The rulers know all this injustices , but keeping their head in the sand!

Wed. Aug. 31,2005

News from Iran

(news.gooya.com) reports from ILNA :

A weblog writer have been released from prison:

"Mohammad Reza Nasababdollahi" a weblog writer after spending 6 months imprisonment have been released. This weblog writer have been accused of " conspiracy against national security " and " insulting the leader" . He was released after serving the sentence.

http://azad.gooya.name/politics/archives/035267.php

* "Mojtaba Saminezhad " a blog writer have been sentenced to two years jail for an accusation based on " insulting the leader " . His lawyer is back to the court to protest his clients charges and the sentencing.
Seifzadeh the lawyer of Mr. Saminezhad said that : " The ruling on this case is against the law . He said they ruled without looking at the defense argument ".

http://azad.gooya.name/politics/archives/035265.php


- News up date on Lawyer Abdolfatah Soltani -
news.gooya.com reports from ILNA

* The wife of Mr. Abdolfatah Soltani ( the imprisoned lawyer ) Said : A judiciary official has promised that he will facilitate a meeting between me , Mr. Soltanis mom and my husband.

A judiciary official in a meeting with my husband Mr. Soltani hope that in a few days the condition for a meeting between me, and the mother of Soltani and him will be facilitated.

Abdolfatah Soltani is a lawyer and a member of the "Association of Human rights Defenders" which is based in Iran and most of the members are lawyers and madam Shireen Ebadi is also a member and chair of this association. Mr. Soltani is the defense lawyer for people that are accused of leaking information about nuclear facility to foreign countries . Mr. Soltani was arrested on July 30 , 2005 while inside the lawyers association by the order of public prosecutor and was transfered to Evin prison.Mr. Soltani was also lawyer of many detained students.

http://azad.gooya.name/politics/archives/035264.php

There are reports on Mr. Ali Afshari's case which is going on and Mr. Amir Balali a student who supported Hashem Aghajeri and was one of the student who protested during the student uprising . his sentence is reduced to one year.

Translated by IRAN WATCH CANADA

Masumeh Shafiei (Ganji's wife ) : If the officials won't stick to their promises to Ganji , then they will be confronted with his reaction "

Tuesday Aug. 30, 2005

News Update - On Ganji

Gooya news online reporting from ILNA :

* Latest on Ganji : Mortazavi the public prosecutor of Tehran on a news that; the officials have agreed that Ganji will soon be released has said : "The officials in judiciary won't give any promises to any accused."


* News about Ganji from the weekly "Ya Lesarat" : " Ganji has moved out of the circle of religion".

* In another news Masumeh Shafiei ( Ganji's wife) in speaking with the site of MIZAN said : " Today i met Ganji in Milad hospital and he if fine and although the doctors has agreed upon his release from the hospital but the officials still trying to keep him in controlled room . If the officials won't stick to their promises to Ganji , then they will be confronted with his reaction "

All this news have been on Gooya news online.

Translated by IRAN WATCH CANADA

Help free Lawyer Mr. Abdolfatah Soltani . He is a member of the Association of defenders of human rights in Iran !

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Friday Aug. 26,2005
iran-emrooz online reporting from ILNA :
The wife of Abdolfatah Soltani ( imprisoned lawyer) has sent a letter to commission on article 90 of the parliament and asked them to defend the rights of its citizen's .
In this letter she demanded that her husbands situation be expedited and solved . Masumeh Dehghan in speaking with ILNA's reporter said : Two weeks ago I attended to the office of the head of judiciary power Mr. Shahrudi but the officials in the office said that he did not give any order yet.
And now i have written this letter to the parliament . She said : From Sat. July 30 / 2005 up to now no one from the lawyers association was able to meet Mr. Abdolfatah Soltani and the officials in the Evin prison said that his name is not in the computer list of the prison . This is because some of the offcials in judiciary told us that he is being kept in the cell # 209 of the Evin prison.
...... in continuation she emphasized on the items during the search in their home the agents took away particularly the personal belonging of Mr. Soltani's son. They have taken with them items like ; Films , family pictures album, birth certificate , family passports and ........At the end of her letter she urged the members of the commission # 90 of the parliament to defend the rights of its citizens .

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Ganji's family met him on Wed. Aug. 24 /2005 for about 40 minuites. Wife says: he is fairly well and ready to com home.

