Week 35 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Shahram Chinian-Miandoab, Baha’i prisoner, back to general ward in Rejaei Shahr.
• Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, workers’ rights activist, moved to hospital.
• Ahmad Tamooei, Kurdish prisoner, beaten and moved to solitary in Urmia prison.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Noushazar Khanjani, Baha’i leaving in Tehran, arrested in Semnan.
• Amir Kian, newly converted Christian, arrested in Tehran.
• Masoud Kordpour, Kurdish journalist, back to Mahabad prison at the end of furlough.
• Sheikh Mojtaba Raoufi, cleric from Esfahn, arrested.
• Farzad Sadri, chief editor of Khabar Parsi, arrested after summon.
• Afshin Shahbazi, student activist, arrested and sent to Tabriz to serve his sentence.
• Mohammad-Hasan Tashakori, president of the village council, arrested during protests at Bafgh mine.
• Mehdi Vaziri, newly converted Christian, arrested in Tehran.
• Keyvan Yousefzadeh, Sunni, arrested in Urmia for cooperation with Iraqi Salafists.
• 91,000 drug traffickers arrested in 5 months.

C-Liberations

• Rahim Gholami, Azeri activist, released on 100 million rial bail.
• Hasan and Maisam Jolani, Azeri activists, released on 100 million rial bail each.
• Mehdi Motamedi-Mehr released on furlough.
• Seyyed Zia  Nabavi, student activist, released on a three day furlough.
• Blogger Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari (Siamak Mehr) freed at the end of his 4 years sentence.
• Riaz Sobhani released on 5 days furlough.
• Student activist Majid Tavakoli released on 5 days furlough.

D-Other News

• Families of arrested Bafgh mine workers refuse their release on bail.
• Death row RajaiShahr prisoner Bahram Tasviri found dead in solitary confinement.

News of injustice in Iran

• Reza Aghakhani, member of National-Religious party, sentenced to 3 years by Appeals.
• Nasrin Sotoudeh not allowed in court for Sattar Beheshti case.
• Mohammad Davari sentenced to 1.5 additional month.
• Mohammad Rahnamaei Khatibi, Azeri Facebook activist, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• 1 woman and 2 men executed in Zahedan prison.
• One public hanging in Sari.
• One public hanging in Borazjan.
• 5 hangings in Bandar Abbas prison.
• 4 men and one women hanged on Tuesday in Kerman prison.
• One hanging in Zahedan on Friday.

University – Culture

• Students must repay illegally granted bursaries.
• Professor Hossein Baharavand wins UNESCO biology award.
• After more than a decade, general assembly of writers’ association held.

Protests

• 240 photographers protested the lashing sentence of two of their colleagues in Ghazvin.
• 5.000 mine workers on strike to protest arrest of other mine workers.

Iran abroad

• Zarif is the 1st FM to visit new Iraqi PM; he also meets ayatollah Sistani and Kurdistan Prime Minister and President.
• Dep. FM Amir Abdollahian heads to Riyadh for talks with senior Saudi officials.
• One woman detained in Afghanistan over murder charges.
• US Navy fires on an Iranian fishing boat.
• Zarif goes to Russia to meet his counterpart.
• US imposes more sanctions on Iran.

Iran Economics

• Iran begins to renew his plane fleet.
• Iran’s tax revenues in 5 months rise by 48 percent

Iran Politics

• AEIA inspectors banned from Parchin military site.
• Iranian revolutionary guards shoot down Israeli spy drone near Natanz.
• Impeachment won’t impede bursaries investigation.
• Grand Ayatollah Makarem: "high-speed internet and 3G is against Sharia & moral ethics”.
• Basij will need authorization to patrol the streets with motorcycle.
• Tehran mayor distances himself from segregation plan.
• Tehran police renew satellite crackdown.
• Afghans banned from Kerman province.

