Yusef Azizi Banitorof , The Iranian -Arab writer & member of the Association of Iran's Writers Have been arrested by the plain cloths

news.gooya.com( Persian) : Based on the story by one of the person present in the seminar known as " human rights and free election" which was held on the morning of Monday April 25 / 2005 with the presence of many political activists in the office of the "Centre of the Defenders of Human rights", and when the organizers did not give time to " Yusef Bani- Torof " the Iranian-Arab writer & member of the "Association of Iran's Writers" to speak about the events of "Ahvaz" , He then shouted that in Khuzestan the regime have killed 60 people and more than 1200 have been arrested. Bani-Torof hours later when leaving this meeting have been arrested in his home by 7-8 plain cloths agents and with the order of the Islamic Revolution Court . His wife in a telephon coversation with Khosro Shemiranie of "Shahrvand" told that : Bani Torof before leaving the house told her;It came in the subpoena the destination is Evin prison.


"Shahrvand " : Yusef Azizi Banitorof , The Iranian-Arab writer & member of the Association of Iran's Writers Have been arrested by the plain cloths .

Khosro Shemiranie : Mrs. Salimeh Fotuhi The wife of Yusef Azizi Banitorof in a telephon conversation told to Shahrvand that: "Today at 2:00pm the bell of the house ranged , they said they have a registered mail , but when i opened the door 7-8 people told me they are here with the order of the court" . In a question that; what was the charges of Mr. Banitorof? Mrs. Fotuhi replied : "They did not let me to read the order , they did not as well say anything verbally."
She also added that: " Well , before they have threatened him several times about the unrest in the city of Ahvaz , while my husband haven't been in Ahvaz for awhile.They told me if you diden't hear from us in 3-4 days then you can attend public prosecutors office in Moalem Street.
It is needed to say that , Mr. Banitorof is a member of the Association of Iran's Writers and is a prominent intellectual from the Iranian- Arab minorities , and up to now he has translated many works from Arabic to Persian,. He has extensive articles in Arabic language and during the time of unrest in the city of Ahvaz he was informing people about the situation of Iranian Arabs.

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" Shadi Sadr " wrote a protest letter to khatami about being banned to leave the country.

News.gooya.com ( Persian) : " Shadi Sadr " wrote a protest letter to khatami about being banned to leave the country.

She writes: On March 13/2005 , I attended in passport office and noticed that I am being banned to leave the country. the agent who took my passport and gave me a reciept because of my persistance on why he is taking my passport brought me to an office , On the enterance of the door was wrtten" section # 2 " , the officers who were present in the office instead of name only a number was written on their uniform and diden't give any explanation on why they were taking my passport.

Anyhow , after leaving the office and reviewing the law, I noticed that " section # 2 " means section #2 of the article #16 of the passport law ratiffied on 1972( during the reign of the Shah ) which says : " To the following persons for leaving the country the passport won't be issued : ....2- for those whose travel to abroad, based on the written notification of the ministry of information and security of the country , would be against the national interest" .
" Shdi Sadr was formerly a journalist and presently a lawyer and advocate of women issues and human rights.

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Two Kurdish journalists have been summoned to the court !

iran-emrooz.net ( Persian) - ILNA : Two Kurdish journalists have been summoned to the court !

Two Kurdish journalists have been summoned to the public prosecutors office in the city of Sanandaj.

ILNA : Ajlal Ghavami and Saeed Saedi two journalists and Kurdish political activists have been summoned to the 4th division of the public prosecutors office in the city of Sanandaj.

Mr. Ajlal Ghavami have told to the reporter of ILNA that : Very likely we have been summoned due to the speech we had in the Kurdistan University about the subject of " critically looking at the Kurdish reformists" .

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The lawyers of Zahra Kazemi have been summoned to the court !

News.gooya.com( Prsian) - ILNA : The lawyers of Zahra Kazemi have been summoned to the court !

Tehran- ILNA : Based on a notice sent by the division # 34 review court to the lawyers of Zahra Kazemi , they have been asked to be present in this division at 10 :00am on the morning of the Monday May 16,2005.
Mohammad Seifzadeh together with Shireen Ebadi, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah and Abdolfatah Soltani who are the lawyers of Zahra Kazemi have told to the ILNA reporter that: in a notice that was given to us, it came that : together with Mrs. Ezat Kazemi the mother of Zahra Kazemi we must be present in the pre determined time for some explanation .