Friday Aug. 26, 2005
News Update on Ganji
Iran -emrooz online reporting from ILNA :

Ganji's general situation is fairly well . Masumeh Shafiei : I hope that in coming days Ganji will be transfered to our home .
ILNA reports: Masumeh Shafiei in a statement to ILNA have said : Last night ( Wed. Aug. 24 , 2005 ) together with our family we met Ganji for about 40 minuites in Milad Hospital . His general situation is fairly well and he is ready to leave the hospital . She said: " based on the agreement between the officials and Ganji in ICU , they have promised him in coming days they will solve his problems , we are still waiting they will fulfill their promises and in next two days Ganji be transfered to our home. My children impatienately waiting to see their father at home so that they can spent the rest of summer with their father and to reduce the anxiety of the last few months and get ready for the next school year.
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Security agents have arrested many in Kurdistan as well as journalist during the unrest in Kurdistan city's ! Some are on hunger strike.....

Thursday Aug. 25, 2005
News about Kurdistan uprising:
Akhbar Rooz : Latest from those who have been arrested.

"Organization Defending Human Rights in Kurdistan : Ejlal Ghavami and Saeed Saedi are the journalists who have been arrested and are in Sannandaj city's central jail .They are continuing their hunger strike.
Ejlal Ghavami is a journalist and member of the editorial council of " Payam Mardom " and he is also member of the "ODHRK " . He has been arrested on Aug. 2 , 2005 by the security agents and was for 11 days under interrogation in the information office and on Aug. 13 /2005 the agents transfered him to Sannandaj City Central jail where his condition is repoted as very bad. While in detention he went on hunger strike for a period of 5 days and after the transfer together with another prisoner named Saeed Saedi started a joint hunger strike from Aug. 15 , 2005 in protest to their arrest. At present the hunger strike is going on . Ms. Toluie a journalist and member of the ODHRK is a well known activist , she was also transfered to Sannandaj City central jail .There is news that another journalist by the name of Mr. Madeh Ahmadi who was also arrested is being transfered to Marivan jail.

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They have nothing else to do ?! Except bothering the people , arresting and .....shame!

Tuesday Aug. 23, 2005
Other news in brief from Iran :
iran-emrooz online reports from ILNA :
Soltani's mom in a letter to Association defending the rights of prisoners , while worries from the unclear situation of her son demanded from the officials to prepare a situation so that she can meet him and know about his condition.
* Abdolfatah Soltani has been arrested 23 days ago and his mother ( Sekineh Soltani ) and wife
( Masumeh Dehghan) did not meet him yet . They are asking the officials to bring a situation that they can have information about him .
His mother said : "Befor i becom blind i would like to see my son".
It is needed to say that Mr. Soltani ( who is a lawyer and member of the Association of Human Rights Defenders and a colleagues of Shireen Ebadi is a lawyer for people accused of conspirecy on Iran's nuclear project and himself is accused of same cospiracy ) was able to call once and speak to his family about his health .
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Masumeh Shafiei ( Ganji's wife ) thanked everyone for their support!

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Tuesday Aug. 23 , 2005

-News Update on Ganji -
Iran-emrooz online reporting from ILNA :
"Shafiei", Ganji's wife : They have assured us that Ganji's problem will be solved in a few days.
Masumeh Shafiei thanked everyone for their support .
ILNA : Ganji's wife after 20 days , Last night met her husband in Milad Hospital .
" Finally after 20 days of not meeting Mr. Ganji , Last night ( Sunday Aug.21,2005) Together with his family we meet him in Milad Hospital.Mr. Ganji spent 21 days in ICU of the hospital and recently was transfered to 12th floor of the hospital . ...........
Based on the agreement between officials of the hospital and Mr. Ganji , He accepted to follow the doctors prescription of food and medicine. At this time he is still in a situation that can't eat normal food but instead he is taking soup and compote and serum.
At this time there are changes in the views of the officials to solve Ganji's problem which brings hope and we welcom this changes of view and hope it will completely end the whole problems.
Ganji's wife at the end said : It is needed to sincerely thank day and night efforts of Dr. Fatahi the head of the Milad hospital and the medical team for humanely taking care of Ganji and all the dears in Iran and outside Iran with their moral support and solidarity.

