May 23, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - No. 609- May 23, 2010


The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.609


Uprising of June 10-20

Cry of Allah O Akbar in Tehran
Mashad, May 22, 2010
On Friday night beginning of month of Khordad (May 22- June 21) the residents of Sarsabil region in Tehran cried Allah O Akbar for half an Hour starting at 22 pm.
A number of those fallen for freedom on June 20th Uprising last year were from residents of this region.

Regime confronts slogan-writing of youths of the Uprising
Tehran, May 22, 2010
In fear of the escalation of the Uprising and youths welcoming it by writing slogans in different regions of Tehran a great number of RGC forces and Bassijies have been transferred to Tehran.

One hanged in Isfahan 
Isfahan, May 21, 2010
Mohammad was hanged in Isfahan by the anti-human clerical regime.

Mobilization of force
Mashad, May 21, 2010
At the wake of the Uprising in June, the clerical regime has put all its SSF and Especial Units in the state of alert in Mashad.



The Downfall

Mullah Janati admitted to regime’s weakness
Tehran, May 22, 2010
Mullah Janati, regime’s temporarily Friday Imam of Tehran conceded that regime’s position for exchange of nuclear fuel with Turkey in her land was a weak position: “first we insisted that this exchange must be done in our land but then we accepted it the other way around”.
In another event Jomhori state-run daily close to Rafsanjani attacked Khamenei in its editorial and wrote: “there is no doubt that having hope in fuel exchange in Turkey as it is in Tehran’s Statement is opposite to political keenness”.

Regime’s defeated fraction horrified from the dominant one
Tehran, May 21, 2010
After 175 MPs belonging to the dominant fraction called for the trial of the members of the defeated one and after regime’s head of Judiciary said that this power has no doubt about the crime of the heads of the sedition and their identity, an internet site belonging to regime’s defeated fraction while horrified repented of any act in the course of toppling the System.
Jaras wrote: “by emphasizing on the important principle of ‘refraining from any kind of violence’ even if it is self-defense we will make fruitless the quest of the currents whose existence is based on violent conditions”.
Pointing to PMOI, Jaras wrote: “we mustn’t forget that the green movement is a rainbow. It consists of rightists from within of Islamic Republic to opposition parties inside the country and abroad”. 
Complying to Khameni’s will that they must have borders with PMOI and must keep their distance from it, the defeated fraction repents: “the currents that have tendency to violence, hit on its drum, we must be aware and preserve our unity in our interviews, writings, sayings and especially at the internet”.

Criminal judge Salavati
Tehran, May 21, 2010
Salavati, a criminal sitting in the position of a judge has recently told a lawyer pursing his clients’ case that: “by the directive issued we must issue decrees of condemnation for the detainees of Ashura”.
He added: “Even if a person has not been engaged in the clashes but has been arrested on that day he will receive at least one year imprisonment being lashed during the term; no detainee arrested in Ashura will be counted as not guilty”.
Salavati then continued that all revision courts are ordered to approve the decrees issued. They can only turn the decrees to suspending ones but they cannot rule them out”.



Resistance

Farzad was a flower that I offered to all freedom loving people of Iran




Tehran, May 21, 2010
In a message of gratitude Farzad Kamangar’s mother thanked all those who have been active before and after his execution in his case and demanded that his path should be continued.
In a part of her message she said: “I expect that all these dear people follow Farzad’s path. Now I have thousands of children. I have said times and again that Farzad was not only my child he was the child of all Iranians. He is the child of all the families that have lost their beloveds; there is no difference. 
And my last word is that Farzad was a flower that I offered to all freedom loving people of Iran.

Film Director Jafar Panahi went on unlimited hunger strike
Tehran, May 21, 2010
Jafar Panahi, film director, has started a hunger strike in Evin Prison due to the threats he had received for his live and for maltreatment in the prison. 
The hunger strike started since last Sunday and it is unlimited. Mr. Panahi demands contact with his family, their visit and guarantee for his health from the officials.
The prison guards have threatened him that they will bring his family to the prison and will treat her daughter wrong.

Nabi Akram University on protest
Tabriz, May 21, 2010
Students of Nabi Akram University of Tabriz protested against regime’s elements and rise in university’s tuition on Thursday May 20 and announced that they will continue their protest as the new week starts.
Note: Of course tuition is an excuse in order to show their protest against regime and its elements.
Students chant: "we are all brave and we will resist", "Iranians be aware students are not hushed up" and "we cannot have ousted students". FILM IS AVAILABLE.

Protest against arrest of students
Tehran, May22, 2010
Students of Azad University in Tehran issued a statement announcing that the will fast until their enchained classmates are freed. The statement was issued at the 100th day of detention of Ali Malihi and Mehdi Khodaee two student activists of this university.



Suppression

Six Azerbaijani reporters and cultural activist arrested

East Azerbaijan, May 20, 2010
Mostafa Jamshidi and Ramin Jabbari, Azerbaijani reporters and Hafez Sardarpoor, Mahnaz Karimi (fe), Nader Azizi and Mehdi Zaynali Azerbaijani cultural activists are arrested.
The families of the detainees say that an hour before their detention they were called and told that the governor of Parsabad has a meeting and they are invited to it but then they were arrested in one of the main streets of the city on Monday, may 17.
The suppressive agents have then gone to their homes and searched the places without having any warrant. They have threatened their families and taken their computers, books and other personal belongings with them.

Regime’s prosecutor in Tehran admitted that another prison for torture has been built
Tehran, May 20, 2010
Alireza Awaee the head of regime’s Prosecutor Office in Tehran said: “we have build a prison near Kahrizak with good standards”.
He denied that Kahrizak has been reopened and said: “a prison has been made with good standards near it but it has no connection with Kahrizak and it is managed by the Prison Organization”.

Bassijies suppressive acts against female students
Tehran, May 17, 2010
Bassiji students at Tehran University stop female students throughout the campus and warn them about their veil. There have been clashes in that regard.
In another event Mullah Janati uttered misogynous words in Friday Prayer and demanded that proper veil must be the condition for accepting female students: “universities and students are under your authority accept them with this condition or let them continue with this condition. If they don’t comply Disciplinary Committee must engage”.

Not allowed to go back to work
Tehran, May 21, 2010
Though Office of Justice has issued the decree for an activist of Bus Syndicate to go back to workd the Harasat suppressive forces prevent such act.
Ata Babakhani has been suspended from work during the general strike in 2005. He complained against the act and won the case but Harasat is preventing him from going back to work.
Mr. Babakhani has 18 years history of work in Tehran’s Bus Enterprise.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

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