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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - March 03, 2010
CHRR Member Navid Khanjani Arrested
Chemical Engineering Student Sentenced to Prison
Film director in Iran abducted: Arrested for wearing green scarf
8 Baha’is Released on Bail
Iran Document: Women Activists Write Mousavi & Karroubi
Iran Analysis: The Mousavi Strategy “We Are Still Standing”
Five Baha’is in Shiraz Sentenced to Ten Months Imprisonment
International guests (and locals) snub Tehran conference: 'I'm calling security,' says seminar organizer
Film world protests at detention of Iranian director Jafar Panahi
Conversation with musician, activist Turaj Zaim: “We can no longer afford to misjudge and suspect each other rather than taking action”
From Tweets
- We raised hell, signed petitions, emailed & did a lot for Hamed Roohinejad an MS sufferer, his sentenced was overturned.
- Atrocity: Those who raped men & women in prison are free but a 20 y/o is sentenced to death for throwing stone.
- Blogger & HR activist Nasour Taghipour was arrested by agents 9.00 PM Tuesday night.
- Tehran's prosecutor: Jafar Panahi's arrest was not due to political reasons (via VOA Persian).
- 1-Student activist Mohamad Yousefi has been sentenced to 4 years. He was arrested 12/7 as he was entering Tehran U
- 2- Yousefi was convicted of acts against the national security. He was not present at any of the protests.
- 3- During Yousefi's trial last week he was chastised by judge Salavati for his friendship with Majid Tavakoli.
- Journalist Kayvan Mehregan arrested Dec 28 has been release today on $100,000 bail.
- Higher Education Deputy Minister Gholam Ali Naderi: 4 single-gender universities will be established.
- General Inspection Org. head Mostafa Pourmohammadi: 'Senior sedition leaders' will be arrested.
- 1- Karoubi's wife says on Sunday a group of thugs staged a protest in front of her 5 stories apartment building.
- 2- Fatemeh Karoubi says they throw eggs, tomatoes & other object at the building while shouting & screaming.
- 3- Mrs. Karoubi says if necessary she will release the video of this attack.
- 4- Mrs. Karoubi says her magazine Irandokht was closed by order of Mr. Mohamad Ali Ramin.
- 5- Ramin Called Mrs Karoubi 2 days befoe ordering her magazine closed saying...
- 6- "If this was any other country Karoubi would have been executed".
- 7- Ordering closure of Irandokht magazine is illegal, an official complain will be filed with the Justice Dept.
- Activist Ali Kantouri sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping.
- 1- A Christian couple were violently arrested on Feb 28 by 15 plainclothes & police in Esfahan.
- 2- Hamid Shafiei & his wife Rayhaneh Aghajeri were arrested after a raid of their home.
- 3- Agents confiscated 100's of books, bibles, CDs, computers, cell phones, pictures & personal items.
- 4- Amount of items confiscated from Shafiei's home were so large that they confiscated his pickup to carry the items.
- 5- Reason for arresting Shafieis is not known. The couple has been openly practicing their Christian faith for years.
- For real: Naja Commander Kargar said the word "Police" will be replaced with the word "Pasvar".
- Journalist & HR activist Kaveh Kermanshahi was finally allowed a family visit 2day. He was arrested Feb 3.
- Intel says they arrested Panahi, daughter Solmaz & Ebrahim&Iman Ghafouri in connection with making a film without permit.
- Agents confiscated computers & many other items from Panahi's house.
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The Daily NiteOwl LiveBlog – Earthquake in Chile
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News Links
Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau
Prominent Film Maker Jafar Panahi Arrested
More Iranian publications banned
One of Nine Ashura Defendants Sentenced to Death
A New 'Sedition' On The Way
Etemad newspaper has been shut down (Farsi)
Released prisoners forced to interview praising Supreme Leader
Iran Frees Some Detainees in New Year Gesture
Prime Minister of Spain Urges Respect for Human Rights in Iran
Six-Year Prison Sentences for Omid Montazeri and Hengameh Shahidi
Student Activist Eftekhar Barzegarian Being Held in Hardened Criminals’ Ward
Heavy Sentences For Students on the Way: 15 Years for Ali Kantoori
Inside view is worth risk, reporters in Iran say
Faezeh Hashemi in Exclusive Interview with Rooz: Rafsanjany’s Demands are the Same as the Greens’
First Official Reaction to Film of University Dormitory Attack Wasn’t the Police; Reporters Not to Investigate
Mousavi and Karoubi Respond to Latest Threat Regime’s Legitimacy Eroding Faster
Gold for Canada, Green for Iran: Vancouver closes the Olympics with a second demonstration
Mansour Oslanloo’s Wife Fears for His Life
From Tweets
- The official government news agency IRNA is either having tech problems or has been hacked.