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Monday Aug. 22,2005
-News from Iran -
Iran - emrooz online in a reports from "ILNA " :
" Mohsen Sazgara " have been sentenced to six years imprisonment.
Shirzad Heidari Shahbaz the lawyer of Mr. Sazgara by announcing this news to ILNA has said: "On Sunday , I have attended to the division number 26 of the court of revoluion , the head of the division Mr. Hadad orally said that my client have been accused of " conspirecy against national security " and therefore have been sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. I have not received a written document on this yet " .
Mohsen Sazgara is an activist and during the events of July 2003 in university campus , was accused on the ground of conspirecy against national security and was arrested by the revolution court -division number 26 . This activist after spending 3 months in Evin prison was released on bail and at present he is living outside of Iran for medical treatment .

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Masumeh Shafiei, Ganji's wife : " Ihave seen him last night, He has ended his hunger strike .........."

Monday Aug. 22, 2005
-News Update- On Ganji
Iran-emrooz online reporting fron " Fars " News Agency :
The wife of Ganji ( the Iranian journalist ) have approved that Ganji has ended his hunger strike and his health condition is relatively fine.
With the report from "Fars " News agency, Masumeh Shafiei published a short statement which reads: " I have seen him last night , He has ended his hunger strike, His health condition is relatively fine ".
Ganji is 46 years of age and he was accused of " Action against national security " and on 2001 he was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment and he started his hunger strike since June 11, 2005 .
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The identity of the woman is being kept for not politicising the case and to further endangering her life .

" Ganji is cooperating with doctors "

Friday Aug. 19,2005
News Update on Ganji : Latest news coming from Iran.
Iran-emrooz online reporting from ILNA :

"Ganji is cooperating with doctors" .

Vice chair of the prison's affair of Tehran prosecutor : We have taken measures to solve Ganji's problem .
ILNA : Ganji's wife: The measures that judiciary power has taken and the dialogue the official had with Ganji shows that my husband is cooperating with his doctors .
Masumeh Shafiei in speaking with ILNA reporter hoped that her husband has ended the hunger strike .
" It is now 18 days that i haven't meet my husband , But i hope the news that he ended his hunger strike is correct". Of course, until that i don't meet Ganji, I can't believe the news.

Mahmud Salar Kia the vice chair of the prisons affair of Tehran prosecutor has said that this time we want to act before talking which will bring more speculation, so that the problem of Ganji will be solved.
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This is Islamic Republic justice system !

Execution of 2 young men in public for adultry . No further explenation !

Ganji's blood has been infected! Ganji on his 70 days of hunger strike .

Friday Aug. 19, 2005
- News Update-
Picture shows Ganji's suporter in front of Milad Hospital

* The latest news on Ganji: Ganji's blood has been infected !

Ganji is on his 70 days of hunger strike . He has been in ICU ( Intensive Care Unit ) in Milad Hospital for 15 days. On Wed. Aug. 10 he started to receive serum for 2 days and after that he has refused to take it. From 3 days ago again his health situation become critical . Many test on him shows that his bone marrow has been severly damaged and his body protein has droped. As a result of this, his hands and legs are swollen and the Doctors injected him with blood. For blood infection , Ganji is taking antibiotic. His white blood cell is now less than 2000 and this shows that his bone marrow is not functioning. His stomach bleeding has stoped . The blood clot situation on his left arm is also under control. Because of blood infection , Mr. Ganji has accepted to take serum again. Mr. Ganji at this time is conscious .
Mr. Ganji's life sign :
Breathing: 20 /min
Body tempreture: 36/5
Blood pressure:60/90
Pulse: 65/min
The result of some test:
WBC:2000Hb:8.5 plt:100000
Dr. Hesam Firuzi
Thursday Aug. 18/2005

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Manuchehr Mohammadi After 38 days of wet hunger strike, now entered on his dry hunger strike in Evin prison!

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Thursday Aug. 18, 2005
Gooya news from Radio Farda :

News update on Manuchehr Mohammadi :

