Week 38 - 2012

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• After 70 days in temporary detention at Intelligence detention center Masoud Hosseinzadeh transferred to Tabriz prison.
• Incarcerated journalist Isa Saharkhiz was admitted to hospital.

B- Arrests/Incarcerations

• Mohammad Abdolahian arrested for giving aid to Ahar earthquake victims and publicizing info about their condition.
• Tehran Azad University student Saeed Aghapour was arrested in raid of his home, computer, books etc confiscated.
• Sonia Ahmadi, Baha’i, arrested in Mashhad to serve her sentence.
• Shiraz University of Technology student activist Amir Garshasbi begins serving his 3 years sentence in Evin 350.
• Student activists brothers Arash and Siavash Mohammadi arrested in court where they came to followup on their case and transferred to Tabriz prison to start serving 3 months sentence.
• Habib Mousavi Bibalanei, poet, arrested in Gorgan.
• Nora Nabilzadeh, Baha’i, arrested in Mashhad to serve her sentence.
• National-Religious Activist, journalist, Alireza Rajaei returned to Evin Prison.
• Top Student, Soroush Sabet, Bronze winner at Math Olympiad, [ 2 years imprisonment] moved to Evin Prison.
• Nima Safar Saflaei, poet, arrested in Gorgan.
• While on medical furlough Mohammad Ali Velayati was summoned back to Evin prison.

C-Liberations

• Alireza Asgari, workers’ rights activist, released.
• Earthquake volunteer Mohammad-Amin Salehi released in Tabriz.

D-Other News

• Student Peace Prize goes to imprisoned Iranian student Majid Tavakoli.
• 7,000 prisoners from Karaj prison transferred to new built Tehran prison.

News of injustice in Iran

• Kurdish political prisoner Mansour Arvand, sentenced to death.
• Court of Appeal upheld 5-year sentence and exile to Zabol against Human Rights activist Koohyar Goodarzi.
• Tehran University post-graduate Economics major Kurdish student Diakou Khayat sentenced to 5 years.
• Political activist Saman Nasim sentenced to death for the membership of groups opposed to regime.
• Former Tehran mayor Mohammad Tavasoli refused to present defense in Court calling it illegal.
• Kahrizak case judge Haydarifard arrested on charges of drugs and gun possession has been released.
• 5 people executed in Tehran on Monday.
• 3 people hanged in Shahrood on Thursday.

University – Culture

• Mohammad Reza Lotfi concert tour license canceled in Babolsar.
• Released political prisoner, Roozbeh Hossein Tehrani, not allowed continuing his master’s degree.
• Mohammad Yazdani Beigi not allowed pursuing his studies.
• The Facebook page of a leading Iranian cartoonist, Mana Nayestani, was hacked on September 11, by the Soldiers of Islam, a pro-regime hacker group.
• Ghazvin branch of Cheshmeh bookstore closed by Intelligence Ministry.

Protests

• 100 workers of sugar factory in Ahvaz protested in front of Office building of Industry Mine and Trade of Khouzestan.
• Workers of telecom of Western Azerbaijan Hamadan and Kurdistan provinces gathered in front of parliament.
• Environmental protest against [ NICICo] copper mining operations.
• Pre-school teachers rally in front of the Parliament.

Iran Economics

• $1 = 2700 tomans.
• Iran Central Bank will no longer provide subsidized foreign currency for purchases of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
• More than 300 workers of various automotive parts manufacturers were laid off in the last month.
• Central Bank to announce a daily exchange rate: Iranian Economy Minister.
• Iran bought three Airbus-320 planes.

Iran  abroad

• Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander says its troops in Syria.
• In surprise move, Italy to represent Canada in Iran.
• Iran's foreign minister in Damascus for talks.
• Hardliners protest outside French embassy in Tehran over cartoons.
• Tombstone reveals intervention of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in Syria.
• Ali Akbar Salehi met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
• FM met with Omani Commerce Minister.

Politics in Iran

• Iran removed image of opposition leader Mousavi of official Pictures of all the Rajai's Cabinet Ministers from the textbook.
• Pour-Mohammadi, a key player in Iran's 1988 genocide of political prisoners, will run for president in next year.

Miscellaneous

• Seven houses destroyed by security forces in Shiraz.