dimanche 7 juin 2015

Week 22 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
 
 
  • Karim Abraham transferred to Mahabad prison.
  • Anvar Badri transferred to Mahabad prison.
  • Atena Daemi transferred to Evin clinic.
  • Workers’ rights activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh transferred to solitary.
  • Masoud Garmsiri transferred to Mahabad prison.
  • Khaled Herdani transferred to hospital.
  • Rahman Koshkalam transferred to Mahabad prison.
  • Younes Mallak transferred to Mahabad prison.
  • Ali Moezi transferred to solitary.
  • Student Mohammad Mozafari moved to Evin clinic.
  • Baha’i Yaran Afif Naeemi hospitalized.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Yousef Hasanzadeh begins serving his sentence in Evin.
  • Baha’i from Isfahan Sohrab Naghipour arrested to serve his 2 years sentence.
  • Baha’i from Isfahan Azar Pourkhorsand arrested to serve her 2 years sentence.
  • Hamedan student Raouf Shahbazi arrested.

C-Liberations
  • Baha’i Sima Eshraghi freed at the end of her sentence.
  • Gonabadi dervish Saleheldin Moradi Sarvestani released .
  • Workers’ rights activist Pedram Nasrollahi released on bail.
  • Workers’ rights activist Mahmoud Salehi released on bail.
  • Workers’ rights activists Aram and Foad Zandi released on bail.

D-Other News
  •  Basma Rahman-Ahmad-Rashid Al-Jabouri has been on hunger strike since 45 days.
  • Alireza Rasouli on hunger strike in Mahabad prison.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Omid Alishenas sentenced to 10 years.
  • Farzad, Nasim, Sahar, Simin Bahadori , Baha’i from Tabriz, sentenced to 1 year.
  • Taha Kermani, Azeri activist, sentenced to 13 years..
  • Hossein-Ali Mohammadi, Azeri activist, sentenced to 13 years.
  • Ali Nouri sentenced to 7 years.
  • National-religious activist Hossein Rafiei sentenced to 6 years in prison.
  • Asou Rostami sentenced to 7 years.
  • One public hanging in Shiraz.
  • 2 hangings in Sari.
  • 4 hangings in Urmia prison on Monday.
  • 13 hangings in Ghezel Hesar on Monday.
  • One public hanging in Jiroft on Monday.
  • One hanging in Zanjan.
  • 5 hangings in Tabriz.

University – Culture
  • Professor Zakaria Ghaderi banned from teachingat Kermanshah University.

Iran abroad
  • Saeed Gharloghi of Karaj was killed “in Iraq” on May 27. Jassem Nouri of Khuzestan was killed in Ramadi.
  • Zarif has trilateral talks with Chinese and Russian counterparts.
  • EU Parliamentary delegation travels to Iran

Iran Economics
  • Agreement signed with China for transfer of petro-technology.
  • Oil Minister meets with Shell CEO.
  • India and Iran sign an agreement on economic cooperation.
  • Chinese trade delegation seeks investment opportunities in Iran

Iran Politics
  • Three revolutionary guards killed and two injured in armed clashes near Urmia.


 
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mardi 2 juin 2015

Week 21 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Naser-Mohammad Tilas-Al-Silavi (Abu-Anas) transferred to Karoun prison.
  • Ali-Akbar Baghbani, Secretary General for the Teacher’s Union in Iran, transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Abolghasem (Javad) Foulodvand transferred back from hospital to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Mehdi Karoubi transferred to hospital for eye surgery.
  • Khosro Mansourian transferred back from hospital to Evin.
  • Zahra Rahnavard transferred to hospital for eye surgery.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Workers’ rights activist Jafar Azimzadeh arrested.

C-Liberations
  • Behzad Arabgol released on furlough.
  • Negar Haeri released on bail.
  • Baha’i Shamis Mohajer freed at the end of her sentence.
  • Masoud Pedram freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Ali Zakeri released on furlough.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Atena Farghdani sentenced to 14 years.
  • One hanging in Ardebil on Saturday.
  • 6 hangings in Ghezel Hesar on Sunday.
  • 3 public floggings in Joghatai.
  • 8 executions in Ghezel Hesar on Monday.
  • One hanging in Rejaei Shahr on Tuesday.
  • 22 hangings in Ghezel Hesar on Tuesday.
  • 3 public executions in Mashhad.
  • 2 hangings in Kerman.
  • One hanging in Gachsaran.
  • One hanging in Tabriz.

Protests
  • End of 35 days strike in Safa Pipes.

Iran abroad
  • Velayati attends CICA conference in Beijing.
  • Six agricultural agreements are signed between Iran and France relating to “agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, and gardening”.

Iran Economics
  • Yarn factory closure throws 100 more women out of work.

Iran Politics
  • Larijani reinstated as Iran's parliament speaker.


 
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samedi 23 mai 2015

Week 20 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Mohammad Mozafari moved to Evin 6.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Sunni Kurd Heiman Bazari arrested in Mahabad.
  • Workers’ rights activist Shapour Ehsani-Rad arrested.
  • Kurdish Sunni student Ebrahim Gholami arrested in Mahabad.
  • Negar Haeri arrested and sent to Evin 209.
  • Kurdish Sunni worker Mostafa Khadir arrested in Mahabad. 
  • Kurdish cultural activist Jalal Khodamoradi arrested.
  • Mohammad-Reza Moradi, Chief Editor Of "Bayan Eghtesad", arrested in Eslamshahr.
  • Student activist Seyed Zia  Nabavi back to prison at the end of furlough.

