Week 31 -2012

News of the Prisoners

A- Transfers

• Mostafa Daneshjoo, lawyer of Gonabadi dervishes, transferred to Modarres hospital.
• Amir Eslami, Gonabadi dervish, transferred to Taleghani hospital.
• Abolfazl Ghadiani transferred to hospital after beating in prison.
• Afshin Karampour, lawyer of Gonabadi dervishes, transferred to Milad hospital for treatment of his broken leg.
• Esmaeel Sahabeh transferred to hospital and then back to prison without medical examination.

B- Arrests/Incarcerations

• Abdollah Abbassi, religious activist, arrested in Kurdistan.
• Fariba Ashtari, Baha’i arrested in Yazd.
• Fariborz Baghi, Baha’i arrested in Yazd.
• Khosro Dehghani, Baha’i arrested in Vila Shahr.
• Shahram Eshraghi, Baha’i arrested in Isfahan.
• Journalist and National-Religious activist Mehdi Fakhrzadeh arrested in a raid of his home and transferred to Ward 209.
• Shahram Falah, Baha’i arrested in Yazd.
• Naghmeh Farabi, Baha’i arrested in Vila Shahr.
• Farhad and Farid Akbari-Fazli sent to Behbahan to serve their sentences of 9 and 7 months.
• Saba Golshan, Baha’i arrested in Isfahan.
• Navid Haghighi Baha’i arrested in Arak.
• Sasan Haghiri, Baha’i arrested in Isfahan.
• Nategh Naeemi, Baha’i arrested in Yazd.
• Afshin Ossanlou arrested again.
• Vida Parvini, Baha’i arrested in Vila Shahr.
• Azar Pourkhorsand, Baha’i arrested in Isfahan.
• Tahereh Rezaei, Baha’i arrested in Shahin Shahr.
• Iman Rostami, Baha’i arrested in Yazd.
• Ahmad Shojaei (Farshid), former Ministry of Intelligence employee, arrested with his son Sajjad Shojaei.

C-Liberations

• Naseem Ashrafi, Baha’i from Tehran released on 100 toman bail.
• Participation Front member Mehdi Eghbal released from prison after serving out 33 months sentence.
• Journalist Mehran Faraji released after serving his 6 months sentence.
• Political activist Mohammad Reza Hadi released from Tabriz prison after serving out 2 years sentence.
• Bahareh Hedayat has been released on a 3 day medical furlough.
• Shamis Mohajer, Baha’i from Tehran released on 100 toman bail.
• Narges Mohammadi released on 600 million toman bail.
• Journalist Mehdi Mahmoudian released on furlough.
• Zhinous Rahimi, Baha’i from Tehran released on 100 toman bail.
• Journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi released on furlough.
• Baha'i online university faculty Ramin Zibaei was released on a 3 day furlough.

D-Other News 

• Political prisoner Abolfazl Ghadiani has launched a hunger strike protesting inhumane treatment in Evin. 
• Books and note-pads of political prisoners in Ahvaz Karoon prison confiscated.

News of injustice in Iran

• Shamzin Ahmadnezhad, Kurdish student, sentenced to 1 year in prison.
• Shahoo Partavi, Kurdish student, sentenced to 3 years in prison.
• Shir-Ahmad Shirani political prisoner held in Zahedan last 3 years sentenced to 22 years in prison in Ardebil.
• Verdicts issued for the bank embezzlement case: 4 received death, 2 received life in prison and the rest from 10 to 25 years.

University - Culture

• By government order, universities are now prohibited from inviting members of the Participation Front as lecturers.
• Professor Nima Arkani-Hamed wins prestigious physics prize.
• Martyr Beheshti Foundation website filtered.
• Iranian actress Leila Hatami honoured with French Ordre des Arts et Lettres – TehranTimes.

Protests

• Protest rally in front of parliament.

Economy in Iran

• Gold and foreign currency on the rise again in Iran: USD at 1974 tomans Monday, 2020 tomans on Thursday, 2106 tomans on Friday.
• Sparrow kebab sold in Ahwaz.
• 7 people arrested for stealing dry bread (crackers) from tipped over trailer.
• Shortage of wheat for bakeries expected.
• Iran has increased import duty on the product from 45% to 90%, hurting rice exports from India and Pakistan.

Iran abroad

• Syria has expanded chemical weapons supply with Iran’s help, documents show.
• 2 Iranian sailors released from detention in Qatar return to Iran.
• Syrian FM comes to Iran for unscheduled visit, meets with leaders.
• Indian Police: people responsible of February bombing are directly linked to IRGC.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on an official visit to China.
• Armed men in Benghazi, Libya kidnapped 7 Red Crescent Society workers from Iran.
• Egypt's Mursi has decided not to attend Tehran conference.

Politics in Iran

• Release of Green Movement leaders precondition for 2013 elections, says Khatami.
• Court cancels appointment of Kahrizak judge Saeed Mortazavi as head of Social Security.
• Senior IRGC commander admits growing economic instability, fears renewal of mass protests.
• Court case filed against Javad Larijani for usurping land in Javad Abad in Tehran province.
• Saeed Mortazavi attends official cabinet meeting despite dissolution of his appointment.
• Iranian forces in Ramadan crackdown on Arab villages (arresting 15 for becoming Sunni).
• Administration, Parliament clash again over Mortazavi.

Miscellaneous 

• Police seize over 2 tons of opium in Southern Iran.
• Rosa Gharachorloo professor of law, member of the Bar Association Commission on Human Rights, has died.
• 3 dead, 15 injured in fire at Iran's biggest petrochemical complex - 9 in critical condition.
• Bronze medal for Iran weightlifter Kianoush Ramezani.