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Persianbanoo - Masoud shams Nejad, an attorney and on the faculty of Payam Nour and Azad universities in Orumieh, was arrested on Thursday May 9, 2013 and transferred to Orumieh prison after initial interrogation.

Persianbanoo - Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Pirabbasi, has sentenced Mohsen Ghashghaei to 2 years imprisonment on charges of assembly and collusion with intent to act against the national security.

Persianbanoo - Following the heightened security atmosphere and added pressure on political activists in cities across the country, city of Behbaha political activists Javad Aboali And Mohamad Danaei have been arrested.

Roozonline - Mahmoud Salehi: Pressure This Year Was Heaviest Ever

HRANA News Agency – After serving almost 30 months of prison, Arash Honarvar Shojai, the blogger mullah is going to face the third trial and has been charged by the branch 2 of the special court for the clergy of Tehran.

Persianbanoo - A total of 11 years imprisonment and a 15 year ban on any political, civil and or online activity has been issued for three members of the Writers Association (Sarai Ahle Ghalam).

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran - Former Member of Parliament Hossein Loghmanian and four reformist activists from Hamadan Province were arrested while on their way to Tehran to meet former president Mohammad Khatami on March 16, 2013. These arrests may mark the first detentions of political figures in relation to the upcoming June 2013 presidential elections in Iran.

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran - Bagher Asadi, a high-ranking Iranian diplomat was detained in Tehran in March as a part of the crackdown on dissidents in the weeks leading to the Iranian presidential elections, Reuters reportedon Tuesday. Asadi, who had previously worked in the Iranian UN Mission in New York, was a director of the Istanbul-based D8 Group of Developing Countries. The Reuters source stated that he did not know the reason for the arrest.