isfahan's Tahkin organization was temporarily released on bail yesterday.

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