Ceremony for the 22nd anniversary of massacre of political prisoners held in Behesht Zahra Cemetery
(Aug. 15, 2010) -The families of jailed PMOI supporters who were killed in the massacre of political prisoners in the 80’s held a ceremony to commemorate the memory of their loved ones on the 22nd anniversary of this massacre. This ceremony was held in the Behesht Zahra Cemetery in Tehran.
17 hunger striking political prisoners in unknown state in solitary in Evin Prison
(Aug. 15, 2010) According to reports, hunger striking political prisoners are in solitary cells and there are no credible reports that they have actually ended their hunger strike.
“All we know is that they have all been taken to solitary and held incommunicado”, an informed source said. “But we do not know if they have ended their hunger strikes and even their families do not know this”.
“Rumors that they have ended their hunger strikes were spread by Moussavi supporters and credible news has not been published in this regard”, this source added.
Residents of Tehran prove that resistance is alive by writing slogans in public places
(Aug. 15, 2010) -According to reports from Tehran, on Wednesday and Thursday there were widespread graffiti writings in various areas in Tehran.
Some of these slogans were ‘death to Khamenei’, ‘death to the principle of Islamic leadership’ inviting people to join them on September 3 in commemorating the memory of political prisoners killed in the massacre of 1988. They also supported the international sanctions against the Iranian regime.
‘Fight against the dictator until its demise’ and ‘brave people of Tehran we can and have to overthrow the Khamenei regime- do not forget Sep. 3’ was also written in public places in Tehran.
Regime officials show reaction to military threats
(Aug. 15, 2010) -The cultural assistant of the Armed Forces Staff cited military threats against the Iranian regime and said, “Our authorities and also the media have to be careful to see the issue as it is and not influenced by the psychological operations of the enemy”.
“The hostile actions, soft war and psychological operations of America, England and other allies of the White House against the Islamic Republic of Iran was never this widespread and to this extent… One of the ways in countering the enemy’s media war and soft war is to form an independent ministry for making policies, leading, coordinating and managing the operations in this very important area and also it is very necessary to organize general diplomacy”, he added.
Ahmadinejad is out of the control of Khamenei
(Aug. 15, 2010) -A regime official shed light on the fact that despite the recommendations of Khamenei that Ahmadinejad take part in the meetings of the Expediency Council, Ahmadinejad still refuses to participate in these sessions.
Ahmad Najami a pro-Khamenei cleric wrote in an article in the state-run Tabnak website: “When you hear that the explicit recommendations of the leader in the past year saying that the president should be present in sessions of the Expediency Council is not listened to because of other business, one remembers supporters who constantly say that our support for Ahmadinejad is only as far as he is obligated to the leader”.
Political prisoner violently beaten in Evin Prison; psychological pressure on hunger striking prisoners
(Aug. 15, 2010) -Three guard officers in Evin Prison attacked a political prisoner last night who was detained in a solitary cell in cellblock 240, violently beating him.
According to reports, these three guards were Ziayi, Karabalayi and Mahmoudi who have insulted and abused political prisoners especially prisoners in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison in the past.
The screams of this tortured prisoner who cried and moaned from pain until the middle of the night could be heard in the corridors of cellblock 240.
This incident put severe mental pressure on 16 hunger strikers who are still in solitary cells in Evin Prison.
Families of hunger striking political prisoners clueless about fate of loved ones
The families of hunger striking political prisoners in Evin Prison say that they have not had any sort of communication with the 16 hunger striking political prisoners and none of them have been able to make a phone call so far. These 16 political prisoners are still in kept in solitary cells and have not been transferred to the public cellblock.
Setayesh Nouraninejad, the sister of political prisoner Hossein Nouraninejad, one of the 16 hunger strikers, said in an interview that the families of hunger strikers in Evin have written a letter to the head of the Judiciary expressing concern regarding the health of their jailed relatives who they have not had any contact with in the last 20 days. These families say that the continued persistence of officials in banning them from making phone calls and not transferring them to the public cellblock has raised questions regarding the unsuitable physical health of these prisoners. These families are wondering if their loved ones have even survived the hard conditions of going of hunger strike. (VOA Website – Aug. 14, 2010)
Young Tehrani violently beaten in public for smoking in Ramadan
(Aug. 15, 2010) - On Thursday, the firs day of Ramadan (in Iran), a young man who was smoking a cigarette in the Moqadas Ardabili Street (in Tehran) was attacked and severely beaten by security forces in the 161 Police Station in front of other people on the street. This young man was beaten and dragged to the police station while pleading with the forces that ‘it was the first day of Ramadan and I swear I forgot’ and even apologized for smoking.
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