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***Based on a report prior to this, On this day ( Monday May 16, 2005), The judiciary power is also planning to look into the case of Zahra Kazemi in the same court division# 34 .Now what is the regime's plan? I think that the regime is planning to take the potential forces behind this case from the society in that day, May be for fear?

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Peyman Piran ( Who was on hunger strike in Evin prison) has been transfered to an undisclosed location!

News.gooya.com (Persian) - Khosro Shemiranie: Peyman Piran ( Who was on hunger strike in Evin prison) has been transfered to an undisclosed location!
Peyman Piran's mother in a telephone conversation has said that : Her son after announcing his hunger strike and joined with Dr. Zarafshan who is also in hunger strike in Evin prison,has been moved from the cell # 1 to an undisclosed location.
She said that she is sure that Peyman who started his hunger strike with Zarafshan since Thursday will not quit.She added that: I know these people are criminals and will do everything to murder him. Peyman's father Mr. Mostafa Piran also recently after serving his sentence was released from cell # 1 in Evin prison.
Peyman's mother at the end expressed her worries from her younger son Pezhman and also asked all to help for the release of Peyman and all other political prisoners.

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Naser Zarafshan and Piran on indefinite hunger strike !

news.gooya.com ( Persian):Naser Zarafshan and Piran on indefinite hunger strike !
Thursday April 21 , 12 noon Evin prison time, Naser Zarafshan and Peyman Piran have started their indefinite hungar strike .
Last week Zarafshan in a letter to the official responsible for Evin prison have announced , whenever they did not respond to his demands about the use of proper medical care and to follow the proper division among the prisoners ( among political and non- political ) and continuing puting pressure on prisoners he will go on hunger strike.His visitation rights has been banned since the Iranian new years eve. and he has been physically in pretty bade shape .Also its now 2 months since Peyman Piran's visitation rights has been violated and banneed to this rights therefore he has been also joined with Zarafshan's hunger strike . Their families have asked everyone to support these 2 political prisoners.
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A student has been detained ! His name : Saeed Habibi

www.iran-emrooz.net( Persian site) :
A student has been detained !
" Daftare Tahkim Vahdat " in an statement protested to the arrest of "Saeed Habibi "
He was the head of the " Association of science and technology " and member of the " public council of the Tahkim Vahdat " . Saeed habibi has been accused of speeches he had in the medical science building in the "University of Zanjan" on or about a year ago ( during student unrest) . After so many time being summoned to the court of revolution , This morning , Monday April 18/2005 he has been arrested.
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It's been two months that Peyman Piran is banned to people wanted to visit him in the prison.

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Nasrin Basiri , Radio Multi Culti, Berlin : It's now two months that" Peyman Piran " is banned to have visitor.

Sunday April 17 / 2005 , 4:00pm , Berlin , Nasrin Basiri:
"Kobra Mesgari" The mother of "Peyman Piran" today in speaking with radio Multi Culti have said : It's been two months that Peyman Piran is banned to people wanted to visit him in the prison. According to her from the mid March up to now the cell of "Peyman Piran" and " Nser Zarafshan" has been investigated for two times and the security agents have attacked his cell with knife and have searched his contents in the cell as well as his pillow and other belongings.According to her there is possibilities that her son may again go to hunger strike.Mrs. Piran complaint of overseas media, because they do not pay more attention to the situation of political prisoners and if Naser Zarafshan, Ahmad Batebi, Farzad Hamidi, and Peyman Piran do not put their life and not to go into hunger strike they do not report on their situation in other word the only report if they go to hunger strike ........And.........

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Hands off weblog writer Mohammad Reza Fathi !

news.gooya.com ( Persian ) :Report by , Human Azizi, Maryam Huleh and Navid Akhgar , April 15 / 2005 Stockholm:

Few days ago we put the report about the arrest and torture of " Mohammad Reza Fathi " the writer of the local "Saveh" publication who is also a blog writer ( www.savehjam.blogspot.com) , By doing so we thought to reduce the pressure on him , although he was temporarily released , but according to the latest report recieved from "Saveh" , The 1st session to review his file will begin on Monday April 29 at 10 am in Saveh's judiciary centre. The plaintif of the file are ; Alireza Ashenagar ( governor of Saveh) together with Mehri Rustaie Grailu ( Mayor of Saveh ) and apparently Hassan Tardast the prosecutor of Saveh will look into the file . Mohammad Reza Fathi has written an article in his website criticized the action of the governorand mayor and blamed them for mismanagement and causing problems for the public in Saveh. On March 26/ 2005 he was interrogated by the " Edareh Amaken" in Saveh which was reported by many sites , this weblog writer also wrote a letter to president Khatami, which was no replied . On April 4 /2005 this journalist again was arrested by the police with the order of ministry of justice and was brought to a temporary detention . The Saveh's police went in to his house and looked at all the belonging of him , his children and his wife's and confiscated some of his belonging for more investigation. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,He then wrote a note in his blog for the last time and wrote : Based on the reason that in this country criticising and protest is very expensive for the writer , he will break his pen and will put away the " writing " for ever.
These reporters requested from international organizations not to becom silent with regard to the regimes supression .