- Mahmoudian had written extensively about atrocities in Kahrizak detention center both before & after the election.
- Journalist & Participation Front membr Mehdi Mahmoudian had 1st visit with his young daughter since arrest in Sept.
- RAHANA: Director Jafar Panahi, his wife Mahnaz Mohamadi, their daughter along with 15 guests have been arrested.
- 3:25 AM Intel agents are still inside director Jafar Panahi's home conducting a search.
- News of agents inside director Jafar Panahi's home is spreading on many sites, some report 20 agents inside his home.
- Dr.Mohamad Maleki 76 has been released on bail after 191 days.He suffers from prostate cancer & family was very concern.
- Faoud Sadeghi Managing Director of Ayandeh News was released short time ago. He was arrested on 2/11.
- A questioner has been distributed to ward 209 prisoners in Evin which they MUST FILL OUT.
- Evin questioner asks if prisoner believes there was cheating in the elections.
- Another question on the questioner form asks if prisoner believes Reform leaders are connected to foreign entities.
- Regime's Revolutionary Court sentenced an unnamed Ashura protester to death on March 1.
- Samiyari tried recently & sentenced to 6 years in prison for a meeting with EU Parliament members that never happened.
- Bail has bn set 4 student activist Morteza Samiyari at $800,000. His family says they can't afford such high bail.
- Journalist Mahsa Josaini has been released on $100,000 bail in Esfahan.
- Sina publication in Hamedan province has lost it's publishing license.
- Etemad newspaper has been banned from publishing temporarily subject to final decision by media oversee council.
- Weekly publication Irandokht lost it's publishing licence. The publisher is Fatemeh Karoubi & CEO Housein Karoubi.
- Haleh Houshmandi, Farham Masoumi, Kayvan Karami, Hadi Masoumi & Afshin Ahsanian R the Bahais sentenced.
- In Shiraz 5 Bahais have been sentenced to 10 months in prison for propagating against the Islamic Republic.
- The 9 Ashura protesters were tried within last weeks all charged with same charges that people have been receiving lately.
- Justice Dept announced 9 more Ashura protesters have been sentenced. 1 sentenced to death, 8 prison sentences.
- 1. Competitivity Council head Jamshid Pejvian spoke to pro-regime Jahan News.
- 2. Pejvian to Jahan News: I have nothing to say in defense of this year's budget bill.
- 3. Pejvian to Jahan News: The gov disregarded our needs. I'm paying our workers' salaries out of my own pocket.
- Regime goons rallied in front of Karroubi's house in Niavaran, Tehran, on Sunday afternoon.
- Mistaking Egypt for Iran, Fars news: Ex-IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaredei will be arrested by Egyptian authorities.
- Higher Ed Minister Kamran Daneshjou: Only professors loyal to the values of 22 Bahman will get tenure.
Google's Person Finder for Chile
Chile Disaster Relief
HOW TO: Donate to Chile Earthquake Relief Online
American Red Cross
Missing person list
If you have a Twitter account, go to "settings" and uncheck "let people find me by email address".
News Links
Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau
Prominent Film Maker Jafar Panahi Arrested
More Iranian publications banned
One of Nine Ashura Defendants Sentenced to Death
A New 'Sedition' On The Way
Etemad newspaper has been shut down (Farsi)
Released prisoners forced to interview praising Supreme Leader
Iran Frees Some Detainees in New Year Gesture
Prime Minister of Spain Urges Respect for Human Rights in Iran
Six-Year Prison Sentences for Omid Montazeri and Hengameh Shahidi
Student Activist Eftekhar Barzegarian Being Held in Hardened Criminals’ Ward
Heavy Sentences For Students on the Way: 15 Years for Ali Kantoori
Inside view is worth risk, reporters in Iran say
Faezeh Hashemi in Exclusive Interview with Rooz: Rafsanjany’s Demands are the Same as the Greens’
First Official Reaction to Film of University Dormitory Attack Wasn’t the Police; Reporters Not to Investigate
Mousavi and Karoubi Respond to Latest Threat Regime’s Legitimacy Eroding Faster
Gold for Canada, Green for Iran: Vancouver closes the Olympics with a second demonstration
Mansour Oslanloo’s Wife Fears for His Life
From Tweets
- The official government news agency IRNA is either having tech problems or has been hacked.
- Mahmoudian had written extensively about atrocities in Kahrizak detention center both before & after the election.
- Journalist & Participation Front membr Mehdi Mahmoudian had 1st visit with his young daughter since arrest in Sept.
- RAHANA: Director Jafar Panahi, his wife Mahnaz Mohamadi, their daughter along with 15 guests have been arrested.
