Iran: criticizing

Mehdi Hadavi, former prosecutor of Iran criticizes in letter to the minister of information Heydar Moslehi, the current imposition of intelligence officers on the judiciary.
Website Kaleme reports that Haravi refers to the arrest of his son.
Mohammad Amin Hadavi, was arrested two weeks ago and transferred to an unknown location. Hadavi's grandson Shafiq Hadavi is two weeks later also arrested by the authorities.
The prosecutor of Tehran suggested that Mohammad Amin Hadavi was arrested over security charges but gave no further information.
source: droi.wordpress.com

During a meeting of Mehdi Karroubi with family of political prisoners Hassan Assadi Zeidabadi and Ali Jamali, he said:Those who claim they have brought the Green movement under control, if that is the case why do they speak of sedition every day. If the sedition is dead, then why do you speak behind the back of the dead? And why are they interested in its every move? And if the sedition is dead, why is there no end to your arrests?
source: rferl.org

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Iran: being detained

Political activist of the Iran Democratic Party Mansour Faraji is by the 36th branch of the Revolutionary Court sentenced to 3 years of suspended imprisonment 30 lashes and a $300 fine.
He was charged with anti-regime propaganda through publishing statements, founding Iran Democratic Party and membership in the party.He was sentenced to 30 lashes and fined $300 for leaving the country illegally, using forged documents and owning satellite equipment.
source: HRHI


A Baha’i resident of Tehran, Farid Rohani who was arrested during the Ashuraprotests, is summoned to appear on December 11 for the revolutionary court.
December 3, 2009 he was arrested along with other Bahai and temporarily released on bail February 28th.
He is charged with acting against national security , blasphemy, disturbing public order and supplying propaganda material for foreigners.
source: HRHI


Hadi Shafaei an English professor at Bojnourd Azad university is summoned to serve his prisonsentence .
He had been sentenced to 3 years in jail for insulting the Supreme Leader and acting against national security, but in appeal he was acquitted of acting against national security.
source: HRHI


The prisoner Mohammad Ali Mansouri, was Tuesday by security forces from Gohardasht Prison transferred to an unknown location. Reports say that he has been transferred to the solitary confinement unit of Ward 1 and that he may be under pressure and torture.
He was arrested in september 2009 and after 10 months tried for moharebeh(waging war with god). He was sentenced to 17 years in prison and exile to the Rajaei Shahr Prison.
source: HRHI

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Iran: further

The United States has imposed sanctions on 37 companies in Europe for trading with Iran.
The USA says that these companies in Germany, Malta, and Cyprus are all “front companies” owned by or acting for the Islamic Republic Of Iran Shipping Lines.
source: RFE/RL

A senior from Education Ministry, Abolfazl Hassani said that universities in Iran begin teaching certain disciplines it deems too "Western," and existing courses will be revised.
12 disciplines in the social sciences like law, women's studies, human rights, management, sociology, philosophy,psychology and political sciences will be revised.
According to him these sciences' contents are based on Western culture. The review will be the intention of making them compatible with Islamic teachings.
source: en.irangreenvoice.com


The Iranian army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will stage a military drill in November throughout the country, to demonstrate the defensive capabilities.
It is a massive air, land and sea exercise.
source: en.trend.az



Reporters without Borders says that the crackdown of the media is continuing in Iran.
Journalists get arrested or are sentenced to high prisonterms.
Reporters Without Borders released its annual press freedom index, in which Iran was ranked 175th out of 178 countries.
source: RSF

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Iran: justice?

