UPDATE ON IRAN - JULY 25, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.671

Clashes with suppressive forces and the chant of ‘death to dictator’ in Roosevelt Gas Station
Tehran, July 23, 2010
ISC reported that around 3 pm there have been clashes between people waiting in line for gasoline and the suppressive agents present at Roosevelt Gas Station.
All the drivers and passengers of the vehicles in line for gasoline got out of their vehicles and chanted ‘death to dictator’.

The Downfall

Regime’s fear of the ruling of US Court of Appeal continues
Tehran, July 22, 2010
Though days have passed from the ruling of US Court of Appeal in regard with delisting of PMOI, media affiliated with Khamenei’s band are still mourning about the issue.
Raja News state-run site wrote: “Maryam Rajavi said that when the court has ruled that PMOI’s name must be taken off the list, the law and justice must be respected and the decree must be executed”.
The site added: “the court has issued a verdict announcing that PMOI must have the opportunity to answer this allegation that ‘this group is still active in terrorist activities or has its potential’.”


Suppression

Khamenei himself has ordered the suppression of women
Tehran, July 23, 2010
A regime’s MP said that Khamenei himself has ordered the suppression of women under the mullah- made excuse of ‘improper veil’.
In reaction to some regime’s bands that fear the burst of people’s wrath because of the intensity of suppression of women, Mullah Mohammad Taghi Rahbar said: “I ask Sir (Khamanei) which authority and with what permission can stop SSF from executing its task (suppression of women)? Sir has warned SSF times and again that it is their natural duty to fight with the signs of ‘improper veil’ and corruption”.

Student prisoners sentenced to 6 years of prison
Tehran- July 21, 2010
Arsalan Abadi, a constructional engineering student at Qazvin University who was sentenced to 9 and half years of prison by the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court, was sentenced to six years of prison in a court of review. The six year prison sentence was issued by the 54th branch of the Revolutionary Court.
This student was arrested on Ashura (Dec. 27, 2010) and is currently in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison.
Abdi has been jailed for 210 days and according to reports, his sister and fiancé were detained for 30 days to put pressure on him.

Jailed blogger in poor physical health in Evin Prison
Tehran- July 21, 2010
The physical health of Hossein Ronaqi Maleki who is detained in a solitary cell in cellblock 1A in Evin Prison is very poor but prison officials refuse to give him medical treatment.
This blogger and human rights activist is suffering from heart and kidney problems. Despite this, prison officials and interrogators refuse to allow him to receive medical attention and are oblivious to his physical health.
He has been under torture and physical and mental pressure in the months of his detention and this has led to numerous physical problems for him…
Hossein Ronaqi Maleki was arrested in the home of his brother, Hassan Ronaqi Maleki, on December 13, 2009. His brother, who did not have any previous political activities, was under severe physical torture for one month to force him to give false confessions. He was severely injured in the neck as a result of the torture.

Political prisoner goes on hunger strike in protest to inhumane prison conditions
Tehran- July 22, 2010
According to reports, political prisoner Reza Jushan announced in a letter sent to us that he was forced to go on a hunger strike as of July 21 because of the intolerable and inhume conditions in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
This 25 year old prisoner was arrested on December 1, 2009 after agents of the Intelligence Agency raided his home. He was taken to a solitary cell in the Sepah cellblock and after two months was taken to cellblock 4. Intelligence Agents once again raided the home of this family on December 7 and arrested his mother, Zahra Asadpour Gorji. She was also taken to the Sepah Cellblock and after weeks of interrogations and physical and mental torture, was transferred to Gohardasht Prison’s female cellblock. Gorji and her daughter Fatemeh Jushan were arrested before this for visiting their family members in Camp Ashraf in Iraq and were detained for 16 months in Gohardasht Prison. They were released after serving their prison term. Gorji and her son were sentenced to one year of prison to be served in Zanjan Prison and four years of exile in the Qeilar Village in Zanjan.
The below letter was written by Reza Jushan to Gerami, Gohardasht Prison’s manager and has been sent for us as well:
I announce in this way that I, Reza Jushan, son of Mohammad Salam, have been banned from having visits and making telephone calls in my detainment in cellblock 17 since April 10, 2010.
I have gone on a hunger strike for the below reasons:
My future state has not been determined and I have not been transferred to the public cellblock.
I am banned from making calls and visiting my mother Mrs. Zahra Asadpour Gorji, son of Habibollah, who is currently in the female cellblock in Gohardasht Prison.
Not having the right to call or see my family outside of prison.
All of these three stated issues are the minimum rights of a citizen and prisoner.
I have not received any answers to my previous letters I wrote to you.
Therefore I announce in complete physical and mental health that as of now I will go on a hunger strike for an unlimited amount of time.
It is obvious that until all the above mentioned issues are seen to I will not break my hunger strike.
Political prisoner Reza Jushan

Gohardasht Prison guards attack and beat political prisoners
Tehran- July 22, 2010
According to reports, political prisoners in cellblock 4 in Gohardasht Prison were violently beaten.
On Thursday July 22, the head of cellblock 4, Mahmoud Moghnian and his prison gangs attacked and violently beat political prisoners in this cellblock.
At about 10:30 am political prisoner Khaled Hardani who was in cell number 15 was attacked by a dangerous prisoner. After this attack, he was summoned and reprimanded and insulted by Moghnian. When Mr. Hardani protests his actions, Moghnian attacked and beat him with a baton. Hardani was then transferred to solitary.
After this measure, Moghnian ordered his prison gang who follow his orders in the cellblock in dealing drugs and suppressing prisoners, to attack political prisoners.
Student prisoner Hood Yazerlu was violently attacked by this gang. Hood lost a portion of his eyesight as a result of strikes to his head and he also sustained abrasions on his body.
Moghnian then ordered Hood Yazerlu to be transferred to the cell where the prison gang was detained. With this transfer he intends to subject this young political prisoner to serious danger. Other political prisoners protested this transfer.
Mahmoud Moghnian played a part in the killing of political prisoners in the 80’s especially in 1988 in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj and personally executed a large number of political prisoners. He also plays a part in attacking political prisoners and in these attacks, Amir Heshmat Saran, who was killed under torture, Behrouz Javid Tehrani, Afshin Baimani and other prisoners were seriously wounded.
The attack on political prisoners is decided by the offices of Khamenei because of its international sensitivity, is planned by the intelligence Agency and carried out in prison by Ali Haj Kazem and Ali Mohammadi, the head and assistant head of the prison, Kermani and Faraji, the head and assistant head of the Prison Intelligence Department and the head of the cellblock.


