Week 25 - 2013

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Zhila Bani-Yaghoub transferred to Tehran clinic, then to hospital for one night after an object fell on her head.
• Ali Moezi exiled from Evin prison to central penitentiary of Karaj.
• Afshin Osanlou transferred to hospital after suffering a heart attack in Evin.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Ali Raouf, workers’ rights activist, arrested in Tehran.
• Arash Mohammadi, student activist, arrested during election celebration in Tabriz, severely beaten, he launches a hunger strike.
• Arash Nasirzadeh begins serving his 6 months sentence in Evin.
• Behnam Nikzad, member of Rouhani campaign, arrested in Tabriz.
• Ali Orojzadeh, member of Rouhani campaign, arrested in Tabriz.
• Hasan Saremi, brother of Ali Saremi executed in 2010, arrested together with his children Shahla and Hamed Saremi.
• Amin-Farid Yahyaei, member of Rouhani campaign, arrested in Tabriz.
• Pezhman Zafarmand arrested again.
• More than 90 civilians and activists arrested in Tabriz.

C-Liberations

• Omid Abdolvahabi, a Tehran-based reporter for the Mardomsalari newspaper and the Reform website released.
• Jounalist Ali Ghazali released
• Shirin Mir-Karimi  released.
• Mohammad Parsi, arrested during Rohani meeting, released.
• Jounalist Foad Sadeghi released.

D-Other News

• Azizollah Samandari receives New Zealand “Supreme Commitment Award”.

News of injustice in Iran

• Vahid Haghani, Christian from Shiraz, sentenced to 44 months in prison.
• Mojtaba Seyyed-Alaedin Hossein, Christian from Shiraz, sentenced to 52 months in prison.
• Ehsan Houshmand sentenced to one year suspended.
• Detention extended for one week for Jamileh Karimi.
• Mehdi Koukhian, Azeri activist, sentenced to 1 year in prison by Appeals.
• Saeed Madani sentenced to 6 years in prison and 10 years of exile.
• Mohammad (Kourosh) Nasiri sentenced to 11 years in exile for Facebook participation.
• Mohammad-Reza Partoei (Kourosh), Christian from Shiraz, sentenced to 44 months in prison.
• Homayoun Shokoohi, Christian from Shiraz, sentenced to 52 months in prison.
• Sentence canceled for political activist Abbas Valizadeh on appeal.
• One hanging in Rejaei Shahr prison.
• 14 unannounced executions in Hormozgan prisons.
• Abolition of public hangings due to international demands and Human Rights in Ghazvin.

University – Culture

• Famous musician Jalil Shahnaz died.
• Famous writer Fahimeh Rahimi died.
• Several printing facilities closed down in Qom for publishing unlicensed material and unauthorized books.
• Iran’s Ministry of Science puts a halt to forcing university professors into early retirement.
• Iranian films in Moscow Festival lineup.

Protests

• Protest rally against destruction of heritage homes in Yazd.
• Protesters in Kermanshah chant, “Leave Syria alone, think of us instead!” 

Iran abroad

• USA, Great Britain and France declared readiness to work with new president.
• UK's Supreme Court quashes British sanctions on Iranian bank.
• Iran seizes two UAE fishing boats in Gulf, arrests 13.
• FM meets Swiss Ambassador to Tehran.

Iran Economics

• Azmayesh Factory workers have not been paid for 9 Months.
• 220 jobs lost after tobacco factory closed down.
• Iran currency the rial gains 9% in just one week: 1US$=33,000 rial.
• Iran Supreme Audit Court: Central Bank devalued national currency.

Iran Politics

• Final Results: 
• Total 36704k. 
• Rouhani 18613k, 
• Ghalibaf 6077k, 
• Jalili 4168k, 
• Rezaee 3884k, 
• Velayati 2268k, 
• Gharazi 446k
• Ahmadinejad summoned to court following a complaint from Larijani.
• Official results of Tehran council: 18 principalists and 13 reformists.
• To improve the working relations between the two branches, Rouhani appointed Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, to represent the executive branch and Ali Larijani appointed Mohammad Reza Bahonar to represent the legislative branch.
• Ahmadinejad went to Khamenei 3 times before the election asking for a Supreme Leader decree for Mashaei's qualification to run, he refused.

Miscellaneous

• Iran qualifies for next year football World Cup to be held in Brazil.

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