Week 51 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Journalist Mashallah Haeri returned to Rejaei Shahr before the end of his medical treatment.
• Mohammad-Hossein Rezaei is back to general ward after 12 days in solitary in Minab prison.
• Keyvan Samimi, journalist, sent to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi is back to Tabas at the end of furlough.
• Seyyed Mahmoud Bagheri is back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Yaghma Fashkhami, journalist at banned Roozan arrested.
• Nasour Naghipour is back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Mohammad Parsi, political activist, begins serving his 3 years sentence in Evin.
• Sousan Tabianian, Baha’i, begins serving her 1 year sentence in Semnan.
• 3 arrested near north-west border carrying explosives.

C-Liberations

• Adnan Rahmat-Panah, Baha’i, released on 5 days medical furlough.
• 117 prisoners accused of financial crimes freed from Ardabil prison.

D-Other News

• Amir Mirzaei-Hekmati ends his hunger strike.

News of injustice in Iran

• Seyyed Masoud  Talebi sentenced to 5 extra years: total 20 years.
• One hanging in Ghazvin.
• One hanging in Mashhad.
• 4 men and 1 woman hanged in Tabriz.
• 7 hangings in Adel Abad on Christmas day.

University – Culture

• Tehran Municipality Ssealed "Roshangaran" and "Women" publications office.
• Roozan newspaper suspended.

Protests

• General strike in Kurdistan to support prisoners on hunger strike.
• Hundreds of Arak Pars Wagon workers on strike to renew representative contract.

Iran Economics

• 53% rise in Iranian oil exports to China.

Iran Politics

• Christmas celebration banned in Salmas and Urmia.

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Week 50 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Ghasem Abesteh transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Jamshid Dehghani transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Jafar Eghdami transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Afshin Karampour, Gonabadi dervish, transferred to hospital.
• Khazar-Rasoul Maravat, hunger striker of Urmia prison, transferred to hospital.
• Ali Salanpour transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Hakimeh Shokri, women’s rights activist, transferred to Gharchak.
• Mohammad-Hasan Yousef-Pourseifi transferred to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Amir Amir-Gholi, political activist, arrested in Tehran.
• Asou Azizi, Kurdish student activist, arrested in Mahabad.
• Jamshid Eblis, rap singer, arrested in Mashhad.
• Neda Farsatipour, Baha’i, beings serving her 6 months sentence in Urmia.
• Ali Khoshnamak, Kurdish activist, arrested in Mahabad.
• Farahnaz Moghadam, Baha’i, begins serving her 3 years sentence in Urmia.
• Mohsen Rahmani, student and political activist, begins serving his 7 years sentence in Evin.

C-Liberations

• Seyyed Mathias-Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad, Christian convert, acquitted of all charges and freed from Rejaie Shahr.
• Seyyed Mahmoud Bagheri released on furlough.
• Emad Bahavar, student and political activist, freed at the end of his sentence.
• Rahman Bahmani (Zia), Christian convert, released from Dezful prison.
• Hossein Barounzadeh, Christian convert, released from Dezful prison.
• Alireza Beheshti-Shirazi released on furlough.
• Nasour Naghipour released on furlough.
• Reza Rabani (Silas), Christian convert, acquitted of all charges and freed from Rejaie Shahr.

D-Other News

• Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, labor activist, is on hunger strike.
• Amir Mirzaei-Hekmati on hunger stike in Evin prison.
• Mohammad-Sedigh Kaboudvand receives 2014 ICHRI award.
• Mohammad-Ali Taheri is on hunger strike.

News of injustice in Iran

• Mohammad-Reza Ali-Payam "Haloo" sentenced to 15 months by Appeals.
• Supreme Court reduces sentence for Emad Bahavar, student activist, to 2 years.
• Ebrahim Firouzi, Christian convert, sentence to 3 year probation+1 year + 2 years exile by Appeals.
• One woman hanged in Urmia prison.
• One hanging in Evin.
• One woman and a man hanged in Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday.
• 2 men flogged in public in Mazandaran.
• 2 hangings in Shiraz.

Protests

• Protest during Shariat-Madari speech at Tehran University.
• Sufis meet in front of Evin prison and bar association.

Iran abroad

• Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees.
• Wael al-Halqi, the Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Syria visits Tehran

Iran Economics

• $1 = 3250 tomans.

