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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