Glistener: News from Iran – Week 45

Prisoner News

Transfers

Pastor Saeed Abedini transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr prison.
Sevada Aghasar transferred from ward 209 to 350 in Evin.
Kamal Molaei, Jamshid Dehghani, Hamed Ahmadi, Kurdish Sunni, transferred from Ghezel Hesar to an unknown location.
Hasan Bazrafkan transferred from Intel to Shiraz prison.
Protesting denial of hospitalization to other sick Dervishes, Mostafa Daneshjoo released from hospital on his request and returned to Evin; two days later, he was returned to Tajrish hospital.
Ebrahim Firouzi transferred from ward 209 to 350 in Evin.
Ebadollah Ghasemzadeh transferred from Urmia to Yazd prison.
Kurdish political activist Maryam Moghadasi transferred from Evin to hospital.
Bakhshali and Sahnad-Ali Mohammadi, transferred from Urmia to Yazd prison.
Gonabadi dervish Hamid-Reza Moradi-Sarvestani transferred to Tajrish hospital.
Journalist Keyvan Samimi has been transferred to Tehran Heart Center for treatment.
Lawyer Abdolfatah Soltani transferred to Evin clinic on the 5^th day of his hunger strike.
Vahid Taghvajo transferred from Intel to Shiraz prison.

Arrests-Detentions

Hasan Damirchi (Mohammad-Hasan Hargeli) arrested to serve his 6 month sentence.
Baha’i Anisa Dehghani-Mahmoudi begins serving her 6 month sentence in Vakilabad prison.
Kurdish student Ali Emami arrested in Hamedan.
Mostafa Khalilirad, Kurdish activist, arrested in Khorasan.
Loghman Parastish, a Kurdish religious figure in the city of Bokan, has been placed under house arrest by Iran’s intelligence agency
Saeed Pourazizi the managing director of the banned newspaper “Bahar” has been arrested

Liberations

Davoud Abdollahi, Ghasem Abesteh, Khosro Besharat-Far, Ayoub Karimi, Anwar Khezri, Mamousta Farhad Salimi, and Kamran Sheikhi all acquitted in first trial after 4 years detention
Christian Mostafa (Mohamad Hadi) Bordbar released from Evin after being acquitted of all charges by the Revolutionary Court.
Student activist Majid Dori has been released on furlough.
Saeed Pourazizi CEO of banned reformist newspaper Bahar released on bail.
Mehdi Taghighi released from Rejaei Shahr prison after serving out his one year sentence.

Other News

Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi and Fakhroldin Faraji on hunger strike to protest surge of ethnic minorities’ executions.
Esmail Barzegar, Amir-Khosrow Dalirsani, Mehdi Khodaei, Saeed Madani, Hassan Pourseifi and Abdolfattah Soltani on hunger strike to protest conditions of sick prisoners.
Amanj Parvizi, brother of Arman Parvizi arrested.

News of injustice in Iran

Shirkoo Moarefi was executed in Saqqez prison.
Arman Parvizi architecture student sentenced to death.
Rahim Sarkar Chief Editor of weekly “Hadis” sentenced to 16 months in prison.
2 hangings in Semnan on Sunday.
5 executions in Kermanshah, 1 hanging in Rasht prison, 9 men and 2 women hanged in Urmia prison , 6 hangings in Kerman and Bam prison, and 1 hanging in Ahvaz on Monday.
5 hangings in Jiroft on Wednesday.
One hanging in Sanandaj and 2 hangings in Bandar Abbas prison on Thursday.

University – Culture

Japan honours Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami for his invaluable contribution to the industry.

Another Iranian reformist newspaper closed in Iran, Hamihan: it was just relaunched last week.
Ali Janati, Minister of Culture, calls for free access to social networking sites.

Protests

Iran abroad

Adeli, an Iranian was elected as Secretary general of Gas Exporting Countries Forum .
Iran arrests Al Qaeda member on border with Pakistan.
A call for Putin – Dr. Massoumeh Ebtekar called for immediate release of Greenpeace Activists.
Iran Revolutionary Guards commander killed in Syria.
FM Zarif in Paris for UNESCO General Conference; he meets French FM Fabius.
FIFA president visits Iran.
Egyptian police arrested Ahmed Fahim Abdel Azim al-Siufi, Cairo’s Al-Alam (Iranian state-run Arabic news channel) bureau chief.

Iran Economics

Iran Politics

Habibollah Asgaroladi died.
The cabinet appointed Majid Khodabakhsh for Ardabil and Qasem Soleymani for Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari provinces.
President Hassan Rouhani appoints Minister of the Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli Chairman of the National Security Council.

Miscellaneous

Armed clash in the Kurdish town of Kamyaran.
Dozens in hospital affected by pollution in Southern Iran.
Zabol prosecutor shot dead by two men.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) opened fire on a Kurdish civilian outside the town of Nowsoud.

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