Week 43 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Farhad Eghbali, Baha’i from Gorgan, exiled to Rejaei Shahr.
• Mashallah Haeri transferred to hospital and back to Rejaei Shahr the day after.
• Jamaloldin Khanjani, Baha’i transferred to Rejaei Shahr clinic.
• Borzan Nasrollahzadeh transferred to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Atena Daemi, civic activist, arrested in Tehran.
• Arya Jafari, photoreporter at ISNA, arrested during protests against acid.
• Six persons arrested for immorality on Internet in Isfahan.
• 50 people arrested during anti-acid protest in Isfahan.

C-Liberations

• Kurdish political activist Abdolkarim Ahmadnejad released on parole. He was under a 3.5 year sentence.
• Behzad (Hossein) Asiaei released on furlough for four days and then back to Evin.
• Saeed Ebadi, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.
• Adib Haghpajou, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.
• Adnan Hasanpour, Kurdish journalist, released on furlough.
• Seyed Amar Kalantari released on furlough.
• Shahram Mansour, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.
• Marzieh Rasouli, journalist, released on furlough.
• Farhad Sarafraz, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on bail.

D-Other 

• Rasoul Abdollahi, Christian, on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr.
• Reza Akbari-Monfared on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Afshin Baymani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Mohammad Banazadeh-Amirkhizi on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Behnam Ebrahimzadeh on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Abol-Ghasem (Javad) Fouladvand on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Asadollah Hadi on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Dr. Latif Hasani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Afshin Heiratian on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Khaled Herdani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Saleh Kohandel on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Mohammad-Ali (Pirouz) Mansouri on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Dr. Saeed Masouri on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Seyed Alireza Seyedian, Christian, on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr.
• Misagh Yazdanejad on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Shahrokh Zamani on hunger strike in Rejaei Shahr to support acid victims.
• Sanandaj prisoner Iraj Mozafari, 25, committed suicide and died in prison.

News of injustice in Iran

• Mahmoud Ebrahimi sentenced to 3 years in prison.
• Pastor Mathias-Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad  sentenced to 6 years in prison in Minab.
• Pastor Behnam Irani sentenced to 6 years in prison in Zabol.
• Deacon Reza Rabani (Silas) sentenced to 6 years in prison in Minab.
• Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh banned from working for 3 years.
• One execution in Tabriz on Saturday.
• 7 executions in Rejaei Shahr on Sunday.
• One hanging in Amol on Wednesday.
• 6 hangings in Shiraz on Thursday.
• 2 hangings in Kerman on Thursday.

University – Culture

• Student newspaper Ghalam banned in Zanjan University.
• Suspension of a theatre play directed by Mehdi Shamsai.

Protests

• Nasrin Sotoudeh protests in front of Bar Association with many human rights activists.
• Demonstrations in Tehran and Isfahan against acid attacks : 50 arrests in Isfahan..

Iran abroad

• Hassan Rouhani meets with Armenian PM in Tehran.
• Iraqi FM visits Tehran to discuss IS problem.
• First Deputy to the President Eshagh Jahangiri met with Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar al-Abadi in Tehran and with Qatari Minister of Economy and Trade Amad bin Jasem bin Mohammad Al-e Thani.

Iran Economics

• First sale for Boeing in Iran since 1979.

Iran Politics

• President Hassan Rouhani nominated Dr. Mahmoud Nili Ahmad Abadi as the Minister of Science, Research and Technology. Dr. Abadi is a Metallurgy professor at and the Chancellor of the University of Tehran.
• Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani Chairman of the Assembly of Experts died.

Miscellaneous

• 4 acid throwers arrested in Isfahan. One victim died.
• 15,000 homeless in Tehran.

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Week 42 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Masoumeh Zia, member of Halgheh Erfan, moved to Evin Intel ward.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Nahid Gorji, Cyberactvist, arrested in Mashhad.
• Soraya Nakhaei, coach of Halgheh Erfan, arrested in Kermanshah.
• Documentary film maker Mohammad Nourizad violently arrested and freed the day after.
• Student activist Maryam Shafipour is back to Evin after 6 days on medical furlough.
• 20 Tazeh Abad Sunni citizens arrested.
• 3,000 people arrested on drug charges in West Azerbaijan in the last 6 months.
• Iran arrests 14 gunmen involved in Saravan attacks.
• 35 people arrested during a dinner party.

C-Liberations

• Mohsen Barzegar, student activist, freed at the end of his sentence.
• Maliheh Biganian relased on bail.
• Masoumeh Zia relased on bail.

