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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