The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No. 732
Student’s Day, December 7
in Iran
Nov. 28, 2010
Until now, groups of students in Tehran University, Alameh Tabatabayi University, Science and Industry University, Amir Kabir University, Sharif Industrial University, Beheshti University and the Teacher Training University and Qazvin University have announced that they will go on strike on December 7 for Student’s Day.
Qazvin University students pass out posters inviting students to Student’s Day
Nov. 27, 2010
Student activists in Qazvin University are getting ready to hold Student’s Day in this university. In the past few days, student activists have passed out posters among students at night asking them to protest against tyranny on 'Student Day'. The banning of some students from entering university, expulsions, suspensions and other bans against students have been cited in this poster and students have been asked to stand by their classmates under such circumstances.
Anti-regime graffiti writings on the rise in Tehran
Nov. 27, 2010
On the verge of Student’s Day in Iran, graffiti writings have been seen in Tehran’s public places; slogans such as ‘Student’s Day – death to dictator’ which are written in the center of town more than other places. In Tehran University students are also becoming more active and they have put up posters on university boards with words such as ‘students will die but will never surrender’. Students of the Science Association have also put up a large poster for Student’s Day which said ‘the university is alive!’ The Protection Department summoned the student who put up the poster but the student stood up to them.
Suppressive forces of Free University in Firouz Koh step up control on students on verge of Student’s Day
Nov. 27, 2010
According to a student in the Firouz Kouh Unit of the Free University, the Protection Department has stepped up its control on the main entrance of this university which sometimes leads to clashes between students and these forces. Female students are mostly harassed more than others over issues like the veil and their clothes.
Tehran University installs security cameras in fear of 'Student Day' protestsNov. 27, 2010
The Iranian regime lives in fear of anti-regime protests on Student’s Day. According to reports, the Protection Department of Tehran University has installed closed circuit security cameras in many buildings in this university. These cameras have been installed outside the Technical School, the main entrance of this university and outside of the School of Arts among other places.
New ‘Shame’ Bassij movement in Science and Industry University tasked with enforcing mandatory veil and abusing female students
Nov. 27, 2010
Bassij forces in the Science and Industry University in Tehran have established a movement called the ‘Shame’ Movement which is aimed at carrying out suppressive measures and putting pressure on students under the pretext of enforcing the mandatory veil and countering immorality. Under this new plan, Bassij students put pressure on their classmates and the Protection Department has given these students the mandate to deal with their classmates.
Nov. 27, 2010
According to reports from the School of Electronics in the Khajeh Nasir University in Tehran, internet speed has been decreased since November 15 and it has been lowered to 16 kilobytes.
Iran’s internet will stay under control of government
Nov. 27, 2010
IRNA state-run News Agency, November 26 – The assistant head of Planning and Guided Supervision of the Infrastructure Communications Company said, “providing the country’s internet bandwidth will stay monopolized in the hands of the government”.
Mohammad-Ali Arianian said on Friday, “One of the concerns of the government is that the bandwidth which comes from outside of the country be given to the people in a secure way. Therefore, buying bandwidth from outside is monopolized by the government”.
46 Science and Industry students suspended from university for going on vacation with opposite sex
Nov. 27, 2010
Officials of the Science and Industry University in Tehran have suspended 46 freshmen and senior students for one semester because they went on a group outing with the opposite sex.
Downfall
Khamenei admits to Iranians’ abhorrence of Bassij forcesNov. 28, 2010
In a speech to a group of Bassij forces called the ‘Devotees of the Supreme Leadership’, Khamenei admitted to the deep abhorrence of the Iranian people for the Bassij and said that they were the reserves for the difficult days of the government.
Fars News Agency, November 25: ‘Khamenei said in the morning that it is correct that the propaganda of the enemy and their supporters inside the country try to belittle the Bassij and to insult them; But what is great and radiant on the inside will not be demeaned with the insults of the insulters or the accusations of the accusers’.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic who is worried about harder days for the government and regards the Bassij as the reserves for such a day to eliminate its enemies said, ‘the Bassij, is the Bassij of the hearts, the Bassij of lives, the Bassij of emotion, beliefs and of faith and that is why it can be used by a nation in difficult days. On the day that nations have problems, physical bodies are of no use and on that day, hearts have to go the fields and break enemy lines. Those who broke enemy lines did not necessarily have powerful bodies. They had strong hearts and faith and were able to go through mountains and pass difficult paths to finally reach their home”.
