Nov. 29, 2010
Two Baha’i students in Isfahan were expelled from their Junior High School.
Bahar Rohani and Barqeh Ahrari were banned from going to sixth grade on October 13. There were expelled for refusing to sign a written pledge which was given to them by the heads of the Protection Department in this school. Notably, signing this commitment was the condition for being enrolled in this school and since the content of the pledge was in violation of human and citizens’ rights, the above mentioned students refused to sign it. They were subsequently expelled without receiving any written notification on the reason behind their expulsion. These two 11 year old girls are now studying at home.
Sunni clerics harassed by Iranian regime
Nov. 29, 2010
Hossein Amini, a Sunni judge in Kurdistan who is also a prominent Sunni cleric was body searched in the Khomeini Airport and his passport was seized.
In addition to Hossein Amini, Hashem Hossein Panahi, an instructor in the Imam Bokhari Religious School in Sanandaj was also body searched in this airport. Before this, the passports of a number of other Sunni clerics were seized in this airport and they were banned from participating in an international conference on Islam in Turkey.
Molana Abdolhamid, the Sunni Friday Prayer head in Zahedan was not barred from participating in the Islam conference but his passport was seized upon his return from Turkey and he was banned from leaving the country.
“When I returned from Dubai, my passport was seized in the Khomeini airport”, Hossein Amini said.
“My religious books were also seized. The agents told us that they did this upon the orders of the Special Court for Clergy
Nov. 29, 2010
According to reports, on Monday, November 29, political prisoner Keivan Samimi was transferred from cellblock 350 to the notorious Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
Samimi was arrested on June 13, 2009 after intelligence agents raided his home. He was thrown in a solitary cell in cellblock 209 in Evin Prison and was under pressure in solitary for 4 months.
This political prisoner went on three weeks hunger strike (he also went on a dry hunger strike for a number of days) in protest to the poor prison conditions during his detention.
Samimi is a prominent political activist in Iran and was the editor in chief of the banned Nameh Weekly. He was sentenced to 6 years of prison and a 15 year ban on all political, social and cultural activities by the Revolutionary Court. Notably, Samimi was a political activist in
the former regime of the Shah and still defended the rights of former political prisoners who were jailed by the Shah.
Iran sentences political prisoner to 10 years of prisonNov. 29, 2010
Emad Bahavar, the head of the Freedom Movement’s youth branch was sentenced to 10 years of prison by Judge Salavati, the head of the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court. He was charged with conspiring to gather against national security, propagating against the government and insulting the leader.
According to reports, the court verdict was announced to Bahavar and can be appealed.
This political prisoner was arrested on July 13, 2009 when he was summoned to court to present his last defense and is currently in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison.
Kurd prison under torture to make false confessions
Nov. 29, 2010
According to reports from the town of Qarveh, political prisoner Afshin Hossein Panahi who was arrested by intelligence agents in this town some time ago is under severe torture to make confessions on television. He has lost the eyesight in one eye as a result of the torture and the continuance of such torture has led to concerns that this Kurd citizen might lose his life.
Iran Students Committee (Supporters of PMOI)
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