Miscellaneous

• Contract workers' representative of Isfahan Sepahan Cement dismissed.

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Week 49 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Labour rights activists Behnam Ebrahimzadeh was transferred to ward 1 in Rejaei Shahr.
• Hamid-Reza Moradi, Gonabadi dervish, sent to hospital.
• Shahram Pourmansouri moved to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Ribvar Abdollahi, Kurdish workers’ rights activist, arrested in Sanandaj.
• Mahtab Afshari, Halgheh Erfan instructor, arrested.
• Soheila Aghdasi begins serving her 6 months sentence.
• Fardine Aghsani begins serving her 6 months sentence.
• Mahabad Kurdish activist Hasan Ahmadi arrested.
• Mokhtar Assadi, Kurdish labour rights activisit and teacher, begins serving his 1 year sentence.
• Mohsen Biglarbeigi, member of Nedai Iranian arrested.
• Shahram Dinaroui, Christian convert, arrested in Isfahan.
• Javid Fakhrian, member of Nedai Iranian arrested.
• Ali Ghazali, Web sites editor, arrested and sent to Evin.
• Mitra Goudarzi, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Saeed Hosseini, national-religious activist, arrested.
• Christian convert Ebrahim Hosseinzadeh arrested in Shiraz
• Aida Izadi, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Mohammad-Reza Josheshan arrested.
• Reza Khandan arrested for some hours.
• Amir Khorram back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Ilka Misaghi, Baha’i from Tabriz, arrested.
• Noushine Misaghi begins serving her 6 months sentence.
• Majid Moghadam was arrested.
• Farzad Moradi-Nia, workers’ rights activist, arrested.
• Sina Rahimpour, member of Nedai Iranian arrested.
• Atta Rajabi, Baha’i, arrested at home in Hamadan.
• Adel Shirjang, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Adib Sho’a’i begins serving his 6 months sentence in Mashhad.
• Kourosh Soleimani, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Nasrin Sotoudeh briefly arrested and released after some hours.
• Ali Tabarzadi, son of Heshmatollah Tabrzadi arrested and released after 3 days.
• Mostafa Tadjzadeh is back to prison at the end of furlough.
• Mohammad-Reza Vahedi, Christian convert, arrested in Isfahan.

C-Liberations

• 60 years old Asghar Ghatan was on a 3 days furlough, then back to prison.
• Evin journalist Ali Ghazali released after 9 days.
• Mashallah Haeri released on medical furlough.
• Nader Jani released from Evin on furlough.
• Hamid Karvasi released from Evin on furlough.
• Baha'i Payman Kashfi released from Rejaei Shahr prison after completing his 4 years sentence.
• Amir Khorram released from Evin on furlough.
• Mostafa Rahpish released on bail.
• Ali Rashidi released on furlough.
• Mohammad Shafie, Green political activist, freed at the end of his 4 years sentence.
• Said Yassaei released on bail.

D-Other News

• Ali, Habib and Jafar Afshari are on hunger strike in Urmia prison.
• Badi Hossein Panahi, Kurdish political prisoner in Bandar Langeh prison, is on hunger strike in support of Urmia prisoners.
• Ghezel Hessar prisoners are on hunger strike to protest against mass executions..

News of injustice in Iran

• After 7-year detention cyber activist Vahid Asghari sentenced to 18-year jail.
• Journalist Serajoddine Mirdamadi sentenced b y Appeals to 3 years in prison and 2 years travel ban.
• 5-year sentence of Baha'i Hassan Momtazi confirmed by Appeals.
• Jason Rezaian temporary detention extended.
• 5 hangings in Rejai Shahr.
• 1 hanging in Kashan on Monday.
• 1 hanging in Qom on Saturday.
• 1 hanging in Ardebil.
• 17 men and one woman hanged on Wednesday.
• 2 public hangings.
• One Afghan citizen hanged in Karaj.
• One woman hanged in Ghazvin.

University – Culture

• Alizadeh refuses French Legion d’Honneur.
• Rap concerts won’t be allowed in Iran.
• Time, Person of the Year, Dr. Pardis Sabeti, 38، Geneticist who sequenced the Ebola genome.

Protests

• Isfahan University students met to support opposition leaders; they were attacked and beaten.
• Baha’is join Nasrin Sotoudeh protest.
• Protest in front of Ahvaz governor’s office.