C-Liberations
  • Gonabadi dervishes lawyer Mostafa Daneshjou freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Political activist Nader Jani released on a 4 days furlough.
  • Workers’ rights activist Ebrahim Madadi released on bail.
  • Release on a 5 days furlough of Mehdi Motamedi-Mehr.
  • Blogger Nasour Naghipour released on a 4 days furlough.
  • Workers’ rights activist Davoud Razavi released on bail.
  • Journalist Keyvan Samimi freed at the end of his sentence.

D-Other News
  • Human Rights activist Narges Mohammadi launches hunger strike.

News of injustice in Iran
  • One amputation in Khuzestan on Sunday.
  • One public hanging in Shiraz.
  • 5 hangings in Shiraz on Tuesday.
  • 4 hangings in Arak on Tuesday.
  • One public hanging in Minab on Tuesday.
  • 5 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday.
  • One public hanging in Ghochan on Thursday.
  • 11 hangings in Ghezel Hesar.

University – Culture
  • VOA stops radio broadcast service in Persian.

Iran abroad
  • Iran’s Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, travels to Iraq and meets with his Iraqi counterpart.
  • Velayati meets with President Assad in Damascus.
  • Taliban delegation travels to Iran.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Bahraini chargé d’affaires.
  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos on May 20 in Tehran.

 
Iran Politics
  • Following the protests of Ahwaz Rail Construction 60 workers dismissed.


 
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samedi 16 mai 2015

Week 19 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Gonabadi dervish Reza Entesari moved to prison’s hospital.
B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Baha’i Rouha Imani arrested in Kerman.
  • Mourning Mother Neda Mostaghimi arrested to serve her 3 years sentence.
  • Yaghoub Omri arrested in Piranshahr.
C-Liberations
  • Kurdish workers’ rights activist Hamed Mahmoudnejad released on heavy bail.
  • Student activist Seyed Zia Nabavi released on a 4 days furlough.
  • Molavi Fatehi Mohammad Naghshbandi freed.
  • Azeri activist Ali Rezaei released on bail.
  • Student activist Majid Tavakoli freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Baha’i Jalayer Vahdat freed at the end of his 5 years sentence.
News of injustice in Iran
  • Atena Daemi sentenced to 7 years in prison.
  • 4 hangings in Urmia on Saturday.
  • One hanging in Rasht on Sunday.
  • One hanging in Mashhad on Sunday.
  • 4 hangings in Arak on Tuesday.
  • 3 hangings in Hamedan on Tuesday.
  • One hanging in Rasht on Wednesday.
  • One hanging in Ghazvin on Wednesday.
  • 7 hangings in Shiraz.

University – Culture
  • 29 exhibitors banned from Tehran Book Fair.
  • Mohammad-Ali Sepanloo, aged 75, passed away

Protests
  • Protests in Sardasht in support of Mahabad.
  • 14 days of protest by railway union in Ahvaz.
  • Protests of teachers continue.
  • Rally in front of Piranshahr governor’s office.
  • Tabas miners strike to demand unpaid wages.
  • Safa pipe has been on strike for more than 3 weeks.
  • General strike in Eastern Kurdistan on Thursday.

Iran abroad
  • Iraqi president visits Tehran.
Iran Economics
  • Iran buys 9 passenger planes, new record in 3 decades.
  • Iran received 7th installment: $4.9 billion.

Iran Politics
  • Armed clashes in Kurdistan.
  • Security forces prevented  National Front from holding their annual meeting.

Miscellaneous
  • Graphic designer Farkhondeh Sadegh and dentist Laleh Keshavarz became first Iranian Women to summit Mount Everest.
  • Al-Shabab captures Iranian sailors off Somalia.



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vendredi 8 mai 2015

Week 18 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
  • Gonabadi dervish Reza Entesari exiled to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Saeed Matinpour transferred for Zanjan to Evin.
  • Hossein Nouraninejad moved to ward 8 in Evin.
  • Journalist Saeed Pourheydar transferred to Imam Khomeiny hospital in Tehran. 
  • Gonabadi dervish Farshid Yadollahi exiled to Rejaei Shahr.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Political activist Mohsen Bigler-Beigi arrested in Shahrekord. 
  • Political activist Javid Fakhrian arrested in Shahrekord.
  • Human Rights activist Narges Mohammadi arrested and sent to Evin.
  • Human Rights activist Neda Mostaghimi begins serving her 3 years sentence.

C-Liberations
  • Workers’ rights activist Kourosh Bakhshandeh released on bail.
  • Workers’ rights activist Nezam Sadeghi released on bail.

D-Other News
  • Amir Mirzaei-Hekmati is on hunger strike in Evin.

News of injustice in Iran
  • 4 hangings in Arak last Sunday.
  • 3 hangings in Sari on Tuesday.
  • 1 hanging in Rejaei Shahr on Tuesday.
  • 1 hanging in Ghazvin on Tuesday.
  • 3 hangings in Sari on Tuesday.
  • 11 hangings in Ghezel Hesar on Wednesday.
  • One death row prisoner pardoned by victim’s mother in Shiraz.
  • Flogging sentence carried out in public in Nahavand.

University – Culture
  • Over 10 books banned removed from the Tehran Book Fair.

Protests
  • Gathering of Gonabadi Dervishes in front of sealed Reza Aid Institute.
  • Teachers protest throughout Iran.
  • Violent protests in Mahabad.

Iran abroad
  • Iran gets new diplomatic office in Washington.

Iran Politics
  • Iran releases Maersk ship and its crew.

Miscellaneous
  • Dust problem returns to Ahwaz, causes traffic problems.

