Week 51 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Journalist Mashallah Haeri returned to Rejaei Shahr before the end of his medical treatment.
• Mohammad-Hossein Rezaei is back to general ward after 12 days in solitary in Minab prison.
• Keyvan Samimi, journalist, sent to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi is back to Tabas at the end of furlough.
• Seyyed Mahmoud Bagheri is back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Yaghma Fashkhami, journalist at banned Roozan arrested.
• Nasour Naghipour is back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Mohammad Parsi, political activist, begins serving his 3 years sentence in Evin.
• Sousan Tabianian, Baha’i, begins serving her 1 year sentence in Semnan.
• 3 arrested near north-west border carrying explosives.

C-Liberations

• Adnan Rahmat-Panah, Baha’i, released on 5 days medical furlough.
• 117 prisoners accused of financial crimes freed from Ardabil prison.

D-Other News

• Amir Mirzaei-Hekmati ends his hunger strike.

News of injustice in Iran

• Seyyed Masoud  Talebi sentenced to 5 extra years: total 20 years.
• One hanging in Ghazvin.
• One hanging in Mashhad.
• 4 men and 1 woman hanged in Tabriz.
• 7 hangings in Adel Abad on Christmas day.

University – Culture

• Tehran Municipality Ssealed "Roshangaran" and "Women" publications office.
• Roozan newspaper suspended.

Protests

• General strike in Kurdistan to support prisoners on hunger strike.
• Hundreds of Arak Pars Wagon workers on strike to renew representative contract.

Iran Economics

• 53% rise in Iranian oil exports to China.

Iran Politics

• Christmas celebration banned in Salmas and Urmia.

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Week 50 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Ghasem Abesteh transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Jamshid Dehghani transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Jafar Eghdami transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Afshin Karampour, Gonabadi dervish, transferred to hospital.
• Khazar-Rasoul Maravat, hunger striker of Urmia prison, transferred to hospital.
• Ali Salanpour transferred from hospital to Rejaei Shahr before end of treatment.
• Hakimeh Shokri, women’s rights activist, transferred to Gharchak.
• Mohammad-Hasan Yousef-Pourseifi transferred to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Amir Amir-Gholi, political activist, arrested in Tehran.
• Asou Azizi, Kurdish student activist, arrested in Mahabad.
• Jamshid Eblis, rap singer, arrested in Mashhad.
• Neda Farsatipour, Baha’i, beings serving her 6 months sentence in Urmia.
• Ali Khoshnamak, Kurdish activist, arrested in Mahabad.
• Farahnaz Moghadam, Baha’i, begins serving her 3 years sentence in Urmia.
• Mohsen Rahmani, student and political activist, begins serving his 7 years sentence in Evin.

C-Liberations

• Seyyed Mathias-Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad, Christian convert, acquitted of all charges and freed from Rejaie Shahr.
• Seyyed Mahmoud Bagheri released on furlough.
• Emad Bahavar, student and political activist, freed at the end of his sentence.
• Rahman Bahmani (Zia), Christian convert, released from Dezful prison.
• Hossein Barounzadeh, Christian convert, released from Dezful prison.
• Alireza Beheshti-Shirazi released on furlough.
• Nasour Naghipour released on furlough.
• Reza Rabani (Silas), Christian convert, acquitted of all charges and freed from Rejaie Shahr.

D-Other News

• Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, labor activist, is on hunger strike.
• Amir Mirzaei-Hekmati on hunger stike in Evin prison.
• Mohammad-Sedigh Kaboudvand receives 2014 ICHRI award.
• Mohammad-Ali Taheri is on hunger strike.

News of injustice in Iran

• Mohammad-Reza Ali-Payam "Haloo" sentenced to 15 months by Appeals.
• Supreme Court reduces sentence for Emad Bahavar, student activist, to 2 years.
• Ebrahim Firouzi, Christian convert, sentence to 3 year probation+1 year + 2 years exile by Appeals.
• One woman hanged in Urmia prison.
• One hanging in Evin.
• One woman and a man hanged in Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday.
• 2 men flogged in public in Mazandaran.
• 2 hangings in Shiraz.

