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'we'll get to those cooperating with foreign media'

GVF -- Iran’s police chief Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam said today that “the behaviour of those cooperating with foreign [broadcasting] services and acting against the people of Iran by sending pictures, reports” was being “monitored.” “We’ll get to them in good time.”

While calling 12 June election 'the most open election'

Javad Larijani accuses UK of supporting Neda Agha Soltan Killer

In an interview with Euronews, Mohammad Javad Larijani, the head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has said that in Iran “nobody is hanged for demonstration for opposition.” He also accused the UK of supporting the person who killed Iranian protester Neda Agha Soltan. Larijani claimed that the 12 June election was "a very fantastic election."

Execution, for throwing stones

A student Facing Execution for throwing rocks while top lawyer says sharges inconsistent with Sharia Law.

Bahareh Hedayat under pressure for televised confession

Bahareh Hedayat is said to be under pressure to appear on state-television in order to make false confessions. Also, Morteza Samiari has been sentences to six years in prison.

International Transport Workers' Federation:

Iran's promises 'hollow'

According to the International Transport Workers' Federation its protest letter and action by affiliates has been linked to the release of bus workers’ leader Mansour Ossanlou from solitary confinement.

Iranian MP:

'4th Karizak probe by Majlis under way'

A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has said that the Iranian Parliament’s probe into the fourth killing at Kahrizak detention centre is under way.

Prisoner update: Masoud Aghaei freed, wife still in prison

ran’s Labour news agency has reported that Masoud Aghaei was released from prison last night on a bail of more than 500,000 US dollars.

The Green Voice of Freedom:

List of journalists imprisoned following June 2009

Following the fraudulent presidential elections in June 2009, the government launched a massive campaign of arrest against journalists, as well as activists and politicians. Very recently the Committee to Protect Journalists called Iran “the world’s worst jailer of journalist.” The following list prepared by GVF might help shed light on why Iran is considered to be worse than China and Cuba

Prisoner update: KNTU student released

Amirhossein Attarzadeh has been released from prison after fifty days.

Prisoner update: Two Babol University students released

Two Babol University student released.