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Sept 8-11, 1998 / Shahrivar 17-20, 1377

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* Bio of Iranian reporter killed in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sept 11, (IRNA)- the islamic republic news agency assigned Mahmoud Saremi to head the irna bureau in afghanistan in 1995 from where he gave a full objective coverage of the civil war until saturday august 8 when he was martyred by taliban advancing insurgents at his office in mazar-i-sharif... FULL TEXT

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* Human Rights Watch condemns detention practices of INS urges end to use of local jails to hold immigrants

(Washington, D.C., September 9, 1998) -- In a report released today, Human Rights Watch charges that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is now holding more than half of its detainees in jails where they are subjected to punitive treatment and may be mixed with criminal inmates.

With its own detention facilities overwhelmed, the INS is placing its administrative detainees in jails, even though they are not serving criminal sentences. Those detained include asylum seekers, undocumented individuals picked up by the INS on the street or during workplace raids, and individuals with previous convictions who are now awaiting deportation... FULL TEXT

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* U.S. senator, others try to help Iranian couple remain in U.S. with disabled son

Farzad Aleaziz and Roya Ahmade might face deportation to Iran, where 13-year-old Alireza couldn't get the care he needs

The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, August 25 1998 -- Guests gather. Parents smile. Cameras click. The senator shakes hands.

And Alireza Aleaziz, 13, severely disabled since birth, stares straight ahead from his wheelchair at Providence Child Center, presumably unaware that the bustle surrounding him brings together the powerful forces working in his favor: U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., representatives of the Iranian-American community and members of the Providence staff.

Smith and others helping the boy's parents, Farzad Aleaziz and Roya Ahmadi, met Monday at the Northeast Portland nursing facility to vow diligence in their effort to persuade the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to allow the family, whose visas have expired, to stay legally in this country... FULL TEXT

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* Iranian dissident denied bail

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A former deputy prime minister and long-time political prisoner is being detained without bail or access to his lawyers, an Iranian newspaper and a human rights group say. Abbas Amir-Entezam was arrested Tuesday, apparently on defamation charges, according to Iran's Akhbar daily ... FULL TEXT

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* Human rights group calls for investigation

Iranian Human Rights Working Group (IHRWG) -- Noting the recent emphasis by the authorities of the Islamic Republic on the rule of law and building a civil society, the Iranian Human Rights Working Group (IHRWG) demands from the current administration in Iran... to launch a full investigation into the 1988 mass execution of political prisoners; to provide the public with the number and identity of the victims; and to reveal the burial sight of the victims ... FULL TEXT

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* Iran Leaders Assaulted by Militants

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Hard-line militants assaulted an Iranian deputy president and the culture minister on Friday as they left a prayer service in central Tehran, witnesses said. About 80 militants chanting ``Death to liberals!'' scuffled with the two, both moderates, as they left Tehran University separately after Friday prayers, said the witnesses, who spoke on condition of anonymity... FULL TEXT

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* Afghanistan: Thousands of civilians killed following Taleban takeover of Mazar-e Sharif

Amnesty International -- Taleban guards deliberately and systematically killed thousands of ethnic Hazara civilians during the first three days following their military takeover of Mazar-e Sharif on 8 August 1998, according to new information received by Amnesty International. Since their arrival in Mazar-e Sharif, the Taleban have sealed the area to foreign media and independent observers. Amnesty International's information is based on testimonies from eyewitnesses and surviving members of the victims' families... FULL TEXT

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* Montazeri's daughter slams husband's jailing

TEHRAN, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A daughter of Iran's top dissident cleric has appealed for the release of her husband, who she said was jailed to pressure her father, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. The daily Tous quoted Ashraf Montazeri, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri's daughter as saying in an open letter that her husband Hadi Hashemi, also a Shi'ite Moslem cleric, has been incarcerated for three months without any formal charges... FULL TEXT

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* Press group asks France to press Iran on reporter

PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A press watchdog group asked France on Friday to press Tehran on the behalf of an Iranian journalist, Mohammad Firouzi, who was condemned to death in January after being convicted of adultery and spying. The plea by the Paris-based Reporters sans Frontieres (Reporters without Borders) came as French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine arrived in Tehran for a weekend visit... FULL TEXT

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* Majlis creates new press restrictions

TEHRAN (Hamshahri) - The Majlis has passed a law with ambiguous terms which would make it easy to shut down publications which publish "offensive" images or articles that defend women's rights based on "un-Islamic" principles... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* PEN calls for Sa'idzadeh's immediate release

We write to you today about our colleague, prominent writer and legal scholar, Hojatoleslam Mohsen Sa'idzadeh who was arrested on June 30, 1998, and has remained in jail ever since. We believe that his incarceration is linked to his reformist views and writings in general, and his views pertaining to women's rights in particular... FULL TEXT

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PEN calls for Sa'idzadeh's immediate release

We write to you today about our colleague, prominent writer and legal scholar, Hojatoleslam Mohsen Sa'idzadeh who was arrested on June 30, 1998, and has remained in jail ever since. We believe that his incarceration is linked to his reformist views and writings in general, and his views pertaining to women's rights in particular... FULL TEXT


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