The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.681
War of political prisoners
Message of death row political prisoner Ali Saremi
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Ali Saremi, father of a PMOI member residing in Ashraf City, Iraq sent a message from inside the prison after he was informed of the approval of the death penalty for 6 political prisoners.
His message reads in part: “...we must ask the prosecutor what you have brought in these 31 years of your rule for us other than death, poverty, terror and suppression?
...our execution is nothing new or surprising this is the only thing that you can do...Be ware a day will come that the people will take their revenge. Don’t think that they are negligent. Don’t think that they will forget suppression, torture, Kahrizak...
Our nation will no longer comply with the oppressors...”
Three political prisoners on dry hunger strike
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Three of political prisoners at Evin Prison Bahman Ahmadi Amooie, Kayvan Samimi and Majid Tavakoli turned their hunger strike into dry hunger strike.
They are in critical condition.
5 other hunger strikers transferred to infirmary
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Five other prisoners from 17 hunger strikes of ward 350 were taken to Evin’s infirmary; Abdollah Momeni student activist, Bahaman Ahmadi Amooie journalist, Jafar Aghdami civil activist, Ibraim (Nader) Babaie civil activist and Kayvan Samimi journalist.
Families of political prisoners continue their protest though attacked by Especial Guards
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Especial Guards forces attacked the families of political prisoners on morning of August four in front of regime’s Revolution Court.
These suppressive forces especially beat viciously the female protesters even old mothers.
The families were forced to leave the place at 11 am but gathered in front of the entrance of 15 Khordad metro station but still were raided at by the suppressive forces.
The agents taped the faces of protesters and threatened them.
Plainclothes surrounded the region preventing other people to reach the protesters for helping them.
Visits stopped
Tehran, August 3, 2010
On August 3 a large group of families of political prisoners of ward 350 of Evin Prison went there to visit their beloveds but after a few hours they were told that they are all banned from having a visitor. The phones of the ward are still disconnected.
The political prisoners on hunger strike are transferred to solitary cells of ward 240 on the order of Bozorgnia the head of ward 350.
The families of political prisoners have announced that if this situation continues they will gather in protest in front of regime’s parliament.
Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran’s prosecutor is responsible for carrying on Khamenei’s order about imposing inhumane limitations and pressure on political prisoners.
Hunger strikers under psychological pressure even at the infirmary
Tehran, August 4, 2010
The personnel of Evin’s infirmary put pressure on hunger strikers who have been brought there for their critical condition by shouting at them: “you are just a bunch of Monafeghs (the name regime calls PMOI members). You have caused disorder in the country and are now causing disorder at the prison”.
Female political prisoner praises the hunger strikers
Tehran, August 4, 2010
In a letter to 17 hunger strikers political prisoner Atefeh Nabavi praised their withstanding. She wrote in part: “...you are using whatever you have (to resist) and that is your own body; without thinking of yourselves...I know that since the day you started your resistance you knew that these days will come but still you were willing to pay such price ...”
Sanctions and their aftermaths
Ahmadinejad confronts Security Council’s resolution
Tehran, August 3, 2010
Amongst regime’s elements that are on mission abroad Ahmadinejad addressing the international community said: “issue resolution! How many had you issued so far, four; Issue 4000. You don’t know that with each resolution you condemn yourselves”.
Hollow claims of Oil Minister
Tehran, August 4, 2010
After the unilateral sanctions by EU and Canada, Massoud Mir Kazemi regime’s oil minister claimed on Wednesday: “by March 1914 we are capable of production of 170 million liters of gasoline and since we need 66 million liters for our domestic affairs we will be able to export gasoline in 4 years”.
This claim comes at the time when regime incapable of meeting daily need of gasoline is importing 40% of the consumption from abroad.
To be able to provided or the domestic consumption of gasoline regime needs to build 13 refineries costing 42 billion dollars.
The regime cannot afford such an amount of money because there is no foreign investment in Iran due to sanctions.
Gas and gasoline problems in Karaj
Karaj, August 3, 2010
Reports received from Karaj say that residents of this city are facing many problems these days for receiving fuel. People must spend lots of hours in lines and this has made them discontent, angry and has led to clashes.
Only a few gas stations exist in Karaj and they provide gasoline for personal cars only at nights. This has led to long and crowded queues till morning hours.
Australia’s new sanctions against clerical dictatorship
Tehran, August 4, 2010
The value of trade between Australia and the clerical regime has been 600,000,000 dollars per year; export 599,000,000 and imports from regime only 50,000,000.
Informed sources say that 300,000,000 dollars of the imported goods were confidential; whether military goods or goods with dual usage.
But during the last week Australia joined the unilateral sanctions against the clerical dictatorship in fields of oil, gas, banking, insurance and transportation. The sanctions ban any deals in weapons, nuclear equipments, missiles, chemical and biological elements.
Australia also banned financial exchanges and prohibited the entrance of 110 of regime’s personalities and enterprises.