The Tehran prosecutor said that in the last 3 days 5 people were executed on drugsrelated charges.The people were not identified.
According to ISNA Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said that the sentences has to be carried out and that everybody who is sentenced to death has to be executed. According to him the Serious Fight Against Narcotics Campaign already had a positive impact in its short time and it is notable that many are already remorseful.
Dolatabadi also reported that 15 people are sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for espionage. In these cases, a group of Iranians have in their travels communicated with foreign services and received monitory compensation for exchange of information.
He did not name them, he said "to preserve the dignity of their families, the names of the 15 will not be officially reported, but all are currently serving 10 to 15 year sentences.”
source: HRHI

The head of the judiciary in Ramsar said that 4 people are sentenced to death for a rape during ramadan. After a complaint of rape were 4 individuals identified, stood trial and were sentenced to death.
This sentence will be carried out once upheld by the Supreme Court.
source: HRHI



39 people have been arrested on political charges in the month October.
Four women were arrested in the house of one of the Grieving Mothers.
Also nine leaders of the Freedom Movement (Nehzat Azadi) who were arrested in a funeral in Esfehan were arrested.
Two Germans who wanted to interview the son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani were arrested.
14 political activists, 6 Kurdish citizens and 3 students were arrested.
List (pdf) of detained persons.
source: HRHI

First Deputy of the Judiciary says that the sentence of amputating is a source of great honor and pride for the Justice system. He says the amputation penalty is in accordance with the Laws of God.
source: HRHI

After 27 days Nasrin Sotoudeh breaks her hungerstrike.
She has lost much weight but is in good spirits.
source: HRHI



The families of the Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Workers Syndicate are now targets of threat and physical violence by the Intelligence Ministry agents.
In recent weeks they increased the threats to the family of Mansour Osanloo .
Also the family of Gholamreza Gholamhosseini, a Vahed labor activist is threathened.
source: iranlaborreport

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Iran: sequel

Saeed Malekpour, 35 a webdesigner based in Toronto, Canada has studied at Sharif Industrial University in Tehran and worked for Iran Khodro, Garma Felez, and the Razi Research Center.
October 4th, 2008 he was arrested on Vanak Square in Tehran by plainclothed agents who did not identify themselves.He was forced to make a televised confession.
He was severely beaten and tortured throughout the course of his arrest and interrogation sessions.
He had 3 unclear trials and was not allowed to have a defence attorney in the first trial.It is possible that he will be sentenced to death.
The charges are relating to “internet offenses.” The charges brought against him include “Taking action against national security by designing and moderating adult content websites;” “Agitation against the regime;” “Contact with foreign entities;” “Insulting the sanctity of Islam;” and “Insulting the Supreme Leader and President.”
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source:persian2english


Womansrightactivist and journalist Zhila Baniyaghoub is in appeal also sentenced to 1 year in prison and a ban from journalism from 30 years.
She has received several international prizes such as Courage in Journalism Award, Freedom of Speech Award and the Best Blogger Prize of the Reporters without Borders.
source: HRHI


Journalist and editor-in-chief of Bist-Saleha magazine, Mohammadreza Moghiseh, a member of the committee formed after the election to follow up on the post-election detainees and victims, was arrested October 24 and transferred to an unknown location.
He had been sentenced to 6 years in prison.
source: HRHI


According to Mokhtiar newsagency is Dalir Roozgard who was detained by the security agents in Saghez, transferred to Saghez Central Prison. He has been charged with collaborating with anti-regime groups.
source: HRHI




Humanrightsactivist Koohyar Goodarzi, who is detained since December 2009 in Evinprison and was sentenced to one year in prison, has recently been interrogated and threatened with a new indictment.
source: HRHI



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Iran: Vakilabad Prison Mashad

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today that the Iranian judiciary should immediately institute a moratorium on all executions in Vakilabad Prison in Mashad and provide a transparent response to allegations of excessive numbers of executions at this prison.
ICHRI continues to receive credible reports about repeated, unannounced group executions of inmates.
Reliable sources indicate that numerous executions have taken place inside Vakilabad over the last year and more than 600 inmates remain on death row.
Authorities report that October 12, ten inmates were executed, these numbers are considerably lower than the actual numbers.There are no executed identified and former prisoners state that officials tried to limit information about group executions from leaving the prison.
Family, lawyers, and prisoners themselves not only do not receive any written ruling pertaining to the execution, let alone having the family present during the executions.
The bodies are delivered the next day, after the families have paid the cost of the rope used in the hanging.
The day ahead for the executions, prison telephones are cut off at around 4:00 p.m. so that no one can report the news to the outside world and the prisoners are moved inside the ward.
No one knows whose turn it is until the names are read on a loud speaker and officials and guards remove the prisoners from the ward.
source: iranhumanrights.net