Manuchehr Mohammadi is a student and political activist. He has just started his dry hunger strike after 30 days of wet hunger strike in Evin prison !
MR. Bahman Bastani from Radio Farda did an interview with Nasrin Mohammadi( Manuchehr sister) which by translating we bring this news to you.
It is more than 30 days that Manuchehr Mohammadi carried a wet hunger strike ( by only drinking water , Tea with sugar but without food ) . According to Nasrin Mohammadi after 38 days of wet hunger strike manchehr will only be able to carry out the dry hunger strike for one or two days .
Mr. Alizadeh the judge of the Evin and other prison of Tehran province said that : " Manuchehr must end his hunger strike , If he will continues we will bring him to prison that are in the lower part of the city ( meaning more dirty and among criminals and drug addicts ....so the codition will be worse ) ".
Manuchehr Mohammadi is one of the famous student who was active in student movement and he is also a political activist. Manuchehr has been detained for many times.
Nasrin Mohammadi( Manuchehr sister ) : "Because of the hunger strike Manuchehr can't move from his place. A few days ago by force they tried to bring him to the clinic in prison and give him serum shot but he refused and they tried to return him by stretcher but he diden't want to lay on it, so other students who are in prison too helped him to go back to his cell. Mr. Alizadeh and prison officials told to my father to come and take him to hospital ( Since previously they have bailed him out by puting a land ownership ) . So my father travelled from the city of "Amol" and went to Tehran to see Mr. Alizadeh and others. Mr. Alizadeh told him that manuchehr should end his hunger strike otherwise we will transfer him to the prison in lower part of the city. Due to hunger strike , Manuchehr became very weak and bony , he is fighting with death , my family are worried for him because today he started his dry hunger strike , after 38 days of wet hunger strike he has no more energy to continue dry hunger strike , He may be able to continue for one or two days.
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Ganji on his 67 days of hunger strike !

Tuesday Aug. 16, 2005
-News update -
Iran-emrooz online from Emrooz site:
Masumeh Shafiei Ganji's wife: A tragedy is hapenning !
Today Tuesday Aug. 16 is 67 days since Ganji started his hunger strike . According to a few doctors it is now 48 hours that ganji has refused for taking serum.And it is now 15 days that we haven't seen Mr. Ganji. Every day we go to the hospital but they refuse to let us to see Ganji.

Ganji is still banned from visitation !

Monday Aug. 15,2005
From the site of Iran-emrooz
-News update -
"ILNA " : Ganji is still banned from visitation !

Shireen Ebadi One of Ganji's lawyer in speaking with " ILNA " reporter said : From the begining of Ganji's hunger strike we did not recieve permission to meet our client . She is worried about her clients health situation and hops that the problem of Ganji will soon be solved .

Ganji's family are also do not have any information from him and hoping to meet him soon , so that they can ask him to end his hunger strike .

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Sat. Aug. 13, 2005

_ News Update _

Iran-emrooz online:

ILNA: Ganji's Wife: Two weeks without news from Ganji!

"It is around two weeks that I have no news from my husband". She is worried of having no news from her husband.

In other news: At present Ganji is being kept in ICU ward of the Milad Hospital under special medical care.

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News Update

Iran-emrooz online: Sat. Aug.13, 2005

A doctor's report about Ganji's situation: Formation of blood clot in Ganji's left hand!
Ganji on his 65 days of hunger strike and up to now he has lost 30 kg of weight and because of low white blood cell (Normal 8000, Ganji’s white blood cell is 2000) he was transferred to ICU. From Wednesday Aug. 10 /2005 Ganji received serum ………….

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Mr. Abdolfath Soltani ,Zahra Kazemi and Akbar Ganji's lawyer and a colleague of Shireen Ebadi is arrested. !

Thursday Aug. 11 , 2005
News from roozonline.com
Abdolfatah Soltani ( Lawyer of Zahra Kazemi and Akbar Ganji ) who have been recently imprisoned by the Islamic Republic of Iran and since his arrest there was no news about him , has contacted his home .
Lawyers in Iran threatened to stage a protest gathering !
While there was no news from Soltani since his arrest and the lawyers were threatening to stage protest in solidarity with Abdolfatah Soltani , Last night he contacted with his home and informed to his family that he is healthy and fine and he hops that soon things will be solved .
Soltani is a leading member of the lawyer association and close colleague of Shireen Ebadi and he is also a member of the" Association of defenders of Human Rights " . Last week based on an accusation about the; publication of the file of people accused of nuclear project( Soltani is defense lawyer of the accused), Soltani's home was searched ( The agents even took his children school certificates ) and in protest to this action Soltani stage a protest in the lawyers association office , and later he was arrested and was brought to Evin prison ( Section # 209 ) .
Eight lawyers are working on behalf of Mr. Soltani for his freedom .

"Keihan" newspaper a mainstream media after the arrest of Mr. Soltani wrote: A colleague of Shireen Ebadi became a spy ! . Mr. Soltani has two clients and they are accused of " disclosing the nuclear secrets " but their accusation haven't been proved in the court yet.

Ganji on his 63 days of hunger strike !

