The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.614
Uprising of June 10-20
Cry of Allah O Akbar fills Tehran’s sky
Tehran, May 26, 2010
On Tuesday May 25 cries of Allah O Akbar in Topkhaneh and Gisha regions filled the sky of Terhan.
Youths clashed with Bassijies
Tehran, May 27, 2010
Youths in Sohrevardi St. in Tehran stood up Bassijies who harassed them and wanted to disperse them on excuse of ‘confronting those who bother women’.
Five including a woman hanged in Rasht
Rasht, May 27, 2010
The anti-human regime hanged five including a woman in Rasht. These executions were held on Monday May 24 at the back of the building of Rasht prison’s medical section.
These hangings are executed with the purpose of provoking fear and horror in the society at the wake of the anniversary of the nationwide Uprising.
Though several days have past from the hanging regime’s Judiciary fears to announce the names in public media in fear of people’s wrath. It fears nationwide wrath and protest.
17 students arrested
Kerman, May 26, 2010
In fear of students’ protest against Ahmadinejad’s visit of Kerman in the morning of his entrance to the city 17 students of Kerman University were arrested.
They have been transferred by security forces to unknown locations and there is no news of them.
Hanging in Zahedan
Zahedan, May 26, 2010
Jamshid Mir arrested in Farvardin (March 21- April 20) of 2010 was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan.
At the wake of another uprising in June the religious fascism has drastically increased the number of executions to provoke climate of fear and terror.
Suppression beyond imagination
Shiraz, May 26, 2010
Regime’s mercenaries in University of Medical Science in Shiraz have issued new disciplinary regulations.
By these regulations laughing with loud voice, discussing and joking is banned in the campus.
This is the first time that such regulations have been issued.
Other things prohibited by these regulations are: boys should not were T-Shirts, girls should not were Manteaus with bright colors, the nails should not be long, shoes should not be sharp in tip and their heels must not be longer than 3 centimeters.
In chapter 6 of these regulations titled ‘manner’ it has prohibited laughing with loud voice, joking and teasing and discussions in lifts, Coffee Shops and...
In the last chapter the students are threatened that if they violate these regulations they will be summoned to the suppressive Disciplinary Committee.
Increasing pressure on people of Kurdistan
Kurdistan, May 26, 2010
Following the strike and protest of residents of Kurdish cities in protest against the execution of 5 political prisoners in Evin Prison, regime’s suppressive forces are harassing the residents.
During the last few days they have detained some of the shopkeepers in Mahabad and after bothering them have freed them on bail.
These shopkeepers were asked to give obligation that they will not close their shop for any reason any more but they didn’t yield to this bullying.
The Downfall
Bahonar is omitted
Tehran, May 27, 2010
Ahmadi Beeqhash a member of Security Commission in regime’s reactionary parliament said: “unfortunately Bahonar had not had stable positions about the events after the election and hasn’t balanced. Having the position of deputy of parliament he has met with Faeze Rafsanjani who is in direct connection with England.
Beeqhash added in his TV interview: “the one who claims that he follows the orders of the leader of the revolution (Khamenei) must not meet with Faeze Rafsanjani. The MPs cannot ignore that. We will vote that he is not suitable for this position anymore and in this way we answer him back”.
Resistance
Sanandaj Bazaar’s strike has made the mullahs desperate
Sanandaj, May 26, 2010
The clerical regime has received a strong blow from the nationwide strike in Kurdish regions especially in Sanandaj in protest to the execution of 5 political prisoners on May 9 so it has intensified pressure on the shopkeepers.
It has threatened them that if they repeat the strike their shops will be sealed.
Students threaten to boycott the exams and do on general hunger strike
Tehran, May 26, 2010
Students of Polytechnic (Amirkabir) University have threatened that they will boycott last term’s exams in protest to the pressure imposed on Majid Tavakoli arrested student of this university.
After Majid’s mother went on hunger strike because his son has gone on a hunger strike in protest to being transferred to solitary cells, the students of Amirkabir University threatened that they will boycott all end-term exams if Majid’s status doesn’t change.
Majid was transferred on Sunday May 23 to solitary cells because he wrote a letter discussing the current conditions of the country and protesting the execution of 5 political prisoners in May 9.
He is on dry hunger strike.
In another event students of Tehran University announced in a statement that if Majid is not freed they will all go on hunger strike and also boycott the exams.
Who are the murderers of Shabnam Sohrabi (Ashura Uprising)?
Tehran, May 26, 2010
Mother of Shabnam Sohrabi, 34 and intentionally run over several times by suppressive agents during Ashura Uprising, said that she is not permitted by criminal department of prosecutor’s office to file a complaint about Shabnam’s murder. She said that they don’t even permit her to enter the building.
