Week 06 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Mohammad Banazadeh-Amirkhizi transferred back from hospital to Rejaei Shahr prison.
• Mehdi Karroubi transferred to his own home but still under house arrest.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Yousef Ab-Kharabat sent to Mahabad prison to serve his 2 years sentence.
• Jamal Abdel-Khazar, recently converted to Sunni Islam, arrested and sent to Karoun prison in Ahvaz.
• Emad Arab, Green Movement activist, sent to Evin to serve his 9 months sentence.
• Gholamreza Khalili, lawyer, arrested in Tabriz.
• Ali-Hadi Maali, recently converted to Sunni Islam, arrested and sent to Karoun prison in Ahvaz.
• Abdollah Mohie-Ahmad, recently converted to Sunni Islam, arrested and sent to Karoun prison in Ahvaz.
• Mohammad Molanaei, 76 years old, sent to Mahabad prison to serve his 1 year sentence.
• Zia Nabavi is back to Ahvaz prison at the end of furlough.
• Abdel-Rahim and Foad Salamat, recently converted to Sunni Islam, arrested and sent to Karoun prison in Ahvaz.
• Vahed Seyyedeh sent to Mahabad prison to serve his 2 years sentence.
• Khalil Taheri, recently converted to Sunni Islam, arrested and sent to Karoun prison in Ahvaz.
• 14 people arrested in Shush.

C-Liberations

• Mohammad-Sajad Ahmadi freed after serving his sentence.
• Mahmoud Bagheri released on furlough.
• Anvar Ghoreishi released on bail.
• Bahram Hasaninejad released on bail.
• Ali Rashidi released on furlough.
• 27 miners of Chadormanlou mine released.

D-Other News

• Samkoo Khalghati launches hunger strike.
• Women's political prisoners ward in Evin is without hot water and the ward is cold: outside temperature -5C.

News of injustice in Iran

• Ahmad Bahrami sentenced to 11.5 years in prison in exile.
• Ali Ranjbar sentenced to 11.5 years in prison in exile.
• 7 secret hangings in Bandar Abbas prison in 2 days.
• 15 hangings in Chabahar prison.

University – Culture

• Journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin receives Hero of Press Freedom 2014 award.
• Baha'i student Farshad Farzan deprived of higher education.
• Intelligence Ministry withdraws complaint against press association.

Protests

• Asphalt workers arrested after protests over firing.

Iran abroad

• Zarif meets Kerry in Munich.
• Swedish FM Carl Bildt is visiting Iran.
• US sanctions against Iran state broadcasting temporarily removed.

Iran Economics

• Iran received the first installment of $4.2 billion in frozen assets.
• A 140 member senior French delegation is in Tehran to discuss foreign direct investment in various fields, including banking, monetary, oil, natural gas and petrochemical sectors. 
• Japan makes first oil payment to Iran in a year.

Iran Politics

• Aaleddin Boroujerdi, the head of parliament’s National Security Commission, joined the Nuclear Committee of the Supreme Council of National Security, linking Parliament to the nuclear negotiations.
• The office of Mosharekat party sealed once again in Tehran.
• Live interview with Rouhani ready to air delayed by IRIB head because of fight over journalists in charge of the interview.

Miscellaneous

• Schools and offices closed in Zabol because of air pollution.
• 500,000 people without gas, electricity and water because of snow.
• Graduate level university entrance exam postponed a week due 2 Tehran's heavy snowfall.

As usual, list of political prisoners in Iran: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html

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