Protests

• Protest during Shariat-Madari speech at Tehran University.
• Sufis meet in front of Evin prison and bar association.

Iran abroad

• Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees.
• Wael al-Halqi, the Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Syria visits Tehran

Iran Economics

• $1 = 3250 tomans.

Miscellaneous

• Contract workers' representative of Isfahan Sepahan Cement dismissed.

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Week 49 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Labour rights activists Behnam Ebrahimzadeh was transferred to ward 1 in Rejaei Shahr.
• Hamid-Reza Moradi, Gonabadi dervish, sent to hospital.
• Shahram Pourmansouri moved to hospital.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Ribvar Abdollahi, Kurdish workers’ rights activist, arrested in Sanandaj.
• Mahtab Afshari, Halgheh Erfan instructor, arrested.
• Soheila Aghdasi begins serving her 6 months sentence.
• Fardine Aghsani begins serving her 6 months sentence.
• Mahabad Kurdish activist Hasan Ahmadi arrested.
• Mokhtar Assadi, Kurdish labour rights activisit and teacher, begins serving his 1 year sentence.
• Mohsen Biglarbeigi, member of Nedai Iranian arrested.
• Shahram Dinaroui, Christian convert, arrested in Isfahan.
• Javid Fakhrian, member of Nedai Iranian arrested.
• Ali Ghazali, Web sites editor, arrested and sent to Evin.
• Mitra Goudarzi, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Saeed Hosseini, national-religious activist, arrested.
• Christian convert Ebrahim Hosseinzadeh arrested in Shiraz
• Aida Izadi, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Mohammad-Reza Josheshan arrested.
• Reza Khandan arrested for some hours.
• Amir Khorram back to Evin at the end of furlough.
• Ilka Misaghi, Baha’i from Tabriz, arrested.
• Noushine Misaghi begins serving her 6 months sentence.
• Majid Moghadam was arrested.
• Farzad Moradi-Nia, workers’ rights activist, arrested.
• Sina Rahimpour, member of Nedai Iranian arrested.
• Atta Rajabi, Baha’i, arrested at home in Hamadan.
• Adel Shirjang, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Adib Sho’a’i begins serving his 6 months sentence in Mashhad.
• Kourosh Soleimani, member of Erfan Halgheh, arrested in Kish Island.
• Nasrin Sotoudeh briefly arrested and released after some hours.
• Ali Tabarzadi, son of Heshmatollah Tabrzadi arrested and released after 3 days.
• Mostafa Tadjzadeh is back to prison at the end of furlough.
• Mohammad-Reza Vahedi, Christian convert, arrested in Isfahan.

C-Liberations

• 60 years old Asghar Ghatan was on a 3 days furlough, then back to prison.
• Evin journalist Ali Ghazali released after 9 days.
• Mashallah Haeri released on medical furlough.
• Nader Jani released from Evin on furlough.
• Hamid Karvasi released from Evin on furlough.
• Baha'i Payman Kashfi released from Rejaei Shahr prison after completing his 4 years sentence.
• Amir Khorram released from Evin on furlough.
• Mostafa Rahpish released on bail.
• Ali Rashidi released on furlough.
• Mohammad Shafie, Green political activist, freed at the end of his 4 years sentence.
• Said Yassaei released on bail.

D-Other News

• Ali, Habib and Jafar Afshari are on hunger strike in Urmia prison.
• Badi Hossein Panahi, Kurdish political prisoner in Bandar Langeh prison, is on hunger strike in support of Urmia prisoners.
• Ghezel Hessar prisoners are on hunger strike to protest against mass executions..

News of injustice in Iran

• After 7-year detention cyber activist Vahid Asghari sentenced to 18-year jail.
• Journalist Serajoddine Mirdamadi sentenced b y Appeals to 3 years in prison and 2 years travel ban.
• 5-year sentence of Baha'i Hassan Momtazi confirmed by Appeals.
• Jason Rezaian temporary detention extended.
• 5 hangings in Rejai Shahr.
• 1 hanging in Kashan on Monday.
• 1 hanging in Qom on Saturday.
• 1 hanging in Ardebil.
• 17 men and one woman hanged on Wednesday.
• 2 public hangings.
• One Afghan citizen hanged in Karaj.
• One woman hanged in Ghazvin.