The eyewitnesses that day describe the seen of her murder as: “SSF car hit Shanbam with high speed, and then it ran over her for several times until she was crushed under the wheels”.
Corpses are still in Kahrizak’s mortuary
Tehran, May 26, 2010
Body of 5 political prisoners executed on May 9 have not still be handed over to their families and are still kept in Kahrizak’s mortuary.
Farzad Kamangar’s mother has tried hard to see the body but she wasn’t permitted even a glimpse. None of the mothers have been able to say farewell to their beloveds.
The clerical regime fears that if the bodies are taken to Kurdistan great protests will rise or maybe they have been tortured so hard that regime doesn’t dare to show the bodies even for a glimpse.
When Farzad was in Kermanshah’s prison all his body was crushed, Shirin was savagely tortured for six months.
Farzad’s cousin, Tooba Kamangar said that during the three decades of the rule of this regime 19 of her relatives having Kamangar as their family name have been killed for having political activities.
Suppression
Political prisoner in critical condition
Tehran, May 26, 2010
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, blogger writer, student and a human rights activist, arrested in last January, while on hunger strike in protest for being left unattended for his critical physical conditions and his record legally was transferred to solitary cells. Maleki suffers from sever kidney problems and coughs very hard making him unable to talk properly.
He has been under pressure by interrogators to confess in regime’s TV shows.
He has been arrested for almost six months during which his family could only meet him twice.
Iran sentences student activist to 2 years of prison
May 26, 2010
Student activist Ali Salem was sentenced to 2 years of prison. This Amir Kabir University major degree student was jailed during the widespread arrest of student activist on December 3, 2007 and was later released on bail.
Jailed human rights activist thrown in solitary for refusing to ‘confess’
May 25, 2010
Nasour Taqipour, a human rights activist who was arrested in March was once again thrown in a solitary cell.
According to reports, Taqipour was transferred to a solitary cell from a two person cell which he was recently been transferred to for refusing to give an interview in front of cameras.
This human rights activist and journalist has been jailed for close to three months even while his two month temporary detention order expired in May 1.
Iran official says it will not stop executions
May 26, 2010
The Secretary of Human Rights Staff of Iran, Larijani, said in a visit with the Australian Ambassador that ‘we do not endorse the issue of completely eradicating the death sentence’.
In a visit with the Norwegian Ambassador he said, “Human rights is not a western concept and the west cannot claim such a thing”.
“Human rights pertains to various cultures and civilizations and all civilizations and cultures have their own specific human rights values”, he stressed. (ISNA state-run News Agency)
(Note: Human rights is a universal concept and the ‘Iranian culture’ does not endorse torture, rape in prisons, executions, amputations and thousands of other forms of human rights violations carried out under the Iranian regime.)
Two jailed student activists in critical condition after going on dry hunger strikes
May 27, 2010 - Student activist Majid Tavakoli and Hossein Ronaqi Maleki who are in their 5th day of hunger strike are in poor condition. According to reports, Tavakoli who was suffering from a kidney illness, is in critical condition and is not able to speak. He is also suffering from a stomach hemorrhage.
There is also no news on the condition of Hossein Ronaqi. His parents came to Tehran yesterday to pursue the case of their blogger son but were not able to get any information on his condition. There were reports on the third day of his hunger strike that he was in a very poor state to the extent that he was barely able to speak to his family over the phone and his family did not understand what he said in their short conversation.
Tavakoli was arrested on December 7, 2009 after a student day ceremony and was sentenced to 8 years of prison. Hossein Ronaqi was arrested on December 13, 2009 and was detained in cellblock 2A in Evin Prison.
Hunger striking jailed human rights activist taken to infirmary
May 7, 2010 - Human rights activists Kohyar Goudarzi was taken to the Evin Prison infirmary after going on a hunger strike in his solitary cell.
Goudarzi who was expelled from the Sharif Industrial University and was arrested on December 20, 2009 was thrown in a solitary cell some time ago where he went on hunger strike. He is currently in the infirmary and is being given intravenous fluids.
“I went to Evin Prison to visit my son today”, his mother, Parvin Mokhtara said in this regard.
“But officials did not let me see him and said that until he is solitary he is barred from visits”.
“He also stopped calling us from about 15 days ago and we are not aware of his current condition”, she added.
Goudarzi who is a member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters was thrown in solitary in cellblock 240 after protesting to the head of cellblock 350 on May 20.
Elite student sentenced to 3 years of prison
May 27, 2010 - Arman Rezakhani, an IT engineering student, was sentenced to 3 years of prison by Judge Moqiseh in the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.
He was sentenced to 2 years of prison on charges of ‘insulting the leader’, one year of prison on charges of ‘insulting the system’ and a 100,000 toman ($100) fine for ‘insulting the president’.