 
 
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vendredi 1 mai 2015

Week 17 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
 
 
 
  • Poet and satirist Mohammad-Reza Ali-Payam "Haloo" moved to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Masoud Bastani back to prison.
  • Seyed Mohammad Ebrahimi hospitalized.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Kurdish workers’ rights activist Reza Amjadi arrested.
  • Student activist Ehsan Dolatshah arrested and sent to Evin.
  • Kurdish workers’ rights activist Osman Esmaili arrested.
  • Political activist Farkhondeh Kargar arrested in Shiraz.
  • Political activist Mohammad-Javad Keshvarzi arrested in Shiraz.
  • Mehran Khandel, Baha’i, arrested in Hamadan.
  • Workers’ rights activist Ebrahim Madadi arrested.
  • Political activist Omid Masoudi arrested in Shiraz.
  • Journalist and political activist Hossein Nouraninejad begins serving his 1 year sentenced in Evin.
  • Workers’ rights activist Davoud Razavi arrested.
  • Kurdish workers’ rights activist Mahmoud Salehi arrested.
  • Political activist Mehdi-Sadat Shojaei arrested in Shiraz.
  • Student activist Majid Tavakoli returned to prison after one week out on furlough and only 13 days before his sentence is complete.

C-Liberations
  • Farideh and Parvaneh Ayoubi, Baha’is from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Hamid and Masoud Azar-Noosh, Baha’is from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Mahmoud Badevam, Baha’i, freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Political activist Ahmad Hashemi on a 3 days furlough for the death of his wife.
  • Mina Hemmati, Baha’i from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Mehran Khandel, Baha’i from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Fataneh Moshtagh, Baha’i from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Davar Nabilzadeh, Baha’i, freed at the end of his 5 years sentence.
  • Shahin Rashedi, Baha’i from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Farhad Sadeghi, Baha’i, freed at the end of his sentence.
  • Romina Tabibi, Baha’i from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Atefeh Zahedi, Baha’i from Hamedan, released on bail.
  • Ramin Zibaei, freed at the end of his sentence.

D-Other News
  • Ghadrieh Ghaderi begins a hunger strike in Yasouj prison.
  • Journalist Saeed Pourheydar is on hunger strike.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Armenian Christian Sevada Aghasar sentenced to 5 years in prison.
  • Mohammad-Amin Akramipour, Facebook activist, sentenced to 7 years by Appeals.
  • Masoud Ghasem-Khani, Facebook activist, sentenced to 7 years by Appeals.
  • Amir Golestani, Facebook activist, sentenced to 7 years by Appeals.
  • Fariborz Kardarfar, Facebook activist, sentenced to 7 years by Appeals.
  • Mehdi Reyshahri-Tangestani, Facebook activist, sentenced to 5 years by Appeals.
  • 9 hangings in Shiraz last Wednesday.
  • 9 hangings in Bandar Abbas last Thursday.
  • One hanging in Ghazvin on Wednesday.
  • One hanging in Sanadaj on Thursday.
  • Kermanshah death row prisoner pardoned by family’s victim.
  • 2 death row prisoners pardoned by family’s victim.
University – Culture
  • Women magazine "Zanan Emrouz" banned.
  • Kermanshah teacher fired because of her faith.
  • Sattar Beheshti posthumously received the 2015 Pen-New England Vasyl Stus Freedom to Write Award.

Protests
  • Over 150 train workers protest in Ahvaz against wages delay then go on strike.

Iran abroad
  • Iran, Iraq sign security agreement.
  • Syrian Defense Minister arrives in Tehran.

 
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vendredi 24 avril 2015

Week 16 - 2015

Prisoners’ News

A- Transfers


 
  • Ramezan Ahmad-Kamal, Kurdish activist, transferred to hospital.
  • Mohammad-Amin Akramipour, Facebook activist, transferred to Evin 8.
  • Masoud Ghasem-Khani, Facebook activist, transferred to Evin 8.
  • Amir Golestani, Facebook activist, transferred to Evin 8.
  • Fariborz Kardarfar, Facebook activist, transferred to Evin 8.
  • Political prisoner Khosro Mansourian moved to hospital.
  • Journalist Saeed Pourheydar moved to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Journalist and political activist Keyvan Samimi back to Rejaei Shahr from hospital.
  • Gonabadi dervish Saleheldin Moradi Sarvestani moved to Nezam prison.
  • Masoud  Talebi, Facebook activist, transferred to Evin 8.
  • Mehdi Reyshahri-Tangestani, Facebook activist, transferred to Evin 8.

B-Arrests-Detentions

  • Mohammad-Reza Ali-Payam "Haloo", starts serving his sentence in Evin.
  • Hasan Bazrafkan, Baha’i, begins serving his 1 year sentence.
  • Farima Farzandi, Baha’i, arrested in Tehran.
  • Alireza Hashemi, Secretary General of Teachers’ Association, arrested.
  • Badi Hossein-Panahi arrested.
  • Samad Khatibi, filmmaker, arrested and sent to Evin.


C-Liberations

  • Azeri activist Alireza Farshi-Yakaneli released on bail.
  • Baha’i Nooshin Khadem freed at the end of her sentence.
  • Baha’i Amanollah Mostaghim released on furlough.
  • Political activist Hasan Tafah, 86 years old, released on furlough.
  • Leader student activist Majid Tavakoli released on furlough.


D-Other News

  • House of Baha’i Jamaloldin Khanjani destroyed by authorities.
  • Political activist Mohammad Maleki banned from leaving the country.


News of injustice in Iran

  • Death row prisoner Arzhang Davoudi sentenced to 3 extra years in prison.
  • Christian convert Ebrahim Firouzi was sentenced to 5years imprisonment. 
  • Civic activist Saeed Hosseinzadeh sentenced to 7 years in prison.
  • 16 hangings in Mashhad and Birjand on Sunday.
  • 4 hangings in Isfahan on Monday.
  • 4 hangings in Zahedan on Monday.
  • 2 hangings in Shiraz on Tuesday.
  • 3 hangings in Ardebil.
  • 9 hangings in Bandar Abbas on Thursday.