Iran abroad

• One official human rights delegation flies to Italy.
• Iran first denies airstrikes on IS in Iraq then confirm then telling they were done on Iraq’s request.
• Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari meets Zarif.
• Iranian Economy Minister meets with Pakistani Prime Minister.
• Suicide-car attack against Iran’s representative in Yemen, 3 dead according to authorities and paramedics.
• Hamas delegation travelled to Iran.
• Syrian, Iranian, Iraqi FMs meet.

Iran Economics

• $1 = 34,040 rials.
• Fuel prices rise boost donkey’s trade.

Iran Politics

• A new reformist political party approved.
• Justice Minister: Decision about ‘house arrest’ is not in administrative authorities’ scope. Administration will not intervene.
• Ban of children marriage is against Islamic sharia.
• Iran announces arrest of 109 NATO personnel in Bandar Abbas.
• 11 Tabriz beauty parlors and cafes in Tabriz sealed because of non-compliance with Islamic rules.

Miscellaneous

• Hospital director in Tehran victim of an acid attack; both eyes damaged ; attackers arrested.
• At least 6 women victims of knife attacks in Jahrom.

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Week 48 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Molavi Hafez-Tohid Ghoreishi transferred to solitary in Evin.
• Mashallah Haeri transferred from Rejaei Shahr to hospital.
• Ali Moradi, Kurdish political prisoner is back to general ward in Minab.
• Mamousta Naser Piri transferred to Sanandaj Intel in solitary.
• Ali Salanpour transferred from Rejaei Shahr to hospital.
• Afshin Sohrabzadeh, Kurdish political activist suffering from cancer, transferred to hospital.
• Mohammad-Ali Taheri is back to Evin 2A on 27th day of hunger strike.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mohammad-Ali Hashemi-Rad, political activist, sent to Evin to serve his 11 years.
• Fardin Mirki, Kurdish workers’ rights activist, arrested in Sanandaj.
• Mostafa Rah-Pish, civic activist, arrested in Abu Mousa.
• Manizheh Sadeghi, Kurdish woman’s rights activist, arrested in Sanandaj.

C-Liberations

• Gholamhossein Asadi, political activist, freed at the end of his 2 years sentence.
• Ghoncheh Ghavami, British citizen, released on 100 million toman bail.
• Seyyed Mostafa Tajzadeh released on furlough for three days.

D-Other News

• Commemorative ceremony for slain dissidents Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar, stopped; attendees arrested.
• Rasoul Herdani is on hunger strike in Evin prison.
• Heshmatollah Tabarzadi refuses to appear in court on verbal summon.

News of injustice in Iran

• Death sentence confirmed by Supreme Court for blogger Soheil Arabi.
• 4 public lashings in Choram.
• One hanging in Mashhad on Monday.
• 2 hangings in Ghazvin.
• 5 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Thursday.
• 2 public hangings in Mashhad, one in Joghatai.

Iran abroad

• IRGC 2nd Lieutenant Hassan Hezbavi was killed while fighting in Dar’a, Syria.
• Parliamentarian delegation travels to Mexico for first time since 1979 Revolution..

Iran Economics

• The Central Bank of Iran received $2.8 billion in blocked assets.

Iran Politics

• More than 20 cafés closed in Tehran because of bad-hijab.
• Iran's parliament approves Rouhani's nominee for ministry of science, Mohammad Farhadi by 197 vote in favor, 28 against and 10 abstentions.
• Parliament summons Intelligence Ministry over a report.

Miscellaneous

• Cleric beaten by two women after ordering them to tighten their hijab.
• 1,345,000 addicts in Iran.

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Week 47 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Mostafa Daneshjou transferred to hospital.
• Abdolreza Ghanbari, teacher, transferred from Borazjan to Rejaei Shahr.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Alireza Jahanshahi, cleric student, arrested during Friday prayers in Semnan.
• Atta Rajabi, Baha’i, arrested in Hamedan.
• Hasan Tafah, 85 years old, suffering of blood cancer, back to Rejaei Shahr at the end of his medical furlough.
• Saeed Yasaei, follower of Erfan Halgheh, arrested.
• Hojatoleslam Ali Zakeri is back to Evin at the end of furlough.