D-Other News

• After 11 days on hunger strike, Atena Farghdani, goes on dry hunger strike.
• After 11 days on hunger strike, Ghoncheh Ghavami goes on dry hunger strike.
• Ahmad Karimi deprived of phone calls and visits.
• Influenza outbreaks in Urmia prison.

News of injustice in Iran

• 3 years sentence for death row prisoner Soheil Arabi upheld.
• Babak Asiaei sentence reduced from 3 years to 1.5 year for eid e Fetr.
• Mehdi Dolati-Darabad sentence reduced from 5 years to 1 year for eid e Fetr.
• Ali Nozar-Nozaripour sentence reduced from 10 years to 2.5 years for eid e Fetr.
• Mehdi Tadini sentence reduced from 2 years to 9 months for eid e Fetr.

University – Culture

• Salem Salavati, Ali Asgari, Tofigh Amani and Mohsen Makhmalbaf dedicated the prizes they won at Beirut film festival to the defenders of Kobane.
• Concert of Shahram Nazeri in Nishapour cancelled.

Iran Economics

• 17% increase in production of steel alloy compared to last year.
• Indian refiners will pay $500 million to Iran next week, the second installment in an interim deal .

Iran Politics

• Dervishes under travel ban.
• Ahmad Shaheed not allowed to visit Iran.
• Parliamentary Jebhe-ye Paydari [Steadfastness Front] faction presents a bill demanding reduction the salary of public servants who have “bad hijab.” 

Miscellaneous

• Iranshahr Social Affairs Chief Bahram Bashandeh survived a murder attempt.
• Iran police, NAJA, plane cashes in SE Iran. 7 on board killed, including 4 NAJA personnel.
• Two Iranian guards, one Pakistani officer killed in shootout

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Week 41 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Rasoul Abdollahi transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Soheil Babadei transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Ebrahim Firouzi transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Alireza Kazemzadeh transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Karim Marouf-Aziz returned to Rejaei Shahr the day after a heart surgery.
• Arash Moghadam-Aslanpour (Ashaei) transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.
• Seyed Alireza Seyedian transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Iraj Amidi, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• Emad Baghi, converted to Christianity, arrested in Esfahan.
• Maliheh Biganian, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• Narges Farhadi, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• Hiva Fouladi, Kurdish journalist, arrested in Saghez.
• ,Shahram Ghaedi converted to Christianity, arrested in Esfahan.
• Mohammad Modarresi, Kurdish Sunni, arrested in Mahabad.
• Ali Nouri, Kurd living in Tehran, arrested during a protest in support of Kobani.
• Asou Rostami, Kurd living in Tehran, arrested during a protest in support of Kobani.
• Salar Saeedi, Kurdish Sunni, arrested in Mahabad.
• Heshmat Shafiei, converted to Christianity, arrested in Esfahan.
• Masoumeh Zia, member of Halgheh Erfan, arrested.
• 47 boys and girls arrested during a party in Tehran.

C-Liberations

• Journalist Bahman Ahmadi-Amouee freed at the end of his sentence.
• Journalist Yeganeh Salehi freed on bail.
• Workers’ rights activist Reza Shahabi released on medical furlough.
• Ramin Tonbakouei freed from Evin.

D-Other News

• Ghoncheh Ghavami, women’s rights’ activist, launches a hunger strike.
• Zahra Rahnavard had eye surgery; her family was not allowed to attend.

News of injustice in Iran

• Arjang Davoudi sentenced to 2 extra years by Appeals.
• Chief Editor of Bahar newspaper Saeed Pourazizi acquitted.
• One hanging in Zahedan.

University – Culture

• Iranian documentary 'Banooye Urmia' wins a prize in Finland after winning one in Rhode Island and in Croatia.

Protests

• Protest in front of Evin for British woman.
• Protests in all Kurdish towns and in Tehran in support of Kobane.

Iran abroad

• Zarif meets with Dominique de Villepin, former French FM.
• Rouhani meets with new Afghan president.

Iran Economics

• The trade volume between March-September 2014 grew by 22% to 53 billion dollars.
• Unemployment is down by 1.2% compared to last year and is now at 9.5%. The youth (15 to 21) unemployment rate is 22.9%.

Iran Politics

• Sunni citizens prevented from holding Eid-el-Adha prayers in Tehran.
• The Commission for the Affairs of the Council has approved a plan to increase the number of representatives in the house of the nation to 310 persons.

