Arrested in Iran

There is a new article up on Revolutionary Road about the conditions for prisoners in Iran, and the Green Brief #14 also describes it in vivid detail:

Iranian journalist Zhila Bani Yaghoub and her husband Bahman Ahmadi Amooyi were arrested in Iran on June 20, 2009. Zhila Bani Yaghoub is reported to be held in the notorious ward 209 of Evin Prison, Iran.

Bahman Ahmadi Amooyee was arrested in 2008 while preparing a report on the womens' peaceful demonstration in HAFTE TIR Square, on 12 June. He stayed in prison for one week. The security branch of the so called Revolution Court has accused Mr. Amooyee of endangering national security. Bahman Ahmadi Amooyee was arrested again in June 2009 and is held in Ward 209 of Evin. He does not have contact with his family.

Still no news about Mojtaba Tehrani, Etemadmeli correspondent, three days after his arrest (June 30, 2009)

After two weeks is passed from the arrest of Mahsa Amrabadi, EtemadMeli reporter, her situation remains vague (June 30, 2009)

NEWSWEEK reporter Maziar Bahari has been detained in Iran since June 21 without access to a lawyer, accused of "irresponsible reporting".

Ebrahim Goodarzvand-Chagini is a prisoner who got in a fight when he was 16 and killed the older, larger man who was beating on him. He was sentenced to death by hanging.

Economist Bijan Khajehpour was arrested and detained by authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Khajehpour was snatched from the Tehran airport on June 27 upon arrival from Britain. His whereabouts are thus far unknown to his wife, two young children, family, friends and colleagues.