University – Culture

  • Ensafnews Website filtered.


Protests

  • Animal-rights activists in Shiraz protest apparent stray-dog killings.
  • Protest rally of 1,000 rural telecommunication workers in Tehran.

Iran abroad

  • Iran submits four-point Yemen peace plan to United Nations.
  • Australian FM visits Iran.
  • Afghan president visits Iran.
  • Foreign and oil minister of Venezuela visit Tehran.
  • Defense Minister Dehghan meets with Azeri President in Baku.
  • The Deputy Foreign Minister of Syria met with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad-Javad Zarif in Tehran.
  • Rouhani visits Jakarta.
  • Rouhani meets with Prime Minister of Japan.
  • Tehran summons Saudi charge d'affaires.
  • Defense Minister Dehghan holds talks with Lebanon, Pakistan, and Turkey.

Miscellaneous

  •  Dust descends on Tehran.


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vendredi 17 avril 2015

Week 15 - 2015

  • Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
 
 
 
  • Saeed Abedini is back to general ward in Rejaie Shahr.
  • Mostafa Azizi moved to Evin clinic.
  • Journalist Masoud Bastani moved to hospital.
  • Mostafa Eskandari is back to general ward in Rejaie Shahr.
  • Khaled Hardani is back to general ward in Rejaie Shahr.
  • Omid Kokabee is back to general ward in Evin.
  • Majid Moghadam is back to general ward in Evin.
  • Afshin Sohrabzadeh, Kurdish political activist suffering from cancer, transferred from hospital to quarantine in Minab.

B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Mehdi Abdollahi, newly converted to Christianity, arrested in Karaj.
  • Ribvar Abdollahi, Kurdish workers’ rights activist, begins serving his sentence in Sanandaj.
  • Hatam Abiat arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Gonabadi dervish Hamid-Reza Arayesh arrested near Kavar.
  • Salem Atashaei arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Basem Batrani arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Gonabadi dervishes Kazem and Mohammad-Ali Dehghan arrested near Kavar.
  • Riaz Fars arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Mohammad Ghadimi, newly converted to Christianity, arrested in Karaj.
  • Yashar Ghalandari, newly converted to Christianity, arrested in Karaj.
  • Mostafa Heidari arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Saeed Heidari, newly converted to Christianity, arrested in Karaj.
  • Moslem Khosraji arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Gonabadi dervish Zabihollah Kordpour arrested near Kavar.
  • Ahmad Marmazi arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Hadi Marvani arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Workers’ rights activist Nezam Sadeghi, arrested in Sanandaj.
  • Mahmoud Savari arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Abbas Seifzadeh, newly converted to Christianity, arrested in Karaj.
  • Malek Shakhi arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Poet Ahmad Sobhani Hazbavy arrested in Ahvaz.
  • Hengameh Taghavi, newly converted to Christianity, arrested in Karaj.
  • Political activist Hossein Yazdi arrested in Isfahan.
  • Baha’i Afsaneh Yadegar arrested at home in Tehran.
  • Labor activists brothers Aram and Foad Zandi arrested in Sanandaj.

C-Liberations
  • Baha’i Rouhieh Bagherdokht (Akbari) released on bail from Evin.
  • Journalist Yaghma Fashkhami released on bail.
  • Baha’i Mona Mehrabi (Alizadeh) released on bail from Evin.
  • Kurdish journaliste Kavan Mohammadpour released on bail.
  • Pishva Salehzadeh released on bail.
  • Kurdish student Mokhtar Zarei released on bail.
D-Other News
  • Evin prison guards raided ward 7.
 News of injustice in Iran
  • Student and political activist Mohsen Bigler-Beigi sentenced to 2 years in prison.
  • Student and political activist Javid Fakhrian sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.
  • Kurdish activist Ali Khoshnamak sentenced to 3 years in prison. 
  • Political activist Abbas Lisani sentenced to 1 year in prison.
  • Kurdish political activist Hossein Osmani sentenced to death.
  • Kurdish political activist Diakou Rasoulzadeh sentenced to death.
  • Kurdish political activist Saber Sheikh-Abdollah sentenced to death.
  • Victim’s family pardons killer at the gallows in Bam.
  • Victim’s family pardons killer at the gallows in Arak.
  • 2 hangings in Zahedan on Saturday.
  • 1 public hanging in Mehriz on Sunday.
  • 17 hangings in Karaj on Monday.
  • 9 hangings in Karaj on Tuesday.
  • Public hanging in Shiraz on Wednesday.
  • 5 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday..
 University – Culture
  • Sanandaj University raided by basiji, students assaulted beaten.
Protests
  • 150 school teachers protest in front of Parliament.
  • School teachers on strike in Kurdistan.
Iran abroad
  • Foreign Minister visits Kazakhstan.
 Iran Economics
  • Iran needs up to 500 airliners' in next decade.
 Iran Politics
  • Assembly of Experts Chairman Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi appointed Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi Head Secretariat of the Assembly.
  • Marzieh Afkham nominated first female ambassador since Islamic revolution.
Miscellaneous
  • Storm leaves 3 dead in Iran's Tabriz city.
  • Iran wins wresting world cup - for the 4th time in a row.
  • Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Jafar Sheidai was killed in the Kurdish city of Kamiyaran.
 
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samedi 11 avril 2015

Week 14 - 2015

Prisoners’ News

A-Transfers
 
 

  • Student Omid Kokabee moved to solitary in Evin.
  • Kurdish political activist Khazar-Rasoul Maravat transferred to Mahabad prison.
  • Kurdish political activist Alireza Rasouli (Molavi ) transferred to Mahabad prison.
 

