samedi 26 juillet 2014

WHY this blog?

You will find here the main reasons behind the creation of this blog.

I was born a Frenchie and married an Iranian a very long time ago. I was in love with him, very much, and my love has extended to his family and then to his whole country, especially since I lived in Iran for a time, after the Islamic revolution. We were obliged to leave Iran in very circumstances. We had fought against the previous regime and have fought the new one from its first day. My husband is living in Iran reason why I try to stay anonymous.
When back in France, we have tried to make the journalists, political personalities and other influent persons aware of the situation of Human Rights in Iran. When the Green Movement appeared, it opened a new window for hope. Our efforts intensified.

At the beginning, we had the SIC (Students Information Center) delivering daily updates of the situation. After meeting with @democraticiran, we decided to post the translation into French of their daily updates. All of them were posted on his blog http://iranlibredemocratique.blogspot.fr/ from January 11th 2011 until they stopped producing it on Jun 12th 2011. 
We then felt that something was missing and decided to write weekly updates of our own, always in French; the first one was published last week of October 2011 and has been posted weekly from this time.

At this time @lissnup was concerned with what was going on in Iran. She asked us to post our weekly news on her blogs, which, of course, we accepted, and to have them translated into English, and I began to translate in November 2011. She was taking care of editing and posting. Now; unfortunately, she is too busy to go on with editing and posting these news; we then decided to create this blog to post them. English is not my mother tongue. I am sure that you will forgive any clerical mistake you will find.

As a conclusion, I want to thank all my friends on Twitter: they are the source of the daily information mails I have sent to mainly Iranians - but now also to people leaving in Europe, America and even Australia -, from the beginning of the Green Movement: you are the sources allowing me to write these weekly news, be it in French or in English. Your dedication is one of the engines pushing me to move on, even in worst circumstances.

Week 30 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Death row prisoner Hamed Ahmadi stops hunger strike and is relocated to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Death row prisoners Jahangir and Jamshid Dehghani stop hunger strike and are relocated to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Political prisoner Khaled Herdani transferred to hospital.
  • Death row prisoner Kamal Molaei stops hunger strike and is relocated to Rejaei Shahr.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Bahman Ahmadi-Amouee is back to Rejaei Shahr at the end of furlough.
  • Abdolreza Ghanbari, political prisoner, is back to Borazjan prison at the end of furlough.
  • Saeed Heidari, newly converted Sunni, arrested in Mahshahr.
  • Hamid-Zareh Mohammadi, journalist and blogger, begins serving his 1 year sentence in Tabriz prison.
  • Maryam Rahmanian, photographer, arrested at Jason Rezaian home.
  • Jason Rezaian, Washington Post correspondant, arrested in Tehran.
  • Hossein Sabouri, Sunni Muslim, arrested in Mahshahr.
  • Yeganeh Salehi, journalist, wife of Jason Rezaian, arrested in Tehran.
  • Khouzair Sharhani, Sunni Arab Muslim, arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Sami Zabadi Alboughabish, Sunni Arab Muslim, arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Hamid, Hossein, Mohammad, Mousa and Salem Zargani, Sunni Arab Muslims, arrested in Ahvaz
  • 8 persons accused of Satanism arrested in Firouzkouh.

C-Liberations
  • Dr. Asghar Ghotan released on furlough.
  • Student activist Bahareh Hedayat released on 4 days furlough for medical reasons.
  • Political prisoner Nader Jani released on 6 days furlough.
  • Journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi released on furlough.

D-Other News
  • Mohammad-Reza Ali-Payam "Haloo", sentenced to 3 months + 1 day for a satyre.
  • Cleric Mohammad-Sadegh (Arash) Honarvar-Shojaei-Khoee begins a hunger strike.
  • Reza Shahabi, Workers’ rights activist, ends his hunger strike after 50 days.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Arjang Davoudi, political prisoner since 20 years, sentenced to execution.
  • Taha Kermani, Azeri environmentalist, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Hossein-Ali Mohammadi, Azeri environmentalist, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Rasoul Razavi, Azeri environmentalist, sentenced to 1 year in prison.
  • 5 people publicly flogged in Kermanshah for eating publicly.
  • 50 hangings in 6 months in Kerman.
  • 6 men and 4 women hanged in Birjand.
  • One defendant sentenced to death by stoning.
  • One Christian had his lips burnt by cigarette in public in Kermanshah for eating during the day.

University – Culture
  • Tehran Vocal Ensemble receives 3 medals, 2 gold and 1 silver at 8th World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia.

Protests
  • Coal miners protest again against privatization.
  • Several protests in front of US office in Tehran to support Ghaza.

Iran abroad
  • E.U. suspends one of the sanctions taken against Iran.
  • An Iranian NGO receives Red Ribbon Award.
  • Iran opened its airspace as an alternative route for northern Europe to east Asia.