Khamenei advisor openly admits to state-sponsored terrorism
Nov. 28, 2010
Rahim Safavi, a former RGC commander, announced the creation of the ‘Islamic World Bassij’ and said that the Bassij way of thinking has been imported to many countries including Lebanon which led to the Lebanon Hezbollah and to Palestine, leading to the Hamas. He said that the Lebanon Hezbollah used Iranian Bassij forces as its role model and the school and way of thinking of Iranian Bassij forces was imported to many countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran expands Bassij Organization and separates it from RGC
Nov. 28, 2010
According to reports, to better control the suppression of protesters, the Bassij Organization has been expanded and separated from the Revolutionary Guards Corps. It will be directly under the control of Khamenei. Until now, the Bassij Organization was a unit of the RGC and its commander was appointed by the commander in chief. In this new organizational chart, the Bassij works parallel to the RGC and will work under the direct supervision of Khamenei like the RGC.
Police on bicycles will start work in Tabriz
Nov. 28, 2010
Esa Sabahi, the head of the state security forces in the Eastern Azarbaijan Province said that using police on bicycles is aimed at increasing the mobility and speed of the police and will replace police foot patrols. In the initial stage of this plan, 80 bicycles will be given to police stations in Tabriz.
15,000 Bassij bloggers become active in Iran
Nov. 28, 2010
After the training of 1,500 ‘cyber commandos’, state-run media have reported that new soft war products have been put out in the market.
According to a RGC official, the training of 15,000 Bassij forces has ended. According to a state-run website, Bahram Hosseini Motlaq, said that entering the virtual zone in line with promoting the culture of the Bassij and training more than 20,000 people is another priority of the Revolutionary Guards Corps.
“Until the end of the month of Azar (Persian month equivalent to December 22) more than 20,000 people will be trained in blogging and entering the virtual zone and up till now, 15,000 people have been trained”.
“Holding a festival for Bassij bloggers aimed at promoting the culture of martyrdom and sacrifice (in the internet) is some of the other programs we have for this week”.
Nov. 28, 2010
In fear of mourning groups on Ashura who use every opportunity to gather and chant slogans against the Iranian regime to show their discontent with the religious tyranny ruling Iran, the Iranian regime has for the first time in its history created ‘Moharam’ Police to control these mourning groups on Ashura. (Ashura is the day when the revered Imam of Shiites and grandson of the prophet Mohammad was killed and it is marked by mourning ceremonies in Iran. Last year Ashura which was on December 27 was the scene of serious unrest in Iran and several protesters were killed and run over by security forces).
Colonel Mir Heidari, the deputy commander of the state security forces in Qom said on Thursday, November 25 that the Moharam Police will become active to control mourning groups.
“Making inborn the culture of Ashura in the society needs cooperation between the head of the religious groups, eulogists and the police”.
He talked about the expectations of the police from religious groups and stressed on order and calm in the mourning groups and said the creation of the honorary Moharam police is the result of the proper cooperation of religious groups with the police.
“The honorary police will be used in educational sessions after they become organized”, he added.
Top cleric praises Bassij for its part in crushing dissent
Nov. 27, 2010
Mohammad Kadkhodayi, the representative of the Supreme Leader in the Bassij said regarding suppressive measures of the Bassij after the elections, ‘The Bassij played an important part in identifying and arresting members of the sedition. The Bassij stood against the rioters and seditions on the streets and also identified their leaders who led these movements and carried out intelligence measures”.
Effect of sanction
Consumers cannot afford goods as prices increase
Nov. 28, 2010
The sharp raise in prices in the clothing and makeup markets has rendered consumers unable to purchase goods and most malls and shopping centers are empty. Concerns from the implementation of the plan to cut subsidies have led to a sharp rise in prices and prices are increasing on some goods on a daily basis.
Plan to distribute fuel with 3 rates was passed
Nov. 28, 2010
After the implementation of the Smart Subsidy Plan fuel will be presented with three rates (subsidy, sub-subsidy and free).
Subsidy fuel is the fuel which was in the fuel cards of Iranians and the new rationing will be announced in the end of the month of Azar (by December 22). The price for this fuel will be 100 tomans. But sub-subsidy fuel will be about 400 tomans and all cars are allowed a specific amount of this fuel in one month. Free fuel is about 700 tomans for each liter and cars can use this fuel without limitation.
Ardabil Cement Factory shuts down; cement prices rise
Nov. 28, 2010
The Ardabil Cement Factory has stopped its productions on the eve of the implementation of a plan to cut government subsidies. This has led to raised cement prices in the city which has gone up to 7,000 tomans.
Long longs for gas in Tehran before subsidy cut
Nov. 27, 2010
The lines outside natural gas stations have reached a critical point and this has angered motorists especially taxi drivers. According to taxi drivers, they spend at least 3 hours a day waiting in gas station lines.
Tehran Metro is not even fit for 1970’s
Nov. 27, 2010
Mehdi Chamran, the head of the Tehran City Council said, “The Metro network in Tehran has been constructed according to the standards and needs of the 70’s and we still have not been able to provide as much railway as we need for the capital… We have problems with the ratification of credits let alone if these credits were not ratified”.
Suppression
Nov. 26, 2010
According to reports, political prisoner Reza Jushan has been confined to a solitary cell for 8 months in complete isolation and under medieval conditions.
