Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
By Stephen Sizer On August 9 two Christian women, Maryam and Marzieh appeared before an Iranian judge who asked them to deny their faith and return to Islam. The women have been held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran since March 5. When both women refused to recant their faith, the judge sent them back [...]
Christian Today (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
A ministry that supports persecuted Christians launched a campaign Thursday to press Iran to release two young female converts who have been detained for eight months in one of the most notorious prisons in the country
Angry White Kid (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
There are events being held around the U.S. and internationally. Check out the list here. Two of my good friends are currently being detained in Iran's Evin prison. This Sunday, November 8, will mark 100 days since Sarah and Shane,...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... their strength." On October 29, the Swiss ambassador to Tehran met the three Americans at Tehran's Evin prison for the second time. He was with them for 40 minutes and said they were in good physical condition. Switzerland represents US interests in Iran since Tehran and Washington do not have diplomatic relations./106
Jon Slattery (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Iranian journalist Henghameh Shahidi has been released from prison, where she was on hunger strike, on bail, Reporters Without Borders reports. Shahidi had been moved to the hospital wing of Evin prison on 31 October as a result of a week-long hunger strike. RWB reports that another iournalist, Fariba Pejoh, is still being held in the same prison. Her family, who visited...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Yesterday marked exactly one year since Iranian blogger Hossein "Hoder" Derakhshan was arrested. Cyrus Farivar has been covering the story on his blog and in various news outlets. He posts an update today, after a Skype chat with Hossein Derakhshan's brother, Hamed Derakhshan, who is in Iran. Among the details: we now know that Hoder is being held in the notorious Evin Prison,...
...My heart's in Accra (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Hossein Derakhshan (”Hoder”) has now been in prison in Iran for more than a year. My friend Cyrus Farivar has followed his case closely, and has been in touch with Hoder’s family, who confirm that he’s beeing held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. Reports from the activist group Human Rights in Iran suggest that Hoder [...]
WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Id (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Ethan Zuckerman: Hossein Derakhshan (”Hoder”) has now been in prison in Iran for more than a year. My friend Cyrus Farivar has followed his case closely,...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
November 1, 2009 was the one-year anniversary of the arrest of the Iranian blogger, Hossein “Hoder” Derakhshan. Cyrus Farivar, a US-based blogger and journalist, reports that he has been in touch with Derakhshan's brother Hamed, who informed him that: His parents recently had a meeting with the new district attorney, who allowed them to have dinner in Evin Prison with their son, Hossein...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... when Shane telephoned him to say they had been detained. The three American hikers are now in Evin prison in Iran. Shon Meckfessel, is sending a letter today to the Iranian President urging him to release his friends and to consider that each of them has a "long and public record of contesting injustice in the world."
Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... parents recently had a meeting with the new district attorney, who allowed them to have dinner in Evin Prison with their son, Hossein Derakhshan, on Thursday, October 29, 2009. - This confirms that Hossein is being held in Evin Prison, however the family does not know the next time they will be allowed to see him. - At the dinner, Hossein confirmed the recent Human Rights...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Yesterday marked exactly one year since Iranian blogger Hossein "Hoder" Derakhshan was arrested. Cyrus Farivar has been covering the story on his blog and in various news outlets. He posts an update today, after a Skype chat with Hossein Derakhshan's brother, Hamed Derakhshan (who lives in an undisclosed country). We now know that Hoder is being held in the notorious Evin Prison , where...
cyrusfarivar.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... parents recently had a meeting with the new district attorney, who allowed them to have dinner in Evin Prison with their son, Hossein Derakhshan, on Thursday, October 29, 2009. - This confirms that Hossein is being held in Evin Prison, however the family does not know the next time they will be allowed to see him. - At the dinner, Hossein confirmed the recent Human Rights...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... agency reported.Last week, reformist website Norouz said she went on hunger strike in Tehran's Evin prison and that she suffered from heart disease and depression.Shahidi, a women's rights activist who advised Karoubi in Iran's disputed June election, was detained for several months. Etemad-e Melli was shut down by the authorities in August.Karoubi came fourth in the presidential...
