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Iran detains 5 more Baha'i
Sunday, 14 February 2010 00:00

TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian authorities detained five more members of the Baha'i minority, a hardline newspaper reported on Sunday.

The daily Javan newspaper, which has ties to the elite Revolutionary Guards, reported that the five included Niki Khanjani, who is the daughter of Jamaloddin Khanjani, one of seven Baha'i leaders jailed since 2008 on charges of harming national security.

The report did not describe the current charges, but said many Baha'is have escaped to neighboring countries and the remote border areas of Iran after allegedly fomenting postelection unrest.

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Iran arrests 3 people on charges of selling VPN
From Committee of Human Rights Reporters   
Saturday, 14 February 2009 00:00

 

Based on a report from February 6, security and intelligence forces have begun operating against those selling VPN services. At this moment the arrest of three such salesmen has been confirmed, though their identities remain a secret at the request of their families.

A number of others offering VPN, a kind of service that subverts filters and blocks, have not yet been confronted and remain at risk of detention. They have stayed away from their homes and workplaces.

 

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