Iran Economics
  • Iran to get $2.8 billion during extended talks, most sanctions stay.
  • Thai Wan Hai Company became first foreign shipping line that resumed operation in Iran after its ship berthed in Rajayee port.
  • Petrochemical exports are up by 6% in one month.
  • Boeing will provide spare parts to Iran, 1st time since 1979.

Iran Politics
  • Work hours for Iranian nurses increased from 150 to 300 hours.
  • Jannati chosen again as head of guardians’ council.

Miscellaneous
  • Volleyball: Iran loses to USA in semi-finales.
  • 500 new cases of tuberculosis in Zabol every year.
  • 3 killed and 6 wounded in clash of police with population of Qeshm Island over smuggled fuel.
  • Saeed Marouf nominated best setter in Volleyball World Championship.


As usual, list of political prisoners in Iran: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Please help us to keep it updated

Week 29 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Mohammad-Amin Agooshi, on hunger strike in Zahedan prison, was transferred to solitary.
  • Omid Behrouzi, lawyer of Gonabadi dervishes, transferred to ward 7 in Evin prison.
  • Dr. Latif Hasani, transferred to political ward of Rejaei Shahr at the end of his hunger strike.
  • Mohammad (Kourosh) Nasiri transferred to ward 7 in Evin prison.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Hiva and Salar Azeri, Kurdish activists, arrested in Saghez.
  • Farzad Bahadori and Simin Rasouli and their daughers Nasim and Sahar, Baha’is, arrested in Tabriz for teaching music.
  • Mohammad Ghaneh, Kurdish activist, arrested in Saghez.
  • Reza Haji-Saleh, Kurdish political activist, arrested in Baneh.
  • Shabnam Isakhani, Baha’I, arrested in Tabriz.
  • Abdol-Karim Karimi, Kurdish sunni activist, arrested in Sanandaj.
  • Khaled Maleki, Kurdish sunni activist, arrested in Sanandaj.
  • Vahid Ranjbar, student activist in Sistan-Baluchistan University, arrested after summon to Intel.
  • 75 Banab citizens arrested accused of bothering people, mal-veiling and breaking fast.

C-Liberations
  • Journalist Bahman Ahmadi-Amouee released on furlough.
  • Journalist Sajedeh Arab-Sorkhi, daughter of Feyzollah Arab-Sorkhi, sentenced to 1 year in prison, released on 300 million toman bail.
  • Simin Rasouli Bahadori and her daughter Nasim Bahadori released on 20 million bail each.
  • Journalist Siamak Ghaderi freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Mehdi Khazali released after 24 days of hunger strike.
  • Leftist student Soroush Sabet freed at the end of his sentence.

D-Other News
  • Amir Iranshahri, Baloch prisoner, beaten in Ardebil prison.
  • Mohammad-Saber Malek-Reisi, Baloch prisoner, beaten in Ardebil prison.
  • Zahedan prisoners denied cooling equipment and proper sanitation facilities.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Ezzat Golparipour, Kurdish internet activist, sentenced to 3 months in prison.
  • Shahoo Heidari, Kurdish internet activist, sentenced to 3 months in prison.
  • Roein Otoufat, political activist, sentenced to 11 years in prison.
  • 2 public lashings in Shiraz for eating during Ramadan: each 80 lashes.

Protests
  • Rally of 100 taxi drivers in Yazd against low commission.

Iran abroad
  • 4 extra months to finalize nuclear agreement.

Iran Economics
  • The top 20% richest Iranians receive MORE subsidy than the bottom 20%.
  • 31% of Iranian population is suffering from hunger.

Iran Politics
  • Tehran municipal administrators not allowed to hire women.
  • A number of female government employees in Tehran fired "for own well-being" to take care of their families.
  • Tehran Municipality to separate boys from girls in the city parks.

Miscellaneous
  • +4.6% divorces, -4.4% marriages in one year.
  • 2 pilots killed in a fighting jet crash near Shiraz.
  • Mehdi Khodabakhshi wins gold medal in Taekwando.
  • Volleyball: Iran wins above Brazil and proceeds to semi-finale.


As usual, list of political prisoners in Iran: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Please help us to keep it updated

Week 28 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Hamid-Reza Moradi-Sarvestani transferred to hospital.
  • Mohammad (Kourosh) Nasiri transferred to an unknown location.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Sarang Ettehadi, Baha’I, begins serving his 5 years sentence in Evin.
  • Hossein Farzin is back to Vakil Abad prison at the end of furlough.
  • Saghi Fadaee, Baha’i, arrested in Masshad.
  • Seyed Mathias-Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad, newly converted Christian, arrested in Anzali.
  • Ziba Mohammadian, wife of Mohammad-Ali Taheri who recently wrote to Ahmed Shaheed, arrested at home.
  • Habib Mohebian, famous pop singer, arrested in Masouleh and released after 3 days.
  • Journalist Marzieh Rasouli goes to Evin to serve her 2 years and receive 50 lashes.
  • Mohammad Roghangir (Vahid), newly converted Christian, arrested in Anzali

C-Liberations
  • Fateh Jahani, Kurdish internet activist arrested on July 1st was released on bail on July 5th.
  • Jamil Momeni, Kurdish internet activist arrested on July 1st was released on bail on July 5th.
  • Abid Zarei, Kurdish internet activist arrested on July 1st was released on bail on July 5th.

