June 16, 2010

Supplementary report on Beheshte Zahra gathering Tehran, June 15, 2010 - Clashes: at 1220 on June 15 about 150 SSF and security agents were blocking the entrance of the cemetery with fences and rods. At 1650 clashes took place between the crowd and regime’s security agents at the entrance at least 30 were arrested and tens were injured. - About 1000 people gathered on June 15 in Beheshte Zahra Cemetery to pay their tributes to those who gave their lives last year on June 15 in the nationwide uprising. The crowd went by graves of Sohrab Arabi, Ali Hasanpoor, Ramin Ramezani, Mohammad Kamrani, Ahmad Naim Abadi, Mohammad Chegini and etc and put candles and flowers over their grave. When the mother of Neda Agha Soltan wanted to go to Ali Hasanpoors grave to pray SSF blocked her way and made her to leave the place. On each grave as the ceremony started the agents approached the crowd and told them that they can only pray and must do nothing else. The crowd was told that if it got uneasy everybody present would be arrested. When Ali Hasanpoor’s brother wanted to speak about him he was warned that he is not allowed to do so but he ignored the warning and talked for 10 minutes about his brother. The gathering lasted from 4 to 7 pm. Security agents and intelligence agents wearing masks taped the graves and its surrounding.

Death to Khamenei in Goharshad Mosque

Mashad, June 15, 2010
Reports from Mashad say that on June 14 after the dusk praying in Mashad’s Goharshad Mosque the participants about 250 to 300 strong chanted ‘death to Khamenei’ and ‘death to dictator’ in mosques yard and then dispersed.

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