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300 journalists in protest to parliament ...... , Monthly literary " KARNAMEH " has been closed by the order of the regime.

*****News.gooya.com ( Persian) : ILNA
300 journalists from the media in Iran by signing a petition has protested to parliament for the expulsion of Masih Alinezhad ( reporter of the "ILNA" and " Hambastegi" newspaper) from the parliament.

****Monthly literary " KARNAMEH" one of the highly regarded literary publication in Iran has been temporarily closed by the "council of press inspectors" .
Monthly literary " Karnameh" was founded by the late "Hushang Golshiri" and officialy started its activity on 1998 . " Karnameh " wanted to be a tribune for the modern Iranian litrature.

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Save the life of a 16 years old boy , He is going to be executed on this coming Sunday( Apl.17).

The site of iran-emrooz.net ( www.iran-emrooz.net) :
A Teenager ( under 18 years of age) is going to be executed !
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah : Iam asking from the judiciary power to stop executing this verdict .
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah is a colleague of Noble Prize winner Shireen Ebadi and is a member of the Association in Defense of Human Rights.He reported of the execution of a teenager ( 16 years old )
in Esfahan prison on this coming Sunday.After China , Iran ranked in 2nd for execution in the world.This is the statistic published by the international organizations.

In protest to the expulsion of " Masih Alinezhad" from the parliament,

Iran-emrooz ( Persian ) site: In protest to the expulsion of " Masih Alinezhad" from the parliament,
eleven newspaper boycutted the news coverage of the parliament.Eleven independent and reformist's newspaper in Iran on Monday april 11 /2005 for protest and in solidarity with Masih Alinezhad the reporter of the Hambastegi newspaper and ILNA from parliament , in a coordinated action boycutted the coverage of news from the parliament.These Newspapers :
Hambastegi, Eghbal, Aftab Yazd, Shargh, Etemad, Abrar, Tose-eh , Arman, Mardom Salari, Donyaye Eghtesad and Hayate Now Eghtesadi have decided not to cover the news from the parliament.
This is the first time in recent decades that the Iranian newspapers boycutted the news coverage of the parliament of the country.Hambastegi Newspaper in it's front page wrote : " The news from parliament was boycutted " .

Masih Alinezhad Was expelled from the parliament because of her report about the bonous ( One Million and one hundred thousands Tuman ) the members of the parliament recieved on the occasion of new year . But the members who decided for her expulsion , blamed her for her " behaviour".
The conservative members also accused her for stealing the "pay cheque" of the members . But one of the minority reformist member of the parliament announced that he has given his pay cheque to her, and she has reported about it.

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The court ordered for the execution of " Hojat Zamani " accused of sympathizing with " Mojahedin Khalgh".

Radio Farda - Fereidun Zarnegar : The court ordered for the execution of " Hojat Zamani " accused of sympathizing with " Mojahedin Khalgh". According to the report from news agencies the court order for the execution of Hojat Zamani has been issued by the coutry's superior court and was sent to his family . Sadegh Naghash-kar from Free Referendom committee of Iran confirmed this news and in an interview with Radio Farda has said : Hojat Zamani accused of being the sympathizer of the Mojahedin Khalgh has been condemned to death. He also added that ; his family are banned for any contact or interview with mass media.Mr. Zamani has been also banned for having a lawyer to defend him.
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Monthly literary " Karnameh " Has been closed.

asre-nou ( Persian ) : Monthly literary " Karnameh " Has been closed.
Managing editor of the " Karnameh" , Ms. Negar Eskandarfar : I did not recieve any written court order for the closure yet !

