Week 28 - 2012

News of the Prisoners

A- Transfers

• Journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouee transferred from solitary to political prisoner's ward in Rejaei Shahr prison.
• Kobra Banazadeh-Amirkhizi transferred to Gharchak prison in Varamin.
• Imprisoned Human Rights activist Narges Mohammadi hospitalized in Vali Asr hospital in Zanjan, in dire health, banned from visit.
• Sedigheh Moradi transferred to Gharchak prison in Varamin.

B- Arrests/Incarcerations

• Meiad and Misagh Afshar, Baha’i students arrested.
• Naseem Ashrafi, Baha’i, arrested during a raid against his home.
• Ali Basharat, chemistry teacher, arrested in Sarab.
• Vahid-Habib Chesmeh, Azeri civic activist, arrested and sent to Intel in Tabriz.
• Shahab Dehghani, Baha’i, arrested during a raid against his home.
• Political activist Asal Esmaeilzadeh summoned to start serving her 4 months prison sentence.
• Sarhang Etehadi, Baha’i, arrested during a raid against his home.
• Elham Faramani, Baha’i, arrested during a raid against her home.
• Masoud Hosseinzadeh, Azeri civic activist, arrested and sent to Intel in Tabriz.
• Sahand Mahali arrested in Sarab.
• Former student activist Hashem Mirzadeh arrested in Tabriz, family under pressure not to publicize info.
• Adel Naeemi, Baha’i, arrested during a raid against his home.
• Nasour Naghipour jounalist and Human Rights activist, begins serving his 7 years sentence in Evin 350.
• Zhinoos Rahimi, Baha’i, arrested during a raid against her home.
• Ali Samadpour arrested in Sarab.
• Mohammad Soleimani-Nia arrested after summon to Evin.
• Khashiar and Shayan Tafazoli, Baha’is, arrested during a raid against their home.

C-Liberations

• Hamid Arayesh, dervish Gonabadi, released on bail.
• Advar member (Alumni Society) Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi released on furlough.
• Christian convert Ehsan Behrooz released after 8 months detention (105 days in solitary) in Mashhad.
• Kazem Dehghan, dervish Gonabadi, released on bail.
• Former Deputy Minister of Telecommunications Masoom Fardis released on furlough.
• Cleric blogger Arash Honarvar released on medical furlough.
• Alameh University student activist Saeed Jafari released on bail.
• Karaj Azad University student/blogger Vahid Jafari released on bail.
• Political prisoner Mohammad Ali Velayati released on bail on furlough.

D-Other News 

• Political prisoner Arzhang Davoudi launched a hunger strike protesting his incarceration in 209 solitary.
• With the Judiciary officials promising to meet Arash Honarvar's demands, he ended his hunger strike 
• Iran opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi wasn't allowed to take part in his sister's funeral who died a couple of days ago.
• Reza Sharifi Bokani denied visitation rights with his family.
• Nasrin Sotoudeh's husband Reza Khandan and their daughter Mehraveh, 12, have been banned from leaving Iran.

News of injustice in Iran

• Esmail Abayat, Ahvazi activist sentenced to 5 years.
• Jaber and Mokhtar Al-Booshakeh, Ahvazi activists sentenced to death.
• Mohammad-Ali Amoori, Ahvazi activist sentenced to death.
• Abdul Rahman Asakereh, Ahvazi activist sentenced to 20 years in jail.
• Poet Mostafa Badkoobei sentenced to 3 years in prison, 5 years ban from public appearance and fine.
• Court of Appeals has upheld the 75 lashes + 6 months suspended sentence + fines for Pan-Iranist member Omid Dehdarzadeh.
• Mostafa Moin former Minister of Science, Research and Technology sentence to a year in prison converted to a fine.
• MP Motahari has been indicted on charges of insulting Ahmadinejad's administration in a speech he gave in Parliament.
• Hadi Rashedi, Ahvazi activist sentenced to death.
• Gonabadi dervish Alireza Roshan has been sentenced to 1 year in prison + 4 years suspended sentence.
• Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi, 95 years old, Minister of Justice in Bazargan government, banned from leaving Iran.
• Hashem Sha’bani, Ahvazi activist sentenced to death.
• One public execution on Saturday.
• One execution in Baft on Sunday.
• 2 public hangings in Zahedan on Tuesday.
• One man hanged in Sanandaj prison on Tuesday.
• 2 men hanged in Yasooj prison on Thursday.
• A woman was hanged in Shiraz on Thursday.
• 3 hangings in Ghazvine on Thursday.

University - Culture

• Student Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini denied graduation, suspended, expelled from the Urmia University.
• Leila Hatami: Best Actress Award at the 7th international film festival in Karlovy Vary.
• MP Tavakoli's site Alef news has been filtered.
• Manager of a site of sales of film arrested in Ardebil.
• Female students expelled from Tehran University due to failure to comply with Islamic dress code.
• Father of Persian theater, Hamid Samandarian, passed away at 81 of liver cancer.
• Ali Ghamsari's concert permit revoked due to presence of female member in the band.

Protests

• Workers in chicken slaughterhouse of Kermanshah on strike.
• 700 workers of Sepahan Cement on strike to protest the inequality and working conditions in general.
• Oil workers clash with the company representatives in Assaluyeh about delayed wages.
• 20 workers fired for protesting unpaid wages.
• Dozens of workers in the Perlite Adia steel factory were fired after protesting the non-payment of their wages.
• Shiraz Telecom workers on strike for a week.

Economy in Iran

• Spokesman for Majlis Budget and Planning Commission: Iran's inflation rate is over 33.5%.
• 85% of workers in Iran under poverty line.
• Cost of living doubles in five years.
• Iran imported 60 tons of gold from Turkey in exchange for oil and gas sales during 1st 5 months of 2012.

Iran  abroad

• Iran condemned by USA to pay $183 million to victims of bombing in Lebanon in 1983.
• Abbas to visit Iran for international conference.
• Iran elected to UN Arms Trade Treaty post.
• Kofi Annan in Tehran seeks Iran's help in solving Syria crisis.
• FM confers in Tokyo with German, Japanese counterparts on Afghanistan.
• Iran FM meets top officials in surprise UAE visit.
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad receives Kyrgyz finance minister.
• US Treasury slaps sanctions on 11 more entities connected to IRGC.
• 100 Iranians to be freed from Iraqi prisons.

Politics in Iran

• Iran will create hard work camps for drug traffickers.
• Iran plans to sell oil via private group to evade ban.
• Guardian Council rules that presidential office body to supervise constitution is illegal.
• Former IRGC Commander Ghasemi: Corruption has overtaken military centers in Iran.
• Former Minister of Interior Nouri asks for Referendum about nuclear Program.
• Conservative news websites have issued a joint statement calling on the judiciary to unblock Alef website.

Miscellaneous 

• 53 coffee shops have been ordered closed in Tehran due to non-compliance with Islamic rules.
• Women who violate dress code to face ten days to two months imprisonment or fine.
• A Kurdish teenager was killed on the border by security forces.