C-Liberations

• Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi, Kurdish political prisoner, released on furlough.
• Maryam Alsadat-Yahyahvi, activist, released.
• Hossein Derakhshan, father of blogging in Iran, pardoned by supreme leader.
• Seyyed Ali-Asghar Gharavi, journalist and cleric, released at the end of his sentence.
• Faran Hesami, Baha’i, released on 3 days furlough.
• Mostafa Nili, student activist, freed at the end of his sentence.

D-Other News

• Siamak Ghaderi, journalist, honored with the CPJ' 2014 International Press Freedom Awards.
• Arash Sadeghi’s temporary detention extended for 2 months.

News of injustice in Iran

• Nemat Fatehi, Kurdish activist, sentenced to 15 years in prison by Appeals.
• Mohsen Khoda-Bandeh-Lou, Kurdish activist, sentenced to 15 years in prison by Appeals.
• Iraj Lohrasb, Baha’i, sentenced to two years in prison for Facebook activity.
• Tanaz Mohammadi, Baha’i, sentenced to one year in prison for Facebook activity.
• Kianoosh Rostami, Kurdish activist, sentenced to 15 years in prison by Appeals.
• 2 hangings in Zahedan last Thursday.
• 3 public hangings in Bandar Abbas on Saturday.
• One hanging in Ghaem Shahr on Thursday.

University – Culture

• Tehran University Professor Mostafa Malekian intervention canceled by basijis.

Protests

• Sit-in in front of bar association continues in support of Nasrin Sotoudeh.
• Protest in Yasouj, several people arrested.
• Rally in support of Mohammad-Ali Taheri held in front of Evin.
• Thousands rally against legislative attack on workers’ rights.

Iran abroad

• China's top domestic security chief visits Iran to push for anti-terror cooperation.
• Iran uses China bank to transfer funds to Quds-linked companies.
• UN resolution on Iran passes with 78 positive and 35 negative votes.

Iran Economics

• Iranian airports' incomes do not cover their expenses.
• An Iran/American chamber of Commerce was establish in Maryland.
• 58% increase in trade with countries members of EU.

Iran Politics

• For the 4th time, nominee for Science Minister is refused by Parliament.

Miscellaneous

• Iranian weightlifter takes gold at World Championships.
• Homes of two Baha’is burned in Hamadan.
• Mostafa Pashaei, pop idol's funeral draws biggest crowds in Iran since 2009 unrest.

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Week 46 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Ali Aslanpour back to Rejaei Shahr from hospital.
• Afshin Baymani moved to solitary in Rejaei Shahr prison and then back to general ward.
• Arjang Davoudi moved to solitary in Rejaei Shahr prison and then to hospital and back to prison.
• Ghoncheh Ghavami moved to Gharchak prison.
• Serajedin Mir-Damadi, journalist, moved to financial ward of Evin.
• Ali Moradi, Kurdish political prisoner, beaten in Minab and transferred to solitary.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Ahmad and Hossein Al-Bavi, Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Abu-Masoud Al-Badavi, Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Seyyed Jasem Al-Boshokeh (Abu-Forough), Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Hasan Al-Hazbavi (Abu-Ali), Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Ahmad Al-Heidari (Abu-Howra) and Hamid Al-Heidari (Abu-Amjad), Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Hachem Al-Naseri, Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Aghil Al-Saadi, Amin Al-Saadi (Abu-Yousri) and Shaghigheh-Mohammad Al-Saadi, Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Abbas Al-Sari, Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Raham Barakchizadeh, arrested during Ashur 2009, goes to Evin to serve his 7.5 years sentence.
• Ghazban Beit-Sayah, Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Adnan Rahmat-Panah, Baha’i, begins serving his sentence in Shiraz.
• Najeeb Raisi, Sunni Muslim, arrested in Sistan Baluchistan.
• Masoud Rezaei, Christian convert, begins serving his 5 years sentence in Shiraz.
• Mohammad Saedi, Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• Mohammad Tilas-Al-Silawi (Abu-Nasr) and Naser-Mohammad Tilas-Al-Silavi (Abu-Anas), Sunni Ahvazi, arrested.
• 62 Afghan citizens arrested during riots in Shahr-e-Rey.
• 230 Kurds arrested in Eastern Kurdistan during protests in support of Kobane.
• 16 sunni activists arrested during Coran teaching session.