Thursday Aug. 11, 2005
iran - emrooz online:

Based on a call by 160 intelectuals , political & student activists to meet Ganji in Milad Hospital , Today Thursday Aug.11 , 2005 more than 1000 people with their positive respond to the call gathered around the hospital . Suporter of Ganji while holding in one hand the picture of Ganji and in the other hand a branch of rose gathered to bring to Ganji the message of peace and life, but the efforts for recieving permission to meet Ganji was negative and the public prosecutors office did not allow their representative to meet with Ganji.
General manager of Milad Hospital ( Dr. Tabesh ) : The only problem of Ganji is his refusal for not eating food and Akbar Ganji is still on hunger strike and is in a bed in ICU !
The slogan in the gathering was " Ganji Must Survive "
Representatives of the gathering spoke with hospital officials and asked to allow them to meet with Ganji, upon this request Dr. Tabesh and Dr. Piran left to discuss the matter with public prosecutors agents and after thirty minuites came with negative answere.
Ganji on his 63 days of hunger strike ! 63 days Marathon of death !
Ganji , because of his writing was sentenced in the court to 6 years imprisonment and he spent 5 years and 4 months of this sentencing .

At the end of the gathering a declaration was prepared and red and demanded anything happened to ganji would be the responsibility of Islamic Republic Judiciary ..........

Roya Toluie , human rights advocate seats in prison!

Thursday Aug.11,2005
"iran-emrooz" online :

More than 60 women wrote an open letter to the head of the Islamic Republic judiciary system ( Mr. Shahrudi) and demanded to expedite release of "Roya Toluie" .
Dr. Roya Toluie is one of the official in "Association of Kurdish Women" and a defender of human rights , Roya has always worked hard for the establishment of Non-Governmental human rights organizationz , She is one of the advocate for an independant women association .
It's now more than a week that Roya Toluie has been arrested , Her lawyer and two young children are banned to visit her.

Zahra Kazemi's lawyer is in prison!

Wednesday Aug. 10, 2005
In a news from Ettelaate news online( " www.ettelaat.com " ) One of the mainstream media;

Iranian judiciary spoksperson Mr. Karimi Rad , commented on Zahra Kazemi's case, He said: "About the result of Zahra Kazemi's file, soon the court will issue it's verdict" . He said : " Although there were comments from the lawyers of the family of the late Kazemi , but up to now they did not present any final defense motion to the court.
It's needed to say that one of Zahra Kazemi's lawyer ( Mr. Abdolfatah Soltani ) has been arrested and is in prison.

Ganji Must survive !

Wednesday Aug. 10, 2005
Ganji's wife: In order to solve Ganji's problem , The head of judiciary personally should intervene.
Ganji's wife " Masumeh Shafiei " rejected the news that Ganji has ended his hunger strike . She said : All the news about Ganji , as he wishes must come through me and since i haven't visited him for the last 10 days , I reject the this news.
"Association of Syndicate Journalists of Iran" demanded from the head of judiciary to make their visitation with Ganji possible.
Yusef Molaie ( One of Ganji's lawyer ) : Everyone must put their effort to solve Ganji's hunger strike problem.
Because of writing critical articles , Ganji spent more than 5 years in Evin prison and 61 days ago in protest to his imprisonment he started hunger strike and on 17th of July because of his health detrioration the prison officials brought him to Milad Hospital and Ganji's wife claim that she did not see her husband for the last 10 days , On Aug. 9 the public prosecutors office announced that Ganji has ended his hunger strike and today Aug.10 Ganji's wife rejected the news.

"This picture is always in front of my eyes"

Ganji's wife " Masumeh Shafiei " .

Just look at the picture . She is the wife of an investigative journalist in Iran, who is on his 60th days of hunger strike .

Wed. Aug.10/2005
More than 150 Iranian personality in a communique today said that; they will come together in Milad Hospital On Thursday Aug. 11 / 2005 at 2:00pm to meet journalist Akbar Ganji !
The communique says : Freedom loving people of Iran
Ganji the brave conscious son of Iranian people for exposing the organized crime and in defense of freedom and justice have spent many years in prison ,after tolerating the agony and harshness of prison and 60 days of hunger strike with a weak body is in custody in Milad Hospital . This luminous light of the road to freedom , is now dying out .
Prevention of Ganji's wife , children and relatives from visiting Ganji in Milad Hospital , the recent arrest and imprisonment of Ganji & Zahra Kazemi's brave lawyer Dr. Abdolfatah Soltani , banning the press for reporting news about Ganji , the arrest of Ganji's supporter and attack on his home shows that the enemy of people and democracy are trying to eleminate him.............
We will gather in Milad Hospital to visit Ganji and to bring this news of Ganji's supporter to end his hunger strike and that the people of Iran need an alive Ganji .
Ali Afshari, Ali Akbar Mosavi k. , Dr. Mohammad Malaki, Naser Zarafshan, Alireza Jabari, Simin Behbehani , Aliashraf Darvishian, Mohammad Ali Amuie, Dr. Fariborz Raisdana , .....................