Miscellaneous

• Fire at Iranian defense industry plant kills two people.
• Several policemen killed in Sistan-Balochistan.

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Week 40 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Mohammad Darabi (Mohajer), Kurdish activist, moved to Dizelabad.
• Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeini-Boroujerdi transferred to solitary.
• Jamaloldin Khanjani, Baha’i, transferred to hospital then back to prison without treatment.
• Saeed Matinpour exiled to Zanjan.
• Ayat Mehr-Ali-Beiglou, Azeri political prisoner, moved from Jolfa to Tabriz.
• Jaber Sakhravi, Ahvazi political prisoner, beaten and sent to solitary.
• Ali Salanpour, political prisoner, transferred to hospital.
• Farhad Shafizadeh, Kurdish student, transferred to Marivan prison.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari (Siamak Mehr) arrested again.
• Abed and Kourosh Valad-Beigi, Kurdish political activists, arrested in Paveh.

C-Liberations

• Vahid Dana, Baha’i from Shiraz, released on 500 million rial bail.
• Golrokh Ebrahimi-Iraei, Wife of Arash Sadeghi, released on bail.

D-Other News

• Omid Alishenas banned from all contacts and visits.
• Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari (Siamak Mehr) Wins "International Press Freedom Award".

News of injustice in Iran

• One hanging in Mashhad..

University – Culture

• 5000-year-old water pipeline discovered in Western Iran.
• "Entekhab" website close to Rafsanjani banned.

Protests

• Gonabadi Sufi Order gather in front of Ministry of Justice in protest of treatment of imprisoned dervishes.
• Haft Tapeh sugar cane factory workers back on strike

Iran abroad

• Rouhani goes to Russia for Caspian summit.
• Kenya sentences two Iranians for using fake Israeli passports

Iran Politics

• Travel banned for two clergymen close to Ayatollah Sadegh Shirazi.
• Minister supports social network access despite judiciary.

Miscellaneous

• Hamideh Abbasali is the only Iranian woman to win a gold medal in karate.
• A commander of IRGC, Mostafa Mohammadinejad, was killed in the city of Khoy.
• Tehran resident killed in police raid to remove satellite dishes

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Week 39 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Omid Behrouzi, Gonabadi dervish, transferred to hospital after 27 days of hunger strike.
• Mehdi Karoubi transferred to hospital.
• Misagh Yazdanejad transferred to Rejaei Shahr’s clinic.
• 4 dervishes injured during protests transferred to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mostafa Mehdizadeh, student activist, sent to Rasht prison to serve his 6 months sentence.
• 11 cyber activists arrested in Shiraz accused of insulting Khomeiny.
• An Azeri cyber activist arrested on charges of homosexuality.

C-Liberations

• 800 dervishes arrested during protests released.

D-Other News

• Shahram Chinian-Miandoab beaten in Rejaei Shahr again.
• Alireza Rasouli is on hunger strike in Urmia prison.

News of injustice in Iran

• Fatemeh Hashemi, daughter of previous president Rafsanjani, acquitted in a new trial.
• 2 men and 2 women hanged in Zahedan.
• 4 hangings in Bandar Abbas on Thursday.
• 2 hangings in Mashhad.
• 3 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday, among which, Mohsen Amir-Aslani-Zanjani, religious activist.
• One public flogging in Bandar Abbas.

University – Culture

• WhatsApp filtering upheld.
• Viber refutes tapping claimed by Iranian authorities.

Protests

• Protest at Guilana faience factory; workers have been on strike for 9 days.
• Protest rally in front of Evin for release request of Sadeghi, Iraei, Faghadani and Alishenas.
• Two widespread workers’ rallies held in Ahvaz and Roudbar.
• Ahvaz urban railway workers on strike for 5 days.

Iran abroad

• In New-York, Rouhani meets Japan Prime Minister, president of Turkey, president of Venezuela, president of France, president and FM of Austria, UN General Secretary, UK prime minister, president of European Council, prime minister of Iraq, president of national council of Switzerland, prime minister of Georgia, German foreign minister, Lebanese prime minister.
• Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Saudi and British counterparts and with Kerry on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Iran Economics

• UAE gasoline consigned to Iraq is transiting through Iran.

Iran Politics

• Hijab patrols on Tehran streets quashed by officials.

Miscellaneous

• Dangerous gasoline has been eliminated in Iran.
• Clashes with police in Chahbahar.
• 13 wedding hall sealed in Rasht.
• Clash outside Kurdish city of Piranshar, at least 3 IRGC killed.

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