Wife of political activist beaten by security forces commander A commander in the Internal Security Forces harshly beat the wife of a political activist who complained of harassment by the security forces.
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Majzooban Noor Statement on Anniversary Of Kavar Events And Arrest Of Lawyers And Administrators Of The Dervishes News Agency
Gonabadi dervishes are Iranian citizens and their Population is not apart from Iran, therefore, every dervish as an Iranian and also dervishes population as a social organization have rights.
No News From Activists Arrested In The Earthquake Aid Workers’ Camp In Azarbaijan
There is no news on the status of the arrested earthquake aid worker activists after they were transferred out of Tabriz prison.
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Holders of bank accounts opened to assist earthquake victims summoned for questioning In the wake of the recent earthquake, civilian groups were set up to transfer aid to the victims.
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Former political prisoners summoned to Evin Prison Majid Dorri, a prominent student activist imprisoned for 6 1/2 years, has protested in a letter against former political prisoners Shiva Nazar Ahari, Jila Bani Yaghoub and Reyhaneh Tabatabai being summoned to Evin Prison.
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Senor reformist, source of religious authority, criticizes suppression of protests following 2009 presidential elections In a Ramadan speech to security forces, Ayatollah Dastgheib emphasized, “Our brothers in the Intelligence Ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Basij and members of the judicial authority all need to be very careful.
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Jailed journalist sentenced to imprisonment for another year Mehsa Amrabadi, who published editorials in the reformist E’temadnewspaper and is currently imprisoned in Evin Prison, has been convicted to imprisonment for one more year and “four years of suspended imprisonment.”
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Health of imprisoned priest deterioratesHuman rights activists are reporting a decline in the health of Pastor Behnam Irani, who is serving a six-year prison sentence in Karaj Prison.
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Wave of arrests among Sunni Arabs before Eid al-Fitr Human rights activists in Iran report that internal security forces in Khosestan Province have arrested Sunni Arabs in various cities, including Ahvaz, in the run up to the Eid al-Fitr holiday (August 18-19).
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4 Azeri citizens are being held in East Azerbaijan ProvinceYusef Khodadadi, Chairman of the Ardabil Revolutionary Court, reported the arrest of two Azerbaijani “spies.” He said that four Azeri citizens are currently being held in prison in the province.