Jalayer Vahdat en Sima Eshraghi two Bahai from Mashhad have been transferred to Vakilabad Prison in order to serve their 5 year prison sentence.
They were convicted of anti-regime propaganda, acting against national security and blasphemy.
The Bahai Davar Nabilzadeh, Nahid Ghadiri, Nasrin Ghadiri, Rozita Vaseghi, Hooman Bakhtavar, Kaviz Nouzdahi en Sima Rajabian, are serving prisonterms of 2-5 year for similar charges.
source: HRHI

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Iran: solitary

On Dutch site "uitzendinggemist" is a video of a broadcasted documentary about womensrights organizations and their struggle in Iran.
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In the prison of Yazd is October 22 the hand of a man amputated.The man, M. (32) was convicted for robbery. His hand was amputated in front of the other prisoners convicted of robbery.
In the city of Sosangerd, province Khuzestan a man was lashed in public is on October 16.The man, H.B. was convicted of robbery.
source: iranhr.net



The health of humanrightsactivist Mohammad Sadigh Kaboodvand is in a critical condition, because of acute cardiac distress, prostate and severe headaches. Considering an earlier heart attack and his blocked blood vessels, he is in grave danger. Prison clinic doctors reported him for treatment outside the prison, but instead he was prescribed strong sedatives that have created additional health problems and have caused him constant dizziness as well as a state lethargy.
Mohammad Sadigh Kaboodvand was arrested on July 1st, 2007 charged with establishing the “Kurdistan Human Rights Agency” and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He is currently being held in ward 350 of Evin prison.
source: HRHI



Humanrightslawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh still is denied visitation and any and all contact with her family. A month ago she went in hungerstrike.
She has been held in solitary confinement since September 4th at ward 209 of Evin prison and has been on hunger strike since September 25th.
Since then there has only been one short, 3 second, phone contact.
source: HRHI


Afshin Baymani has been charged with ‘Association with opposition organizations’ and sentenced to life in prison.
October 3 he was transferred to solitary confinement under the orders of Kermani and Faraji, chairman and deputy of Department of Information of Gohardasht.
Since then he has been subjected to severe torture and has been banned from visiting his family and any phone contact.
source: HRHI



The prisonsentence for Ashuradetainee Seyyed Navid Kamran has been uphold.He was sentenced by the 26th branch of the revolutionary court of judge Pirabbas to 33 months in prison and 75 lashes.
The charges were to commit crimes against national security, and disturbing the public order. During last year’s presidential elections, Kamran was an activist for the website of “Association of Mousavi Supporters.” The group’s name was later changed to the “Association of Green Movement Supporters.”
source: HRHI


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Iran: documents

Two Kurdish citizens Diyako Sattari and Amir Amanian were sentenced by the Saghez Revolutionary Court to 6 months in prison.
They were charged with cooperation with anti-governmentgroups.
source: HRHI



The Secretary-General of National Democratic Front of Iran and political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi was sentenced to 9 years in prison and 74 lashes in October 2010.
Amnesty International calls for urgent action.
The site persian2english has published his written defense to the charges.
source: persian2english.com

The Wikileaks documents show that that Iran abducted the 3 prisoned Americans from Iraq.
The document reveals that the three tourists/reporters were abducted and taken to Iran.
Sara Shourd, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were imprisoned in July 2009.
Fattal and Bauer are in Evinprison, Shourd has been released on medical grounds, last month.
The three are to stand trial for espionage.
source: msnbc.msn.com

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Iran: act

Amnesty International asks attention(pdf) for Ahmed Zeidabadi.