B-Arrests-Detentions

  • Bahman Khaleghi, Azeri civic activist, arrested.
  • Mehdi Koukhian, Azeri civic activist, arrested.
  • Baha’i Farahnaz Misaghian begins serving her 2 years sentence in Yazd.
 

C-Liberations

  • Canadian citizen, writer and producer Ardeshir Ahmadi released from Evin.
  • Baha’i Nasim Ashrafi freed at the end of her sentence.
  • Baha’i Behfar Khanjani freed at the end of his sentence.
 

D-Other News

  • Political prisoner Chengiz-Ghader Kheiri ends his hunger strike.
  • Civic activist Majid Moghadam beaten in his cell goes on hunger strike.
 

News of injustice in Iran

  • Gonabadi dervish Ebrahim Bahrami sent to exile in Sardasht for 7 years.
  • Gonabadi dervish Mohsen Esmaili sent to exile in Dezful for 7 years.
  • Gonabadi dervish Mohammad Sadeghi sent to exile in Maragheh for 7 years.
  • Gonabadi dervish Mohammad-Ali Shamshirzan sent to exile in Bandar Abbas for life term.
  • One hanging in Zabol on Saturday.
  • In Mashhad, killer pardoned at the gallows by family of victim.
 

University – Culture

  • Mizan chief editor fired after publishing the name of Khatami.
 

Iran abroad

  • Erdogan meets Rouhani and Khamenei in Tehran.
  • The European Union re-imposed sanctions on an Iranian bank and 32 Iranian shipping companies.
  • Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif, visits Pakistan.
 
Iran Economics

  • Iran accepted as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank member.
  • Oil minister in China to discuss energy cooperation.
Miscellaneous

  • 8 Iranian guards killed near Pakistani border.
 

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dimanche 5 avril 2015

Week 13 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A-Transfers
 
 

  • Workers’ rights activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh moved to ward 2 of Rejaei Shahr prison.
  • Journalist Kavan Mohammadpour moved to Urmia Intel.
  • Manizheh Sadeghi, women and workers’ rights activist, transferred to hospital.
  • Mourning Mother Hakimeh Shokri transferred from Gharchak to Evin.

 
B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Behzad Arabgol is back to Rejaei Shahr at the end of furlough.
  • Ali Madani, Kurdish Sunni activist, arrested in Urmia.
  • Manizheh Sadeghi, women and workers’ rights activist, arrested and moved to Sanandaj prison.

 
D-Other News
  • Chengiz-Ghader Kheiri, Kurdish political activist is on hunger strike in Masjed e Soleiman.

 
News of injustice in Iran
  • Golnaz Ahang-Khosh, Kurdish political activist from Makou, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Ali Ahram, Kurdish political activist from Makou, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Naji Amouzadeh, Kurdish political activist from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Reza Ayoubi, Kurdish political activist from Makou, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Kurdish student Asou Azizi sentence of 1 year in prison upheld by Appeals.
  • Abdollah and Naser Badawi, Kurdish political activists from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Fereidoun Ebrahimi, Kurdish political activist from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Ghoncheh Ghavami sentenced by Appeals to 10 million toman fine for watching volley-ball.
  • Moloud Hossein, Kurdish political activist from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Mahmoud Jangi, Kurdish political activist from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Abdol-Naser Mohammadpour, Kurdish political activist from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Faramarz, Fayegh and Hossein Najafi, Kurdish political activists from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Ramezan Sabzi, Kurdish political activist from Makou, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Bashir Salehi, Kurdish political activist from Khoy, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • Karim Zamani, Kurdish political activist from Urmia, sentenced for cooperation with PJAK.
  • 7 hangings in Shiraz last Thursday.
  • 3 hangings in Mashhad on Saturday.
Iran abroad
  • An agreement on the nuclear question was found which opens new perspectives for Iran.

 
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samedi 4 avril 2015

Week 12 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
B-Arrests-Detentions
 
 

  • Internet Companies' Association former boss Mostafa Mohammadi Ardehali arrested.
  • Nasim Ashrafi, Baha’i, is back to prison at the end of furlough.
  • Faran Hesami, Baha’i, is back to prison at the end of furlough.
  • Kourosh Nasiri is back to prison at the end of furlough.
  • Student activist Maryam Shafipour back to prison at the end of furlough.
  • Political activist Ahmad Zeidabadi is back to prison at the end of furlough.
C-Liberations
  • Christian convert Mojtaba Seyed Alaedin Hosseini released on parole.

 
D-Other News
  • Mehrdad Ahmadzadeh’s bail confiscated by the court.

 
News of injustice in Iran
  • 4 hangings in Maragheh on Monday.
  • 7 hangings in Shiraz on Thursday.

 
University – Culture
  •  Green Website Jaras stops his activities.

 
Iran abroad
  • Wounded from attacks in Yemen treated in Iran.
  • Abdollahian departs for Moscow to discuss regional developments.
  • Iranian Basij member killed in Tikrit

 
Miscellaneous
  • A civilian died in police custody in Isfahan.
  • 2 Iranian journalists, Milad Hojatoleslami and Hossein Javadi, killed aboard German Wings flight.
  • Baloch shepherd Majid Fouladi killed by IRGC.