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Iran - Doubled gasoline lines in a month July 21, 2010

Doubled gasoline lines in a month July 21, 2010

Crowded line for gasoline at Kashani Street’s gas station in Aryashahr region at 1400 July 21, 2010
It is to be mentioned that the length of the line has increased double what it was a month ago.
This has led to a great traffic disorder around the second square of Aryashahr

Students Committee in Iran- July 22, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - JULY 24, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.670

Bazaar

Two popular Bazaaris on trial in regime’s kangaroo courts
Tehran, July 21, 2010
Two popular Bazaaris were tried in the Kangaroo court of regime headed by criminal Salavati.
Mr. Javad Lari and Mr. Mohsen Dogmechi who have been kept in Evin for months without having a clear status were tried on Wednesday July 14 in branch 15.
Henchman Salavati didn’t let the families of these two Bazaaris to enter the court.
These Merchants of Bazaar are charged with ‘Moharebe, acting against the security of the Establishment, Propagation against the Establishment, formations of associations and financially helping PMOI’.
Mr. Dogmechi is tried because he had helped the families of political prisoners and because his child is in Ashraf City- Iraq (the place of residence of PMOI members in Iraq).
Mr. Lari and Mr. Dogmechi have been kept for months in solitary cells of ward 209 of Evin Prison under the most vicious physical and psychological tortures to make them confess falsely and to have a TV interview.
They were then transferred to ward 350 of Evin Prison and kept under inhuman conditions with other political prisoners.
Mr. Lari and Mr. Dogmechi are from the political prisoners of 1980 decade in Iran who had spent years in the prison then and have been tortured.

Sanctions


No interviews for taxi drivers
Tehran, July 22, 2010
A taxi agency in Jaihoon Street said that there has been a directive addressing the taxi agencies that they are not allowed to have an interview!


Downfall

The clerical regime withdraw from its claim about PMOI
Tehran, July 21, 2010
In less than 24 hours the clerical regime had to withdraw from its self-made claim that PMOI members have been transferred to Ghandil Mountains in border of Iran.
To cover this withdrawal Mehr state run news agency quoted a representative of PKK and wrote: “How can Monafeghin who are condemned in Iraqi courts and have to leave Iraq be stationed some where else in Iraq”?
This absurd withdrawal shows that regime’s propagation apparatus has become helpless in regard with POMI.

Khamenei’s organ desperate in regard with PMOI
Tehran, July 21, 2010
For some repeated times Khamenei’s organ, Kayhan Daily complained about the decree of US Court of Appeal against the terrorist label of PMOI and the great gathering of Iranians in Taverni and wrote that to confront regime, US is reaching for help from PMOI.
Kayhan wrote: “... with this we can understand the reason of the delisting of Monafeghin group and the call of France Intelligence for gathering of broke Monafeghs in France on the order of its boss in US...”
The daily wrote: “because US is short of effective options to restrain” the regime “and to exits this lockage it has stretched its hands toward PMOI”.
In another part of its article the daily has warned regime’s defeated fraction not to be in one path with PMOI and warned them that being in one path with PMOI is treason against the clerical Establishment.

Khamenei tried in vein to acquire religious decree for his son Mojtaba 
Tehran, July 21, 2010
A site affiliated with the defeated fraction wrote: “last week, Ali Larijani the head of Majlis accompanied with Morteza Moghtadaee the head of the Center of Management of Qom’s Religious Assembly went to Qom to acquire the religious decree of “Ejtehad” for Mojtaba Khamenei”.
The site continued: “Vahid Khorasani didn’t accept the board and other clerics who visited with this board, did not accept to issue the decree.
Note: Ejtehad is a decree that enables a cleric to issue Fatwa for his followers.

Larijani emphasized on regime’s nuclear activities
Tehran, July 21, 2010
Larijani, regime’s head of Majlis once more complained about the global sanctions against the clerical regime and claimed that sanctions does not affect regime’s decision to continue its atomic quest: “the unhealthy foundation of power in international scene has led to misusing of international organs which is damaging for today and the future of human being. A clear example of this misusing is in regard with the issue of nuclear energy and IAEA”.
Larigani attacked Security Council and said: “IAEA and Security Council have started imposing limitations on the countries who seek peaceful nuclear energy; instead they must put limitations for those countries that actually have atomic weapons and weapons of mass destruction”.
He added: “our country is decisive about this issue and nothing, not even sanctions, will not affect our national will for pursuing this goal”.

Resigned MP demanded resignation of the Minister of Interior and regime’s governor
Tehran, July 21, 2010
The resigned MP from Zahedan, Abbas Ali Noora, demanded the resignation of Interior Minister of Ahmadinejad’s cabinet and regime’s governor in Sistan and Baloochestan due to recent events in this city. He complained that regime’s Interior Minister didn’t even show up in the scene to see the situation.
He also attacked Ahmadinejad and said that Ahmadinejad didn’t even send a message of condolences for the killed Bassijis and IRGC members in Zahedan’s blast.

Khamenei ordered the two resigned MPs from Zahedan to repent from their resignation
Tehran, July 21, 2010
Mullah Abotorabifar, Majlis’s deputy announced that the two resigned MPs had taken back their resignations and said: “Mr. Shahriar and Noora took back their resignation after the leader advised them so”.

Elements in the same band with Ahmadinejad complain 
Tehran, July 20, 2010
An element of Ahmadinejad’s band, Saeed Habari, a colleague of Esfandiar Rahim Masahie the head of office of Ahmadinejad has been condemned to two years imprisonment and the reason is unclear.
He is in Evin Prison.
The situation of regime’s courts headed by the criminal so-called judge Salavati is such that even this element of Ahmadinejad bands has started complaining in a letter to Jafari Dolatabadi regime’s general prosecutor.
He wrote: “my wife and small child have been trying to see you for months...I was deprived of the right of having a lawyer in the court. I wasn’t permitted to even defend myself. Why? Why did the letter that I wrote as my defense addressing the court was lost...
Why is it that when my car is attacked, I am attacked... then it is me that has to be in prison for two years”?


Resistance

Science and Industry University students deprived from education
Tehran, July 21, 2010
The clerical regime has issued decree of two months suspension from education for 30 students of Science & Industry University.
One of the students told ISC that this deprivation was because they had held a ceremony for commemoration of Kianoosh Asa a martyr of Iran’s national uprising from this university.

Students of Ardebil summoned to Intelligence Bureau of the city
Ardebil, July 22, 2010
Some of the students of Mohagheh Ardebili and Payame Noor Universities in Ardebil have been summoned to the Intelligence Bureau of the city this week by phone in an illegal manner. They are all threatened that they will be arrested.
After referring to the bureau they have been individually asked about their activities during last year’s election events.
The security interrogators have told them that they must be ready to refer to the bureau any time as soon as they are summoned.

