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Reuters: "Investigations into spying allegations against three American hikers detained in Iran will be completed soon, Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said in a news report on Saturday. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were detained after they strayed into Iran from northern Iraq at the end of July 2009, further complicating relations between Tehran and Washington already deadlocked over Iran's nuclear work." 

CNN: "Iranian judicial authorities say a final verdict in the case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning has not yet been made and defended the country's legal process amid an outcry over the pending execution, Iranian media reported Saturday. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two, has been sentenced to death for adultery by stoning. Last month, Iran's top human rights official said the Islamic regime was reviewing her sentence as international outrage emerged over the case." 

Radio Farda: "The Iranian government says it will restrict the number of students admitted to humanities programs at universities, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports... It follows criticism of humanities studies last year by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He called the humanities a field of study that 'promotes skepticism and doubt in religious principles and beliefs,' and that it was worrying that almost two-thirds of university students in Iran were seeking degrees in the humanities." 

NYT: "In a further clampdown on Iran's cowed political opposition, the authorities have issued a ban on any news relating to the leaders of the protest movement that arose after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last year, opposition Web sites reported. A leaked copy of a letter that has appeared on opposition Web sites orders the editors of all domestic newspapers and news agencies to refrain from publishing the names, photographs and statements of two defeated presidential candidates, Mir Hussein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, as well as former President Mohammad Khatami, because of the 'probable negative influence' this would have on the public mind."

AFP: "Three anti-government protesters who died in a notorious jail have been dubbed 'martyrs' by an Iranian official body, a move which would ensure benefits for their families, a report said on Wednesday. Mohammad Kamrani, Amir Javadifar and Mohsen Ruholamini have been named as 'martyrs' by Iran's Foundation of Martyrs and Veteran Affairs, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported."

WashPost: "A former Iranian prosecutor who for years was responsible for jailing dissidents and opposition members in the Islamic republic could now be taken to court over the 2009 killings of three opposition activists in a substandard prison, an attorney for one of the victims' families said Monday."

BBC: "Iran has suspended three judicial officers over their alleged role in the killing of anti-government protesters in prison last year, reports say. The move clears the way for the trio, who were not named, to face trial. It comes two months after a military court sentenced two prison officials to death in connection with the killings. At least three protesters died after a series of beatings in Kahrizak jail, where they were held for taking part in last year's election protests."

AP: "The international outcry over the death sentence against an Iranian woman convicted of adultery might be enough to save her from execution, the lawyer who defended her told The Associated Press on Wednesday."

Radio Farda: "The Iranian state committee that monitors the press has banned the well-known economic newspaper 'Asia,' RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. The Deputy Head of Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Ali Ramin, said the reasons for closing down 'Asia' include 'publishing pictures against public chastity,' 'promoting wastefulness and extravagance,' and 'persistence in carrying out the aforementioned violations.'"