C-Liberations

• Amin Al-Saadi (Abu-Yousri), Ahvazi Sunni, freed after interrogatories.
• Behzad (Hossein) Asiaei, civic activist, freed by clemency.
• Seyyed Amar Kalantari, journalist, on a two days furlough.
• Kaveh Rahimi, civic activist, freed by clemency.
• Homayoun Shokouhi, Christian convert, released on parole.
• Reyhaneh Tabatabaei, journalist, freed at the end of her sentence.
• Hojatoleslam Ali Zakeri released on furlough.

D-Other News

• Arjang Davoudi on hunger strike.

News of injustice in Iran

• Marivan Abdolkarim Reza, Iraqi Kurd, sentenced to 33 years in prison by Supreme Court for Moharebeh.
• Mostafa Shomali, human rights activist, sentenced to 7 years in prison.
• One hanging in Mashhad on Saturday.
• One public hanging in Shiraz on Wednesday.

University – Culture

• Iranian film "I'm Not Angry" still censored screening postponed in Iran.
• Semnan University Economics Professor Mikael Azimi expelled after 4 years teaching.
• Iranian film maker Dariush Merhjoui received French medal for Arts and Letters.
• Filtering committee rejects proposal to block Viber.

Protests

• A group of students from the International University of Qazvin gathered to protest the recent acid throwing assualts on women in Isfahan and the authorities' failure to arrest the culprits.

Iran abroad

• Kerry, Zarif, Ashton start nuclear talks in Oman.
• Iraqi VP Maliki arrives in Tehran.
• One Iranian nuclear engineer killed in Syria.
• Russia signs a contract to build two other nuclear reactors in Bushehr.
• Rouhani travels to Azerbaijan.
• Austrian defense minister visits Tehran.

Iran Economics

• Iran Khodro exports 1400 cars during first seven months; it is 100% increase compared to last year.

Iran Politics

• Mohammad Sarafraz replacing Ezzatollah Zarghami at the head of IRIB.
• Basij forces given go ahead to enforce hijab compliance.
• Authorities have accepted a request to let two UN Human Rights rapporteurs visit Iran in the coming year.
• The Iranian Ministry of Sports has reacted to public pressure and announced it has plans to designate a section of stadiums to female spectators

Miscellaneous

• More than 170 homeless in Kerman after a storm.
• FIVB not to award any more events to Iran till ban on women lifted and Ghoncheh Ghavami is released.
• Another Baha’I, Narges Barghi,  denied burial in Tabriz.

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Week 45 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Mahdieh Golroo transferred to solitary in Evin.
• Ali Salanpour transferred back from hospital to Rejaei Shahr.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Maryam Alsadat-Yahyahvi, civic activist, arrested.
• Khaled Hosseini, Kurdish workers’ rights activist, arrested in Sanandaj during a protest to support Kobane.
• Amir Maboudi begins serving his 6 months sentence in Urmia prison.

C-Liberations

• Mohammad Banazadeh-Amirkhizi freed at the end of his 5 years sentence.
• Atena Farghdani, painter et children’s rights activist, released on bail.
• Hossein Farzin on a 3 days furlough.
• Alireza Rajabian-Fard freed from Evin at the end of his sentence.

D-Other News

• Ghoncheh Ghavami on hunger strike.
• Dissident cleric Hossein Kazemeini-Boroujerdi on hunger strike in Evin.

News of injustice in Iran

• Abbas Bozorgmehr, chief editor of Aseman, sentenced to a monetary fine.
• Ghoncheh Ghavami, British citizen, sentenced to one year in prison.
• Roein Otoufat sentenced by Appeals to 10 years in prison.
• Baha’i Sousan Tabianian sentenced to 1 year in Appeals.
• Bakery worker Mahmoud Soroush arrested sentenced to a fine because of his satellite equipment.

University – Culture

• Kambiz Derambakhsh Iranian cartoonist receives French award of Arts and Literature in Tehran..

Iran abroad

• Zarif and Rouhani meet Norwegian FM in Tehran.

Iran Economics

• 30% drop in Iran oil revenue.