This 25 year old political prisoner was transferred to solitary cell on orders of intelligence agency interrogators in mid April 2010 in the Sepah Cellblock in Gohardasht (Rajayi Shahr) Prison. He was interrogated and physically and mentally tortured by a head interrogator identified as Mohebi for one month. Mohebi subsequently ordered that he be transferred to subsidiary 17 in Cellblock 6 in this prison and he was kept in complete isolation in this cell until mid November.
Jushan was banned from contacting his family by phone and visits in this time. The conditions in subsidiary 17 are intolerable and inhumane. He was kept with a number of prisoners who were convicted of murder and were suffering from severe mental problems. They were banned from minimum human facilities such as having the right to go the prison infirmary, going to the prison shop and having sanitary facilities. The food given to prisoners in this cellblock is inedible.
After being kept in isolation for a few months, Reza Jushan was transferred to cellblock 1 known as the ‘doghouse’ in this prison aimed to increase the pressure and abuse against him.
This political prisoner was arrested on December 1, 2009 after intelligence agents raided his home. He was transferred to the Sepah cellblock and was transferred to cellblock 4 two months after. On December 7 intelligence agents once again raided his home and arrested his mother, Zahra Asadpour Gorji and transferred her to the Sepah Cellblock in Gohardasht. After weeks of interrogation and torture she was transferred to the female section of this prison. Gorji was arrested and jailed before this along with her daughter (Fatemeh Jushan) for visiting her son in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. They were detained for 14 months in Gohardasht Prison and were released after serving their time. Gorji and her son were tried on February 8, 2010 in the first branch of the Revolutionary Court by Asef Reiesi and were sentenced to one year of prison in Zanjan Prison and 4 years of exile to the Qeilar Village in Zanjan.
Prison medics beat ill prisoner in Evin Prison
Nov. 26, 2010
Peiman Karimi who is detained in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison was transferred to a solitary cell in cellblock 240 in this prison on November 25. According to reports, Karimi is in critical health to the point that he was transferred to the infirmary and Taleqani Prison in Tehran several times in the past few months. On Thursday November 25, he was transferred to a solitary cell in cellblock 240 as punishment after medical officials in prison filed a complaint against him. Because he constantly went to the infirmary as a result of hypotension and because he received 108 insulin injections medical officials did not pay any attention to his condition. Karimi protested the irresponsible treatment of the medical team after which they started kicking and punching him instead of correcting their behavior. The medical team then filed a complaint against him and on November 25, while he was in critical condition he was thrown in solitary. Notably, he has threatened that he would go on a hunger strike which has let to serious concerns for his health.
Kurd human rights activist in critical condition in prison is denied treatmentNov. 27, 2010
Jailed human rights activist Mohammad Sediq Kaboudvand passed out for the second time in the past two months because of brain pressures and problems in his nervous system. He fainted at 3 am on Friday November 19 after he stopped breathing. After regaining his conscious, he had temporary blindness and a part of his brain stopped working. He was also suffering from severe pain, cold sweat, and numbness and paralysis in parts of his body. He regained subnormal conditions after 30 minutes.
Prisoners in his cellblock informed the guards about his condition and that he might have suffered a brain stroke and he was transferred to the prison infirmary with an ambulance. But he did not receive the necessary treatment in the infirmary and was treated unsuitably and insulted by the guards and the non-medical staff of the infirmary.
After he was checked in standing position, he was returned to his cell. Notably, people such as A.Q have passed away in prison in the past under similar circumstances and lack of attention by the heads of the infirmary.
Sociologist says violence against women on the rise in Iran
Nov. 26, 2010
A socialist says that in Iran, research on violence against women has been carried out for 15 year but unfortunately no measures have been taken to decrease violence against women. Laws have not been changed, support organizations have not been created and measures have not been taken to educate people on violence against women.
“The statistics for violence against women in Iran cannot be calculated because there are no correct figures about this issue. Even if we assume that 10 percent of Iranian families are involved in this issue, there is cause for concern about the state of women in Iranian families”…
Shahla Ezari said on structured violence, “For example when the Ministry of Labor is discriminatory in hiring men and women and allocates a higher percent of occupational rations to men, this is structured violence”.
She stressed that structured violence can be found in the law, culture and protocols of the country and said, “Not only have the laws in Iran not improved and have not helped banning violence against women, but currently, rites and cultural norms that had become obsolete and were considered as a kind of violence against women are being revived and we are witnessing an increase in structured violence on a daily basis in the country”.
“Any action that would lead to mental pain and suffering for women is considered violence against women therefore, remarriage (polygamy) and temporary marriages are both a kind of violence against women”, she said when asked if article 22 and 23 in the Family Support bill in the parliament which deals with the issue of temporary marriages and polygamy can be considered violence against women. (ILNA state-run News Agency)
Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)
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