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Week 34 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Vahid Asghari, accused of cyber-crimes, moved from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Isa Azizi, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.
• Shahram Chinian-Miandoab, Baha’i, transferred to solitary in Rejaei Shahr.
• Mostafa Daneshjou transferred to Evin general ward.
• Arjang Davoudi transferred from Bandar Abbas to Rejaei Shahr.
• Christian Farshid Fatehi exiled to Rejaei Shahr.
• Rahim Gholami, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.
• Reza Ghomi, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.
• Hamid Ghovati, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.
• Saeed Hosseini, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.
• Hasan and Meisam Jolani, Azeri activists, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; they begin a hunger strike.
• Afshin Karampour is back to Evin 4 from hospital.
• Bahman Khaleghi, Azeri activist, transferred to Tabriz prison clinic.
• Sedigh Mohammadi, Kurdish Sunni, beaten in Ghezel Hesar and moved to an unknown location.
• Hamid-Reza Moradi-Sarvestani transferred to Evin general ward.
• Habib Negahban, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.
• Jafar Rostami, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.
• Aidin Zakeri, Azeri activist, transferred to Meshkin-Shahr prison; he begins a hunger strike.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mohammad Batrani, Ahvaz activist, arrested.
• Rouyeh Ghavami-Nik, Baha’i from Karaj, arrested and sent to Evin.
• Ghaleb Hosseini, workers’ rights activist, begins serving his 1 year sentence in Sanandaj.
• Amir Jabarifard, 30 years old, beaten and arrested in Ghazvin for his homosexuality.
• Salman Khalilpour is back to Rejaei Shahr at the end of medical furlough.
• Mamousta Naser Piri, Kurdish Sunni cleric, arrested in Zahedan.
• Jamaloddin Rahimi, Baloch teacher, arrested in his school in Qeshm.
• Abbas Savari, Ahvaz activist, arrested.
• Mohammad Shafiei, political activist, begins serving his sentence in Evin.
• Mohammad Siahi, Ahvaz activist, arrested.

C-Liberations

• Student Mohammad-Mehdi Abayat freed from Rejaei Shahr after one year of his 15 months sentence.
• Journalist Saba Azarpeik released on 150 million toman bail after 85 days of incarceration.
• Isa Azizi, Azeri activist, released on bail.
• Ayat Mehr-Ali-Beiglou, Azeri activist, released on a 5 days furlough.
• Reza Ghomi, Azeri activist, released on bail.
• Hamid Ghovati, Azeri activist, released on bail.

D-Other News

• Bandar Abbas prisoner Mohammad Bibian died from myocardial infarctus in central prison.
• Journalist prisoner Saba Azarpeik's detention extended for another month.
• Ardebil political prisoner Shahab Abbasi beaten for unknown reason.
• Mohsen Barzegar beaten in Babol prison.
• Death row prisoners in Ghezel Hesar revolt; at least 40 casualties and many wounded.
• Common law prisoner Alireza Rezaei had his leg broken by guards in Rejaei Shahr; he was moved to solitary.

News of injustice in Iran

• Abbas Alipour, photographer, sentenced to 50 lashes in Ghazvine.
• Khalil Emami, photographer, sentenced to 25 lashes in Ghazvine.
• Ali-Asghar Gharavi sentenced to 6 months by Appeals.
• One hanging in Kerman prison on last Sunday.
• Two hangings in Dizel-Abad on last Monday.
• 10 hangings in Ghezel-Hesar prison on Monday.
• One public hanging in Mianeh.
• 3 hangings in Rejaei-Shahr prison.
• One hanging in Kerman on Monday.
• One public hanging in Khoy on Tuesday.
• One public hanging in Ghazvin on Thursday.
• Four fingers of the right hand of a person convicted for theft amputated by Guillotine on Monday in Abarkouh, Yazd province.

University – Culture

• Poet Simin Behbahani dies at 87 years old in Tehran after 2 weeks coma.
• Physicist Ramin Golestanian wins the Holweck Medal.
• Concert of Shahram Nazeri cancelled in Hamedan.

Protests

• About 5,000 provincial employees, teachers and tribal leaders gathered in front of Parliament.
• Haft Tapeh sugar workers have protested for 12 days.
• 5,000 mine workers on strike to release their arrested co-workers.

Iran abroad

• Amano visits Tehran.

Iran Politics

• Education Minister, Reza Faraji-Dana, ousted by Majlis. Rouhani appoints removed minister as adviser. Najafi (who couldn't get confidence vote 4 education ministry) is now acting minister..

Miscellaneous

• Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 near Dezful; many wounded, no casualties so far.
• Strong winds in Khuzestan kills 5 and injured 35.
• Drinking water cut off in Isfahan on Aug 22nd.

