Week 05 - 2012

News of the Prisoners

A-Transfers

• Alireza Karami Kheirabadi is transferred to hospital.
• Mehdi Khazali has been transferred to Evin's 350 section clinic for stomach bleeding.
• Ali Malihi is transfered to Evin's prison clinic for oral surgery and is returned back to prison.
• Imprisoned student activist Abolfazl Tabarzadi transferred to psychiatric ward.

B- Arrests/Incarcerations

• Hassan, Jalil Nezal and Jamal Nezal Abeyat arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Heydar and Khaled Abidavi arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Police attacks the house of Ali Akhavan, Workers' rights activist and arrest him.
• Mozhgan Amadi, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Adel and Adnan Cheldavi arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Karim Majid Daheimi arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Nima Dehghan, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Bijan and Mozhdeh Falah, Baha’is, arrested in Shiraz.
• Zhinoos Fanayan, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Mohammad Adnan Halefi arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Ali Heydari arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Sam Jarberi, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Hadi Manabi arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Faraj Mousavi arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Political activist Hossein Naeimipour arrested.
• Ayoub and Emad Saedi arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Abbas Sami arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Sina Sarikhani, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Eydan Shahi, arrested in Ahvaz for promoting elections boycott.
• Police forces have arrested a number of foreign currency dealers during “a strike operation”.

C-Liberations 

• Ali Ajami freed at the end of his 2 years sentence. 
• Houman Fakar Moghadam released against 150 million toman bail.
• Hassan Fathi is free on bail.
• Mohammad Javad Mozafar freed after serving his sentence.
• Labour activist Mansour Osanloo released on bail.
• Civil activist Taghi Salahshour has been released on bail from Tabriz prison.

D-Other News 

• Ali Abassi, Mazandaran University student held behind bars among dangerous criminals.
• Still no news of Davoud Alijani, Christian arrested in Ahvaz during Christmas celebrations.
• Jafar Eghdami on hunger strike at Rejaei Shahr prison to protest officials denial of giving him medication provided by his family.
• Fatemeh Kheradmand meets with her family in prison.
• Ebrahim Rashidi on hunger strike to protest against his illegal arrest.
• Still no news of Farhad Sabok Rouh, priest arrested in Ahvaz during Christmas celebrations.
• Rahman Yaghoubi, Mazandaran University student held behind bars among dangerous criminals.
• Maziar Yazdan Nia, Mazandaran University student held behind bars among dangerous criminals.
• Still no news of Naser Zamen Dezfooli, Christian arrested in Ahvaz during Christmas celebrations.

News of injustice in Iran

• Mehdi Alizadeh was sentenced to death for Moharebeh.
• Famous kickboxing instructor Hossein Armin executed in public at Karaj.
• Kurdish political prisoner Reza Esmaeili has been sentenced to death on Moharebeh charges.
• Faran Hesami, wife of Kamran Rahimian, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
• Beitollah Mohammadi aka Saeed Moghanli is found not guilty.
• Leila Mohammadi, converted to Christianity, sentenced to 2 years in prison.
• Saeed Naimi gets 2 years.
• Kamran Rahimian, Baha’i, sentenced to 4 years in prison.
• Elham Roozbehi, a Bahai resident of Semnan is given a three year sentence.
• Baha'i Sadaf Sabetian sentenced to 2 years in prison
• Student activist Mohsen Sanatipour has been sentenced to one year in prison. 
•  5 years sentence confirmed by Appeals for Baha’i Eighan Shahidi.
• 4-year jail term upheld for Mousavi supporter Hossein Zarrini. 
• One execution of a Kurdish prisoner in Evin on Sunday.
• Two secret hangings in Rasht prison.
• Guardian Council approves new Shari'a based penal legislation.
• One prisoner who escaped from Ilam prison, was executed in the prison yard upon his recapture.

University  - Culture

• Gender equality award for Parastoo Forouhar.
• Azadeh Tavana, student in Azad University, summoned to Intelligence ministry

Economy in Iran

• The dollar back up again at 1880 Toman.
• Turkey’s Halkbank to continue working with Iran.
• Over the past nine months, the UAE, China, Germany, Korea and Turkey were Iran’s five leading trading partners.

Protests

• Train drivers on strike in northeastern Iran.
• Manufacturing plant employees in Mashhad demonstrate against Province Administration over a year delay of salaries.

Iran  abroad

• Armed Syrian opposition says it has "captured members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard operating in Syria”.
• EU halts financing of grain shipments to Iran.
• Interior Minister in Russia to combat drug trafficking.
• Iran falls 36 places in 2012 Environmental Performance Index.
• For the 4th time now: US Navy comes to rescue of Iranian fishing dhow.
• Iran says 11 Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria.
• Central Banks of UAE and Qatar tell lenders to stop financing trade with Iran.
• Foreign Office Minister condemns Iranian harassment of BBC staff.

Politics in Iran

• Guardian Council - 45% of candidates for March Elections rejected.
• Iran hosts the International Youth and Islamic Awakening Conference on 28 and 29 January.
• Gaza-based Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, will visit Iran on February 3.
• Finally, Ahmadinejad presented his 2012/2013 Budget – 57 days after it was due.

Miscellaneous 

• International women’s soccer games in Iran cancelled after foreign national teams refused to participate.
• Cyber-police arrested administrators of a Facebook group which launched an online beauty contest.