Friday, April 16, 2010

News Update - April 16, 2010

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Shiva Nazar Ahari to Be Tried by Judge Pir-Abassi


50 Days of Arbitrary Detention for Abdolreza Ahmadi


Details on Recent Family Visit with Majid Tavakoli


We Are People Too: A Letter by Farzad Kamangar, Imprisoned Teacher Sentenced to Execution


Freedom prize for Iranian blogger


Political prisoners will go on hunger strike
(Farsi)


Iranian political detainees suffering ill health


Why Was Khatami 'Recommended' Not To Leave Iran?


Former President’s Travel Ban Part of Systematic Effort to Contain Criticism


Ahmadinejad: Iran is Obama's only way to stay in power


50% pay hike to civil servants who leave Tehran (Farsi)


Fighting Censorship: US Senate Testimony on Internet Freedom


The Administration Strives to Act as the Mother of Expenditures


Three Political Detainees in Ardebil Break Hunger Strike


From Twitter


- Tehran DA: So far 500 indictments for after election & Ashura protesters have been sent to court.


- Tehran DA: We are still working on & investigating the remainder of the cases (does not say how many).


- Where it's not to their benefit, police, Intel & Sepah Intel just continue to investigate hoping people will forget.


- After months of investigations all they came up with was; motorcycle used in Dr.Ali-Mohamadi assassination: stolen.


- Sister of HR activist Kayvan Rafiei has was arrested in March & is still detained.


- Pressure continues on families of HR activist: Father of Kayvan Rafiei has been fired from his university job.


- Temp detention order for HR activist Raziyeh Alami has been extended for 1 month. In detention since Mar 4.


- 1. Educ Minister: Number of Tehran university students will be reduced because of risk of earthquake.


- 2. Ahmadinejad's new lunacy: Must reduce population of Tehran, so fewer victims if there is an earthquake.


- 3. Ed Minister Daneshjou told meeting of university heads that more students should go to provinces.


- 4. end of piece on Education Minister Daneshjou's policy of reducing number of students in Tehran.


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Green on Iranian flag replaced with black. Again.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

News Update - April 15, 2010

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Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - April 15, 2010


Execution sentence for a female Ashura protester


Court Hearing for Maryam Zia Scheduled


Iran: 'University Is Alive'


Iran Opposition Leader Slams Ahmadinejad's Obama Remarks


Full Report: Mahdieh Goloroo’s Husband Calls MKO Charge Ridiculous


Iranian Women and the Struggle for Democracy I


Iran bars ex-president Khatami from travel: website


The Politics of UN Human Rights Council and Iran's Candidacy


Mohammad Ghaznavian Released


Daughter of Rights Activist Expelled from Junior High School


Sunni Cleric Molavi Alireza Rasouli Released


Behzad Mehrani Released


Second Prison Visit for Dorsa Sobhani & Navid Khanjani


Student Activist Mohammad Reza Lotfi Released


Luta Continua!


Birjand Students Ali Sepandar & Behzad Parvin Releaed


Minister of Culture: Jafar Panahi’s Case a Security Issue


US Export Ban on Haystack is Lifted


From Twitter


- Wife of Abdolah Momeni visited him in Evin today. He was rearrested before his leave on $800,000 bail was over.


- Site for Khamenei rep in Sepah(Basirat) has started their threats of arrests for any protest plans re the D coup anniversary.


- Appeals Courts has given journalist Masour Lavasani 6 years in prison & 10 years ban from his profession.


- HR & women rights activist Mahboubeh Karimi arrested Mar 2 is in ward 2-A suffering from flu & not being treated.


- 45 days after arrest of Christian couple Hamid shafiei & Rayhaneh Aghajeri in Esfahan they are still in limbo status.


- Hate slogan were written on home of the father of imprisoned journalist Abolfazl Abedini.


- Apparently the Justice Dept sees writing about & informing people of HR violations as espionage.


- 160 journalists/bloggers have written to AG Larijani asking for release of Journalis/blogger Kaveh Kermanshahi.


