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		<title>Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd &#8220;The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The incredible thing for me was that so many Iranians worldwide took the time to care about us despite the thousands of other political prisoners they have to worry about. “I'm an Iranian boy ashamed for what our government did to three American hikers,” another message on Facebook says. “I want you to know Iranian people are with you and against their own government. Iran's regime is not chosen by Iranian people. They kill and torture us and we are all in a very big prison named Iran.”]]></description>
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		<title>Live-blog: Iran &#8211; After 25 Bahman &#8211; What comes next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[7:45AM GMT We had intended for our last update for the day to be the previous one, but felt that this interview of a protester, Sara, by Anderson Cooper is a must-see. She typifies the ordinary Iranians that have decided that they have to stand up for their rights. The interview is significant not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNN: Iran: U.S. hikers to start trial next month</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two American hikers held by Iran for more than a year will stand trial before an Iranian court next month, the country's official news agency reported Saturday.]]></description>
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		<title>L.A. Times: U.S. hikers&#8217; trial in Iran set for November</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/09/l-a-times-u-s-hikers-trial-in-iran-set-for-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, accused of illegally entering Iran, are set to go on trial Nov. 5 in Tehran before a judge notorious for harsh sentences for opposition figures.]]></description>
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		<title>Torture &amp; solitary confinement in Iran&#8217;s prisons</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/08/torture-solitary-confinement-in-irans-prisons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<title>Jila Bani Yaghoub &#8211; &#8220;We Couldn&#8217;t Tolerate Any Further Risk to the Health and Lives of the Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/08/jila-bani-yaghoub-we-couldnt-tolerate-any-further-risk-to-the-health-and-lives-of-the-political-prisoners-on-hunger-strike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Negar Irani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Translation by Negar Irani &#8211; Translator&#8217;s Note: I decided to translate this blog by Jila Bani Yaghoub, Bahman Ahmadi Amouei&#8217;s wife because she expresses the thoughts that went through my mind when the 16 political prisoners finally decided to end their hunger strike after 15 days this week. I recall the noise on Facebook and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Political Prisoner in Evin&#8217;s Ward 240 Severely Beaten &#8211; Mounting Psychological Pressure on Protesting Prisoners</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/08/a-political-prisoner-in-evins-ward-240-severely-beaten-mounting-psychological-pressure-on-protesting-prisoners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Negar Irani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday August, 13th, 2010 &#8211; Translation by Negar Irani &#8211; Summary: The cries of a political prisoner being severely beaten and tortured could be heard throughout the corridors at Evin&#8217;s ward 240, resulting in mounting psychological pressure on the 16 political prisoners who were transferred to solitary confinement from Evin&#8217;s ward 350 more than two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Families of Political Prisoners Write to the Head of the Judiciary &#8211; &#8220;Have Our Loved Ones Survived their Hunger Strike?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/08/the-families-of-political-prisoners-write-to-the-head-of-the-judiciary-have-our-loved-ones-survived-their-hunger-strike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Negar Irani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In a letter addressed to the head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, the families of the political prisoners voiced their deep concern regarding the well being of their loved ones who ended their hunger strike 3 days ago.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Turbulence Beneath</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the main stream media slip back into their pre-2009-Iran-presidential-election coma of blissful ignorance, the story is no longer about the courageous Iranian protesters facing their government and revealing to the world how their government torments and terrorizes them. The now almost decade long story about the threat of the Iranian nuclear program has started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prominent Iranian Journalist and Prisoner of Conscience, Isa Saharkhiz, Presents Written Statement of Defense to Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Negar Irani on July 19, 2010 Translator&#8217;s Note: I am translating Isa Saharkhiz&#8217;s moving defense behind closed doors of the Revolutionary Court in parts as it is too long to translate in one piece. In Part I Mr. Saharkhiz provides an overview of the circumstances in which he was forcefully and illegally arrested on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Zamaneh: Forced labour for Iranian political prisoners</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/06/radio-zamaneh-forced-labour-for-iranian-political-prisoners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio Zamaneh &#124; June 19, 2010 Iranian prison authorities have been subjecting political prisoners in section 350 of Evin Prison to forced labour, Kaleme website reports. The prison authorities contend that due to the “commencement of construction in the prison” since the &#8220;prison is running out of adequate space for prisoners” decision has been made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prisoners start hunger strike in Evin Prison</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/04/prisoners-start-hunger-strike-in-evin-prison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Radio Zamaaneh &#124; February 23, 2010 Political prisoners in Section 350 of Iran’s Evin Prison have started protest efforts to harsh prison conditions and issuance of unfair sentences by going on hunger strike on alternative days until the anniversary of Iran&#8217;s controversial presidential elections on June 12. Relative of one of the organizers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pedestrian: The Man in Sorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/04/pedestrian-the-man-in-sorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Pedestrian &#124; April 12, 2010 Ezatollah Sahabi is the 80 year old head of Iran’s Nationalist-Religious political alliance. He has spent years in prison, in both the pre and post revolution eras, and here he reflects on the state of prisons in Iran and laments all the young lives who are unjustly and mercilessly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian Bloggers Publicize Cases Of Lesser-Known Prisoners</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/04/iranian-bloggers-publicize-cases-of-lesser-known-prisoners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(RFE/RL) &#124; April 14, 2010 By Golnaz Esfandiari Iranian bloggers supporting the opposition movement have launched a new campaign aimed at publicizing the plight of the lesser-known prisoners who have been jailed in the postelection unrest. Among the lesser-known prisoners are those citizens who were not politically active and are not affiliated with any political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian activist nominated for Student Peace Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/04/iranian-activist-nominated-for-student-peace-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Radio Zamaaneh) &#124; April 8, 2010 Bahareh Hedayat, Iranian student activist was nominated for the 2010 Student Peace Prize by the European Students’ Union, an umbrella organization of 45 national unions comprised of students from 35 different countries. European Students’ Union has announced that they are monitoring the situation of students in Iran and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>275 Days in Prison–Issa Saharkhiz’s Poor Health after Hunger Strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran) &#124; April 5, 2010 Journalist Issa Saharkhiz’s health has taken a turn for the worse after going on a hunger strike in March. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, his son, Mehdi Saharkhiz, said that his father has lost 20 Kg over [...]]]></description>
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