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Week 44 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Mehdi Jalaloddini, arrested during protests against acid attacks, transferred to Dastgerd prison.
• Ali Ebadi-Jamkhaneh transferred from Vakil Abad to an unknown location.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Peyman Aref arrested during a protest for acid victims and released the same day.
• Sanam Farsi, ISNA community editor, arrested during protests against acid attacks and released after 2 days.
• Mahdieh Golroo arrested after protest for acid victims.
• Adel Mohammadi, Kurdish Sunni taleb, arrested in Zahedan and released after 2 days.
• Zahra Mohammadi, ISNA editor in Isfahan, arrested during protests against acid attacks.
• Kurdish lawyer Masoud Shamsnejad begins serving his 4 months sentence in Urmia.
• Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested during a protest for acid victims and released the same day.
• 20 people arrested during a protest for acid victims.

C-Liberations

• Amin Chalaki, head of Moussavi campaign freed after 2.5 years in prison.
• Ali Rashidi on 6 day medical furlough.

D-Other News

• Negar Haeri beaten in Gharchak prison.
• Omid Kokabee awarded the 2014 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

News of injustice in Iran

• Reyhaneh Jabbari, who killed a man who wanted to rape her, was executed on Saturday with another person in Rejaei Shahr.
• Taieb Khodayar Kurdish political activist sentenced to 13 months in prison.
• Mohammad-Ali Taheri sentenced to three additional years.
• 5 hangings in Rasht.
• 4 hangings in Urmia on Sunday.
• 1 hanging in Urmia on Wednesday.

University – Culture

• Newspapers Tehran Emrouz, Gol and Zanan Emrouz banned.
• Gonabadi Dervishes, Ali-Reza Kashi and Bozorgmehr Hekmatshoar, who are teaching literature and electricity respectively have been dismissed from their employment.

Protests

• Protests against acid attacks in Ahvaz.
• Teachers protest in Sistan-Balouchistan.
• Students of Allameh Tabatabai University protested at acid attacks.
• Gas project workers protest to demand back wages.

Iran Economics

• During the last week over 1,100 production units' workers fired in Iran.

Iran Politics

• Iran's conservative-dominated parliament rejects Rouhani nominee for science minister.

Miscellaneous

• The population of Iran reached 78 million.

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Week 43 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Farhad Eghbali, Baha’i from Gorgan, exiled to Rejaei Shahr.
• Mashallah Haeri transferred to hospital and back to Rejaei Shahr the day after.
• Jamaloldin Khanjani, Baha’i transferred to Rejaei Shahr clinic.
• Borzan Nasrollahzadeh transferred to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Atena Daemi, civic activist, arrested in Tehran.
• Arya Jafari, photoreporter at ISNA, arrested during protests against acid.
• Six persons arrested for immorality on Internet in Isfahan.
• 50 people arrested during anti-acid protest in Isfahan.

C-Liberations

• Kurdish political activist Abdolkarim Ahmadnejad released on parole. He was under a 3.5 year sentence.
• Behzad (Hossein) Asiaei released on furlough for four days and then back to Evin.
• Saeed Ebadi, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.
• Adib Haghpajou, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.
• Adnan Hasanpour, Kurdish journalist, released on furlough.
• Seyed Amar Kalantari released on furlough.
• Shahram Mansour, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.
• Marzieh Rasouli, journalist, released on furlough.
• Farhad Sarafraz, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.

D-Other 

• Rasoul Abdollahi, Christian, on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr.
• Reza Akbari-Monfared on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Afshin Baymani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Mohammad Banazadeh-Amirkhizi on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Behnam Ebrahimzadeh on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Abol-Ghasem (Javad) Fouladvand on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Asadollah Hadi on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Dr. Latif Hasani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Afshin Heiratian on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Khaled Herdani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Saleh Kohandel on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Mohammad-Ali (Pirouz) Mansouri on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Dr. Saeed Masouri on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Seyed Alireza Seyedian, Christian, on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr.
• Misagh Yazdanejad on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Shahrokh Zamani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Sanandaj prisoner Iraj Mozafari, 25, committed suicide and died in prison.

News of injustice in Iran

• Mahmoud Ebrahimi sentenced to 3 years in prison.
• Pastor Mathias-Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad  sentenced to 6 years in prison in Minab.
• Pastor Behnam Irani sentenced to 6 years in prison in Zabol.
• Deacon Reza Rabani (Silas) sentenced to 6 years in prison in Minab.
• Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh banned from working for 3 years.
• One execution in Tabriz on Saturday.
• 7 executions in Rejaei Shahr on Sunday.
• One hanging in Amol on Wednesday.
• 6 hangings in Shiraz on Thursday.
• 2 hangings in Kerman on Thursday.