University – Culture

• Alizadeh refuses French Legion d’Honneur.
• Rap concerts won’t be allowed in Iran.
• Time, Person of the Year, Dr. Pardis Sabeti, 38، Geneticist who sequenced the Ebola genome.

Protests

• Isfahan University students met to support opposition leaders; they were attacked and beaten.
• Baha’is join Nasrin Sotoudeh protest.
• Protest in front of Ahvaz governor’s office.

Iran abroad

• One official human rights delegation flies to Italy.
• Iran first denies airstrikes on IS in Iraq then confirm then telling they were done on Iraq’s request.
• Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari meets Zarif.
• Iranian Economy Minister meets with Pakistani Prime Minister.
• Suicide-car attack against Iran’s representative in Yemen, 3 dead according to authorities and paramedics.
• Hamas delegation travelled to Iran.
• Syrian, Iranian, Iraqi FMs meet.

Iran Economics

• $1 = 34,040 rials.
• Fuel prices rise boost donkey’s trade.

Iran Politics

• A new reformist political party approved.
• Justice Minister: Decision about ‘house arrest’ is not in administrative authorities’ scope. Administration will not intervene.
• Ban of children marriage is against Islamic sharia.
• Iran announces arrest of 109 NATO personnel in Bandar Abbas.
• 11 Tabriz beauty parlors and cafes in Tabriz sealed because of non-compliance with Islamic rules.

Miscellaneous

• Hospital director in Tehran victim of an acid attack; both eyes damaged ; attackers arrested.
• At least 6 women victims of knife attacks in Jahrom.

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Week 48 - 2014

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers

• Molavi Hafez-Tohid Ghoreishi transferred to solitary in Evin.
• Mashallah Haeri transferred from Rejaei Shahr to hospital.
• Ali Moradi, Kurdish political prisoner is back to general ward in Minab.
• Mamousta Naser Piri transferred to Sanandaj Intel in solitary.
• Ali Salanpour transferred from Rejaei Shahr to hospital.
• Afshin Sohrabzadeh, Kurdish political activist suffering from cancer, transferred to hospital.
• Mohammad-Ali Taheri is back to Evin 2A on 27th day of hunger strike.

B-Arrests-Detentions

• Mohammad-Ali Hashemi-Rad, political activist, sent to Evin to serve his 11 years.
• Fardin Mirki, Kurdish workers’ rights activist, arrested in Sanandaj.
• Mostafa Rah-Pish, civic activist, arrested in Abu Mousa.
• Manizheh Sadeghi, Kurdish woman’s rights activist, arrested in Sanandaj.

C-Liberations

• Gholamhossein Asadi, political activist, freed at the end of his 2 years sentence.
• Ghoncheh Ghavami, British citizen, released on 100 million toman bail.
• Seyyed Mostafa Tajzadeh released on furlough for three days.

D-Other News

• Commemorative ceremony for slain dissidents Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar, stopped; attendees arrested.
• Rasoul Herdani is on hunger strike in Evin prison.
• Heshmatollah Tabarzadi refuses to appear in court on verbal summon.

News of injustice in Iran

• Death sentence confirmed by Supreme Court for blogger Soheil Arabi.
• 4 public lashings in Choram.
• One hanging in Mashhad on Monday.
• 2 hangings in Ghazvin.
• 5 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Thursday.
• 2 public hangings in Mashhad, one in Joghatai.

Iran abroad

• IRGC 2nd Lieutenant Hassan Hezbavi was killed while fighting in Dar’a, Syria.
• Parliamentarian delegation travels to Mexico for first time since 1979 Revolution..

Iran Economics

• The Central Bank of Iran received $2.8 billion in blocked assets.

Iran Politics

• More than 20 cafés closed in Tehran because of bad-hijab.
• Iran's parliament approves Rouhani's nominee for ministry of science, Mohammad Farhadi by 197 vote in favor, 28 against and 10 abstentions.
• Parliament summons Intelligence Ministry over a report.

Miscellaneous

• Cleric beaten by two women after ordering them to tighten their hijab.
• 1,345,000 addicts in Iran.

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