Remembering a martyr of the Uprising
Tehran, July 22, 2010
Shahram Faraji (FarajZadehTarani) is another slain protester who was killed in Valiasr Square on Ashura (December 27, 2010). Security forces went over his body two times with their car. He was a simple and kind man, a respected son and a loving father of a small girl who is now without a father.






Suppression

Hanging in Ahwaz
Tehran, July 21, 2010
In the morning of July 21, a prisoner with the initials of S.H. has been hanged in Ahwaz.

SSF attack for collecting satellite dishes
Kermanshah, July 21, 2010
For collecting satellite dishes in Bisotoon of Kermanshah, SSF has attacked the residences of this city.
The forces were equipped with tailing equipments that showed satellite signals.
Bisotoon has more than 3000 inhabitants and is located at the skirts of Bisotoon Montain.

IRGC planning of taking over Tehran’s Vahed Bus Driving Company 
Tehran, July 22, 2010
A company handled by IRGC is trying to be substituted for Vahed Company since last year.
During last year all the contractors needed for Vahed Company especially in the department of fast BRT buses have been provided by IRGC.
After the vast protest of the workers of Vahed Company last year, IRGC has decided to substitute this company with one affiliated with IRGC.
The management of Terhan’s Bus Driving Syndicate which has been a protesting syndicate against regime and its policies headed by Mr. Mansour Osanlo is being handed over to the IRGC.
The recruiting plans of Vahed Company and its recruiting forms have been all changed.
To put pressure on its workers postponement in payment of wages have become a routine.

A political prisoner is probably murdered
Sanandaj, July 21, 2010
Aziz Mohammad Zadeh a 26 years old political prisoner from Baneh charged with ‘Moharebe and acting against national security (read regime’s security)’ was condemned to execution in a court in Saghez city.
Aziz was arrested last Fall and transferred to Saghez prison after being tortured for three months in the detention center of Baneh.
At the end of the Fall he was transferred to the Intelligence Bureau of Sanandaj.
The agents of the bureau pretend that they had freed him but he has been under the most sever torture there till a few months ago and since then there is no news of him and he has not been seen ever since.

Measures againt Gonabadi Dervishes are organized
 Tehran, July 21, 2010
In a letter posted in the site of Dervishes of Gonabadi is written: “state’s measures against Dervishes are organized and commanded by one organ. It is not accepted to say that the heads of the state are unaware of these measures”.
In this letter it is said about demolishing Dervishes mosques in Qom, Broojerd and Isfahan, preventing their ceremonies in different cities, preventing the trip of their leader to his birth city, ousting Dervishes from bureaus and cultural centers, beating them, condemning them to imprisonment, lashing them, exiling them and invalidating their permit for executing law as lawyers.

The clerical regime has increased pressure on political prisoners in Evin and Gohardasht
Tehran, July 21, 2010
ISC reports from Evin Prison that the hygienic conditions of the prisoners are in a deplorable situation at the hot weather of the season.
There is no cooling equipment and the heat has caused the spread of diseases including spread of louse amongst female prisoners.
The water is warm and there is no cold water at hand. The water is cut daily in the ward. Toilets and bathrooms are out of order.
In Gohardasht Prison prisoners are facing lost of problems including cut in their communication with the outside world. They cannot call outside. The prisoners had protested such suppressive measure.

Jailed dissident cleric in critical condition
Tehran- July 21, 2010 
The physical health of Ayatollah Hossein Kazemini Borujerdi is very poor and he is enduring severe hardships in Evin Prison.
In light of his serious eye and leg problems, prison officials prevent him from receiving medical attention.
According to his family, he is near blindness and cannot keep his balance. His legs are also near paralysis.
Ayatollah Borujerdi is a dissident cleric who was arrested in 2006 and was sentenced to 11 years of prison and the confiscation of his property.

Political prisoner suffering from numerous illnesses denied treatment
Tehran- July 21, 2010
According to reports, the physical condition of political prisoner Ali Moezi, 57, is deteriorating but he is deprived of serious treatment.
On July 19 after he went to the Gohardasht Prison infirmary, he was denied a visit with the general practitioner under the excuse that the specialist doctor was away on vacation and despite his severe pain and Hematuria, Shabani, a prison guard, forcefully returned him to his cell. This is while because of the crowdedness of the prison, prisoners have to wait up to 3 months to be visited in the infirmary.
Moezi has a history of kidney diseases such as nephritis, kidney stones and kidney cysts and small intestine diseases and varicose veins which are all symptoms of his time in prison in the 80’s. He has received numerous surgeries for his conditions.
Ali Moezi suffered a severe kidney infection last July but was prevented from being hospitalized in the Labafi Nejad Hospital in Tehran. He was taken back to prison in that condition.
This political prisoner has been denied in person visits and getting possessions from his family for a year now.
Moezi was arrested on November 11, 2008 by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence under the command of Reza Arefian who is a head interrogator at the Intelligence agency and was transferred to a solitary cell in Gohardasht Prison. He was detained in the Sepah cellblock in this prison for seven months and Mohebi, another interrogator had the responsibility of interrogating and mentally and physically torturing him. Moezi is currently in cellblock 4 in this prison.
This political prisoner was arrested in the 80’s and was detained in the Ghezel Hesar Prison from 1981 to 1984. He suffered many injuries as a result of the physical and mental torture and still suffers from the aftermath.

Iran arrests writer for criticizing religion
Tehran- July 21, 2010 
Hojatollah Nikuyi, a writer and translator was arrested on Sunday by plainclothes agents in Tehran and was taken to an unknown location.
This writer had been fired from his job in the past for his debate with religious scholars.
One of his friends said that this illegal arrest was because of the recent publication of an article in websites in which he had criticized some religious concepts.
Notably, Nikuyi was fired from work and was later jailed for his opposition to Shiite Islam. He was later released after signing a written pledge.

Dissident doctor sentenced to 3 years of prison and a 3 year ban on practicing medicine
Tehran- July 20, 2010 
According to reports, Dr. Ali Asghar Jamali was sentenced to 3 years of prison by the 2nd branch of the Qazvin Revolutionary Court.
He was charged with ‘insulting the leader and spreading propaganda against the government’. He was also banned from practicing medicine in his private clinic. This sentence can be appealed within 20 days.
Dr. Jamali was arrested last July and after two months of detention in the Qazvin Intelligence Detention Center was temporarily released on a 160 million toman (about 160,000 dollar) bail.

