Saturday, August 14, 2010

News Update - August 14, 2010

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Rooz: Mousavi: People Will Not Await Message to Assemble


Extended video from the December 27, 2009, Ashura clashes with security forces in Tehran


More than 70 Prisoners Suddenly Executed in Mashhad


Torture & solitary confinement in Iran’s prisons


Four Iranian Women Face Execution Any Day Now: Sakineh, Maryam, Kobra, and Azar


New Evidence of Fraud in 2009 Election


Human Rights Group Fears Iran Woman's Execution Imminent


Management of Country in Crisis - Ahmadinejad Takes Complaint to Khamenei


Ahmadinejad likened to extremist group by conservative Iranian MP


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- Mohamadzadeh was arrested at home after a rally in Sanandag protesting execution of Farzad Kamanger.


- Status & wereabouts of Khabat Mohamadzadeh 19, arrested 3 months ago in Germash (Kurdestan) are still unknown.


- Kayvan Samimi on his 21st day of hunger strike causing much concern for his family.


- Mohsen Aminzadeh & Mohsen Safai-Farahani from the group of 7 have already been called back to Evin.


- Participation Front member Mostafa Tajzadeh who was out on bail has been summoned back to Evin.


- The 3rd person from the group of 7 that filed a lawsuit against IRGC has been summoned back to prison.


- Kayvan Samimi is reported to still be on his hunger strike.


- Ali Malihi, Kohyar Goudarzi, Bahman Amoei, Kayvan Samimi & Gholam Housein Arshi are the 5 threatened with solitary.


- 5 of the 16 hunger strikers were taken to court & threatened with solitary for 6 months.


- Reformists & Principalists Parliament members are attacking Ahmadinejad's disregard for the rule of law from all directions.


- Participation Front charges all the after election events including arrests & stiff sentences were preplanned by coup group.


- Amir Housein Kazemi was tried in a 10 minute trial initially & sentenced to 3 years in prison. He is in Evin 209.


- Court of Appeals has upheld the 3 yr sentence of Amir Housein Kazemi without allowing defense to present their case.


- Starting fall semester, Allameh Uni will start a new program giving Hejab & morality guidelines to all new students.


- Civil activists Hamd Tajdehi & Jafar Yavari arrested during a soccer game rally have been released on bail from Tabriz prison.


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Friday, August 13, 2010

News Update - August 13, 2010

Petitions:

Take Action! Send e-letters in support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders


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Life of Maryam Ghorbanzadeh in Danger, Forced Abortion at Six Months


Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - August 13, 2010


Kurdish Political Prisoner Rahim Rashi on Day 24 of Hunger Strike, Health Critical.


Detention Order Renewed for Kurdish Political Prisoner Mokhtar Houshmand


“47 Baha’is Currently In Prison”


“No Legal Reasoning for the Verdict”, says Journalist’s Attorney


Jila Bani Yaghoub – “We Couldn’t Tolerate Any Further Risk to the Health and Lives of the Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike.”


Iran changes Ashtiani stoning sentence for adultery to hanging


Statement by UNHCR Greece in relation to the hunger strike in front of its premises


Lastest Status on Isa Saharkhiz’s Physical Condition at Rajai Shahr Prison


A Political Prisoner in Evin’s Ward 240 Severely Beaten – Mounting Psychological Pressure on Protesting Prisoners


Dear Sakineh Ashtiani


Fox News jokes about stoning people in Iran


U.S. Magazine Says Israel Likely To Bomb Iran In Next 12 Months


Audio Reveals IRGC’s Interference in Presidential Election


Security Agents Raid House of Baha’i Citzen in Sari


Labor Activist Pedram Nasrollahi Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison


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- Heated letter from Participation front to Judiciary Chief calls Ahmadinejad's presidency Illegal & asks for Supreme Court review.


- There is still no news on the 16 hunger strikers, families have not been allowed even a phone -Very worrisome.


- It is now 3 weeks since the150 pol prisoners in ward 350 were allowed to have phone calls to their families.


- Last week DA Dowlatabadi denied all the news of problems in ward 350 & said sites are giving false news.


- Tehran DA denied last week that visitations have been banned, families of the political prisoners say otherwise.


- Evin Prison guards: Ziyai,Karbalai,Mahmoudi, known for insulting prisoners, severely tortured a prisoner in ward 350 last night.


- Participation Front asks Judiciary Chief to identify & legally pursue the people involved in the coup.


- Jouro Badrolsadat Mofidi's lawyer says her trial was more like an interrogation session than a trial.


- Esfahan Uni student Bahman Khodadadi has been released on bail.


- MP Ghanbari: Ahmadi replacing Ambassadors with his reps is to give jobs to certain people that didn't have any position.


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Thursday, August 12, 2010

News Update - August 12, 2010

Petitions:

Free Student Arman Rezakhani from Prison


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Rights group says Iranian woman's TV interview was coerced


The Families of Political Prisoners Write to the Head of the Judiciary – “Have Our Loved Ones Survived their Hunger Strike?”


Complete Lack of News Regarding Political Prisoners Previously on Hunger Strike at Evin


Dissidents say Iran nuclear sanctions are helping Ahmadinejad


Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - August 12, 2010


Political prisoners: We end our hunger strike in respect for the Leaders of the “Green” Movement
(English and Farsi)


TV ‘confession’ of Iran stoning case woman criticized


Lawyer: Iranian who faced stoning likely tortured


Iranian reformist Farahani called back to prison after signing petition


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- 17 people have been arrested in Khouzestan accused of working with Gold Quest multi-level marking company.


- Kurdish women's rights activist Koubestan Golkar has been threatened by Intel to cease her activities or face arrest.


- Families of hunger strikers have been told they are not allowed to visit or have calls cause they talk to the media.


- Families of hunger strikers have been told if they stop talking to the media, they may be allowed visitation.


- It has been 20 days since the families of hunger strikers have had any contact with them.


- Rozita Vaseghi of Bahai faith has been in Mashhad prison for 5 months, banned from visit 1 month & in limbo status.


- Atrocities committed by IR regime are horrible enough that added drama is not needed.


- Status & whereabouts of Jalal Ranjbari & his son Hajir a Tabriz U student, arrested 8/3 in Baneh are still unknown.


- Pol prisoner Reza Joshan is in need of medical help in Gohardasht prison- No Med help has been provided.


- Bahman Amoei's wife on her blog does say hunger strike is over & lashes out at people who didn't want it to be over.


- Amoei's wife says mothers & wife of hunger strikers were not eating for those 2 weeks either.


- Majid Tavaoli was taken to Evin med facility unconscious before hunger strike was reportedly over.


- Hassan Ghashghai 35, has been reported killed as a result of being tortured in solitary at Gohardasht prison.


- Ghashghai was taken to solitary after his court session, blindfolded, handcuffed & shackled & beaten to death.


- Method of killing prisoners under torture has been employed at Gohardasht before with official cause reported as drug overdose.


- HR activist Dr. Akbar Karami has been sentenced to 6 yrs, 74 lashes & lost his medical license for 5 yrs.


- Dr. Karami was tried & sentenced to 3 yrs earlier for insulting Khamenei.


- 3 men convicted of kidnapping were hanged in public in Azna, Lourestan province.


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