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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