GVF — Close to 2,000 members of Iran’s film community have voiced their protest against the Iranian government’s decision to ban the House of Cinema, an independently run organisation that promotes the film industry.
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4-year jail term upheld for Iraq war veteran and Mousavi supporter Hossein Zarrini
GVF — A Tehran appeals court has upheld a four-year jail sentence for Mousavi supporter Hossein Zarrini, sources told the Green Voice of Freedom.
Political activist Hossein Naeimipour arrested
GVF — Political activist Hossein Naeimipour has been arrested.
Senior cleric calls for release of opposition leaders
Ayatollah Ali Mohammad Dastgheib, a senior Iranian cleric and a chief critic of the Islamic Republic’s recent domestic policies, has called on the establishment to end the house arrest of Mehdi Karroubi and MirHosein Mousavi, the two opposition leaders who have been detained since last February.
Iranian journalist Hassan Fathi released
Hassan Fathi, the jailed Iranian journalist, was released on bail yesterday in Tehran, BBC reports.
Release Of Four Gonabadi Dervishes After Passing Sentence
Four Gonabadi dervishes from Sarvestan city in Fars province were released after serving their sentence.
Train drivers on strike in northeastern Iran
Railway engine drivers in northeastern Iran have gone on strike to protest work conditions, causing a disruption in train service.
Rafsanjani criticizes Ahmadinejad’s economic policies
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has slammed the Ahmadinejad administration for failing to reinvest the money it saved by restructuring government subsidies.
India will not join sanctions on Iranian oil
India, the world’s fourth largest consumer of oil, has announced that it will not impose sanctions on Iranian oil.
Mashhad Student Activist and Journalist Sentenced to One Year In Prison
Student activist and journalist Mohsen Sanatipour has been sentenced to one year in prison, a local human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. The verdict was served to Sanatipour’s lawyer last week and the Enforcement Judge summoned him to begin serving his sentence.