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Week 33 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Mohammad Aghaei transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Mehdi Ahmadi transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Ali Askari transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Farhad Atlasi transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Hamid Babaei transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Amir Dourbin-Ghaziani transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, workers’ rights activist, exiled from Evin to Rejaei Shahr; he begins a hunger strike.
• Ali Irani-Asl transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Reza Joukar transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Samkoo Khalghati transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Omid Kokabee transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Hossein Lavi transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Yaghoub Maleki transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Saeed Matinpour transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Behzad Mirzaei transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Seyyed Hamid-Reza Mohajerani transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Majid Mohammadi-Moein transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Despite doctors’ recommendations, .Baha’i, Amanollah Mostaghim returned to Rejaei Shahr from hospital
• Despite doctors’ recommendations, .Baha’i Afif Naeemi returned to Rejaei Shahr from hospital.
• Alireza Ousivand transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Mehrdad Panahi transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Kamiar Sabeti-Sanat transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Mehdi Sajedi-Far transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Jafar Shakeri transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Children’s rights activist Saeed Shirzad moved to ward 8  of Evin.
• Salar Sotoudeh transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Valiollah Yazdi transferred to ward 7 of Evin.
• Hamid Zendi-Far transferred to ward 7 of Evin.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Attah Babai, Christian, arrested to begin serving his 5 years sentence in Mahabad prison.
• Masoud Behnam, cleric working with ayatollah Shirazi, arrested.
• Alaeddin Khanjani (Niki), Baha’i, arrested in Tehran.
• Rouhollah Manzavi, Baha’i, arrested in Tehran.
• Babak Mobasher, Baha’i, arrested in Tehran.
• Naser Aroushi-Moghadam, Baha’i, arrested in Tehran.
• Ali  Naderi, chief editor of Raja News, arrested.
• Ali Rashidi, economist, is back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Javad Salehi, Baha’i, arrested in Tehran.
• Hamed Taghipour, cleric working with ayatollah Shirazi, arrested.

D-Other News

• Prison uniform becomes compulsory for visits.
• ISIS threaten to kill Pastor Abedini.
• Kurdish activist exiled to Bandar Abbas, Karim Mousazadeh, is on hunger strike.
• Nasrin Sotoudeh prevented from attending her client’s trial.

News of injustice in Iran

• Hasan Abeyat, Ahvaz activist, sentenced to life in prison.
• Mohammad-Mehdi Abayat beaten in visit hall in Rejaei Shahr.
• Khaled Obeidavi, Ahvaz activist, sentenced to 5 years in prison.
• Jasem Soadi, Ahvaz activist, sentenced to 5 years in prison.
• One public flogging in Landeh.
• 2 hangings in Birjand prison.
• One hanging in Amol.
• 3 hangings in Bandar Abbas.

Protests

• Sugar company request payment of their delayed wages.

Iran abroad

• Iran supports nomination of Iraq Prime Minister.

Iran Politics

• Iranian security forces raid Sunni homes for ‘holding congregational prayers’ in Tehran.
• Salafi Sunni groups supported by Iran threatens PDKI.
• Larijani reappointed Chief Justice.

Miscellaneous

• Plane crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad airport; 40 reported dead.

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Week 32 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• After 2 months in Intel, Dari Amri, Baha’i, transferred to Vakil Abad prison.
• Asadollah Hadi transferred to Tehran Heart Hospital.
• Mathias-Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad (Seyyed), Christian convert, transferred to hall 10 in Rejaei Shahr.
• Amir Mirzaei-Hekmati, American bi-national, transferred to ward 7 Evin.
• Cleric Hossein Kazemeini-Boroujerdi transferred to Tehran clinic after felling unconscious.
• After 2 months in Intel, May Kholousi , Baha’i, transferred to Vakil Abad prison.
• Chari-Mohammad Moradof, Tajik national, transferred to ward 7 Evin.
• Reza Rabani (Silas), Christian convert, transferred to hall 7 in Rejaei Shahr.
• Hossein Saketi-Aramsarei (Stephen), Christian convert, transferred to hall 7 in Rejaei Shahr.
• After 2 months in Intel, Shayan Tafazoli, Baha’i, transferred to Vakil Abad prison.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Saeed Abedi, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Vahid Dana, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Morteza Ghodrati, Azeri activist, arrested when trying to climb to Babak castle.
• Adib Haghpajou, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Bahareh Hedayat is back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Meisam Jolani, Azeri activist, arrested when trying to climb to Babak castle.
• Mehdi Mahmoudian, journalist, back to Rejaei Shahr at the end of furlough.
• Behieh Manavipour, Baha’i, arrested in Shiraz.
• Journalist Nasour Naghipour back to prison at the end of furlough.
• Habib Negahban, Azeri activist, arrested when trying to climb to Babak castle.
• Morteza Parvin, Azeri activist, arrested when trying to climb to Babak castle.
• Asad Salehi, Ahvaz activist, arrested for visiting executed prisoners.
• Aidin Zakeri, Azeri activist, arrested when trying to climb to Babak castle.
• 94,000 arrested for drug traffic in 4 months.

C-Liberations

• Journalist Mehdi Mahmoudian released on furlough.

