Week 48 - 2012

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Journalist, blogger, Ahmad Reza Ahmadpour transferred to KhoramAbad prison after his home was illegally searched.
• Foad and Farhad Fahandezh, Baha’i from Gorgan, transferred to Evin.
• Kamal Kashani, Baha’i from Gorgan, transferred to Evin.
• Payam Markazi, Baha’i from Gorgan, transferred to Evin.
• Siamak Sadri, Baha’i from Gorgan, transferred to Evin.
• Farahmand Sanaei, Baha’i from Gorgan, transferred to Evin.

B- Arrests/Incarcerations

• Pan-Iranist member Omid Dehdarzadeh was re-arrested in Ahvaz.
• Mahboubeh and Mina Khabooshani Kurds living in Mashhad, arrested.
• Isa Khan-Hatemi, member of National Front, arrested.
• Mohammad Oveisi, member of National Front, arrested.
• Dr. Mohsen Rahami, member of National Front, arrested.
• Behnaz Rezazadeh, Kurd living in Mashhad, arrested.
• Mousavi campaign activist Arash Saghar returned to Evin after undergoing surgery 
• Kourosh Zaeem, member of National Front, arrested.

C-Liberations

• Camelia Bidelian, Baha’i from Minoodasht, released on bail.
• Civil activist Hossein Fallah has been released on 50 Million Tomans after 8 days in detention.
• Behnam Hosseini, Baha’i from Gorgan, freed.
• Member of board of Freedom party Mohsen Mohagheghi freed.
• Shohreh Samimi, Baha’i from Minoodasht, released on bail.
• After 7 months in jail Gonabadi Dervish Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan released on 550 Million Tomans bail.
• Activist Abolfazl Tabarzadi released from detention due to severe medical condition 

D-Other News

• Dr. Asadollah Asadi has been on hunger strike since October 16th.
• Imprisoned brother and sister, Shabnam and Farzad Madadzadeh banned from visiting each other.
• Abdollah Momeni banned from visits.

News of injustice in Iran

• Ezzatollah and Negin Ahmadian, Baha’is of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Behnaz Hadadzadeh, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Fataneh Hajipour, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Journalist Shahoo Hosseini sentenced to 5 years by Mahabad Revolutionary Court.
• Shahrzad Khalili, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Negar Malekzadeh, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Hooryeh Mohseni, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Arman Mokhtari, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Navid Nabili, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Economist/National Front Board member Dr. Ali Rashidi sentenced to 2 years imprisonment.
• Shayan Tafazoli, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• Naghmeh Zabiheyan, Baha’i of Mashhad, sentenced to 6 months in prison.

University – Culture

• Iran actress, dubbing artist Fahimeh Rastkar dies at 80.
• Iranian cinematographer Touraj Aslani has won the 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Award.
• Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi ranks No.75 in the Foreign Policy Magazine's top 100 Global Thinkers.

Iran Economics

• The head of Iran's northern tea factories union has announced that more than 65 tea production units have been shut.
• 30% of patients can't afford to buy their medicines due to high prices.
• Iran lifts ban on imports of cars, cell phones and computers.

Politics in Iran

• Iranian couples must be encouraged to marry at a younger age in order to increase population base.

Iran  abroad

• Iran president congratulates Hamas on 'victory'.
• Iran officially complains to UNSC over violations of its airspace by US drones and illegal acts of US warship in Persian Gulf.
• British judges refuse to extradite former Iranian diplomat Nosratollah Tajik to US.
• Iran urges exemption of medicines, medical supplies, and foodstuffs from the “brutal sanctions”.
• Iran's currency crisis hits India's exports > India pays 55% of value of oil its imports from Iran in € through Turkey.
• A UN General Assembly committee condemned Syria and Iran for widespread Human Rights abuses.
• Pakistan to start shipping wheat to Iran in exchange for fertiliser and iron ore from December.
• Assailants pelt Iranian embassy in Berlin with paint, stones; German FM voices regret to Iran.

Miscellaneous

• Ali Daei, former captain of Iran's national football, delivered 2 trucks of food, supplies to earthquake ravaged area.