September 17, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - Sept. 17, 2010

Iran hangs person in Shirvan: report
Sept 15, 2010
The Fars news agency reported on Thursday that mullahs regime in Iran have hanged another person in the northeastern city of Shirvan, the name and the time of execution has not been given by the regime. (Fars state-run News Agency )

Iran violently attacks and ransacks home of political prisoners and family of Ashraf residents
Sept 15, 2010
According to reports, plainclothes agents attacked and ransacked the home of Mohammad Salam Jushan, the husband and father of two political prisoners (PMOI supporters) and violently destroyed his home and personal belongings.
On Monday, September 12 at about 7 pm, more than 8 plainclothes agents raided Mohammad Salam’s home in Tehran’s Hakimiyeh neighborhood. They broke down his door and broke all the windows and house appliances. They also stole some of this family’s belongings. This raid continued for a long time. The agents chanted death to the hypocrites (used by the Iranian regime to refer to the PMOI) while ransacking the home.
Jushan called the police to stop the raid but they did not show up and did nothing to stop the violent raid.
The names of the assailants who participated in this raid are Ali Afrouz, Mohammad Afrouz, Mehrdad, Reza Koul, and Rohollah Arzi among others. This violent attack was done under the orders of Mohebbi, a top Ministry of Intelligence interrogator in the Sepah Cellblock in Gohardasht Prison (Rajayi Shahr) in Karaj. He was leading the raid a short distance from the house. Attacking homes with plainclothes agents is a new method used by the Ministry of Intelligence to terrorize the society.
Mohammad Salam Jushan was arrested a short time ago by the Ministry of Intelligence for participating in post-election protests and was transferred to Evin Prison. He was released on bail. Currently his wife, Zahra Asadpour Gorji and his son, Reza Jushan are in Gohardasht Prison and have been detained since December 2009. It has been close to 8 months that they have been banned from any kind of communication with their family.

Female university students will be forced to study only in universities close to home
Sept 15, 2010
The assistant head of Student Affairs at the Ministry of Science (higher education) cited a plan in which female university students would be transferred to universities and other educational facilities closest to their homes and said, “This issue has been brought up and discussed in the Ministry and will soon be officially announced”.
He said that students can continue their education in their chosen majors as permanent guests and receive their degree from the university they were accepted in and stressed that ‘this plan is effective in all universities and higher learning facilities in the country’. (State-run Iran International Women’s News Agency) 

Political prisoner put under pressure on 64th day of hunger strike
Sep. 15, 2010
Arjang Davoudi was taken to the Rajayi Shahr (Gohardasht Prison) infirmary after two months of hunger strike. He is unable to talk and cannot open his eyes.
Despite his severe critical condition in the infirmary, he was put under pressure to sign a form saying that he would accept the responsibility of the consequences of his hunger strike. He has stressed on continuing his hunger strike until all his demands have been met and refused to sign the form.
Notably, Davoudi’s home was seized under a sentence issued by Judge Hadad who was in charge of his case and was then sold.
Davoudi was arrested on November 9, 2003 on charges of acting against national security and writing the Manifesto for Iranian Secularism and has been detained ever since.

Iran arrest 5 Kurd activists in Ravansar 
Sep. 15, 2010
Five Kurd activists were arrested last week in Ravansar and were taken to unknown locations.
On September 3 agents of the Revolutionary Guards Forces went to the Bencheleh Village and arrested five villagers. They were taken to an unknown location.
There is no information on their whereabouts and their families have still not been able to see them.
Ayat Karimi, Saleh Karimi, Akbar Gholami, Saber Mohammadi and Vahed Rahmani are the five arrested villagers.
They have been arrested on charges of cooperating with a Kurd party.

Student activist in Tehran banned from continuing education
Sep. 15, 2010
Camellia Kosari, a student activist in Alameh University and a member of the Islamic Association in this university participated in the master’s degree exams but was banned from continuing her education by the Selection Committee.
Kosari was active in defending jailed students in this university especially Majid Dori and Mahdieh Golro. Her name was taken off the list despite the fact that she received acceptable grades in the exam.

Iran to lash so-called street harassers – another inhuman punishment under mullah's rule 
Sep. 15, 2010
The punishment for those who harass women and children on the street or in public places is 2 to 6 months of prison and up to 74 lashes. Of course if this crime is the result of a prior conspiracy or carried out in group, each one of the convicts will be sentenced to the maximum punishment. (Fars state-run News Agency)


Iran Students Committee (Supporters of PMOI)

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