News of injustice in Iran

• Hashem Aghajari sentenced to 1 year in prison.
• Ardeshir Amir-Arjomand, Moussavi’s spokesman, sentenced to 18 years in prison in abstentia.
• Sattar Beheshti’s murderer sentenced to 3 years in prison and 74 lashes.
• Ebrahim Far-Abad-Falahieh, Green political activist, sentenced to 6 months in prison.
• 3 public hangings in Shiraz.
• 12 prisoners died during a fire in Shahr-e-Kord prison.
• 6 executions for sodomy, 5 in public.
• 2 public hangings in Kermanshah.
• One public hanging in Karaj.
• A man lashed 70 times publicly in Boyrahmad.
• At least 7 Baloch prisoners hanged in different prisons.
• 3 hangings in Rejaei Shahr prison.
• House keeper of Jason Rezaian was killed during arrest.

University – Culture

• A concert in Urmia cancelled due to non-compliance with gender segregation.
• Ghanoun newspaper ban lifted, will be published again as from Aug.22nd.
• The council that supervises universities revoked the license given to the University established by Ahmadinejad in his last days of administration.
• Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani receives 2014 Fields medal (Nobel for Mathematics).
• Book sellers must get a permit from Culture Ministry.

Protests

• Both Christians and Muslims gather in front of UN office in Tehran to condemn persecution of Iraqi Christians.
• 100 Zagros Steel workers gather in front of Parliament.

Iran abroad

• Elite Iranian force enters Iraq via Kurdistan.
• Gaza : Iran denounces complicity between UN and USA.
• 9 Iranians freed from Qatar prison.

Iran Politics

• During Ramadan 400 arrested 200 flogged in public because of non-compliance with fasting in Ghazvin.
• Three amusement parks sealed in Isfahan.
• Destruction of Baha’i cemetery in Shiraz resumes.
• Rouhani deputy slams Tehran’s gender segregation plan.
• Several women arrested in Tehran for bad-veiling.

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Week 31 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Reza Ayoubi, Kurdish political activist arrested beginning of June, transferred to Urmia prison.
• Naser Badavi, Kurdish political activist arrested beginning of June, transferred to Urmia prison.
• Cleric Hossein Kazemeini-Boroujerdi transferred to a warehouse inside Evin.
• Diplomat Shahin Dadkhah transferred to solitary.
• Mostafa Sabzi, Kurdish political activist arrested beginning of June, transferred to Urmia prison.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Saharnaz Afrouzi (Farhadi), of Yarsani religious minority, arrested in Hamedan.
• Ali Chinisaz, Facebook activist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Bahr-Ali Farhadi, of Yarsani religious minority, arrested in Hamedan.
• Hamid Hekmati, Facebook activist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Esmail Izadi, Facebook activist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Zahra Kaebi, Facebook activist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Akhir-Mohammad Milani, arrested in Khoee.
• Tajoldin Momkeni arrested in Khoee.
• Mojtaba Norouzi, of Yarsani religious minority, arrested in Hamedan.
• Farhad Salehi, Facebook activist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Farid Saremi, Facebook activist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Einollah Yari, of Yarsani religious minority, arrested in Hamedan with his two children Pegah and Amir-Hossein.
• The secretary general of Advar, Ahmad Zeidabadi, is back to prison at the end of furlough.
• 5 young musicians arrested in Esfahan.

C-Liberations

• Farzad Bahadori, Baha’i from Tabriz, released on 50 million toman bail.
• Sahar Bahadori, Baha’i from Tabriz, released on 20 million toman bail.
• Saeed Matinpour released on 3 days furlough.
• Mahnaz Ghaem-Mohammadi, wife of Jafar Panahi, released on furlough.
• Shabnam Isakhani, Baha’i from Tabriz, released on 50 million toman bail.
• Political activist Mohsen Mir-Damadi released on furlough.
• Journalist Nasour Naghipour released on furlough.
• Eighan Shahidi, Baha’I, released on 6 days furlough.
• Kamil and Gharib Sharifzadeh freed on parole.

News of injustice in Iran

• Journalist Serajedin Mir-Damadi sentenced to 6 years in prison.

University – Culture

• Security forces stop Ahmad Shamloo commemoration.

Iran abroad

• Iranian students win 1 gold and 3 silver medal in chemistry olympiads.

Iran Economics

• Hamedan-Saveh road workers have not been paid for 3 months.
• Sugar cane company pays some back wages after protests.

Iran Politics

• Government request Tehran municipality to drop gender segregation.
• Security forces raided Sunni mosque in Sanandaj to prevent Eid-el-Fetr prayers.

Miscellaneous

• Forest fires in Iran up by 40%.
• 4.2-magnitude earthquake hits Hormozgan.
• From 1964 to 2012 tuberculosis prevalence rate dropped from 143 to 14.4 per 100,000.
• Iran opens first state run alcohol rehab center.

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