Ganji on his 59th days of hunger strike !

Tuesday Aug. 9,2005
Gooya News : Radio Voice of America in an interview with Ganji's wife " Masumeh Shafiei" :
Ido not know , I do not know at all, It's eight days that i have no news from Ganji, Dear Akbar please, If you hear me , We will tolerate these stuff , same as five and half years that we tolerated, They want to play trick on you, every time you wanted to come out of this crisis again they create another crisis until to bring you close to death, I beg you not to fall into their trap , break your hunger strike , they will get angry if you break your hunger strike , Dear Akbar ;I beg you if I or the children worth for you ( Mrs. Ganji is crying ....) I beg you to stop your hunger strike ......
In another news Akbar Ganji's wife asked Ganji's friend to ask him to end his hunger strike : Because of this request Shireen Ebadi , RSF, Yusef Molaie and many organization asked Ganji to end his hunger strike .
News from Iran : Public relation of the Iranian judiciary ( Karimi Rad ): Ganji has ended his hunger strike !





Tuesday Agu.9,2005
Ganji's wife ( Masumeh Shafiei) in an interview with Radio Voice of America :
We were trying to solve Ganji's hunger strike problems and we have reached to positive points but unfortunately these people today attacked our home , they were ten people from public prosecutors office and two women were also among them with veil , without showing us any court document ... they pushed the door ...... my daughter went to the door... They said if you dont open the door we will break the door and we will count up to three .......They used lader and cut off the telephone cable , they also cut the neighbours cable.... after half an hour they showed me the court order and i noticed the name of public prosecutor below the letter ( Said Mortazavi ) ......... These team is the same team that positioned themselves on the 12th floor of the Milad hospital were Mr. Ganji is on hunger strike . I know them one by one ....... They searched the house and took so many things with them.... I'd like you to come and take picture from our home and see what a situation it is.......We are tired , We are disgusted living under this Islamic Republic system that all tragic events are hapening in the name of Islam ,..... Ganji is on his 59th day of hunger strike ! .....

Ganji's wife : Ganji's friend to ask Ganji to end his hunger strike!

Tuesday Aug. 9,2005
Gooya News : Radio Voice of America in an interview with Ganji's wife " Masumeh Shafiei" :
Ido not know , I do not know at all, It's eight days that i have no news from Ganji, Dear Akbar please, If you hear me , We will tolerate these stuff , same as five and half years that we tolerated, They want to play trick on you, every time you wanted to come out of this crisis again they create another crisis until to bring you close to death, I beg you not to fall into their trap , break your hunger strike , they will get angry if you break your hunger strike , Dear Akbar ;I beg you if I or the children worth for you ( Mrs. Ganji is crying ....) I beg you to stop your hunger strike ......
In another news Akbar Ganji's wife asked Ganji's friend to ask him to end his hunger strike : Because of this request Shireen Ebadi , RSF, Yusef Molaie and many organization asked Ganji to end his hunger strike .
News from Iran : Public relation of the Iranian judiciary ( Karimi Rad ): Ganji has ended his hunger strike !

Agents stormed and searched Ganji's home!

Monday Aug.8,2005
Interview with Ganji's wife right after the agents from public prosecutor office stormed to his home.
She spoke with the reporter from "Emrooz" site :
Masumeh Shafiei: At around 10 am today( Monday ) , the agents came to our house and asked to let them in for search, When i asked them to show me the search warrant they threatened that if the door is not opened they will enter forcefully and will break the door . These people are the same people that are positioned themselves around Milad Hospital where ganji as patient lay in rest while on hunger strike, the team leader named " Movahed " together with others as soon as entering in the house used obscene words and started to search the house, together with them were two women who attacked me and during this attack the veil ( chador ) fell from my head and during this insidents these people were filming the situation and with the handcuff they closed me with the bed, and continued the search and filming of the house for 2 hours .
Ganji's wife added : During this inhumane attack the attackers took with them all documents,notes,books and computer case. They even searched the dresser of my daughters.
At this time i do not know exactely what they have taken away with them from the house.
After the attack ganji's and neighbours home phone has been cut off .