D-Other News
  • Saba Azarpeik, journalist, could phone her mother 39 days after her arrest.
  • Reza Entesari refuses to attend visit in prison uniform.
  • Dr. Latif Hasani ends his hunger strike after 58 days.
  • Hamzeh Narouei, Baloch political activist, dies under torture in Zahedan prison.
  • Rababeh Rezaei, wife of workers’ rights activist Reza Shahabi, on hunger strike for more than 40 days, begins a hunger strike.
  • Raheleh Zakaei, on furlough from Gharchak, receives her 276 lashes.
  • BandarAbbas sick prisoner Mostafa Nosrati, 32, died due to medical negligence

News of injustice in Iran
  • Meiad Ahmadi, Kurdish student, sentenced to 5 years suspended in prison and 5 million toman fine.
  • Behzad Nabavi, newly released political prisoner, sentenced to 10 million toman fine.
  • Student Hasan Tarlani acquitted of charges and freed after 5 years in prison.

University – Culture
  • Historical bathhouse Zafarani destroyed in Isfahan.
  • Parinaz, a film of Bahram Bahramian, on screen after 4 years ban.
  • Fars photographer reporter Milad Alai assaulted, beaten injured.

Protests
  • 1400 workers of Alborz mine protest against privatisation.

Iran abroad
  • Iranian pilot dies during fight in Iraq.
  • Isis hackers hack website of reformist Iranian magazine Iran e Farda.

Iran Economics
  • $1 under 3100 tomans on Monday, first time since months.
  • Delays in payment of 150 workers of South Pars.
  • At least 50 workers of Lian oil refinery fired in Bushehr.
  • Iran receives 7th installment of frozen assets.
  • 4 million seasonal workers unemployed.

Iran Politics
  • Plan approved to dismantle dams to replenish Lake Urmia.
  • Tehran Chief Justice: Accused of "sedition" will be arrested upon return to the country.
  • With more than 900 Professors' support, Science Minister's dismissal postponed.
  • 3 Internet cafés closed in Marivan, their managers arrested.
  • Ayatollah Gilani dies in CCU.
  • Bassij bikers are back on the streets to fight bad-veiled women.
  • Tehran municipality employees will be segregated between men and women.
  • Expediency council head says that Iran can cooperate with USA in Iraq.

Miscellaneous
  • Health Ministry declares that 108 thousands people live with HIV in Iran.
  • Iran has the fastest growing rate of cancer in the world.
  • Increased mortality of work accidents: 11% in one year.
  • Several killed and wounded in an accident in Ardakan mine.
  • Retauration of Lake Urmia will take 10 years.


As usual, list of political prisoners in Iran: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Please help us to keep it updated

Week 27 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Shahram Chinian-Miandoab transferred back from solitary to general ward in Rejaei Shahr.
  • Dr. Latif Hasani, on hunger strike, transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Mehdi Khazali transferred to hospital because of a heart attack; banned from all visits.
  • Reza Shahabi, Workers’ rights activist, transferred to hospital after 30 days hunger strike.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Afsaneh Bayazidi, Kurdish student, arrested in Bokan.
  • Negar Haeri, daughter of imprisoned journalist Mashallah Haeri, sent to Gharchak prison to serve her 1 year sentence.
  • Iraj Lohrasb, Baha’i living in Yazd, arrested.
  • Shamis Mohajer, Baha’i, begins serving her 1 year sentence in Evin.
  • Tanaz Mohammadi, Baha’i living in Yazd, arrested.

C-Liberations
  • Davoud Afrouz, Facebook activist arrested in Dehdasht, released from Gachsaran prison on bail.
  • Hossein Farzin on a 5 day furlough out of Vakil-Abad prison.
  • Abdol-Ghafour Ghalandari, Gonabadi dervish, freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Mohsen Ghashghaeizadeh on furlough to attend her mother funerals: she was hurt by a car after her last visit and died anonymously in hospital.
  • Sivan Hosseinpour, Kurdish photographer and cartoonist released on bail from Mahabad prison.
  • Mostafa Rismanbaf, student activist, freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Ahmad Shah-Rezaei, political prisoner, freed at the end of his 1.5 year sentence.
  • Behnam Tafazoli-Nesab, Facebook activist arrested in Dehdasht, released from Gachsaran prison on bail.
  • Reza Tejareh, Facebook activist arrested in Dehdasht, released from Gachsaran prison on bail.
  • Afshin Zamanati, Facebook activist arrested in Dehdasht, released from Gachsaran prison on bail.