 
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Week 11 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
 

  •  Gonabadi dervish Mostafa Abdi transferred to solitary in Evin and back to general ward the day after.
  • Gonabadi dervish Reza Entesari transferred to solitary in Evin and back to general ward the day after.
  • Syrian Kurdish prisoner Ramezan Ahmad Kamal moved to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Gonabadi Dervish Saleheddin Moradi moved to Shiraz prison. 
B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Blogger Vahid Abolghasemi  arrested.
  • Najafabad Baha'i Naghmeh Farabi begins serving her 2 years sentence in Yazd.
  • Green political activist Mohammad Amin Hadavi transferred from hospital to prison.
  • Blogger Majid Kabi arrested.
  • Baha’i Shabnam Motahed begins serving her sentence with her husband Iman Rashidi.
  • Blogger Shahab Mousavi arrested.
  • Baha’i Iman Rashidi begins serving his sentence with his wife Shabnam Motahed.
  • Young Baloch citizen Abed Reisi arrested in Nikshahr.
  • Blogger Rahim Yazdi arrested.
  • Sanadaj political activist Mokhtar Zarei arrested at home.
  • 60 arrests during a party in Tehran.
  • Hundreds of football spectators arrested in Khuzestan.
C-Liberations
  • Dervishes Gonabadi Jafar and Masoud Ahmadi freed at Kavar.
  • After 2.5 years, political activist Behzad Arabgol released on furlough.
  • Baha’i Nasim Ashrafi released on furlough for Now Rooz.
  • Baha'i Faran Hesami released on furlough for Now Rooz.
  • Ribvar Kamranipour released on bail.
  • Dervish Gonabadi Morteza Kangarlou freed at Kavar.
  • Dervish Gonabadi Zabiollah Kordpour freed at Kavar.
  • Political prisoner Arash Moghadam released on a 4 days furlough for Now Rooz.
  • Dervish Gonabadi Davoud Nasiri freed at Kavar.
  • Political prisoner Mohammad Nasiri released on furlough for Now Rooz.
  • Qom seminary teacher Ayatollah Nekounam released.
  • Baha'i prisoner `Adnan Rahmat-Penah freed on bail.
  • Human Rights activist Evin prisoner Arash Sadeghi released on heavy bail.
  • Political prisoner Maryam Shafipour released on furlough for Now Rooz.
  • Political Prisoner Ahmad Zeidabadi on 3 days furlough for Now Rooz.

 
D-Other News
  • Faran Hesami wins Raha Südwind Award.
  • Prison guards raided ward 12 of Rejaei Shahr.
  • A death row prisoner committed suicide in Shiraz.
  • Masoud Emamza, 45 years old, committed suicide in Bandar Abbas prison.

 
News of injustice in Iran
  • Shahram Amiri sentenced to 5-years in exile and 10-years in prison.
  • Labor activist Jafar Azimzadeh sentenced to 6 years in prison.
  • Former president’s son Mehdi Hashemi sentenced to 15 years in prison.
  • Kurdish prisoner Zeinab Jalalian sentence reduced from death to 15 years.
  • Civil activist Majid Moghadam sentenced to 6 years in prison.
  • Labor activist Jamil Mohammadi sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.
  • Blogger Mohammad Reza Pourshajari sentenced to 1 year in prison and exile.
  • Temporary detention order for political activist Ali Shariati, incarcerated since Feb 18, has been extended.
  • 4 hangings in Zahedan on Monday of which 3 Afghan nationals.
  • One hanging in Shiraz on Monday.
  • 2 public hangings in Jiroft on Wednesday.

 
Protests
  • Teachers protest in Shahr e Kord.
  • Teachers protest in front of Charmahal-Va-Bakhtiyari governor’s office.

 
Iran abroad
  • US remove Iran and Hezbollah from Terror List.
  • Iranian ship unloads 185 tons of weapons for Houthis at Saleef port.
  • Iranian Vice-President for Family Affairs and Women, meets with an advisor to the Italian Prime Minister.
  • Tehran condemns terrorist bombing in Pakistan against Christians.
  • Economic and Finance Minister meets Syrian President Assad.
  • Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister meets with his Omani counterpart in Muscat.

 
Iran Economics
  • 50% drop in Iranian oil exports to the Republic of Korea in February 2015.
  • Iran's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased to over $54 billion in the first nine months of the current Iranian year.
  • The government has managed to slash a more-than-40 percent inflation rate to 16 percent.
  • $18.5 million in subsidies for manufacturing for the following year..

 
Iran Politics
  • Leader’s office says government must force people toward heaven.
  • 17 students of Kermanshah Razi University summoned for improper hijab.
  • Guardian Council approves next year’s budget.
Miscellaneous
  • A street vendor sets himself in fire in front of Khorramshahr municipality.
  • Suspicious fire at the mosque holding funeral services for the brother of detained Greens leader Mehdi Karoubi.

 
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vendredi 3 avril 2015

Week 10 - 2015

Prisoners’ News

A-Transfers
 
 
  • Journalist Masoud Bastani returned to prison without completing medical treatment.
  • Mostafa Daneshjou sent to prison clinic due to respiratory attack and then to CCU.
  • Amir Dourbin-Ghaziani transferred to solitary in Evin 7.
  • Rejai Shahr political prisoner Asadollah Hadi moved to hospital. 
  • Mohammad-Sadegh (Arash) Honarvar-Shojaei-Khoee transferred to solitary in Evin 7.
  • Rouzbeh Karamjani, arrested for insulting the leader, moved to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Samkoo Khalghati transferred to solitary in Evin 7.
  • Death row Kurdish political prisoner Bakhtiar Memari moved to quarantine.
  • Political prisoner Yousef Pourseifi at risk of blindness moved to hospital.
  • Political prisoner Mohsen Rahmani moved to psychiatric hospital.
  • Rejai Shahr political prisoner Ali Salanpour moved to hospital.
  • Pishva Salehzadeh moved to Urmia prison.
  • Salar Sotoudeh transferred to solitary in Evin 7.
  • Omid Zareinejad transferred to solitary in Evin 7.


