Iran: proceedings

The environmental graffiti blog publishes an article with historical photos, showing Iranian revolution in 1979.
source: environmentalgraffiti.com


The Iranian Foreign Minister Friday denied the confiscating of the Nobelprize of Shirin Ebadi by Iranian authorities.
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Ebadi's gold Nobel medal and her award diploma had been removed from her bank box and summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in protest.
It also said Ebadi's husband had been arrested in Tehran and severely beaten. Iran did not reference to this accusation.
source: nytimes.com


Behzad Nabavi, is temporarily released for 10 days on an $800,000 bail.
Nabavi is a senior member of the Mujahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, a reformist group which has denied the legitimacy of the June presidential elections.
He is sentenced to 6 years in prison.
Shapoor Kazemi, Mir Hossein Mousavi's brother-in-law is also released on bail.
This amount is not specified.
source: payvand.com



Daily Harana reports that Sunday November 22, the son of martyr Seyed Mojtaba Hashemi, Commander of Partisan Battles, Seyed Ruhollah Hashemi, and his wife were killed in their house in Tehran.
Both were decapitated.
There is no information on who may be responsible.
source: ihrv.org


Abdollah Momeni, spokesman for the Alumni Association of Iran (Advar-e Tahkim Vahdait) is sentenced in the showtrial to 8 years in prison.
He was arrested June 21 and since then he was only once allowed to phone home.
When his familymembers were allowed to visit him, he was hardly able to walk, was bruised under his eyes and acted disturbed.
He suffers from a gastroenterological condition and previously experienced kidney failure while detained and requires medical treatment he cannot have in prison.
source: ihrv.org


November 23 is in Isfahan womans rightsactivist and member of the Onemillionsignaturecampaign Mehrnoush Etemadi, arrested by agents of the Information Ministry.
Her house was searched and the agents confiscated personal belongings.
The reason for the arrest is unknown.
source: ihrv.org


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In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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