D-Other News
  • Temporary detention order has been extended for one more month for journalist Saba Azarpeik.
  • Workers’ rights activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh’s family assaulted.
  • Vahid Hakani, Christian convert, launches a new hunger strike.
  • Layegh Kordpour, Salafist prisoner, has sewn his lips to obtain his transfer from Dizel Abad to Paveh.
  • Fire in Evin clinic, some prisoners’ belongings burnt.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Sohila Aghdasi, Baha’i from Urmia, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
  • Fardin Ehsani (Aghsani), Baha’i from Urmia, sentenced to 6 years in prison.
  • Hadi Esmailzadeh, lawyer, University professor and member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
  • Neda Farsatipour, Baha’i from Urmia, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
  • Amir Maboudi, Baha’i from Urmia, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
  • Noushin Misaghi, Baha’i from Urmia, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
  • Farahnaz Moghadam, Baha’i from Urmia, sentenced to 6 years in prison.
  • 6 years in prison upheld by Appeals for Foad Rezazadeh.
  • Shamim Rouhani, Baha’i, sentenced to 1 year in prison.
  • Journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin summoned by court in Evin, charged and then released on 200 million toman bail.
  • Gisou Sheikh-Hasan-Abadi, Baha’i from Urmia, sentenced to 6 years in prison.

University – Culture
  • Moral patrol assaulted and arrested a female student because of her veil inside of the art Univ. "few injured”.
  • 15 Internet cafés sealed by police in Lorestan.

Protests
  • Clash at the ceremony of nomination of head of Amir Kabir University in favour of Majid Tavakoli.
  • Families of hanged prisoners rally in front of Ghezel-Hesar prison.

Iran abroad
  • Iran resumes auto exports to Russia.
  • Vice FM visits Russia.
  • Iranian jet fighter deployed to help Iraq fight ISIS.
  • EU court ruled the asset freeze imposed on Tehran's Sharif University of Technology cannot be upheld.
  • UN Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urges Iran nuclear talks to include human rights.

Iran Economics
  • Inflation rate declines for the 8th consecutive month, abating from 35.2 to 26.2% in April-May.
  • 400 workers of Payandan factory in Boushehr have not been paid for 6 months.
  • 140 sub-contractors in Abadan have not been paid for 3 months.
  • Value of Iranian currency rises by 6% in 3 weeks.
  • 6 units of films production and selling closed in Gonbad-Kavous.

Iran Politics
  • Government cuts free Ramadan dinners.
  • The car of those who do not respect Ramadan will be seized.
  • Iran police launches new campaign to seize satellite antennas before Ramadan.
  • Police shuts down restaurants in Tehran on 1st day of Ramadan.
  • Government denies access to offices for bad-veiled women in Nahavand.
  • Khamenei calls for the prohibition of politics in Universities.

Miscellaneous
  • Iranian volleyball players win Poland 3-1.
  • Iran Navy saves oil tanker from pirates.
  • 31 cafés-tobacco closed in West Azerbaijan.

As usual, list of political prisoners in Iran: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Please help us to keep it updated

Week 26 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Hamed Ahmadi, death row prisoner on hunger strike, transferred to hospital for stomach bleeding.
  • Mansour Arvand, death row prisoner, transferred from Urmia prison to an unknown location.
  • Dr. Kamran Ayazi transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Shahram Chinian-Miandoab transferred to solitary in Rejaei Shahr.
  • Dr. Latif Hasani, on hunger strike since May 10th, transferred to hospital and then to Evin.
  • Behnam Irani, Christian priest recently converted, transferred from Alborz Intelligence detention center to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Mehdi Khazali moved from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Kasra Nouri transferred back from Adel Abad prison to Nezam prison.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Sivan Hosseinpour, Kurdish photographer and cartoonist, arrested at home in Mahabad.
  • Bahman Khaleghi, Azeri activist, begins serving his 6 months sentence in Tabriz.
  • Majid Moghadam arrested during 5th memorial at Neda Agha-Soltan grave and released the day after.
  • Hojatoleslam Seyed Hamid Mahdavi-Eghdam begins serving his sentence in Tabriz prison.
  • Mamousta Abdol-Salam Golnavaz, Kurdish cleric, summoned to clerical court in Tabriz and arrested ; released the day after because of people protests
  • Behnam Mousivand arrested during 5th memorial at Neda Agha-Soltan grave and released the day after.
  • Afshin Nadimi, Kurdish rights activist, begins serving his 6 years sentence in Sanandaj prison.
  • Reyhaneh Tabatabaei, journalist, begins serving her 6 months sentence in Evin.
  • Women football fans arrested and released through president intervention.

C-Liberations
  • Leva Khanjani freed at the end of her sentence.
  • Amir Khorram released on furlough.

D-Other News
  • Reza Akbari-Monfared on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Mohammad Banazadeh-Amirkhizi on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Dr. Asghar Ghotan on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Afshin Heiratian on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Khaled Herdani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Saleh Kohandel on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Mohammad-Ali (Pirouz) Mansouri on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Ali Moezi banned from all visits.
  • Ali Salanpour on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.
  • Shahrokh Zamani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support Reza Shahabi.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, journalist, banned from leaving the country.
  • 5 hangings in Birjand prison.
  • 8 hangings in Rasht on Monday.
  • 2 hangings Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday.
  • 11 hangings in Ghezel-Hesar on Thursday.