B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Jafar and Masoud Ahmadi, Gonabadi dervishes, arrested in Kavar.
  • Farah Baghi begins her sentence in Yazd.
  • Yazd Baha'i Fariborz Baghi begins serving his 2 years sentence.
  • Labor activist Kourosh Bakhshandeh arrested.
  • Morteza Kangarlou, Gonabadi dervish, arrested in Kavar.
  • Laleh MehdiNejad, Baha'i from Varamin, arrested.
  • Davoud Nasiri, Gonabadi dervish, arrested in Kavar.
  • Sunni Sousangerdi citizen Saeed Soubedi arrested.
  • Ehsan Yadgar, Baha'i from Varamin, arrested after summons; he was taken to Evin.


C-Liberations
  • Amir Afshar-Naderi, Christian convert, released on bail.
  • Hossein Ashtiani released on bail.
  • Victor Bet Tamraz, priest, released on bail.
  • Union activist Milad Darvish released on bail.
  • Kavian Fallah-Mohammadi, Christian convert, released on bail
  • Student and civil rights activist Ribvar Kamranipour released on heavy bail. 
  • Saeed Mihanara who was arrested 10 days ago at teachers’ gathering released.
  • Peyman Mirzaee released on bail.
  • Alireza Mostakhdem, Kurdish cultural activist, released on bail.
  • Adnan Rahmat-Panah, freed on bail for medical reasons.
  • Mohammad Yousefi has been released on 300 million tomans bail. 
D-Other News
  • Atena Faraghdani ends her hunger strike.
  • Human Rights activist prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Maleki ended his hunger strike.
  • News of injustice in Iran
  • Fariborz Kardar sentenced to 7 years by Appeals.
  • Adnan Rahmat-Panah sentenced to 18 extra months.
  • Mehdi Raishahri sentenced to 5 years by Appeals.
  • Masoud Talebi sentenced to 7 years by Appeals.
  • One hanging in Yasouj on Saturday.
  • 9 hangings in Ghezel Hesar on Sunday.
  • 10 hangings in Shiraz on Tuesday.
  • 3 hangings in Urmia on Wednesday.
  • 15 hangings in Ghezel Hesar on Thursday.
  • 2 hangings in Urmia on Friday.
  • University – Culture
  • Website of the Tehran Bus Workers' Union filtered.
  • Ali Rahbari returns to restore Tehran Symphony Orchestr
  • Protests
  • The protests in Ahvaz go on.
  • Iran abroad
  • Ali Larijani travels to Kuwait and Qatar.
  • Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, visits Turkmenistan.
  • The Head of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce meets with Iran’s Ambassador in Belgrade.
  • Hamas leader Khaled Meshal met with a senior Iranian official in the Qatari capital Thursday.
  • Iran Economics
  •  Iran's auto production in the first 11 months of the current Iranian year grew by 58.2 percent compared to the same period last year.
  • Tehran and Sana sign economic deal.
  • Iran Politics
  • Mohammad Yazdi was elected as chairman for the Assembly of Experts with 47 votes.
  • Miscellaneous

  • Iran’s slum population up 17 times in 30 years.

 

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jeudi 2 avril 2015

Week 09 - 2015

  • Prisoners’ News
 
A- Transfers
 
 
  • Teacher and woekers' rights activist Ali-Hamzeh Asgari transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • Political prisoner Afshin Baymani returned from 40 days in solitary to Rajai Shahr prison.
  • Journalist Masoud Bastani back to prison without completing his treatment.
  • Green journalist Serajedin MirDamadi returned to prison without medical care.
  • Teacher and workers’ rights activist Milad Darvish transferred to Rejaei Shahr.
  • After 6 months in detention at IRGC's ward 2-A, former student activist Arash Sadeghi was transferred to Ward 8 in Evin.
  • Journalist Keyvan Samimi hospitalized.
  • Lawyer prisoner on medical furlough Mohammad Seifzadeh forced to return t Rajai Shahr prison.
B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Labor activist Jafar Azimzadeh arrested to serve his prison term.
  • Naser and Gha’ez Bagheri, Baha’is, arrested in Yazd.
  • Esfahan Baha'i Khosrow Dehghani arrested in Isfahan.
  • Civic activist Shahnaz Karimbeygi arrested and released the same day.
  • Free Trade Union Board Member Khalil Karimi arrested and released the same day.
  • Civic activist Mohammad Maleki arrested and released the same day.
  • Civic activist, member of Freedom Movement Khosro Mansourian arrested and sent to Evin.
  • Labor activist Jamil Mohammadi arrested to serve his prison term.
  • Civic activist Mohammad Nourizad arrested and released the same day.
  • Hossein Ronaghi Maleki arrested and sent to Evin.
  • 95 young people arrested during parties in Mashhad.
C-Liberations
 
  • Civil activist Naser Abdolhosseinzadeh released from Meshkin Shahr.
  • Civil activist Ali Akbar Lou released.
  • Hasan Ashtiani released on furlough.
  • Lawyer Omid Behrouzi released on bail.
  • Labor activist Zaniar Dabaghian released on bail.
  • Lawyer Amir Eslami released on bail.
  • Civil activist Amin Hajilou released.
  • Lawyer Afshin Karampour released on bail.
  • Civil activist Araz Khasehtarash released.
  • Erfan Halgheh's activist Peyman Mirzaei released on heavy bail.
  • Labor activist Afshin Nadimi released on bail.
  • Lawyer Farshid Yadollahi released on bail.
D-Other News
  • Atena Farghadani ended her hunger strike.
  • Hossein Ronaghi Maleki launches a hunger strike after his transfer to Evin 8.

