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December 26, 2010
December 26, 2010
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Rising Prices Hurt in Iran

The Washington Post reports on the economic situation in Iran. Many complain of restrictions that prevent them from raising their own fees to address the effects of rising prices resulting from the end of subsidies.
"I never heard the government give money to the people. My dad and granddad also never saw such a thing," said the driver of a dilapidated orange Mack truck. "When they give away money like this, it means we are in trouble. The fuel price rises are only the beginning, I fear."
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December 25, 2010
December 25, 2010
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Interview with Sister of Habibolah Latifi

Masih Alinejad's interview with the sister of Iranian-Kurdish prisoner of conscience, Habibolah Latifi can be read over at EA WorldView. His sister reports, "My parents are elderly and I don’t dare give them the news regarding my brother’s execution, therefore they are still unaware of the news. I myself am not in a good situation either, but I have pursued his case until now, and will continue doing so."Habibolah Latifi is one of many Iranian-Kurds accused of capital crimes. Last May, four were executed, despite evidence that they were innocent. Amnesty International and United4Iran have letter-writing campaigns to protest the planned execution.
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December 23, 2010
December 23, 2010
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High Prices Start to Hurt

...In a continuing pattern of restrictions on independent civil society, union truckers are told that they cannot raise prices for their customers or they will find themselves booted out of the union. The LA Times reports:
"We were told by written notification that if we stop transporting cement at the same price our union membership cards will be nullified," 56-year-old Bahman, who owns two cement trucks, told The Times. "That means that non-members of the truckers union can replace us and we lose our stable monthly income."
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December 23, 2010
December 23, 2010
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Diverting Attention

In EA, Masih Alinejad writes of the stoning case of Sakineh Ahstiani: "Put bluntly, the Government is exploiting the Ashtiani case to divert attention from the deaths and imprisonments of young women and men who oppose the fraudulent outcome of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election."
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December 23, 2010
December 23, 2010
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Protests in Geneva

Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer who has fought for human rights in Iran has been in prison for several months and was on a dry hunger strike that threatened her life. "It's people like her that the Iranian government fears," Nobel laureate, Shirin Ebadi said. Shirin Ebadi and other activists staged a sit-in in Geneva in front of the UN's human rights in order to bring attention to her situation and to the situation of other prisoners of conscience in Iran's prisons. More at United4Iran.
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December 20, 2010
December 20, 2010
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DEC-OCT — Panahi Receives 6-Year Prison Sentence and 20-Year Ban on Filmmaking

In December of 2010, filmmaker Jafar Panahi is handed the harsh sentence of six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking. This decision is upheld on appeal in October of 2011.The US-based board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences released a statement saying:
"The recent arrest of six Iranian filmmakers, the sentence of 'one year in jail and 90 lashes' to an actress just for playing a role in an acclaimed film, and the continued house arrest of Jafar Panahi, among others, is a situation that demands our serious attention."These filmmakers -- and others -- are artists, not political combatants. We join our colleagues around the world in calling unequivocally for these filmmakers' safety, release, and return to filmmaking. They deserve the same, full freedom of expression that the overwhelming majority of our members enjoy every day, no matter where they are from, no matter where they work, no matter what their beliefs."
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