Baha’i female prisoner in poor physical health in Mashhad Prison
Tehran- July 21, 2010 
The physical condition of Rozita Vaseqi, jailed Baha’i resident in the Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad has been reported as critical according to a recent visit with her family.
She has been in solitary for the last 125 days and in this time has become thin and weak which has led to a low blood pressure and severe pain in the soles of her feet and hands.
She has trouble moving her hands and feet and suffers from severe pain. This is while Intelligence authorities have said regarding her condition that Vaseqi is not willing to cooperate and until she does, her condition will not change.
Notably, her family were asked to pay a 50 million toman (about 50,000 dollar) bail on June 27 for her release but no measures have been taken for her release and officials seeing to her case do not give her family clear answers.

Students summoned to Tehran University Disciplinary Committee, three students expelled for peaceful protests 
Tehran- July 21, 2010
A large number of Tehran University students have been summoned to the Disciplinary Committee from the beginning of Tir (Persian month from June 22 – July 22).
Because of the half closed state of universities, exact numbers of the summonses are not available but a student said that more than 50 students have been summoned after protests on May 1, June 12 and June 14.
Notably, three students have so far been expelled from this university according to initial sentences issued by the Disciplinary Committee. Students have also been told that films and pictures were taken (showing their participation in protests).


Workers of Iran

Wokers in protest
Tehran, July 20, 2010
Workers of regime’s Cultural Inheritance and Tourist Organization protested against their unnoticed transfer to Shiarz in front of regime’s Majlis.


News on Iran’s economy

The Margin-Settlers
Kerman, July 21, 2010
Irregular immigration of villagers to the large cities due to draught in their villages is a phenomena that is seen a lot in Iran in recent years.
One of the cities having this problem is Kerman.
After the two devastating earthquakes in Bam and Zarand and the draught in the villages about 50000 people have immigrated to Kerman residing in one-night-build homes at the suburbs of the city.
Fraudulent land owners sell these poor people lands with no legal bases giving them documents that cannot be legally proved.
These one-night-made townships do not enjoy the least necessities of live such as water and electricity and are turning to a cultural, social and security problem in large cities of Iran.
The population of such townships around Kerman has been 15000 in 2002 and has increased to 50000 in 2010 due to the anti-people policies of regime.


Other News

Drinking Tehran’s water is prohibited for children and pregnant women
Tehran, July 21, 2010
Negligence of Ahmadinejad’s government about the health and safety of Tehran’s residents has led to increase in the amount of Nitrate in drinking water of Tehran.
As the result drinking Tehran’s water is prohibited for children and pregnant women.
Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi Minister of Hygiene in Ahmadinejad’s government said: “Tehran’s water is not drinkable for infants and pregnant women”.
Some other sources have said that if the situation continues Tehran’s water will not be drinkable for anybody in a few months.

Cut in electricity in Tehran
Tehran, July 22, 2010
Electricity is cut several times in Tehran raising discontent especially amongst food stores because their goods rot.


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Dissident doctor sentenced to 3 years of prison and a 3 year ban on practicing medicine According to reports, Dr. Ali Asghar Jamali was sentenced to 3 years of prison by the 2nd branch of the Qazvin Revolutionary Court. He was charged with ‘insulting the leader and spreading propaganda against the government’. He was also banned from practicing medicine in his private clinic. This sentence can be appealed within 20 days. Dr. Jamali was arrested last July and after two months of detention in the Qazvin Intelligence Detention Center was temporarily released on a 160 million toman (about 160,000 dollar) bail.

Sazmaye brave workers won the battle July 21, 2010

Especial Report On Iran - July 22, 2010

Reaction to PMOI’s victory in Iran

Female political prisoners at Evin celebrate PMOI’s victory at US Court of Appeal 
Tehran- July 21, 2010
ISC reports from Evin Prison that on the day of announcement of the decree issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in regard with PMOI the prisoners who were at the yard and heard the news from regime’s TV or radio started celebrating the victory.
The prisoners who were supporters of PMOI described the issue for other prisoners and they joined the celebration. Prison officials panicked from the act and immediately made them go inside the ward and didn’t let them out any more.




Shocked mullahs babble


PMOI is displaced to border-mountains of Iran!
Tehran, July 21, 2010
In fear of the consequences of the decree issued by the US’s Court of Appeal in regard with PMOI the horrified clerical regime absurdly claimed: “the small group of Monafeghin is displaced to the border-mountains of Iran”.
Fars News Agency affiliated with IRGC wrote on July 20: “officials in White House sent a message to the leadership council of PKK asking them to permit the members of the small group of Monafeghin to settle down by Ghandil Mountains at the border of Iran. In return PKK has been promised that attacks by Turkey army at them will be stopped”.
It is clear that these lies are signs of the clerical regime’s horror of the resistance of PMOI members in Ashraf City – Iraq.

Mad reaction of regime’s elements in regard with PMOI’s victory in US Court of Appeal
Tehran, July 21, 2010
In continuation of the regime’s elements desperate reactions in regard with the ruling of US Court of Appeal against the mark of terrorism on PMOI, a regime’s MP complained the fact and stupidly claimed that the decree issued by the court was due to incapability of US government in regard with Ahmandinejad’s words.
Zia-allah Azazi evaluating the decree said: “since the president of our country has laid completely logical questions about the continuation of nuclear negotiations with west, US and its allies try to impose pressure on our country to cover their disability in answering these questions...Washington’s support for taking Monafeghin off the list shows the ominous intentions of Washington in supporting terrorists...the recent act of US Court of Appeal is a clear sign of west’s support for terrorism”.

Khamenei’s circus around Tehran
Tehran, July 21, 2010
To confront with the PMOI’s social status and the fact that people vastly support this organization Khamenei is holding competitions called ‘Velayat and Keeping Aloof from Monafeghin (the name regime calls PMOI)’.
Mrs. Oghbaie the head of research group of Education Bureau said that there will be 30 competitions of the kind in Tehran.

Khamenei’s absurd Fatwa
Tehran, July 21, 2010
To prove himself in confrontation with the increasing social support for PMOI Khamenei issued a Fatwa (religious decree which must be followed) in its internet base.
The base wrote a question and then stated Khamenei’s answer.
Question: “please explain pledge to Velayat-e-Faghih”, in other words who should be act to know that we have complete obligation to the successor of Imam Zaman (Shiite’s 12 Imam that will come in future)?
Calling himself a Mojtahed Khamenei answered: “Velayat means that a clergyman practicing religious jurisprudence (Mojtahed) at the absence of Imam Zaman must be followed without questioning”.