University – Culture
  • Shahr e Sokhteh inscribed in Unesco World Heritage list.
  • Two paintings by Iranian poet Sohrab Sepehri sold for over $1 million in Tehran auction.
  • Iranian students blocked from UK Stem courses by Kaplan due to US sanctions.
  • Islamic Association of Shiraz University of Technology reopens after 4 years 

Protests
  • Tehranis celebrate great match of Team Melli against Argentina on the street.
  • Retired steel workers protest withheld pension payments.
  • Reporters strike at national broadcaster in Ardebil for unpaid wages.
  • Miners protest to keep company private and they stop privatisation.

Iran abroad
  • Zarif meets Sudanese minister of development in Tehran.
  • French parliamentary delegation visits Iranian Majlis.
  • Iran operates drones from former American base in Iraq.

Iran Economics
  • Turkey sells 200 tons of secret gold to Iran.
  • India makes $550m oil payment to Iran.

Iran Politics
  • Iranian police launches new campaign to seize satellite dishes.
  • Gholamali Jafarzadeh, a member of Iran’s planning and Budget Commission calls for Ahmadinejad's prosecution.
  • 75% of provincial governors replaced last year.
  • Vasectomy punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison.
  • Health Minister challenges law against birth control.

Miscellaneous
  • Iran-Argentina: 0-1 thanks to the referee.
  • Iran is getting ready for its best year of tourism in a generation.
  • Iranian pilgrims captured by ISIS released, back to country.
  • Iran has the highest cancer rate because of contaminated gasoline.

As usual, list of political prisoners in Iran: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Please help us to keep it updated

Week 25 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Hamed Ahmadi, Kurdish Sunni activist, transferred to Ghezel Hesar.
  • Dr. Asadollah Asadi transferred to Evin 290 solitary because of his dry hunger strike.
  • Jahangir and Jamshid Dehghani, Kurdish Sunni activists, transferred to Ghezel Hesar.
  • Mehdi Farahi-Shandiz, political activist, transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Saeed Matinpour is back in Evin 350.
  • Kamal Molaei, Kurdish Sunni activist, transferred to Ghezel Hesar.
  • Seyyed Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki transferred to Hashemizadeh hospital then back to Evin without treatment.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Danial Babayani, Azeri cyber activist, arrested to serve his sentence of 23 months.
  • Habibollah Beigzadeh, Azeri cyber activist, arrested to serve his sentence of 23 months.
  • Abdolhossein Harati, who recently came back to Iran, arrested.
  • Nematollah Kami, Azeri cyber activist, arrested to serve his sentence of 23 months.
  • Mehdi Khazali arrested for the 7th time; he launches a hunger strike.
  • Mehdi Tadini reports to Evin to begin serving his 2 years sentence.
  • 2 arrests at Neda Agha-Soltan grave during her 5th year memorial.

C-Liberations
  • Adel Fanaian, Baha’i, freed on parole.
  • Rahman Ghahremanpour-Bonab, freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Masoumeh Gholizadeh released on 100 million toman bail from Tabriz prison.
  • Hossein Nouraninejad was released on 200 million toman bail.
  • Abbas Samadian, political activist, released on 150 million toman bail.
  • Ali Shariati, political activist, released on 150 million toman bail.

D-Other News
  • Mohsen Ghashghaeizadeh is on hunger strike to protest disappearance of his mother.
  • 80 political prisoners in Rejaei Shahr are on hunger strike to support 4 death row prisoners transferred to Ghezel Hesar.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Ghasem Ebrahimpour, Kurdish political activist, sentenced by Appeals to 2 years in prison.
  • Ali-Asghar Honarmand, founder of Narenji Website, sentenced to 11 years in prison.
  • Jamal Mina-Shiri, Kurdish political activist, sentenced by Appeals to 3.5 years in prison.
  • Ebrahim Mostafapour, Kurdish political activist, sentenced by Appeals to 2 years in prison.
  • Hossein Nozari, working with Narenji Website, sentenced to 7 years in prison.
  • Ehsan Paknejad, technical editor of Narenji Website, sentenced to 5 years in prison
  • Hadi Tavanmand, Kurdish political activist, sentenced by Appeals to 3.5 years in prison.
  • Abbas Vahedi, editor of Narenji Website, sentenced to 2.5 years in prison
  • 10 hangings in Urmia prison on Wednesday, 2 others pardoned by victims.
  • 3 hangings in Yazd prison.

University – Culture
  • 1000 foreign movies participate in Tehran Short Film-festival.
  • Mohammad-Reza Shajarian will receive next week medal of ‘Chevalier des Arts et Lettres’.
  • Neday e Enghelab, Website affiliated with the guards shuts itself.