- 3:25 AM Intel agents are still inside director Jafar Panahi's home conducting a search.
- News of agents inside director Jafar Panahi's home is spreading on many sites, some report 20 agents inside his home.
- Dr.Mohamad Maleki 76 has been released on bail after 191 days.He suffers from prostate cancer & family was very concern.
- Faoud Sadeghi Managing Director of Ayandeh News was released short time ago. He was arrested on 2/11.
- A questioner has been distributed to ward 209 prisoners in Evin which they MUST FILL OUT.
- Evin questioner asks if prisoner believes there was cheating in the elections.
- Another question on the questioner form asks if prisoner believes Reform leaders are connected to foreign entities.
- Regime's Revolutionary Court sentenced an unnamed Ashura protester to death on March 1.
- Samiyari tried recently & sentenced to 6 years in prison for a meeting with EU Parliament members that never happened.
- Bail has bn set 4 student activist Morteza Samiyari at $800,000. His family says they can't afford such high bail.
- Journalist Mahsa Josaini has been released on $100,000 bail in Esfahan.
- Sina publication in Hamedan province has lost it's publishing license.
- Etemad newspaper has been banned from publishing temporarily subject to final decision by media oversee council.
- Weekly publication Irandokht lost it's publishing licence. The publisher is Fatemeh Karoubi & CEO Housein Karoubi.
- Haleh Houshmandi, Farham Masoumi, Kayvan Karami, Hadi Masoumi & Afshin Ahsanian R the Bahais sentenced.
- In Shiraz 5 Bahais have been sentenced to 10 months in prison for propagating against the Islamic Republic.
- The 9 Ashura protesters were tried within last weeks all charged with same charges that people have been receiving lately.
- Justice Dept announced 9 more Ashura protesters have been sentenced. 1 sentenced to death, 8 prison sentences.
- 1. Competitivity Council head Jamshid Pejvian spoke to pro-regime Jahan News.
- 2. Pejvian to Jahan News: I have nothing to say in defense of this year's budget bill.
- 3. Pejvian to Jahan News: The gov disregarded our needs. I'm paying our workers' salaries out of my own pocket.
- Regime goons rallied in front of Karroubi's house in Niavaran, Tehran, on Sunday afternoon.
- Mistaking Egypt for Iran, Fars news: Ex-IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaredei will be arrested by Egyptian authorities.
- Higher Ed Minister Kamran Daneshjou: Only professors loyal to the values of 22 Bahman will get tenure.
News Update - February 28, 2010
The Daily NiteOwl LiveBlog – Earthquake in Chile
Google's Person Finder for Chile
Chile Disaster Relief
HOW TO: Donate to Chile Earthquake Relief Online
American Red Cross
Missing person list
If you have a Twitter account, go to "settings" and uncheck "let people find me by email address".
News Links
Released prisoners forced to interview praising Supreme Leader
Omid Montazeri sentenced to six years suspended prison term
The family of killed prisoner under pressure
Complete Text of Mousavi’s Interview with Kaleme After 22 Bahman
End Persecution of Baha’is
Tehran Bureau: Weekend Headlines
Mansour Osanloo Attacked by Armed Inmate
Three Executions in South Khorasan Province
Iran enforced eight death penalties
Report on condition of detained Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Two Months Interrogation Ends for Bahareh Hedayat
Iran's Supreme Leader Criticizes International Atomic Energy Agency
Top Iranian Opposition Leader Mousavi Challenges Supreme Leader
Vahid Poorostad: Possiblity of Release?
Iran releases 6 journalists, opposition activists
Social media under fire?
Iranian authorities to examine attack on students
Tehran Prosecutor speaks out against opposition leaders
Iran's Khatami: We never go around people's demands for expediency
From Tweets
- Attorney Maryam Ghanbari has been released on $50000 bail. She was arrested Feb 9 for no apparent reason.
- 1- Account of how 1 student was arrested: Babol UNI student Iman Sedighi says the night he was arrested
- 2- 4 Plainclothes brook the door to his home, one pointed a gun at him, 2 started beating him hard
- 3- While beating Iman they were cussing at him & saying he worked for the American & the British.
- 4- After arresting Iman they took him to Intel office, blindfolded him & tied him to a metal post for hours.
- 5- The night of Iman's arrest agents confiscated his computer, cell phone & flash memory.
- 6-Iman hasn't been able to recover his confiscated items. They also contacted his friends telling them not to talk to Iman.
- 7- Iman was recently sentenced to 10 months in prison & 1 year suspension from the university.
- A Judge stops release on $400000 bail of Journalist Mohamaz Reza Moghayeseh arrested on Oct 14.
- Editor-In-Chief of monthly publication Culture & Music Behrang Tonekaboni arrested 1/8 has been released on bail.