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A battle won by the workers of Iran

Resistance of fired workers of Sazmayeh Factory resulted in regime’s retreat

Protest gathering of workers of Sazmayeh Factory (a brick making factory)
Pakdasht- July 21, 2010
About 200 fired temporary workers of Sazmayeh Factory gathered at the factory and their number increased each minute since morning of Wednesday July 21.
The fired workers demanded returning to work and receiving their unpaid wages.
Each of these fired workers must receive 15 to 20 million tomans from the factory.
The governmental managers affiliated with Ahmadinejad’s band have also fired old workers of the factory with years of history of work and have hired new workers to be able to violate the rights of the workers easily.
During last 5 months about 350 to 400 temporary workers of this factory have been fired and are in deplorable living conditions.
In addition to the fired workers some other workers of this factory have problems with their retirement status.

At 1030 Tehran’s time- July 21: 
Instead of solving the problems of these deprived workers Ahamadinejad’s government deployed SSF to the factory.
The deputy of Intelligence and Security of the Province and the deputy governor of Pakdasht were present.
They tried to promise the workers so that they would stop their protest.
They told the workers that the factory will borrow money and will pay them in 15 days.
The workers shouted back that these were just lies for dispersing them again.
They said that they will stay at the factory until they get an answer for their demands.
The protesters prevented the workers from working saying that if the factory did have work to be done why did it fired them. “You did this just for not paying our wages” the workers said.

Protesting workers threw governmental managers out of the factory
The protesting workers said that they will disclose all the stealing of regime’s mafia-like bands with presentation of documents.
In continuation of their protest the workers threw the governmental managers out of the factory.
The workers said that if their rights are not met and their wages are not paid they will put the company for sale in the newspapers through auction. If until a week there would be no buyer for the company all the workers will gather together and buy it on price of 100 million tomans and will own it.
They emphasized that they will regain their rights from the government.
The members of Province’s Council became desperate and were trying to do something.
The workers said that they have a large bunch of documents about plundering and stealings of the governmental managers and other governmental authorities in Pakdasht in the Governor Office and other governmental organs.
They said that all the documents are creditable in legal organs and media and they can be pursuit.

Final agreement after the workers stood firm and ousted the governmental managers out of the factory
Due to the withstanding of the brave workers governor’s deputy was tasked on behalf of the head of judiciary of Pakdasht and the governor to get a one billion tomans loan and pay the wages of the workers.
Also some representatives of workers were appointed to put the factories mines on auction.
The resistance of the protesting workers made the governmental managers of the factory to pay their wages in 10 days otherwise the factory would be put on auction. The representative of the workers will bring a specialist in 3 days to evaluate the price of the factory.
Representatives of the workers said that they know that Ahmadinejad’s government will not solve their problems and lies to them all the time to buy time.
They added that they will stand until they gain their rights.


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UPDATE ON IRAN - JULY 22, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.669

Bazaar

Terhan’s Bazaar
Tehran-July 21, 2010
Merchants of Bazaar have received a note that they had to fill and sign till July 22 for paying 15% taxes. If a merchant doesn’t fill the note he will receive 30% fine.
The merchants must write their personal information such as home phone number and their National ID number.
The merchant’s income is not mentioned.
Though Bazaar is open but it is inactive and there is no exchange of goods.

A missing youth in Bazaar events
Tehran-July 21, 2010
A youth that was missing since Bazaar strikes started was found by his family. He has been detained at the Security Police’s station and his family put the document of the ownership of their house as his bail.
This youth has been detained along with 140 others.
The youth who has had no contact with his family at the time of his detention said that he has been beaten several times during his detention and has been kept along with 30 others in a small room.


Sanctions

Manipulating gasoline at gas stations by Ahmadinejad’s government and his subordinates
Tehran-July 21, 2010
Reports received by ISC from some workers at gas stations in Tehran the quality of gasoline delivered to gas stations during recent months by the government, is very poor. The gasoline is manipulated.
It vaporizes very fast leading to the evaporation of two to three percent of the delivered gasoline. Instead of compensating for that Ahmadinejad’s government is issuing fines for the owners of gas stations an act that has led to their discontent.

People protest over gasoline
Tehran-July 21, 2010
At South Kargar, Tehranno gas stations and gas stations around Tajrish decrease in gasoline ration and the high price of free gasoline which is 420 per liter as well as long queues for gasoline have led to people’s protest.

Long queues of gasoline in Tehran
Tehran-July 21, 2010
Reports gathered by ISC members say that on July 19 some of gas stations in Tehran were closed and didn’t distribute fuel.
Some other gas stations such as Tarasht Gas Station at the beginning of North Roosevelt Highway, Sataar Khan Gas Station at Behboodi and Baharestan were confronted with long queues of vehicles for receiving gasoline.

Gasoline in Zahedan
Zahedan- July 21, 2010
The price of gasoline in Zahedan has reached 800 tomans per liter.

Decrease in oil production
Tehran-July 21, 2010
In its monthly report OPEC announced that production of Iran’s oil has faced a 103000 barrels decrease and has reached 3 million and 738 barrels per day.
The report has also pointed to the fact that Iran’s crude oil has a decrease of 2 dollars and 26 cents during last month.


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UPDATE ON IRAN - JULY 21, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.668

Bazaar

Strike in Tabriz leads to clashes
Tabriz, July 19, 2010
Tabriz’s roofed bazaar was still on strike on July 19. Molana Bazaar was on strike on July 18. The strike is spreading to the shopkeepers in the city center.
On Monday July 19 the whole Bazaar of Tabriz and the streets leading to it were flooded with Plainclothes and Intelligence agents. They mixed with the crowds and started speaking with them to identify the strikers. They then arrested them.
SSF and intelligence agents attacked some large malls in Tabriz and by using iron rods and levels opened the shops by force. They beat malls’ guards and even old men with batons and shockers and then issued a high fine for the shopkeepers to pay. Some of the guild’s members were arrested and transferred to an unknown location.

Suppressive forces attack bazaar of Zahedan
Zahedan, July 19, 2010
After the recent clashes in Zahedan regime’s mercenaries attacked shops in bazaar of the city breaking their glasses. Phones in Zahedan’s bazaar are blocked by Intelligence Ministry.


Sanctions

Lines for gas become longer
Tehran, July 19, 2010
Due to decrease in gasoline rations since June 22 lines of gas pumps (for gas consuming cars) have increased. Though pumps for taxis and personal cars are divided but the length of the lines have become longer.

Effects of sanction step up IRGC’s problems
Tehran, July 19, 2010
The new sanctions have caused real problems for Khatam-al-anbia Base of IRGC. This base had to withdraw from the contract of phase 15 and 16 of South Pars Gas Field’s project because when this organ is participating in this project no foreign company is willing to participate in that and provide the regime with necessary technology and equipments.
This base is also active in atomic projects and has had its hand in the construction of uranium enrichment site in Qom.