Protests
  • Tehran Tires factory workers protest again.
  • A group of women protest in front of volleyball federation against their banning from entering the stadium.
  • Iran Air staff on strike at Mehrabad airport.

Iran abroad
  • 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri meets with Bolivian President Evo Morales in Santa Cruz.
  • Zarif meets South african Foreign Minister in Tehran.
  • Members of Algerian-Iranian parliamentary friendship meet Parliament Speaker Larijani in Tehran.
  • Kurdistan PM in Tehran to discuss Iraq situation.
  • British FM says "circumstances are right to reopen our embassy in Tehran".
  • UN General Assembly’s Legal Committee elects Iranian envoy as vice-chairman.

Iran Economics
  • Oil minister cancels contracts signed under Ahmadinejad.

Iran Politics
  • MPs demand stronger veil enforcement.
  • Rouhani orders investigation of possibilities of women presence in stadium.
  • Rafsanjani asks supreme leader to release Mousavi et Karroubi.

Miscellaneous
  • Zabol shrouded in darkness by sandstorm.
  • Use of music in public places including taxis buses and trains banned in Varamin.
  • Iran wins over Italy 19-8 in volleyball.

As usual, list of political prisoners in Iran: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Please help us to keep it updated

Week 24 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Behzad Arabgol, political activist, transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Abed Bampouri, Baloch political activist sentenced to death, transferred to solitary in Zahedan prison.
  • Abdolghani Gangouzeh, Baloch political activist sentenced to death, transferred to solitary in Zahedan prison.
  • Pastor Behnam Irani moved from Rejaei Shahr to an unknown location.
  • Mamousta Ali Karami transferred from Rejaei Shahr to Sanandaj.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Nima Abbaspour arrested during a protest for Lake Urmia.
  • Akbar Abolzadeh arrested during a protest for Lake Urmia.
  • Afshin Esmailzadeh arrested during a protest for Lake Urmia.
  • Soheil Ghaderi arrested during a protest for Lake Urmia.
  • Mahnaz Ghaem-Mohammadi, wife of Jafar Panahi, begins serving her 5 years sentence in Evin.
  • Mir-Yasin Hosseini, student in Tabriz, arrested during a protest for Lake Urmia.
  • Sajad Khalilnejad, member of participation front, arrested at home.
  • Jalal Mohammadloo, member of participation front, arrested at home.
  • Vahid Valizadeh arrested during a protest for Lake Urmia.
  • Arman Zaker arrested during a protest for Lake Urmia.

C-Liberations
  • Majid Dori, student activist, freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Arash Mohammadi, leftist student, freed at the end of his sentence.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Peyman Aref sentenced to one extra year in prison.
  • Ali Chabishat, Ahvazi activist, was executed.
  • Seyed Khaled Moussavi, Ahvazi activist, was executed.
  • One hanging in Rejaei Shahr on Monday.
  • One hanging in Zahedan on Monday.
  • One hanging in Ghazvin on Tuesday.
  • 3 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday.
  • 3 hangings in Bandar Abbas on Thursday.

University – Culture
  • Female musicians banned from stage in Isfahan.
  • Theatre performance of “Hot Egg Tango” banned in Tehran.
  • Workshop with Kelly James Clark banned in Iran.

Protests
  • Over 100 bakers in Sanandaj protest after their wages remain frozen for the third year in a row.
  • 23 days of strike of 5,000 workers of Bafog Iron Ore Company.
  • Hardliners and reformists fight during Aref speech at Shiraz University.

Iran abroad
  • About 230 Iranian MPs in a statement congratulated Assad for his victory.
  • Zarif and Singapore parliament speaker meet in Tehran.
  • Rouhani visits Turkey to discuss Syria and sign contracts.
  • Two battalions of Quds Forces entered Iraq and fighting alongside Iraqi forces.
  • New Iranian ambassador to Switzerland: Gholam Ali Khoshroo, Deputy FM under Khatami.

Iran Economics
  • Closure of Mahabad Vaccines Manufacture: 120 workers lose their job.

Iran Politics
  • Ayatollah Sanaei regretted arrest of journalist Sirajedin MirDamadi.
  • Iran condemns terrorist attack on Iraq.

Miscellaneous
  • Severe water shortage in Kerman province.
  • Second storm in Tehran in one week, 15 wounded this time.
  • Iranian volleyball team beats Brazil at home 3-0.


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Week 23 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A-   Transfers
  • Reza Akbari-Monfared transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Behzad Arabgol transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Gholamhossein Asadi transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  •  Abol-Ghasem (Javad) Fouladvand transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Dr. Asghar Ghotan transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Asadollah Hadi transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Mashallah Haeri fells in coma, transferred to hospital.
  • Kasra Nouri transferred to Adel Abad prison.
  • Shahram Radmehr, Azeri activist, transferred to hospital.
  • Ali Salanpour transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Labour activist Reza Shahabi transferred to Rejaei Shahr he begins a hunger strike to protest transfer.

