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By Amy Kellogg Source: FoxNews Live Shots October 1, 2010 According to one report, Ebrahim Yazdi was arrested today in Isfahan, Iran. His family in the United States are still trying to determine whether or not he is still in police custody. 79-year-old Yazdi is the Secretary General of the Freedom Movement in Iran. He [...]
Former Secretary of Tehran University Guild of Students Ayoub Nemati Still in Ward 2A of Evin Prison
Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) October 2, 2010 According to Bamdad Khabar, Nemati has been able to contact his family once and has also had a prison visit with his brother once. Many students of the Tehran University have been summoned to the Prosecutor’s Office and threatened. The pressure has intensified in order [...]
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Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) September 30, 2010 According to the RAHANA reporter, when Baha’i citizen Rozita Vaseghi who had endured 6 months of solitary confinement, joined the other 3 detainees in the Vakilabad Prison, the authorities intensified the pressure by limiting the number of prison visits and telephone calls. The reports indicate [...]
Pan-Iranist Party Member Returns to Prison After Leave
Persian Report by HRANA September 29, 2010 Translation by Hamid Yazdanpanah for P2E *Hossein Shahriari, who was arrested in 2005 and charged with spreading propaganda against the state, membership in the Pan-Iranist party, and giving an interview to BBC, turned himself in to Rajai Shahr prison (I.e. Gohardasht prison) in Karaj on August 28, 2010, [...]
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Prominent Iranian Journalist Jailed For Three Years
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) September 29, 2010 Prominent Iranian journalist Isa Saharkhiz is reported to have been jailed for three years on charges of insulting Iran’s supreme leader and spreading propaganda against the regime. Opposition websites, including sahamnews.org, reported on September 28 that Saharkhiz has also been banned from engaging in political and [...]
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Six Years Behind Bars for One Interview
Seeking Death Penalty in Hossein Derakhshan’s Case By Fereshteh Ghazi Source: Rooz Online September 27, 2010 Emadeddin Baghi was sentenced to a prison term of six years yesterday for conducting an interview as he was simultaneously standing trial on a charge of publishing confidential information. In other news, a prosecutor sought the death penalty in [...]
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September 27, 2010 Today, the first press conference organized by the the Iranian Judiciary since the appointment of Sadegh Larijani was held in Tehran. Other than the members of the press, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejeii, the former Minister of Intelligence and Security who is now Attorney General of the Iranian regime was present. Mohseni-Ejeii indicated that in [...]
5 more Iranians hanged on the streets of Tehran
September 26, 2010 This report includes graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Two Iranian Refugees on Hunger Strike in Norway
September 26, 2010 Two iranians in Norway have whose request for asylum have been rejected and who are being prepared to be sent back to Iran have now both sewn their lips. They say they would rather die in Norway than go back to Iran. They are both members of the Green movement. Please call [...]