News of injustice in Iran
  • Hamed Ahmadi, Sunni Kurd, executed in Rajeaei Shahr.
  • Sanandaj labor activist Mehrdad Aminvaziri sentenced to 5 years in prison.
  • Jahangir and Jamshid Deghani, Sunni Kurds, executed in Rajeaei Shahr.
  • Seyyed Hadi Hosseini, Sunni Kurd, executed in Rajeaei Shahr.
  • Sedigh Mohammadi, Sunni Kurd, executed in Rajeaei Shahr.
  • Kamal Molaei, Sunni Kurd, executed in Rajeaei Shahr.
  • 2 hangings in Rasht on Monday.
  • 10 hangings in Shiraz on Tuesday.
  • One hanging in Bandar Abbas on Tuesday.
  • 6 hangings in Rejaei Shahr on Wednesday.
  • 15 hangings in Ghezel Hesar on Wednesday.
  • Blinding of a prisoner implemented.
  • A Salmas death row prisoner, 38, pardoned by victim's parents.
University – Culture
  • Iranian film critic, Zaven Ghokasian passes away at 65.
  • Gathering of Iranian writers’ group cancelled by authorities.
  • For the first time, Kurdish language courses taught in Saqqez schools.
  • New wave of satellite dishes collecting in Sanandaj.

 
Protests
  • Teachers’’ demonstrations in different towns of Iran.
  • Hundreds of students protest at Tehran University dormitory.

 

Iran abroad
  • Italian FM arrives in Tehran.
  • Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Yemen freed.
  • Azita Raji became the first Iranian woman and the first female to be nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden.
  • Iran demands extradition of Jaish al Adl leader.
 
Iran Economics
  • Iran to supply gas to Iraqi Kurdistan
  • $314 million’ worth of carpets have been exported.
 
Iran Politics
  • Parliament approves government proposed budget for next fiscal year.
 
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mardi 31 mars 2015

Week 08 - 2015

Prisoners’ News
A- Transfers
 
  • Sunni prisoner Shouresh Ayneh Bokani transferred to Urmia Intelligence.
  • Journalist Green political activist, Rajai Shahr prisoner Masoud Bastani moved to hospital.
  • Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, workers’ rights activist transferred to quarantine of Rajai Shahr prison.
  • Atena Faraghdani transferred to hospital.
  • 16th day hunger striker Mohamadreza Pourshajari lost consciousness moved to hospital.
  • Kurdish political prisoner Mohammad Hossein Rezaei moved to Bandar Abbas prison.
B-Arrests-Detentions
  • Labor Activist Hasan Ahmadi arrested in Marivan.
  • Journalist student activist Ahmad Asgari arrested to serve 5-year prison.
  • Yazd Baha'i Fariba Ashtari begins her 2-year prison sentence.
  • Political activist Ali Maghami arrested to serve his 4 months.
  • Civil activist Yadollah Mohammadi arrested in Divandareh.
  • Mahabad Kurdish journalist Kavan Mohammadpour arrested
  • Shiraz Gonabadi Dervish Saleh Moradi arrested.
  • Cultural-Social Deputy of Mashhad Ferdowsi University Ali Yousefi arrested.
  • Civil activist Aydin Zakeri arrested in Meshkin Shahr.
  • 35 men and 40 women arrested during a party in Salmas.
C-Liberation
  • Mona Aghdasi, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
  • Shiva Aghsani, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
  • Peyman Atefi, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
  • Kavian Dehghan, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
  • Gharchak political prisoner, human rights activist Negar Haeri released on bail.
  • Political prisoner Amir Khorram released on furlough.
  • Shayan Kosar, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
  • Student activist Saha Mortezai released on bail.
  • Kousha Rahimi, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
  • Nika Rajabi, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
  • Negar Sobhanian, Baha’i, freed in Isfahan.
D-Other News
  • Kurdish political prisoner Mostafa Armin assaulted beaten in Barazjan prison.
  • Baha’i Shahram Chinian beaten in prison.
  • Gonabadi Dervish Kazem Dehghan's vehicle shot in Kavar.
  • Kurdish Mahabad prisoners brothers Kordpour winners of Raha Human Rights Award.
  • Zoroastrian Arash Moghadam Aslanpour beaten in prison.
News of injustice in Iran
  • Baha'i Manouchehr Kholousi sentenced to 6-years in prison.
  • 6 hangings on Saturday in Urmia prison.
  • 8 hangings on Monday in Bandar Abbas.
  • 4 hangings on Monday in Arak.
  • 3 hangings on Tuesday in Rasht.
  • One hanging in Tabas on Wednesay.
  • 2 public hangings in Kermanshah on Wednesday.
  • One hanging in Sanadaj on Friday.
  • 2 death row prisoners spared in Malayer.
University – Culture
  • Rouzan newspaper ban lifted.
  • Iranian Baha’i library sealed.
  • Iranian websites of Jamaran and Baharnews filtered. 
Protests
  • Teachers escalate protests by skipping class.
  • Several hundred of Qum Seminary students protest against continued detention of Ayatollah Nikounam.
  • Miners continue strike over firings, right to protest. 
Iran abroad
  • Two bombs explode at residence of Iran ambassador in Libya; IS claims the attack.
  • UAE court sentences six Iranians to life in jail over British businessman's kidnapping.
  • Iran’s Kabul embassy rocked in bomb attack targeting Turks: 2 casualties.
  • Tajik Interior Minister visits Tehran.
  • Minsters of Communication of Iran and Somalia meet in Tehran.

Iran Politics
  • Iran pro-reform political party holds 1st congress.
Miscellaneous
  • Police forces collect satellite dishes in Urmia.
  • Geneva rights summit to bestow 2015 Women’s Rights Award on Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad.
  • Iranian federation open a women section of struggle.


 
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