Any kind of contract for extraction of uranium is banned.
Effects on Iran’s industry:
Petrochemical Company
Aghajari, August 4, 2010
More than 900 workers of Shakheh Petrochemical Company have not received their wages for two months. This comes at a time when the residents of this city have to buy even their water at a price of 500 tomans per 20 liters. These workers receive only 450000 tomans per month.
Iran Metal Industry Company
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Iran Metal Industry Company is an old company that manufactures different machinery and metal products. The company has been facing a great number of crises during last months. This has led to several protest gathering of its workers and the answer of company’s management to their protests is: “we have no money to pay you”.
Afzar Azma electronic factory
Tehran, August 4, 2010
This company is amongst the companies located in Hashtgerd Industrial Township. The companies of this industrial township are facing serious problems in regard with their production and the workers. The shortage in cash has caused inability for providing the raw material for this company leading to an excessive drop in its production.
As the result the company has fired 50 of its 350 workers so far and some other are at the verge of being fired.
Ahmadinejad’s government: we don’t have money to pay you back
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Most of the factories providing power and electronic parts and control systems for regime Ministry of Power have not received their due money from this ministry. The answer they receive from this governmental organ is: “we don’t have money to pay you back”. This nonpayment has led to shortage of cash in these companies leading in turn to decrease of their products.
Bazaar
Recession in Bazaar
Tehran, August 4, 2010
A shopkeeper in Bazaar said: “Bazaar is in recession. We sell a little. You cannot compare it with last year. About the taxes we are in bad situation. They should not increase the taxes because we don’t sell enough. People cannot afford to go shopping”.
No cash and bad checks
Tehran, August 4, 2010
One of Bazaaris said: “people cannot pay in cash and most of the checks are bad. This causes mistrust”.
Bazaar’s recession is serious
Tehran, August 4, 2010
One Bazaari said: “the recession is serious. This week I didn’t sell anything till Tuesday. Everybody is like this. Nobody comes to Bazaar it is only us. We are under pressure both financially and mentally. Only those who are smuggling work and it is clear who they are (regime’s elements in Bazaar) but others are in terrible condition”.
Ahmadinejad’s scandel in Hamadan
Death to Dictator
Hamadan, August 4, 2010
On Wednesday August 4 while Ahmadinejad was speaking inside Hamadan’s Qods Stadium some youths gathered in front of the stadium chanting ‘death to dictator’ for ten minutes before SSF reached there.
In fear of the spread of this protesting move SSF suppressive forces interfered and arrested some of the youths.
The eyewitnesses say that the crowd was less than 2000 brought in from villages of Nahavand and Malayer and more than 60% of them were pupils.
Ahmadinejad was attacked with hand- grenade
Tehran, August 4, 2010
One of the vehicles in Ahmadinejad’s caravan in Hamadan was attacked by a hand-grenade on its way from airport to Qods Stadium.
Ahmadinejad’s press office denied the attack and said that it was jus a firecracker.
But Fars News Agency affiliated with IRGC admitted: “a hand-made grenade exploded in the root determined for welcoming Ahmadinejad in Hamedan…”
Threatening students before Ahmadinejad’s trip
Tehran, August 4, 2010
On the eve of Ahmadinejad’s visit to Hamedan some active students of Boalisina University and those who had participated in the demonstrations from this university were warned both written and verbally that they should not have any activity during the coming days.
In the city any slightest protesting move was suppressed. On Monday police especial forces beat a youth around Boali Square.
Threatening parents
Tehran, August 4, 2010
At the course of Ahmadinejad’s trip to Hamedan regime called the parents of pupils saying that if they do not send their children for the speech they will not be enrolled for the new academic year.
Ahmadinejad taunts western countries
Tehran, August 4, 2010
In his speech in Hamedan Ahmadinejad addressed the western countries and said: “because you had not been polite and you were rude we will not negotiate with you for two months until you get your lesson and come to us for negotiation”.
The Downfall
Mehdi Khazali: we proved that Shah was better
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Mehdi Khazali (his father a member of regime’s Council of Guidance) a blogger wrote a note protesting the execution of political prisoner Jafar Kazemi.
He wrote: “I do not know Jafar Kazemi but I know the 5 million demonstrators on July 15, 2009. I was amongst the demonstrator with my wife and two children. I don’t know if Kazemi has to be executed on charge of ‘Moharebe’ then you must hang tens of millions. Don’t play with God’s law that is war against God. You have studied religious law. Even if somebody is carrying a sword is in its sheath he is not a ‘Mohareb’.
In his note addressing the heads of the regime he added: “we proved that Shah was better than us. If he too killed like us and accused everybody of Moharebe or being an infidel maybe he would have rule another half of a century”.