 B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Dari Amri, Baha’i from Mashhad, arrested during a religious service.
  • Farzin Farzad, student, arrested in Shiraz.
  • Abdollah Fatehi, Kurdish activist, arrested in Saghez.
  • Safin Haji-Ramezani, Kurdish political activist, arrested in Mahabad.
  • Ahmad Khalandi, Kurdish political activist, arrested in Mahabad.
  • Ali Moeini, member of Tahkim e Vahdat, arrested in Esfahan.
  • Faraz Salehi, Kurdish activist, arrested in Saqez.
  • Mahmoud Salehi, blogger recently converted to Christianity, arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Mostafa Safari, student and blogger, arrested in Shiraz.
  • Saeed Shirzad, children’s rights activist, arrested in Tabriz.
  • Sousan Tabianian, Baha’i from Semnan, arrested.
  • Shayan Tafazoli, Baha’i from Mashhad, arrested during a religious service.

 C-Liberations
  • Mahmoud Ojaghloo, Azeri activist, released on 150 million toman bail.
  • Mohammad-Sadegh Rabani-Amleshi released on furlough.
  • Naseh (Ayhan) Yousefi, Kurdish activist, freed at the end of his sentence.

 D-Other News
  • Hall 10 of Rejaei Shahr stormed by guards..

 News of injustice in Iran
  • Danial Babayani, Turkmen cyber activist, sentenced to 3 months in prison.
  • Seyed Ebrahim Bahrami, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 7 years exile in Sardasht.
  • Habibollah Beigzadeh, Turkmen cyber activist, sentenced to 3 months in prison.
  • Mohammad-Ali Dehghan-Borki, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 7 years exile in Zabol.
  • Mohsen Esmaili, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 7 years exile in Dezful.
  • Nematollah Kami, Turkmen cyber activist, sentenced to 3 months in prison.
  • Mohsen Rahmani, sentenced by Appeal to 7 years in prison for holding Mousavi picture.
  • Mohammad-Ali Sadeghi, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 7 years exile in Maragheh.
  • Gholamreza Khosravi-Savadjani executed in Rejaei Shahr on Sunday.
  • Abbas Salehian-Barzeki, Gonabadi Dervish, sentenced to 6 months in prison by clerics ‘court.
  • One hanging in Semnan on Sunday.
  • 9 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Sunday.
  • One hanging in Bandar Abbas on Thursday. 

University – Culture
  • National Religious magazine "Iran Farda" reissued after 14 years.

 Iran abroad
  • German parliament willing to expand ties with Iran.
  • Emir of Kuwait visits Tehran for 2 days.
  • Egypt invites Iranian president to Sisi's inauguration.
  • Obama suspends oil sanctions for 6 months.

 Iran Economics
  • Closing the Ardebil smelter caused job loss of 275 workers.
  • 5,000 workers on strike to protest privatization of Yazd iron ore mine.
  • Ahwaz Railway workers have not been paid for five months.
  • In Iran 12 million men unemployed.

 Iran Politics
  • 2nd conference of 'Friends of Syria' begins work in Tehran, with participation of reps from 25 countries.
  • Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, chairman of the Assembly of Experts in Iran, is in coma after a heart attack.
  • Deputy Interior Minister resigns.

 Miscellaneous
  • Sand storm in Tehran: 5 dead, 50 injured, 50,000 without electricity.
  • Flood kills 3 people in North of Iran.
  • Train crash in Semnan : 10 dead over 30 wounded.


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Week 22 - 2014

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Mohammad-Mehdi Abayat transferred to solitary in Rejaei Shahr.
  • Pastor Saeed Abedini transferred back from Dey hospital to Rejaei Shahr; severely beaten during transfer.
  • Shahram Chinian-Miandoab, Baha’i, transferred to dangerous criminals’ ward.
  • Baha’i Shahab Dehghani transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Gholamreza Khosravi-Savadjani, sentenced to execution, transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Keyvan Samimi back to Rejaei Shahr.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Abdolsalam, Abdolhadi and Mehdi Azarm, Kurdish sunni activists, arrested at home.
  • Saba Azarpeik, journalist, arrested.
  • Abdolrahim Chana, Kurdish sunni activist, arrested at home.
  • Abdolreza Davari, close to Ahmadinejad, arrested.
  • Shahab Dehghani, Baha’i, begins serving his 4 years in Evin.
  • Ebrahim Ghadi-Far, Kurdish sunni activist, arrested at home.
  • Masoumeh Gholizadeh, leftist Azeri political activist, arrested.
  • Ahmad Karami, Kurdish sunni activist, arrested at home.
  • Mohammad Rasoulizadeh, Kurdish sunni activist, arrested at home.
  • Abdolghani Vahid, Baloch sunni activist, arrested at home.
  • Naser Zarei, Kurdish sunni activist, arrested at home.
  • 2 youths arrested in Kermanshah.

C-Liberations
  • Abolfazl Abedini-Nasr released on 10 days furlough.
  • Ahmad-Reza Haeri, brother of Saeed Haeri, released on bail.
  • Hamid Manafi-Nazerloo, Azeri activist, released on bail.
  • Sasan Soleimani, director of “Happy” video posted on YouTube, released on $16,600 bail.