- Kaveh Kermanshahi arrested on Feb 3, is kept in solitary under heavy pressure to accept espionage charges.


- The journalists letter to Larijani details Kaveh's activities as a human & civil rights activist in Kurdestan.


- Kermanshahi went even as far as sending a letter to Intel detailing all of his HR work each time.


- Kermanshahi sent a copy of all articles he wrote to Intel, whether critical of government or not.


- Soma Bahmani is sentenced to 1 year in prison for being a human rights activist.


- Soma Bahmani was previously sentenced to 3 years suspended term for HR activities in Kurdestan.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

News Update - April 14, 2010

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Shirin Ebadi Tells Rooz: Panahi’s Crime: Supporting Peace


Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - April 14, 2010


Students Protest Conditions at Birjand University


Human Rights Group Demands Closure of Evin Prison Court


Illegal Arrest, Prison Abuse, And Unfair Trial– Latest News on Heshmatollah Tabarzadi From His Lawyer


Blame your own actions for tarnishing your image, not us: Journalists' open letter to Islamic regime's judiciary


Three More Faculty Members Dismissed For Their Political Orientation


Mashad Student Activist Mohammad Reza Lotfi Yazdi Released


As the Anniversary of Public Protests Approaches Government in Fear; Attacks Mousavi


Abdollah Momeni did not Cooperate, is Returned to Prison; Alarming Report about Influence of Interrogators in Evin


Iranian Bloggers Publicize Cases Of Lesser-Known Prisoners


Two IUST Professors Expelled


Nahid Ghaderi Allowed First Prison Visit


From Twitter


- Mostafa Tajzadeh former prime minster of iran is now in I.C.U.


- After 45 days in Evin ward 2-A (Sepah) HR & student activist Mohamad Reza Yazdi has been released.


- Arjomand is wearing torn clothing, prisoners in other cells in the section are complaining of smell coming from his cell.


- Arjomand's body is covered with sores, medical help is denied. Small amount of food is provided to sustain him.


- Darious Arjomand is in a small cell with no widows or lamp. Has to use the cell for bathroom.


- HR activist Marjan Safari, arrested 3/2, been moved out of ward 2-A solitary.She has had 1 family visit & is denied a lawyer.


- Court of Appeals has reduced the sentence of Advar member Abdolah Momeni from 6 yrs to 2 years in prison.


- 1/2) Ahmadi's administration has officially requested Justice Dept to order Participation Front & ...


- 2/2) ....Islamic Mojahedin Organization (not MKO) to dissolve & cease all activities.


- 3 men were hanged in public Wed morning in the city of Babol(N.IR) convicted of rape.


- The accomplice of the person executed in Mahshahr yesterday was mutilated by cutting off his hand & leg.


- Former president Khatami has denied reports of his meeting with Rafsanjani to discuss Mousavi & Karroubi.


- Motahareh Bahrami was arrested along with husband, son & friends on Ashura. Her case is in the Appeals Court.


- First death sentence for a female protester. Motahareh Bahrami arrested on Ashura is charged with Moharebeh.


- IR regime has been executing people at an alarming exhilarated rate since end of Norooz holidays. Many hanged in public.


- 1) Children & women rights activist Mohamad Ghaznavian has been released on bail


- 2) Ghaznavian was out on bail, went to court on 4/5,was faced with additional charges & bail which he could not afford


- 3) Ghaznavian was rearrested on 4/5. He did post the additional bail & was released today.


- Today, a 35 y/o man scheduled for execution; last-minute daughters of the victim forgave him & execution was stopped.


- Adnan Abo-Ali was executed in public in Mahshahr on Tuesday convicted of Moharebeh for armed robbery.


- 1) Dr.Ali Akbar Soroush is under heavy pressure in solitary in Babol prison to give false confession


- 2) Dr. Soroush was a Mousavi campaign activist. He was arrested 25 dys ago. Family says he is not doing well.


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