Many of IRGC commander are retired
Isfahan, August 4, 2010
A report from Isfahan says that about 2 to 3 weeks ago many of old IRGC commanders especially those who had participated in Iran-Iraq war are either made retired or sent to some bureaus such as Post & Telegraph or Agriculture; the reason is that they had criticized or opposed Ahmadinejad.
Head of regime worried about the uprising of people of Iran
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Ahmad Tavakoli the head of regime’s Majlis’s Research Commission wrote in a report about how he is worried about the uprising of people of Iran: “the second sedition might be greater than the first one. It is on its way. The road of revolution has reached one of its sharpest pass”.
He pointed to the aftermaths of last year’s debates and added: “TV & Radio must be aware not to repeat the deadly mistakes. That is not acceptable”.
Resistance
Statement distributed amongst Tehran’s bus drivers
Tehran, August 4, 2010
A group of workers and labor activists distributed statement amongst bus drivers in Tehran condemning the arrest of Reza Shahabi from Tehran’s Bus Driving Syndicate and calling upon them to continue the struggle for achieving their rights.
The statement was distributed during 6 hours in Azadi BTR line, Tehran Pars, Azadi to Khavaran BTR line, Stop Point and the bureau of Tehran Bus Driving Company and bus terminal at Azadi Square.
Writing anti regime slogans
Tehran, August 4, 2010
These days a great number of anti regime slogans are written in Narmak region of Tehran. Though the security agents erase these slogans but they are written again.
Suppression
Death penalty for a dentist
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Iran state-run daily wrote: “...after three courses of trial at Revolution Court headed by Judge Salavati the dentist was condemned to execution accused of being a corrupt on earth”.
Regime refused Brazil’s suggestion
Tehran, August 4, 2010
The anti-human regime of mullahs refused the suggestion of Brazil’s president for giving asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi under execution by stoning to death.
Mehmanparast said: “as we know Mr. Dasilva he has a very soft heart and probably did not have enough information about this file”.
Full scan machines at Evin Prison
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Recently the clerical dictatorship has imported full- scanning machines and scans people who intend to enter Evin Prison.
By this new machinery even inside the stomach can be seen. They say that they do this scanning to find narcotics but everybody knows that regime is the No. one importer of narcotics in the prisons and these machines are for controlling the visitors.
The plan for Islamizing universities executed from Fall
Tehran, August 4, 2010
According to this plan that will be implemented from the new academic year the professors are not permitted to let students with improper veil participate in their classes.
6 years term and 5 years deprivation from social activities
Tehran, August 4, 2010
Rasool Bodaghi a member of the Board of Directives of Iran Teachers’ Guild was condemned by the criminal judge Salavati to 6 year’s term and 5 years deprivation of social activities on charge of ‘propagating against the Establishment’ (one year imprisonment) and ‘participating in the gathering against national security (read regime’s security)’ (5 years).
His lawyer said that he will protest the ruling.
Workers of Iran
If you reveal news you will be arrested!
Shiraz, August 3, 2010
The Harasat of Fars Long Distance Communication Company in Shiraz has threatened its workers who had not received their wages for 18 months not to convey the news of this suppression to the media.
A laborer activist said that all their phone lines are under control.
It is to be mentioned that formerly three of these workers have committed suicide due to the pressures imposed on them.
Ignoring the protest of the workers
Kerman, August 4, 2010
On Wednesday August 4 about 40 workers of Bardsir Sugar Cane Factory in Kerman gathered in protest in front of the factory since 8 am. One of the workers said that they had gone to Kerman’s Governor Office, Kerman’s Friday Imam’s office, Kermans MP and even in front of Ahmadinejad’s office but no authority pays any attention to them.
Workers of Naz Nakh closed factory demand their rights
Qazvin, August 4, 2010
On Wednesday August 4, about 50 workers of the closed factory of Naz Nakh gathered in protest in front of the factory. They demand 7 months of wages that has not been paid to them. The gathering started from 8 am and lasted till 11 am.
A worker said: “we wanted to go to Tehran yesterday but to hush us up and divide us they paid about 40 of us half a month wages. All of us must be paid for 7 months and our lives are ruined”.
Workers of Alborz Chinaware Factory on strike
Qazvin, August 4, 2010
More than 180 workers of Alborz Chinaware Factory sat-in in front of the company in Qazvin’s industrial township. These workers with 19 to 24 years of history of work at this company have not received their wages for 10 months.
News on Iran’s economy
Explosion is phase two petrochemical complex of Asalooyeh
Asalooyeh, August 4, 2010
Since three days ago a gas leak was found in one of the pipes in Asalooyeh’s phase two petrochemical complex and even marked but regime took no action to solve the problem and on Wednesday afternoon the pipe blasted and fiver workers Morteza Jome Poor, Kazem Sharifi, Aziz Jahangiri, Soleiman Amirinarges and Arman Ghahreman lost their lives.
Entrance to the complex is banned since the explosion and regime is paying especial attention to stop the spread of the news and its details.
Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iran-Students-Committee/222864894745?ref=ts
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