D-Other News
  • Dr. Latif Hasani, Azeri activist, on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr prison.
  • Hasan Javani, 57 years old, ends 15 days hunger strike.
  • Ayat Mehr-Ali-Beiglou ends hunger strike.
  • More than 120 children under 18 awaiting hanging in Iran's prisons.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Omid-Ali Akbari, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Mohammad-Amin Akramipour, Cyber activist, sentenced to 14 years in prison.
  • Hamid-Reza Arayesh, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
  • Abdol-Reza and Mohammad Arayesh, dervishes Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Ali Azhdari, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Seyyed Ebrahim Bahrami, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
  • Gholam-Ali Beirami, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 months+1day in prison.
  • Shahoo Bayazidi, Kurdish student, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
  • Amanollah Cheraghi, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Khorshid Dashtaki, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Ali-Jan, Esmail, Isa, Mehdi, Shahram and Sohrab Dehghan, dervishes Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Amir-Hamzeh Dehghan, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Mohammad-Ali Dehghan, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
  • Kazem  Dehghani, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
  • Mohsen Esmaili, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 1 year in prison.
  • Zabihollah Gerdpour, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Mehdi Ghanbari, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Masoud Ghasemkhani, Cyber activist, sentenced to 22 years in prison.
  • Amir Golestani, Cyber activist, sentenced to 22 years in prison.
  • Nasrollah Golshan, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Fariborz Kardarfar, Cyber activist, sentenced to 18 years in prison.
  • Mehrdad Keshavarz, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Ahmad-Reza Kouhi, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Kurdish civic activist Dana Lanj-Abadi sentenced to 1 year in prison.
  • Abouzar Malekpour, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Mehdi Marand, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Hamid Mehdizadeh, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Karamat Moradi, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Reza Pishkar, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Adnan Rahmat-Panah, Baha’i, sentenced by Appeals to 1 year in prison.
  • Behiar Rajabi, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Roya Saberinejad-Nobakht, British Cyber activist, sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  • Mohammad-Ali Sadeghi, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Adel Sadouni, Arab cyber activist, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Naghmeh Shahi Savandi Shirazi Cyber activist, sentenced to 7 years + 91 days in prison.
  • Sentence of Maryam Shafeepour reduced by Appeals from 7 to 4 years.
  • Mohammad-Ali Shamshirzan, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
  • Mehdi Reyshahri-Tangestani, Cyber activist, sentenced to 11 years in prison.
  • Seyyed Masoud Talebi, Cyber activist, sentenced to 15 years in prison.
  • Saleh Tamouli (Tarafi), Arab cyber activist, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Mohammad-Reza Zahedian-Kish, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Manouchehr Zareh, dervish Gonabadi, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • Hamzeh (Mehdi) Zargani, Arab cyber activist, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • One hanging in Evin on Saturday.
  • One man and two women hanged in Urmiah.
  • 5 hangings in Rejaei Shahr.
  • One hanging in Ghazvin on Tuesday.
  • One woman hanged in Amol on Wednesday.

University – Culture
  • Architect Houshang Seyhoun dies.
  • A new newspaper Zanan Emrouz is published.

Protests
  • Police attack environmentalist protest in Isfahan: 2 injured, 10 arrested.
  • Saveh profile workers protest unpaid wages.
  • A human chain in Shiraz to protect a green space against building 4 sky-scrappers.
  • Workers and staff at Iran Tire have begun a protest against layoffs, wage cuts and a compulsory increase in work hours.

Iran abroad
  • Morteza Tamaddon, head of the Tehran Provincial Public Security Council, included in US sanctions list.
  • 86 Iranian awaiting execution for drug smuggling in Malaysia.
  • Zarif visits Algeria.
  • At least four Iranian technicians building a gas pipeline in Iraq's Diyala , province were killed in a bombing.
  • Abdollah Eskandari, revolutionary guard, killed in Syria.
  • About 8,000 Iranians emigrated to Germany in 2013.

Iran Economics
  • Parts of Tabriz bazaar on strike over tax increase.
  • Petrobras shuts down office in Iran, no plan for investing in Iran in future.
  • Australia to resume live sheep exports to Iran after 40-year boycott.
  • 21% increase in rental cost over one year in Iran.

Iran Politics
  • Ali Larijani again elected as the speaker of Majlis by 187 votes.
  • Maryam Ghorbani appointed Prefect of Bushehr.
  • Governor of Alborz Province Seyed Taher Taheri removed.
  • New law helps construction workers get insurance

Miscellaneous
  • 4 Iranian technicians killed in terrorist attack in Iraq
  • Following shooting by Military Forces a Kurdish Young man was killed.
  • Iran confirms first two cases of MERS.
  • Part of Isfahan refinery caught fire.
  • A father cuts her daughter head because she was in love.
  • 11 suicides per day in Iran.

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