University – Culture

• Student newspaper Ghalam banned in Zanjan University.
• Suspension of a theatre play directed by Mehdi Shamsai.

Protests

• Nasrin Sotoudeh protests in front of Bar Association with many human rights activists.
• Demonstrations in Tehran and Isfahan against acid attacks : 50 arrests in Isfahan..

Iran abroad

• Hassan Rouhani meets with Armenian PM in Tehran.
• Iraqi FM visits Tehran to discuss IS problem.
• First Deputy to the President Eshagh Jahangiri met with Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar al-Abadi in Tehran and with Qatari Minister of Economy and Trade Amad bin Jasem bin Mohammad Al-e Thani.

Iran Economics

• First sale for Boeing in Iran since 1979.

Iran Politics

• President Hassan Rouhani nominated Dr. Mahmoud Nili Ahmad Abadi as the Minister of Science, Research and Technology. Dr. Abadi is a Metallurgy professor at and the Chancellor of the University of Tehran.
• Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani Chairman of the Assembly of Experts died.

Miscellaneous

• 4 acid throwers arrested in Isfahan. One victim died.
• 15,000 homeless in Tehran.

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Week 42 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Masoumeh Zia, member of Halgheh Erfan, moved to Evin Intel ward.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Nahid Gorji, Cyberactvist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Soraya Nakhaei, coach of Halgheh Erfan, arrested in Kermanshah.
• Documentary film maker Mohammad Nourizad violently arrested and freed the day after.
• Student activist Maryam Shafipour is back to Evin after 6 days on medical furlough.
• 20 Tazeh Abad Sunni citizens arrested.
• 3,000 people arrested on drug charges in West Azerbaijan in the last 6 months.
• Iran arrests 14 gunmen involved in Saravan attacks.
• 35 people arrested during a dinner party.

C-Liberations

• Mohsen Barzegar, student activist, freed at the end of his sentence.
• Maliheh Biganian relased on bail.
• Masoumeh Zia relased on bail.

D-Other News

• After 11 days on hunger strike, Atena Farghdani, goes on dry hunger strike.
• After 11 days on hunger strike, Ghoncheh Ghavami goes on dry hunger strike.
• Ahmad Karimi deprived of phone calls and visits.
• Influenza outbreaks in Urmia prison.

News of injustice in Iran

• 3 years sentence for death row prisoner Soheil Arabi upheld.
• Babak Asiaei sentence reduced from 3 years to 1.5 year for eid e Fetr.
• Mehdi Dolati-Darabad sentence reduced from 5 years to 1 year for eid e Fetr.
• Ali Nozar-Nozaripour sentence reduced from 10 years to 2.5 years for eid e Fetr.
• Mehdi Tadini sentence reduced from 2 years to 9 months for eid e Fetr.

University – Culture

• Salem Salavati, Ali Asgari, Tofigh Amani and Mohsen Makhmalbaf dedicated the prizes they won at Beirut film festival to the defenders of Kobane.
• Concert of Shahram Nazeri in Nishapour cancelled.

Iran Economics

• 17% increase in production of steel alloy compared to last year.
• Indian refiners will pay $500 million to Iran next week, the second installment in an interim deal .

Iran Politics

• Dervishes under travel ban.
• Ahmad Shaheed not allowed to visit Iran.
• Parliamentary Jebhe-ye Paydari [Steadfastness Front] faction presents a bill demanding reduction the salary of public servants who have “bad hijab.” 

Miscellaneous

• Iranshahr Social Affairs Chief Bahram Bashandeh survived a murder attempt.
• Iran police, NAJA, plane cashes in SE Iran. 7 on board killed, including 4 NAJA personnel.
• Two Iranian guards, one Pakistani officer killed in shootout