- Retired Tehran UNI teacher Mohamad Sadegh Rabani arrested Dec 30 has been released on bail.
- Mohamad Javad Mozafar Deputy Prisoners Rights Defense Association has been released on bail.
- Journalist Mashalah Shamsolvaezin arrested Dec 29 has been released on bail.
- Journalist Abdolreza Tajik arrested Dec 29 has been released on bail.
- Tehran U student Pakhshan Azizi is being kept in Evin prison to let her injuries sustained during torture heal.
- Pakshan was arrested on Nov 16 during a protest at Tehran U condemning political prisoner Ehsan Fatahian's execution.
- Torture methods used on Azizi included making her stand for 24hrs, sitting on a special chair that causes back pain.
- Pakhshan's family denies reports of her rape in prison saying they are keeping her in Evin to let torture signs disappear.
- Journalist & Karoubi camp activist Ali Ajamrooz has been arrested in Gilan.
- Omid Montazeri, was arrested 2 months ago after he went to court to find info reporting his arrested mother Mahin Fahimi.
- Omid's mother was released on bail 2/10, his father was a executed in the 80's & cousin was Sohrab Arabi.
- Omid Montazeri has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. His lawyer was not allowed to represent him in court.
Google's Person Finder for Chile
Chile Disaster Relief
HOW TO: Donate to Chile Earthquake Relief Online
American Red Cross
Missing person list
If you have a Twitter account, go to "settings" and uncheck "let people find me by email address".
News Links
Released prisoners forced to interview praising Supreme Leader
Omid Montazeri sentenced to six years suspended prison term
The family of killed prisoner under pressure
Complete Text of Mousavi’s Interview with Kaleme After 22 Bahman
End Persecution of Baha’is
Tehran Bureau: Weekend Headlines
Mansour Osanloo Attacked by Armed Inmate
Three Executions in South Khorasan Province
Iran enforced eight death penalties
Report on condition of detained Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Two Months Interrogation Ends for Bahareh Hedayat
Iran's Supreme Leader Criticizes International Atomic Energy Agency
Top Iranian Opposition Leader Mousavi Challenges Supreme Leader
Vahid Poorostad: Possiblity of Release?
Iran releases 6 journalists, opposition activists
Social media under fire?
Iranian authorities to examine attack on students
Tehran Prosecutor speaks out against opposition leaders
Iran's Khatami: We never go around people's demands for expediency
From Tweets
- Attorney Maryam Ghanbari has been released on $50000 bail. She was arrested Feb 9 for no apparent reason.
- 1- Account of how 1 student was arrested: Babol UNI student Iman Sedighi says the night he was arrested
- 2- 4 Plainclothes brook the door to his home, one pointed a gun at him, 2 started beating him hard
- 3- While beating Iman they were cussing at him & saying he worked for the American & the British.
- 4- After arresting Iman they took him to Intel office, blindfolded him & tied him to a metal post for hours.
- 5- The night of Iman's arrest agents confiscated his computer, cell phone & flash memory.
- 6-Iman hasn't been able to recover his confiscated items. They also contacted his friends telling them not to talk to Iman.
- 7- Iman was recently sentenced to 10 months in prison & 1 year suspension from the university.
- A Judge stops release on $400000 bail of Journalist Mohamaz Reza Moghayeseh arrested on Oct 14.
- Editor-In-Chief of monthly publication Culture & Music Behrang Tonekaboni arrested 1/8 has been released on bail.
- Retired Tehran UNI teacher Mohamad Sadegh Rabani arrested Dec 30 has been released on bail.
- Mohamad Javad Mozafar Deputy Prisoners Rights Defense Association has been released on bail.
- Journalist Mashalah Shamsolvaezin arrested Dec 29 has been released on bail.
- Journalist Abdolreza Tajik arrested Dec 29 has been released on bail.
- Tehran U student Pakhshan Azizi is being kept in Evin prison to let her injuries sustained during torture heal.
- Pakshan was arrested on Nov 16 during a protest at Tehran U condemning political prisoner Ehsan Fatahian's execution.
- Torture methods used on Azizi included making her stand for 24hrs, sitting on a special chair that causes back pain.
- Pakhshan's family denies reports of her rape in prison saying they are keeping her in Evin to let torture signs disappear.
- Journalist & Karoubi camp activist Ali Ajamrooz has been arrested in Gilan.
- Omid Montazeri, was arrested 2 months ago after he went to court to find info reporting his arrested mother Mahin Fahimi.
- Omid's mother was released on bail 2/10, his father was a executed in the 80's & cousin was Sohrab Arabi.
- Omid Montazeri has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. His lawyer was not allowed to represent him in court.
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