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1 Jun 2010

Habibollah Golparipour unconscious as a result of hunger strike

According to Kurdish Perspective, on May 30, 2010, death row prisoner Habibollah Golparipour lost consciousness as a result of his hunger strike. Habibollah Golparipour and Mahialdin Azadi have both been on a complete hunger strike since May 12th and 13th respectively. According to the Foundation for Kurdish Human Rights, Golparipour s physical condition has seriously deteriorated and he is no longer conscious.
According to Kurdish Perspective, on May 30, 2010, death row prisoner Habibollah Golparipour lost consciousness as a...
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29 May 2010

Ahmadinejad’s Arrival in Kerman Results in 17 Student Arrests

In the morning of Ahmadinejad s arrival in Kerman, 17 student activists of Kerman s Shahid Bahonar University were detained. Following the arrest of 17 student activists in the morning of Ahmadinejad s visit to Kerman, security authorities threatened 30 other students with prosecution in the event they enter the university or attend Ahmadinjad s welcoming ceremony.
In the morning of Ahmadinejad s arrival in Kerman, 17 student activists of Kerman s Shahid Bahonar University were...
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28 May 2010

Ex-Diplomat Releases Revealing Statement on Iranian Regime

At the border of Zabol and Zahedan, the Iranian regime has made barracks to instruct a group of Al Qaeda members. The reason the Iranian regime supports Al Qaeda members is because they both have the same goals and share a mutual enemy (the United States). As a result, the Iranian regime supplies Al Qaeda with guns and locations to train. In return, Al Qaeda provides the Iranian regime with a number of their members when they are needed.
At the border of Zabol and Zahedan, the Iranian regime has made barracks to instruct a group of Al Qaeda members. The...
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25 May 2010

Iranian Regime Cracks Down on “Bad Hijab”

Officers from the Emergency Unit and the Moral Security Police cracked down on young Iranian men and women to enforce a government program that aims to fight "chastity offenders".
Officers from the Emergency Unit and the Moral Security Police cracked down on young Iranian men and women to enforce a...
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25 May 2010

RAHANA Publishes List of 470 Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

RAHANA's Prisoners Rights Unit has issued a report finding that there are 470 political prisoners in 25 different prisons in the country. Of those, 268 have been convicted and the remainder are being held in prison without charge.
RAHANA's Prisoners Rights Unit has issued a report finding that there are 470 political prisoners in 25 different...
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24 May 2010

Mother of Majid Tavakoli Speaks Out- “No one is crying over Majid’s hunger strike”;

Talking to the opposition website Jaras, his mother said that as a mother it is unbearable for her to witness the pain her son is suffering, although she is aware of Majid's perseverance. "My son is not a politician, nor is he an artist. The world does not know him and no one is crying over his hunger strike. No one is seeing our tears, and I don't think any politician has heard about his hunger strike."
Talking to the opposition website Jaras, his mother said that as a mother it is unbearable for her to witness the pain...
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24 May 2010

Young Prisoner Hamed Rouhinejad Denied Medical Care for Multiple Sclerosis

Prison officials are doing little to treat Hamed Rouhinejad, a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient sentenced to ten years in prison for associating with the monarchist group Anjoman Padeshahi Iran. He was previously sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.
Prison officials are doing little to treat Hamed Rouhinejad, a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient sentenced to ten years in...
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24 May 2010

Plainclothes Agents Attack Mohammad Ali Abtahi

According to Parleman News, Mohammad Ali Abtahi stated, I attended a meeting held in honour of my late professor Mirza Javad Tehrani in Shahr-e Rey (oldest city in Tehran). When I was leaving the premises, a number of plainclothes agents attacked me while I was in my car. In the highway near the shrine, a car pulled in front of me and a number of people on motorcycles began kicking my car and attacking it with cables and knives.
According to Parleman News, Mohammad Ali Abtahi stated, I attended a meeting held in honour of my late professor Mirza...
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24 May 2010

Report- Regime Agents Brutally Attack and Arrest Students at Azad University Central Tehran Branch

On May 22, 2010 a protest by Azad University Central Tehran Branch students turned violent after altercations with Basij and security forces. A few hundred students of the faculty of Engineering at the university gathered to protest the results of the coup election and the widespread arrests and expulsion of students from Azad University Central Tehran Branch.
On May 22, 2010 a protest by Azad University Central Tehran Branch students turned violent after altercations with Basij...
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20 May 2010

Kouhyar Goodarzi in Solitary Confinement, Case File Missing

Human rights activist and Sharif University student Kouhyar Goodarzi, whose situation in prison is uncertain, has been transferred to solitary confinement. According to Daneshjoo News, due to an altercation with Bozorgnia, the head of ward 350 in Evin prison, who is notorious for harassing the prisoners in this ward, transferred Goodarzi to solitary confinement.
Human rights activist and Sharif University student Kouhyar Goodarzi, whose situation in prison is uncertain, has been...
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19 May 2010