The monthly literary " Karnameh " which is being published with the help of many writers and poets in Iran based on the announcement of the ministry of guidance for the reason of having some topics among its articles and poems and with the recognition of the " inspection council on press " found it as "subjects contrary to the public chastity" and has ordered for its temporarily closure.Ms.Eskandarfar the managing editor and president of this monthly, in an interview with Radio Farda Has said: As i did not recieve an official letter but the news is right. the " Inspection council on press " took its decission on march 14 / 2005 .She says : Temporary closure is just a word and i dont know if there is any hope or not.

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The prison cell where Zarafshan is being kept has been searched during the time he was meeting with his lawyer the Noble Prize winner Shireen Ebadi.

iran-emrooz (Persian) : Dr. Zarafshan is worried, The prison cell where Zarafshan is being kept has been searched during the time he was meeting with his lawyer the Noble Prize winner Shireen Ebadi.
Aftab - The prison cell of Naser Zarafshn , The lawyer , in Evin prison during his absence and while he was meeting with Shireen Ebadi was searched .
Shireen Ebadi in a communication with the reporter of Aftab, confirmed this news and has said: Mr. Zarafshan in a brief communication through telephone from Evin prison while being worried of the action of Evin prison agents has reported that his prison cell has been searched.
Naser Zarafshan is the lawyer for the file known as " chain murdering" has been charged with " creating public unrest " and " action against national security" by the court of revolution and has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment which he has spent already 3 out of his 5 years term in Evin prison. IRAN WATCH CANADA
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ISNA : In appeal court , Amir Ezati the reporter for the " Donyaye Film " Has been sentenced to a prison term and fine .

Gooya News ( Persian)- ISNA : In appeal court , Amir Ezati the reporter for the " Donyaye Film " Has been sentenced to a prison term and fine .The defense lawyer of Amir Ezati , The reporter for the " Donyaye Film " : The appeal court has confirmed my clients sentencing for a prison term and fine.

He has been charged for " action against national security of the country".The lawyer said that this sentencing was given without the presence of the defense lawyer and my client.
He was sentenced to 10 million Rials cash money and 3 years imprisonment.
Dadkhah Has added : At present Ezati is free with 50 Million Tuman bail . IRAN WATCH CANADA
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Ear, if your's , and groan , if mine , what will not reach to anyplace is the outcry".

Gooya News ( Persian ) - April 4, 2005 - Dr. Abdolkarim Lahiji the president of the Association in Defense of Human Rights in Iran : The 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights has oppend its 4th consecutive week of work . The result of the last 3 weeks of this commission like the recent years, except expressing slogan and idle talks by some of the delegates from different countries as well as Islamic Republic of Iran and limited expression by organizations in defense of human rights who are present in the session, there were not interesting issue to report.

Befor, Mr. Lahiji who is also the vice president of the International Federation of the Human Rights Association ( League ) On the Iranian human rights situation has said : "Human Rights for us is the strategy and as well tactic."

Lahiji : "Still there are no news in the UN Commission on Human Rights ".
We have been witnessing this for many years as an observer and with presence in the commission , I wanted to say that the human rights becoming the victim of the political-trade and economical collaboration and can not be tolerate anymore and is impossible to breath in this way.This was my feeling before going to another gathering : " Ear, if your's , and groan , if mine , what will not reach to anyplace is the outcry".
The organization in defense of human rights are demanding for the change in the structure of the commission.They believe that : There are countries that are not suitable to seat in the commission .for seating in the commission country must not violate the human rights in his country.majority of the countries are not a democratic countries.As well the on going by laws of the commission on human rights are all in favor of the governments.............

Therfore ; the human rights defenders in stoping this kind of diplomacy must through media and other civic means inform the socities.
There also wont be any change if UN will put only 2% of its budget to this cause .

Dr. Abdolkarim Lahiji
president of the Association in Defense of Human Rights.
And Vice president of the (FIHR) or in French ( FIDH)

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Iranian people wants the reform to be continued !

Gooya News ( Persian ) - ILNA : The journalists and political activists are going to gather in front of the parliament in support of the reporter who has been expelled from the parliament.
Tehran - Iranian Labour National Association reportes:
"Isa Saharkhiz" The member of the Association in Defense of Press Freedom has said: The journalists and political activists in support for Ms. "Masih Alinezhad" the expelled journalist from the parliament, On Monday April 11 , 2005 will gather in front of the parliament.With regards to the news around journalism two problem has brought Iran on the stage of world news and media.One is the oppening of the file of ms." Zahra Kazemi " and how she has been murdered and the other issue is the discussion on how a parliament must deal with a press representative.

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