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Week 41 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Rasoul Abdollahi transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Soheil Babadei transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Ebrahim Firouzi transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Alireza Kazemzadeh transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Karim Marouf-Aziz returned to Rejaei Shahr the day after a heart surgery.
• Arash Moghadam-Aslanpour (Ashaei) transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Seyed Alireza Seyedian transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Iraj Amidi, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• Emad Baghi, converted to Christianity, arrested in Esfahan.
• Maliheh Biganian, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• Narges Farhadi, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• Hiva Fouladi, Kurdish journalist, arrested in Saghez.
• ,Shahram Ghaedi converted to Christianity, arrested in Esfahan.
• Mohammad Modarresi, Kurdish Sunni, arrested in Mahabad.
• Ali Nouri, Kurd living in Tehran, arrested during a protest in support of Kobani.
• Asou Rostami, Kurd living in Tehran, arrested during a protest in support of Kobani.
• Salar Saeedi, Kurdish Sunni, arrested in Mahabad.
• Heshmat Shafiei, converted to Christianity, arrested in Esfahan.
• Masoumeh Zia, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• 47 boys and girls arrested during a party in Tehran.

C-Liberations

• Journalist Bahman Ahmadi-Amouee freed at the end of his sentence.
• Journalist Yeganeh Salehi freed on bail.
• Workers’ rights activist Reza Shahabi released on medical furlough.
• Ramin Tonbakouei freed from Evin.

D-Other News

• Ghoncheh Ghavami, women’s rights’ activist, launches a hunger strike.
• Zahra Rahnavard had eye surgery; her family was not allowed to attend.

News of injustice in Iran

• Arjang Davoudi sentenced to 2 extra years by Appeals.
• Chief Editor of Bahar newspaper Saeed Pourazizi acquitted.
• One hanging in Zahedan.

University – Culture

• Iranian documentary 'Banooye Urmia' wins a prize in Finland after winning one in Rhode Island and in Croatia.

Protests

• Protest in front of Evin for British woman.
• Protests in all Kurdish towns and in Tehran in support of Kobane.

Iran abroad

• Zarif meets with Dominique de Villepin, former French FM.
• Rouhani meets with new Afghan president.

Iran Economics

• The trade volume between March-September 2014 grew by 22% to 53 billion dollars.
• Unemployment is down by 1.2% compared to last year and is now at 9.5%. The youth (15 to 21) unemployment rate is 22.9%.

Iran Politics

• Sunni citizens prevented from holding Eid-el-Adha prayers in Tehran.
• The Commission for the Affairs of the Council has approved a plan to increase the number of representatives in the house of the nation to 310 persons.

Miscellaneous

• Fire at Iranian defense industry plant kills two people.
• Several policemen killed in Sistan-Balochistan.

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Week 40 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Mohammad Darabi (Mohajer), Kurdish activist, moved to Dizelabad.
• Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeini-Boroujerdi transferred to solitary.
• Jamaloldin Khanjani, Baha’i, transferred to hospital then back to prison without treatment.
• Saeed Matinpour exiled to Zanjan.
• Ayat Mehr-Ali-Beiglou, Azeri political prisoner, moved from Jolfa to Tabriz.
• Jaber Sakhravi, Ahvazi political prisoner, beaten and sent to solitary.
• Ali Salanpour, political prisoner, transferred to hospital.
• Farhad Shafizadeh, Kurdish student, transferred to Marivan prison.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari (Siamak Mehr) arrested again.
• Abed and Kourosh Valad-Beigi, Kurdish political activists, arrested in Paveh.

C-Liberations

• Vahid Dana, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on 500 million rial bail.
• Golrokh Ebrahimi-Iraei, Wife of Arash Sadeghi, released on bail.

D-Other News

• Omid Alishenas banned from all contacts and visits.
• Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari (Siamak Mehr) Wins "International Press Freedom Award".

News of injustice in Iran

• One hanging in Mashhad..

University – Culture

• 5000-year-old water pipeline discovered in Western Iran.
• "Entekhab" website close to Rafsanjani banned.

Protests

• Gonabadi Sufi Order gather in front of Ministry of Justice in protest of treatment of imprisoned dervishes.
• Haft Tapeh sugar cane factory workers back on strike

Iran abroad

• Rouhani goes to Russia for Caspian summit.
• Kenya sentences two Iranians for using fake Israeli passports

Iran Politics

• Travel banned for two clergymen close to Ayatollah Sadegh Shirazi.
• Minister supports social network access despite judiciary.

Miscellaneous

• Hamideh Abbasali is the only Iranian woman to win a gold medal in karate.
• A commander of IRGC, Mostafa Mohammadinejad, was killed in the city of Khoy.
• Tehran resident killed in police raid to remove satellite dishes

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