BBC Persian interviews Mehrdad Emadi- Sanctions and the Iranian Economy

These sanctions will have two major effects. First, the cost of doing business with Iran will dramatically increase. One of the proposals is that all commercial and naval ships headed to or originating from Iranian ports must be stopped and inspected.
These sanctions will have two major effects. First, the cost of doing business with Iran will dramatically increase. One...
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19 May 2010

Death Row Prisoner Habibollah Golparipour on Hunger Strike

Habibollah Golparipour, a Kurdish prisoner on death row detained in Mahabad (a city in the province of Kurdistan, has gone on hunger strike since May 14, 2010. Based on a report by Mukerian News Agency, and according to the prisoner's family, Golparipour's strike is in protest to his death sentence as well as the restrictions imposed on him in prison.
Habibollah Golparipour, a Kurdish prisoner on death row detained in Mahabad (a city in the province of Kurdistan, has...
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19 May 2010

Student activist Mohammad Yousef Rashidi sentenced to one year in prison

Mohammad Yousef Rashidi, student activist at Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, has been sentenced to one year in prison. According to Daneshjoo News, Rashidi s trial presided by Judge Pir-Abbasi was held on May 2, 2010 in branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court.
Mohammad Yousef Rashidi, student activist at Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, has been sentenced to one...
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18 May 2010

Shadi Sadr Handed Sentence by the Revolutionary Court

According to Shadi Sadr s lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, her trial was held on May 8, 2010. In an interview with ILNA, Mostafaei announced that the trial was held in her absence since she is currently abroad. Sadr was charged with assembly and conspiring to disturb national security, disturbing public order, and resisting authorities.
According to Shadi Sadr s lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, her trial was held on May 8, 2010. In an interview with ILNA,...
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18 May 2010

Visits for Female Prisoners Cancelled after Mourning Session for Shirin Alam Hooli

According to Jaras, visits for female political detainees in the women's ward of Evin prison have been cancelled for this week after a mourning session was held by the prisoners for executed cellmate Shirin Alam Hooli.
According to Jaras, visits for female political detainees in the women's ward of Evin prison have been cancelled for...
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18 May 2010

RAHANA Report- Five Shiraz University Students Expelled

In the lead-up to the one year anniversary of the 2009 disputed presidential election and the ensuing protests, Kazem Rezaei, Abdoljalil Rezaei, Hamdollah Namjou, Esmaeil Jalilvand, and Younes MirHosseini, five well-known student activists in Shiraz University have been expelled.
In the lead-up to the one year anniversary of the 2009 disputed presidential election and the ensuing protests, Kazem...
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18 May 2010

Amir Khosro Dalirsani Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

Amir Khosro Dalirsani, a national-religious (term used for supporters of the Iranian National Front) has been sentenced to four years in prison. According to a RAHANA reporter, branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court found Dalirsani guilty of assembly and conspiracy to act against national security and sentenced him to four years in prison.
Amir Khosro Dalirsani, a national-religious (term used for supporters of the Iranian National Front) has been sentenced...
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18 May 2010

Mousavi’s Chief Bodyguard Arrested

According to reports from Tehran, Mir-Hossein Mousavi's head bodyguard was arrested on Monday night and taken to an unknown location. The news was first reported on the Kaleme website.
According to reports from Tehran, Mir-Hossein Mousavi's head bodyguard was arrested on Monday night and taken to an...
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18 May 2010

Leaked News Regime’s 5-Phase Attack Plan for 22 Khordad

A document was recently leaked that claims to reveal a five-phase plan members of the ruling Iranian regime wrote to create tension and fear among protesters on the June 12th anniversary of the presidential election. The document was sent to Persian2English from a reliable source.
A document was recently leaked that claims to reveal a five-phase plan members of the ruling Iranian regime wrote to...
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17 May 2010

UN Urged to Take Action for Jafar Kazemi, Political Prisoner on Death Row

RAHANA Jafar Kazemi was arrested on September 18, 2009 and sentenced to death. In a letter written to the United Nation s secretary general and published by HRDAI, Kazemi s wife describes the family s ordeal since her husband s arrest.
RAHANA Jafar Kazemi was arrested on September 18, 2009 and sentenced to death. In a letter written to the United Nation...
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15 May 2010

Emotional Interview with the Lawyer of Executed Prisoners

In an interview with Aso Saleh from Nowrooz TV on May 11, 2010, Khalil Bahramian , the lawyer of executed political prisoners Farzad Kmangar and Shirin Alam Hooli, explained the pain that he and the families are going through in their efforts to retrieve the bodies of the executed political prisoners from security forces to hold funerals.
In an interview with Aso Saleh from Nowrooz TV on May 11, 2010, Khalil Bahramian , the lawyer of executed political...
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