Iran - Live Blogging: Update August 13th! 
- News from Evin Prison: More than 20 persons released
From yesterday were issued more than 20 inmates, but for which you do not know the identity, except for Choubineh Hamid, former member of the 'Islamic Association' s University of Tehran, released on bail. His lawyer confirmed the release. According to some sources, half of the released detainees would be female.
- News from Evin prison: Maziar Bahari receives a visit from his family
Maziar Bahari, a journalist and documentary filmmaker, after 52 days of detention, he received yesterday morning a visit from his mother and brother to Evin. His lawyer, Saleh Nikbakht, reported that after a long telephone discussion, he was able to obtain from the court of Tehran Maziar had a meeting with his family. His mother said he had found it in good condition and his lawyer added that he was not even allowed to meet with his client or to read his case.
- pressures on the family of Asa Kianoosh
Asa Kamran, brother of Kianoosh, reported that on the day of memorial for Kianoosh, his family has been severely under pressure and in the last three days has been summoned by the security police.
- Mesbah Yazdi: obey the president is how to obey God Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi
, one of the main supporters of Ahmadinejad and one of conservative religious figures in Qom, said the president, as leader replaces the figure of ' Imam. The people must accept this state of things, and obey him as if to obey 'Imam. He added that obey him means to obey God
- Ban Ki Moon sent a congratulatory letter to Ahmadinejad
L 'Reuters has reported that according to statements by the spokespersons of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Monday sent a congratulatory letter to President Ahmadinejad. However, Marie Okabe, a spokesman for the Secretary, denied that it was a congratulatory letter and that the UN recognize the re-elected president. At the request of journalists to publish the letter, Okabe replied that it is highly confidential documents and that never were made public in any country.
- Letter of some judges to Tehran Hashemi Shahroudi
A panel of judges in the province Tehran has sent a strong protest and criticism of the show trial put in place at the expense of many citizens. "It 's a shame - it says - for many judges in this country." It also requires that the Head of the Department of Justice to take a clear position and clear condemnation of these actions.
L' IRIB has listed the names of 100 people including artists, singers and actors to which it will be prohibited from appearing on TV or radio.
- Kianoosh Asa's brother was not arrested Kamran
Asa was not about his arrest and detention are not presumed correct. While Daneshvar Asa, a second brother Kianoosh was summoned by 'office' s intelligence Sanadaj and have been asked questions on the reading made at the ceremony in memory of Kianoosh.
- In the classroom without lawyers and deprived of any right
Journalists Without Borders strongly condemns once again and the trial of the protesters involved in the recent post-election protests: the defendants were increasingly and systematically deprived of their basic rights by the court of the revolution - GSF-states, but this time not only could not meet with their lawyers, but the court accepted a defense does not even put into writing by the lawyers themselves. The Tehran prosecutor himself, Saeed Mortzavi, appointed defenders for defendants.
"The 'Iran denies that detainees were raped in prison" - The New York Times
"Some detainees tortured to death in Iran: Karroubi" - Reuters
"The anti-torture committee UN: reports of abuses in Iranian prisons "- AP, Associated Press
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