Iran sentences blogger to 19.5 yrs. of prison

http://www.hra-news.org/00/4227-1.html

The sentence of Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan was announced today to his lawyer.

According to a sentence which was issued today by the 15^th branch of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran headed by Judge Salavati, Derakhshan who was arrested in October 2008 was sentenced to 19 and a half years of prison, a five year ban on membership in parties and media activities and returning funds given to him in the amount of 3,750 euros, 2,900 dollars and 22 British pounds on charges of cooperating with hostile countries, propagating against the Islamic government, advertising for anti-revolutionary grouplets, insulting sanctities and running and managing immoral websites.

Hossein Derakhshan was one of the first to blog in Farsi and wrote about himself, politics and the Iranian culture in both Farsi and English in his weblog called ‘My Own Editor’. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Sep. 28, 2010)

Iran murders second Kahrizak doctor who had evidence of systematic prison rape and sexual abuse

According to reports, Dr. Abdolreza Soudbakhsh, an assistant professor at Tehran University who was shot and killed last week was linked to the Kahrizak Detention Center its prisoners who were suffering from infections in the urinary tract and damaged reproductive systems (as a result of rape and sexual abuse in Kahrizak) and had orders from security forces to officially announce that all prisoners who came to him for treatment had meningitis.

This university professor was suspiciously shot and killed one day before going abroad.

Therefore, Soudbakhsh is the second doctor who was killed in the past year over this issue. 

Ramin Pourandarjani, another doctor who was serving in the State Security Forces in the

Kahrizak Detention Center suspiciously passed away on November 16, 2009. Officials announced his death as suicide…

According to this report Soudbakhsh was informed about the medical cases of all those killed in the Kahrizak Detention Center. In addition to this, he was specialist and checked and treated all Kahrizak prisoners and had special information in this regard.

This report also said that Soudbakhsh recently felt that his life was in danger because of increased pressure by security forces.

He had a ticket to leave Iran on September 22 and was shot dead outside of his clinic in Keshavarz Blvd in Tehran less than a day before he was to go abroad. (Jaras Website – Sep. 27, 23010)

Iran sentences Baha’i woman to two years of prison

http://www.hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-24-07/4237-1.html

Lava Khanjani, a Baha’i who has been banned from continuing her education because of her faith and was arrested on January 3, 2010 was sentenced to two years of prison.

According to reports, Khanjani was released on bail from Rajayi Shahr Prison in March 1, 2010. Notably, she is the granddaughter of Jamaloddin Khanjani, one of the seven Baha’i leaders who were recently sentenced to 10 years of prison. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Sep. 28, 2010)

Kurd activist sentenced to 10 years of prison without right to lawyer

http://www.hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-25-54/4235-1.html

A resident of the Salemaneh Village in Marivan was sentenced to 10 years of prison.

Gharib Fatemi, 45, who was arrested nine months ago by security forces, was sentenced to 10 years of prison.

He was charged with cooperating with dissident parties and is currently in the Marivan Central Prison. According to those close to this Kurd activist, he was denied the right to a lawyer in all the stages of his legal procedure. (Kurdish Perspective – Sep. 28, 2010)

Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company drivers forced to pledge not to talk to media

According to reports, the Protection Department of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company are trying to force the employees of this company to sign pledges that they will not talk to internal or external press about company problems.

In the past few days, under the orders of the Protection Department, it has been announced in all districts that employees in Tehran have to sign a pledge which says that all drivers are committed not to talk about the issues of the company including the condition of detained union activists, the expulsion of employees, not receiving their wages and bonuses, inhumane treatment of the Protection Department with drivers, hard working conditions and other issues. (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran – Sep. 28, 2010)

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