Iran: trade and traffic

Reporters without Borders asks in an article what is happening in Evinprison in Tehran.
A list of 700 names posted at the entrance to Evin jail is incomplete.Families are systematically refused the right to see their disappeared loves ones.
There is fear that torture and ill-treatment are being systematically inflicted on prisoners who have demonstrated against the regime.
In other cities is happening the same at the prisons.
Amanolah Shojai and Mashalah Hidarzadeh, both arrested June 16 in Bushehr are released June 25.
Since June 20 there is no news of Ali Mazroui, president of the Association of Iranian journalists.
14 June 2009:
Cyber-dissident Somaieh Tohidlou (http://smto.ir) , Ahmad Zeydabadi, Kivan Samimi Behbani, Abdolreza Tajik, Mahssa Amrabadi, Behzad Basho, cartoonist, Khalil Mir Asharafi, Iranian television producer.
Karim Arghandeh, journalist for reformist newspapers Salam, Vaghieh etafaghieh, and blogger (http://www.futurama.ir/). Shiva Nazar Ahari, cyber-dissident and human rights activist ( blog: http://azadiezan.blogspot.com).

15 June 2009:
Mohamad Atryanfar, editor of Hamshary, Shargh, Shahrv and Emrouz, reportedly taken to security ward in Evenprison· Saïd Hajarian, former editor of Sobh-e-Emrouz, was arrested by the security forces overnight on 15-16 June at his Tehran home despite the fact that he is handicapped.
Mojtaba Pormohssen, journalist on several reformist papers, contributor to radio Zamaneh and editor of the newspaper Gilan Emroz, was arrested in Rashat.

16 June 2009:
Mohammad Ali Abtahi, aka “Mullah blogger“, blog: http://www.webneveshteha.com/ arrested in Tehran.
Mrs Hamideh Mahhozi, arrested in Bushehr, Hossin Shkohi, journalist for weekly Paygam Jonob, arrested in Bushehr· Fariborez Srosh, freelance journalist reportedly arrested the same day. Imprisoned in the past because of his work with Radio farda (Radio Free Europe).

17 June 2009:
Saide Lylaz, financial specialist and journalist at newspaper Sarmayeh. Rohollah Shassavar, journalist in Mashhad.

18 June 2009:
Mohammad Ghochani, editor of newspaper Etemad Meli, owned by Mehdi Karoubi.

20 June 2009:
Still no news of Ali Mazroui· Bahaman Ahamadi Amoee and his wife Jila Baniyaghoob Winner in 2009 of the Courage in Journalism prize, awarded by International Women’s Media Foundation, Jila Baniyaghoob is head of feminist news website Canon Zeman Irani (http://irwomen.net).
Mehdi Zabouli, journalist and photographer at newspaper Hamshahri.

21 June 2009:
Correspondent for Newsweek, Maziar Bahari.

22 June:
Mostafa Ghavnlo Ghajar, contributor to several newspapers. His blog: http://www.ghajar.ir/.
Iason Athanasiadis, Greek-British journalist at Washington Times ·
25 staffmembers and journalists of Kalemeh Sabz arrested, including editor, Alireza Behshtipour Shirazi
source: RSF

End of last week is Greek-British Iason Atyanasiaeis aka Jason Fowden arrested on Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran on charges of “underground activities”.
He worked in Iran since 2004 and has contributed articles and photographs to The Guardian, the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph, and GlobalPost.
His parents appealed for his release today insisting that their son was not a spy.
source: timesonline.co.uk



Five of nine arrested employees of the Brotish consulate in Tehran were released. Four others will remain in custody, while an investigation continues.
source: CNN



An Iranian Navy warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden has managed to save the Iranian oiltanker "Hadi" from Somali pirates.
Iran has six warships dispatched to the Gulf of Aden to join international efforts to create a defensive front against piracy in the key shipping-lanes off the coast of Somalia.
source: PressTV



Iran has planned to open a permanent gallery of Persian art in Paris to introduce Iranian history, culture and art to European nations.
Also contemporary art will be exhibited.
The Iranian officials hope the gallery will be opened next month.
Calligraphy, miniature, painting, handicrafts and pottery will all be included in the gallery.
source: PressTV




In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
Poster amnesty.nl