He was arrested in June 2009 and kept in isolation and tortured in Evinprison.November 2009 he was sentenced to 6 years in prison and 5 years internal exile in Gonabad. He was also given a lifetime ban on all social and political activities.
January 2010 his sentence was upheld and he was transferred to Rajaei Shahr prison.
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An interview with his wife
source: persian2english


Jaras website reports that the office of reformist party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution has been raided by plainclothed agents and computers and documents were confiscated.
Two of the employees were present at the office and were locked in a room during the raid.
Last month,the spokesman for the judiciary announced that the two reformist parties Mohajedin of the Islamic Revolution and Islamic Iran Participation Front have been officially dissolved by the judiciary.
Both organizations disputed the decision and the IIPF even published a document revealing that one of the branches of the Revolutionary court annulled the move and reinstated them.
source: droi.wordpress.com

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Iran: further

October 21 was the first courthearing for journalist and member of One million Signature Campaign and humanrightsactivist Kaveh Kermanshahi held.
He is charged with anti-regime propaganda and acting against national security.
His lawyer denied the charges.
Kermanshahi was arrested February 3 and was released on a bail of $100,000 after 110 days of detention and 80 days in isolation.
source: HRHI

Wednesday are on the Romanian border with Hungary 18 illegal Iranian immigrants arrested.
They were hidden in the cargo of a truck. Two Romanians are also arrested.
source:en.trend.az


A topofficial from Islam Azad university announced that several secularist professors are removed from university.
According to him they had received several reports about their behavior and when they did not change their behavior they removed them.
He emphasized that the university will increase its control over the performance of professors to make sure they don't deviate from the right path.
source:payvand.com


Amnesty International asks urgent action(pdf) for Nasrin Sotoudeh.

More then 900 womenrightsorganizations and activists signed a statement in which they demand the immediate release of the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.

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source: persian2english

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Iran: violence

October 10th, Lawand Yusuf Mirza, 32, and his brother Syamend Yusuf Mirza,31, were both hanged for unknown reasons in the prison of Zanjan.
They were sentenced to prisonterms of life and 8 years.
Their familymembers were not informed and it was even not known that they were sentenced to death.
source: freedomessenger.com



Monday four men were lashed 75x in public in the city of Gonbad-e-Kavous.
Daily Kayhan writes that the men Mehdi A, Ehsan R., Abdolaziz A. and Mojtaba Gh. were charged with "disruption of public order" and "disturbing the citizens" .
According to a judiciairy spokesman in Mashad, also , a hand of a man was amputated. The man was convicted for robbery.
source: iranhr.net



In Sanandaj is Abdullah Sarvari sentenced to death on charges of spionage. Last year he was arrested after a trip to Kurdistan to visit his relatives.
Sarvari has a 25 year military service in the Islamic Republics’ Armed Forces.
According to reports his family have been threatened by the Security Forces and ordered not to release any information in regards to his death sentence and not to speak with the media.
source: HRHI



The exiled studentactivist Zia Nabavi who is in Karounprison in Ahwaz, informed his family in a short telephonecall about the prisonconditions he is in.
Everyone at Ahvaz prison speaks Arabic and the hygienic and sanitary conditions are bad.The drinking water was not drinkable and he doubts if he gets a cell or bed in the next months.
Nabavi is sentenced to 10 years in prison in exile.
source: persian2english


The courthearing of the attorney and member of Solidarity for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, is held by the 26th branch of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Pirabbas.
Dadkhah was charged for anti-regime propaganda and possession of weapons.
The verdict will be announced in a few days.
source: HRHI



Abdulalim Shahbakhsh known as Haj Abdulrahim, nephew and son in law of Maulana Abdulhamid, Sunni Imam of Zahedan is after being summoned to Tehran at October 13, arrested when he appeared in court. The reason for the arrest is unknown The reasons for his arrest are unknown. The relatives who have traveled to Tehran to visit him have not been allowed to do so.
source: HRHI

According to reports have the threats against Zoya Samadi,the daughter in law of Mansour Osanloo increased recently.
Intelligence officers constantly call Zoya Samadi and blatantly threaten her to death.
Some time ago she was abducted and beaten to the extend that she had to go to a hospital and quit her job.
source: freedomessenger.com

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