Worried about selling oil
Tehran, July 19, 2010
Akbar Torkan a former official in regime’s Oil Ministry who is active in regime’s Strategic Research Center conceded: “we are worried about selling the oil not its price”.
As the result of sanctions regime is selling its oil 3 to 7 dollars cheaper per barrel to its European customers.

Ahmadinejad obviously confronts the world community
Qazvin, July 19, 2010
In his speech in Qazvin and in an obvious confrontation with the world community Ahmadinejad said: “Iran will not retreat from its uranium enrichment program. You think that you issue a resolution of sanctions and we retreat. Never”, he said.



Resistance

An eyewitness of Ashura Uprising condemned to two years imprisonment
Tehran, July 19, 2010
In a 20 minutes kangaroo court judged by the criminal judge Moghiseh, Laila Tavasoli was condemned to two years imprisonment along with corporal punishment.
She was accused of being present in the demonstrations of Ashura and June 15, 2009. She was also accused of having an interview with a Persian Language radio abroad as an eyewitness to the murder of one of the protesters.
An SSF car ran over Shahram Farajzadeh in Vali-e-Asr Square deliberately and killed him and Laila was a witness of the scene.

Political prisoner in critical condition at Saghez Prison
Saghez, July 19, 2010
Rashid Akhandi a death row political prisoner is in critical condition. Rashid is charged with ‘Moharebe’. He is deprived from visiting his family.
Though he is suffering from several deceases the prison’s henchmen prevent any treatment for him. Rashid has problems with his eyes and kidneys.


Suppression

Execution in Ahwaz
Ahwaz, July 19, 2010
On Monday July 19 a prisoner was executed in Mashali Koy in Ahwaz by the clerical dictatorship

Mansour Osanlo on trial again
Tehran, July 18, 2010
Mansour Osanloo the head of Tehran’s Bus Driving Syndicate who was once tried on charge of ‘propagation against the Establishment’ was put on trial again on the same charge. Mr. Osanloo was condemned to 5 years imprisonment on his first trial and the term is near to end.

Saeed Torabian transferred, Reza Shahabi’s status unknown
Tehran, July 19, 2010
Saeed Torabian a member of Tehran’s Bus Driving Syndicate was transferred to Karaj’s Gohardasht Prison.
There is no news of another member of this syndicate Reza Shahabi. In his last call with his family last week, Reza had said that he was then at ward 209 of Evin Prison.
It is not clear what the charges of these two laborer activists are?

Vicious raid by Plainclothes on residents of Zahedan
Zahedan, July 19, 2010
On the night of July 18 Plainclothes in Zahedan raided shops of Balooch residents in Zahedan, destroyed them and sat them on fire.
Due to this raid bazaars of Rasooli, Salmanzadeh and Rooz were closed on July 19.


Workers of Iran

Putting pressure on the members of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Syndicate
Haft Tapeh, July 18, 2010
The Harasat of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Factory has told the family of a laborer activist of this company, Faraidoon Nikofar to evacuate their organizational house belonging to the company.
It has also threatened those workers who financially helped the families of the fired workers of this company. They have been told that if they continue this act they will be sent to the Intelligence Bureau of the township.

Workers in deplorable conditions
Tehran, July 19, 2010
Though temporarily workers of Talia Company affiliated with Iran Communication Enterprise have not received their wages since 3 to 4 months ago and are in deplorable living condition they are threatened that they will be fired if they are not satisfied with this.
In this inhuman manner they make the workers do their jobs and hush up without receiving their wages.

No wages for 15 months how do we live?
Qazvin, July 19, 2010
Workers of Iran Naghsh carpet weaving factory have not received their wages and bonuses for 15 months.
One of the workers said: “when we receive our wages we can hardly provide the least necessities of our lives and now we haven’t received it for 15 months. Think of our deplorable situation.
Hekmatollah one of the workers with 23 years history of work had a hearth attack because of these pressures and died and now his family has no refuge. When Ahmadinejad came to Qazvin we wrote our problems on placards but at the beginning of his speech they took our placards away and torn them instead of seeing into our problems.
If we talk we don’t know what they would do with our families”.

Workers of Shiraz’s Long Distance Communication Company have not received their wages for 18 months
Shiraz, July 19, 2010
One of the workers of this factory said: “our lives are destroyed, we don’t want anything extra...We say to them to comply with your own laws”.
This company has 700 workers and has not paid their wages for one and a half year due to lack of cash basin.


News on Iran’s economy

Electricity
Tehran, July 19, 2010
On Friday July 16 the electricity was cut in Chardonge region from morning till Saturday morning.
The clerical regime absurdly claims that there in no electricity cut in Tehran.

Damages due to cut of electricity in factories
Pakdasht, July 19, 2010
Milk producion factories are facing serious problems for keeping their products and producing them because of cut in electricity. In one of these factories electricity is cut on Wednesdays from 10 am and lasts 8 to 10 hours.
The factory is closes and its workers are facing problems.
Milk and yogurt remain in large pots. They either will ruin or the workers have to stay in the factories to take care of them out of work hours.
Another factory producing parts for cars, Ring Gostar Factory, has to work at night because of long electricity cut during the day.
This has caused lots of problems for the workers of the factory.
A plastic producing factory in industrial township of Abbas Abad is faced with cut in electricity from 11 am to 7 pm several days a week.
About 350 workers of this factory have to stay longer hours in the factory to save the goods in their production process.

Farmers gathered in protest in front of Grain Organization
Lorestan, July 19, 2010
Plague has ruined a lot of grain products in Lorestan province. This event could have been prevented by government.
Now the Grain Organization of regime has announced that it will buy the wheat from the farmers, one fourth of its price in bazaar. This would not compensate at all for the heavy damage and financial damage of the farmers. Some of the farmers went to the organization on July 18 protesting against the government’s act.

Two managers of large electrical companies committed suicide
Tehran, July 18, 2010
Because the Ministry of Power did not paid the money it owed to large contractors the managers of two of these companies committed suicide.
Last year the amount owed by the ministry was about 1000 billion tomans and it has increased to 6000 billion tomans this year.
The Ministry of Power has no budget under its control to be able to pay its debts and it can just pay the wages of its employees.
Parsa the head of Board of Managers of Power Industry Syndicate called the situation ‘the gradual death of Iran’s power industry’.

