Labor activist taken to Kahrizak death camp June 12, 2010 - According to reports, Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, a labor activist was arrested and taken to the Kahrizak Detention Center after going to the Revolutionary Court to collect his seized personal belongings. On June 1, this 50 year old labor activist who is also a teacher went to the 8th branch of the Revolutionary Court to collect his personal belongings which were seized on Labor Day upon his arrest but was mistreated by the head of the court branch. He was then arrested on the bogus charge of ‘disrupting order’ after protesting this treatment and was taken to the Kahrizak Detention Center. His family has pursued his condition since his arrest but has not received any answers and they have been told that his name has not been registered in the prisoners list. Hundreds of protesters were taken to the Kahrizak Detention Center last year where they were violently tortured and abused and at least 4 detainees were killed. Despite announcements that this detention center had been closed down, its seems that it has once again secretly become active. Political prisoners and other prisoners who are taken there are at risk of brutal tortures and their lives are in danger. Iran Students Committee

Innocent woman on verge of being stoned to death

June 14, 2010 - Mohammad Mostafayi, the lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is suffering day and night at the Tabriz Prison since she was jailed in 2005. She was sentenced to being stoned to death. Sakineh Mohammadi requested amnesty twice and has announced that she has two children, a boy and girl, waiting for her outside of prison. She has also said many times that she is innocent. She could be stoned to death at any moment.

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7 Karaj students arrested on June 12

June 14, 2010 - A student at the Free Karaj University said that on June 12, a number of students intended to gather (for a protest) but seven of them were immediately arrested.
“Four of them were released after a few hours, but three student activists are still detained in a building in the university”.

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Security forces shoot at young activists for writing political slogans on wall

June 14, 2010 - According to reports, at about 1:45am on June 13 in Malayer, two young people who were busy putting up (political) announcements and writing on walls were met with a hysterical reaction from security forces and were shot at. Fortunately they were able to quickly leave the scene.

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