This elite 20 year old student was under torture and pressure in the first 40 days of his arrest in the RGC detention centers including the Kakhe Javanan (Youth Castle) and 2A detention centers where he was forced to make false confessions and was sent to Evin Prison on promises of being released.
Rezakhani was arrested on December 18, 2009 in Mirdamad Street in Tehran. He was jailed in cellblock 350 for three months and is currently in cellblock 7 Evin Prison.
Women under suppression
The suppressive plan of ‘veil and chastity’ has been issued by Khamenei
Tehran, May 25, 2010
Hamedani the head of Tehran’s RGC revealed that Khamenei has issued the order for the suppressive plan of ‘veil and chastity’ against the women of our homeland.
Fars news agency affiliated with RGC qouted Hamedani on May 25: “after some reports have been sent for the Leadership his honor told the officials at the beginning of 89 (Iranian New Year) that the issue of veil and chastity is something to be worried about. It is not suitable for our people and thank God the relative organs started their work”.
He also conceded that shops selling outfits are under pressure and added: “today presenting clothing for both women and men is not appropriate in a great number of shops. There are measures taken in that regard and they will be noticeable soon. A base has been established to follow the issue and the issue is under control in universities and bureaus. In some cases they had wore improper veiled dresses intentionally”. He claimed that these people had received money to wear as such to damage ‘the System’s values’.
Tehran’s SSF commander threatens women
Tehran, May 25, 2010
Sajedinia the head of Tehran’s SSF revealed that women wearing as he put it ‘improper veil’ will be tapped so that the case would be documentary in the court.
About this disgusting act he said: “every action taken will be documented. The footage and the pictures will be put in the person’s record so that they cannot deny it in case they are presented to court”.
Sajedinia conceded that a great number of organs are involved in suppressing women and said: “these cultural issues have relative organs. There are 22 organs who should act about veil and chastity. SSF is one of them”.
Women will have uniforms
Tehran, May 24, 2010
Ghasem Noodeh Farahani the head of Tehran’s Guild, Services and Distribution affairs’ Body said in his interview with state-run Mehr news agency that a plan is being discussed and when approved all women in ‘free businesses’ should wear uniform and Islamic veil
Increasing pressure on women
Rasht, May 26, 2010
Regime has increased pressure on women and youths of Rasht.
On last Thursday Bassijies gathered in front of Basic Sciences University there on the excuse that people have improper veil and then flooded into the city and arrested girls and boys to provoke a climate of fear and horror.
Disciplinary Committee suppresses female students
Gilan, May 24, 2010
Abdollah Hatamzadeh head of Gilan University said: “the Disciplinary Committee will act in regard with students with improper veil”. He called ‘improper veil’ as the ‘great plague of the society’.
A parliament just for women!
Tehran, May 25, 2010
Ahmadinejad’s advisor in women’s affairs, Maryam Mojtahedzadeh, said that the (misogynous) regime intends to establish an all female parliament but she said that the details will be disclosed on Women Day!
She claims as such while the number of female MPs in regime’s parliament has never been more than the number of our fingers.
A link of film has been given for women suppression…
Workers of Iran
Workers on strike
Sirjan, May 26, 2010
In protest against the result of exams for their hiring workers of Gandelesazi Factory in Sirjan went on strike.
Regime’s elements had promised them that the priority is with those workers with practical experience but amongst the workers of the factory only 20 have been accepted and as a consequence many of them will be fired.
News of Iran’s Economy
Oil production decreased at least 300,000 barrels per day
Tehran, May 25, 2010
Following the sanctions and lack of investment in oil and gas, regime’s production of oil has reduced 300000 barrels on daily bases.
The sanctions have caused great oil companies such as Schell and Total to draw out of this industry in Iran. Though Chinese factories are replacing them put they haven’t progressed much yet.
At the beginning of the first term of Ahmadinejad the oil production was 4,200,000 barrels per day which has now reduced to 3,900,000.
Compulsory payment of commission
Tehran, May 25, 2010
Regime has recently announced that the commission for paying gas payments in person has increased five times. So if somebody wants to refer to a bank and pay for house-gas he or she must pay 500 tomans and if it is paid not in person the commission would be 100 tomans. May be at the first glance these are not much but if we multiply it in the number of payments we will see that in each cycle of payment the government sucks up a great amount of money.
Other News
Fake Education!
Tehran, May 25, 2010
In an investigation it was found out that the degree of Doctorate of Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Ahmadinejad’s deputy was fake. This was revealed by Kamran Daneshjoo the Minister of Science and Research in a session in presence of Ahmadinejad.
Rahimi misusing this fake degree became the head of Law Department of Azad University in Tehran in 2003.
Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)
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