Other News

Professors resigned, students are helpless
Tehran, July 19, 2010
Following the resignation of professors of Khaje Nasir University in protest to governments negligence of their needs for a proper education students of this university, especially those getting their Master of Science degree in its last year cannot continue their education and finish their master.


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Isfahan's bazaar on strike in defiance of clerical regime July 17, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - JULY 20, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.667

Bazaar

13th day of Tehran’s Bazaar strike


Tabriz’s Bazaar still on strike
July 18, 2010
On Sunday July 18 Bazaaris of Tehran continued their strike.
Sabze Maidan was completely closed.
Tabriz Bazaar continued its strike on Sunday.

Strike in Isfahan
Isfahan, July 19, 2010
On Saturday July 17 Isfahan’s Bazaar of Gold-Sellers in Isfahan was on strike. All shopkeepers had collected away their gold from the shops.
Footage is attacked.


To prevent the spread of the news of Bazaars’ strike the clerical regime prevented the presence of foreign reporters
Tehran, July 19, 2010
In fear of the spread of the news of unanimous strike of Bazaar the clerical dictatorship prevented the presence of foreign reporters.
State run media Javan News in and article titled: “infiltration of foreign reporters for propagation of Tehran’s Bazaar’s strike” wrote about this act of regime: “yesterday (July 15) four foreign reporters were present at Tehran’s Bazar and intended to tape the scenes and have interviews …to show that the strike is nationwide and to advertise for other shopkeepers to join the strike but with the awareness of people (read regime’s mercenaries) they were stopped…”

Khamenei’s representative’s fear of Bazaar’s strike
Tehran, July 18, 2010
In fear of Bazaar’s strike becoming political, Shariatmadari, Khamenei’s representative in Kayhan Daily said: “whenever the issue is taxes they try to spread rumors and even threaten the Bazaaris by mercenaries to close the shops and try to turn ‘their running away from taxes’ to ‘political adventures’”!
Horrified from the indication of Bazaar’s news in international media he said: “using foreign media they say that this unpleasant act is carried out by all religious Bazaaris”.
At the end he threatened the merchants and said: “the government has no right to retreat in confronting some mercenaries who make Bazaar to close”.

Sanctions

Gasoline lines in Kerman
Kerman, July 19, 2010
During recent days crowded lines for gasoline has put lots of pressure on people. A great number of people were forced to sell their high consuming cars and buy cars with less consumption of gasoline.


The Downfall


Clerical dictatorship’s mad reaction to ruling out terrorist label from PMOI
Tehran, July 19, 2010
Mullah Sadegh Larijani the head of regime’s Judiciary- recently there is a movement in US and European countries to take PMOI off the list. It has been talked about in US congress and they have acted as such in France. What does this double standard manner mean?
Karami a member of Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Majlis called the decree as ‘another act against
Anoshirvan Mohseni Bandpay regime’s MP from the defeated fraction- US federal court has taken the name of the terrorist group of Monafeghin (the name regime calls PMOI) off the list.
Regime’s Jame Jam TV channel reflected Khamenei’s mourning about this issue and said: “US Court of Appeal demanded that PMOI’s name be taken off the list. The court has asked US Foreign Ministry to reconsider its decision of calling PMOI a terrorist group”.
Kayhan Daily, Khamenei’s organ wrote under the title of ‘US Federal Court announced that Monafeghin are not terrorists!’: “US Federal Court ordered US Foreign Minsitry to reconsider naming PMOI- Monafeghin group- as a terrorist group”. The daily added: “in court’s letter to US Foreign Ministry it is written: Bill Clinton’s government entered the name of PMOI in the black list in 1997 with the goal of getting close to Iran’s government but having in mind Tehran’s actions we must reconsider our decision”.
Resalat state-run daily wrote: “US Federal Revision Court answered positive to the protest of People’s Mojahedin Organization in regard with enrollment of the name of this small group in the black list…it said that the rights of this small group has not been met… In 2009 in a double standard policy in regard with terrorism EU took the name of Monafeghin off its list of terrorist organizations”.

Another reporter of Fars News Agency took refuge in France
Tehran, July 19, 2010
As the downfall of clerical dictatorship gets closer its forces are defected more and more.
Another reporter of Fars News Agency affiliated with IRGC officially asked for asylum in France.
Formerly Hossein Salmanzadeh the deputy of Photo Group of this agency and Javad Moghimi the photographer of this agency had taken refugee in US.

Mullah Ahmad Khatami admitted that Khamenei’s talisman is broken
Tehran, July 18, 2010
Mullah Ahmad Khatami a member of the board of directives of regime’s Assembly of Experts pointed to the uprising of people of Iran and said: “the sedition in 2009-2010 was not the result of an election. We count that the result of 20 years of quest of our enemies which did not succeed because of our leader of the revolution”.
He said: “the most important goal of the sedition was to eliminate the Establishment of Velayat. To reach this goal they aimed at the security of the society. They wanted to take advantage of this on their own behalf.
Khatami conceded that Khamenei’s talisman is broken and added: “one of the responsibilities of the leader in the society is preserving security so those who wanted to start the sedition they started it from the leadership; both those who started it from abroad and from within the country”.


Resistance

Clashes in Haft Hoz Square
Tehran, July 19, 2010
On Sunday afternoon July 18 people present clashed with the SSF agents at Haft Hoz square.
The suppressive forces stopped a family’s car warning the lady about her veil and asked for the driver’s documents.
The driver resisted such a suppressive act and clashed with the agent. People took into the scene and clashed with the SSF.
Other suppressive agents came to help the agents and the clash was over.
The report also says that since the event in addition to SSF, some forces of IRGC are present at the square standing close to SSF forces.

Students of Jondi Shapoor University held a sit-in
Ahwaz, July 19, 2010
On Wednesday July 14 at 1330 till 1500 about 150 students of Development of Jundi Shapoor University held a sit-in in front of Education Building.
The protest is against the behavior of one of the professors, a regime’s element that had failed 130 of 150 students and had only passed Bassiji students.
Students said that they will continue their protest until the element is ousted.



