Iran: trial

Today is the espionagetrial against Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, and Josh Fattal. Authorities have imposed a ban on observers, including the Swiss Ambassador who represents U.S. interests in Iran.
The three Amerikans were arrested on the border with Iraq in 2009.
End of last year, Sarah Shourd was released for health reasons.
source: rferl.org


Despite the authorities set a bail for for the release of Nazanin Khosravani, and her family providing for the bail, she had not been released.
Her hearing will take place February 8th.
Since her arrest in December she was kept in isolation.
source: HRHI


The womanrightactiviste and One Million Signature Campaign activist Fatemeh Masjedi is transferred to the prison of Qom.
She was arrested after being summoned to appear at the judiciary of Qom.
source: HRHI



Nezam Hassanpour, is not allowed furlough.
He was arrested Ashura 2009 and is sentenced to 6 years in prison which was reduced to 2 years.
His family lives too far away to visit Evinprison and lacks also the finances to visit him.
Hassanpour is in ward 350 and similar to many other Ward 350 prisoners, he is unable to call his family.
source: HRHI

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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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