Ganji on his 56 days of hunger strike!

Friday Aug.5,2005
Gooya News: Radio Farda

Ganji's wife : Ganji is banned from visitation !

Ganji on his 56 days of hunger strike !

Ganji's wife " Masumeh Shafiei " in an interview on Thursday with Radio Farda spoke about her unsuccessful effort to see her husband: It's 4 days that we have no news about him and unfortunately today also they kept us for 80 minutes and finally they did not give us permission to meet him, and it seems that he is been banned of visitation , We are worried about him , We are completely uninformed about him, She said that: " the doctors are worried about his situation and they said " he does not allow them to inject him with serum . Ganji's wife said : " I do not know which law and Ideology gives to this gentlemen the permission to deal with the family of an ill prisoner like this? And the situation is some how that the whole Islamic Republic security is in front of me and my two daughters ? What have i done? If we have commited a sin , let them come and arrest and detain us and bring an end to this suffering .

Public relation of MIlad Hospital: Ganji is not cooperating with medical team !

Thursday Aug.4,2005

iran-emrooz :

"Masumeh Shafiei" Ganji's wife : Since the hospital is in an unusual situation , I decided not to visit my husband.

"ILNA " Ganji's wife Said : I didn't visit my husband for more than 42 hours.
Since the agents from public prosecutors office are all the time present in ganji's room , I decided not to visit my husband, I do not have any information of Ganji's situation and i prefare not to visit Ganji in an unusual situation of the hospital , because this situation will interiger mental stress on Ganji, and the officials at Milad Hospital in a contact with " ILNA " repoter told that : since Thursday Ganji's situation did not change and they did not give any news about his physical situation. The public communication manager of Milad hospital told : Ganji is not cooperating with medical team. " Sirous Tabesh " on Wednesday night told to " ILNA " that : Ganji's non-cooperation with medical team has been intensified and continuation of this would be dangerous .
Picture shows Iranian in Stockholm- Sweden ( Aug. 3, 2005 ) in solidarity with Ganji who is on his 55 days of hunger strike.

Journalists in Iran Staged hunger strike in solidarity with Ganji!

Tuesday Aug.2,2005
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Sit in & hunger strike in the Association of Syndicate Press !
A day of sit in & hunger strike was held... in the "Association of Syndicate Journalists of Iran" in solidarity with Akbar Ganji .

Ganji's wife: They want to kill Ganji, Help us !

Tuesday Aug. 2,2005
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Masumeh Shafiei , The wife of Akbar Ganji: Come and visit Ganji !
" For the last 5 years I haven't go through this much hardship that i'm going through now in this period of hospital , They heart Ganji while he is on the bed of hospital and can't even open his eyes and they threaten him that they will throw him in an underground solitary cell that no one would know about him , they say we won't let you escape from this situation " . She believe that they want to kill Ganji , Help us !

Everyone is waiting for a bad news!

Monday Aug. 1, 2005
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Ganji , On the threshold of death : The most important political event of the country is in a halo of silence and expectation.

Everyone is waiting for a bad news. Ganjis wife , Masumeh Shafiei is all the time on the phone to ask about her husbands situation . there are people who call and say that;" I am calling from the 12th floor of " Milad" hospital , sorry to say Mr. Ganj is dead !? This is not the first time that she hear this kind of news on the phone, Isa Saharkhiz one of the 3 people working on liaison between public prosecutor and hospital officials says that : On last Friday night when daughters of Ganji cried befor their father , Ganji was given serum but whenever he become conscious he removes the needle from his body . This is a very dangerous situation for the life of Ganji. .....Ganjis wife said that Ganji knows about people who went on hunger strike in solidarity with him . there are news about his death but we are not certain , Tonight Ganjis family are planning to visit him in Milad hospital .

A candle is dying out ! Akbar Ganji

Aug.1,2005

A candle is dying out ! Akbar Ganji

Save Ganji . 53 days of hunger strike. For freedom , Democracy and human rights. Investigative journalist Akbar Ganji for writing the truth have been imprisoned for more than 5 years. He spent more than 2000 days in prison for just telling the truth .