Mostafa gave his life for freedom of Iran
Tehran, July 19, 2010

Mostafa left us too early …

On the night of June 17, on the first Wednesday after the elections, a tragedy occurred.
Mr. Ghanian intended to go to Tehran to see his son Mostafa before he went to Mashhad for the flight. He was very proud of his son and always bragged that he would soon become an architect. He was happy that with all the facilities he had placed at his disposal, Mostafa had become a good individual. He had gotten him some souvenirs and could not wait to see him.
In the time that he was travelling he was informed of the news in the country and knew that the situation was not good after the elections and election fraud. He knew that people were protesting everyday and that the government was cruelly suppressing the protests.
“I don’t think Mostafa would get himself tangled in such events”, he thought to himself. “But he is a student and will probably be involved to an extent”.
He was worried but very eager to see his son.
He came to Tehran on Thursday and went to his son’s student homelocated in Sa’adat Abad in Tehran.
Mostafa warmly greeted his father and put everything he had in his home on the table for him. They talked about the events after the elections. His father talked about his own stories.
“Allah O Akbar has started”, Mostafa said after hearing the first chants of Allah O Akbar in the night. “I’m going to chant a bit and will be rights back. The people shouldn’t feel alone”.
His father, who saw no wrong in this, did not try to stop him.
Mostafa went to the roof of the eight story building and cried “Allah O Akbar” along with the men and women in Tehran.
But apiercingsound clashed with their cries trying to drown out their chants.
It was the sound of bullets shot by government snipers who were located in places with clear views of the rooftops. They were shooting …
“Ah…”, Mostafa cried out after a bullet pierced his temple.
There was commotion everywhere. The cries of Allah O Akbar were entangled with the cries of people who had seen the death of chanters on their rooftops.
Mostafa’s father was still sitting alone in the room.
“After a while I noticed that there was a lot of commotion in the building and suddenly someone pounded on the door”, he later recalled.
“I opened the door and one of the neighbors said that Mostafa wants to talk to you on the roof. Come up”.
When his father reached the roof, he was told that he had to move in a crawling position because of the shootings. He crawled to his son on the ground and took him in his arms. Mostafa died after a few minutes in his father’s arms.
This visit was so very painful. Mr. Ghanian faced the only thing that he could not imagine after coming to Iran and visiting his son. He did not know how to carry this immense pain.
Mostafa’s family handed his body to the coroner’s and filed a complaint against his murderers. They were only allowed to receive their son’s body after a few days for burial after pledging not to hold a memorial service for him. The son, who was killed by a bullet from an unknown gun, had died in his father arms… Who were they supposed to file a complaint against? And why was it so hard to receive the body of their loved one for burial? All of these events were unimaginable for them.
After receiving Mostafa’s body, they held a small service for him in the Qoba Mosque in Mashhad but the pain and tragedy is still engraved in the hearts of the Ghanian family.


Suppression

Mullah Khatami emphasized on preserving the fascist establishment of Velayat-e-Faghih
Tehran, July 18, 2010
Mullah Khatami the former president of regime emphasized on preserving the fascist establishment of Velayat-e-Faghih and said: “we demand that people and the state unit more. If we criticize the state and the government it is because we want to strengthen this unity. If people desert the state we count this as a danger”.

Executions in Iran
July 19, 2010
Three prisoners Abbas Y, Roohollah Boomohammad and Mohammad Naim were hanged in Kerman.
Another man was executed in Shirvan on Saturday morning July 17. The name is not announced.


Workers of Iran

A worker committed suicide
Tehran, July 19, 2010
Jamshid Jamshidi a worker in electricity facility section of Kian Tire Company hanged himself. He was saved by his co-workers and taken to hospital.
Jamshidi commit suicide because of financial problems due to non-payment of the workers wages.

Qazvin Chinaware Factory on protest
Qzavin, July 19, 2010
On Sunday July 18 about 180 workers of this factory gathered in protest against the closure of this factory and for receiving 6 months of their wages which has not been paid to them in front of the Governor Office of the city.
The protest gathering started from 7 am.

Naz Nakh workers protested
Qazvin, July 19, 2010
More than a 100 workers of this factory gathered in protest since 8 am in front of the factory. They had gone to Tehran last week and had protested for four days in front of regime’s Majlis and were promised that they will receive at least a month of 6 months wages that they had not been paid but that was a lie.
One of the workers said: “Ahmadinejad goes to Africa and builds factory there for the people to have work. But our own factories are closing one by one and the workers like us are desperate…”


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Anniversary of victims of Kahrizak death camp July, 15, 2010

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The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.666

Bazaar

Tehran’s Bazaar continues strike on Saturday
Tehran, July 17, 2010
On Saturday a great part of Tehran’s Bazaar including gold whole-sellers were on strike for their 12th day.
Farvardin Passage at the main center for selling and distribution of gold and jewelry in Tehran was completely closed and on strike.
In Bazaar close to Sabze Maidan also more than half of gold shops were on strike.
Also Carpet-Selling Bazaar; Rehimieh Bazaar and first, second and third Rahimieh where most high quality carpets for export shops are located were completely on strike. Vazir, Park, Mojtabaee, Yamin and Azadi Saries were completely on strike.
Some other parts of Tehran Bazaar were on strike too.
SSF and other suppressive forces have been imposing pressure on the strikers and threatening them to make them to put an end to their strike but Bazaaris continued the strike insisting on their demands and said that there has been no agreement over the taxes.

Shops forced to open
July 19, 2010
After Asgar Oladi a regime’s element threatened in some statements posted in Tehran’s Bazaar that if the shops do not open their permission for work will be invalidated some gold-sellers had to open their shops or half open it.
On Sunday July 19 bazaar was continuing its strike. Bazaars in Sabze Maidan were closed too.
Bazaar of Tabriz was closed on Sunday too.

More than 35 vehicles belonging to suppressive forces were stationed at Sabze Maidan
Tehran, July 18, 2010
In fear of people’s support for the strike of Bazaar and their presence in Sabze Maidan and Bazaar for expressing this support more than 35 SSF and intelligence agents’ vehicles were stationed at the square since Friday July 16. On foot patrols of SSF were also present throughout Bazaar though Friday is a holiday.

Strike in Tabriz Bazaar
Tabriz, July 18, 2010
Though some agreements have been reached amongst government authorities and guilds’ councils about taxes but still strike continues in sections of Bazaar such as wool-sellers, goldsmiths, Raste Bazaar, Jafari, Carpet-Sellers and etc.
One of the wool-sellers said that in addition to protest against the taxes which is common in Bazaars around the country, merchants of Tabriz Bazaar are also protesting against the suppression, beating and detention of Azeri compatriots during last days.


Sanctions

People clashed at Mosadegh Street’s gas station with SSF
Tehran, July 18, 2010
In protest to shortage of fuel and its high price people booed the SSF present at gas station in Mosadegh Street and clashed with them.
Recently due to the discontent of people who stand in long queues for gasoline and their complaint of shortage of fuel and its high price SSF is stationed at main and crowded gas stations.
The picture shows cars awaiting gasoline at Olympic Gas Station at region 22 west of Tehran. It is about a month the gas station is witnessing such lines.

Tabriz lines up for gasoline
Tabriz, July 18, 2010
Long queues for receiving gasoline in Tabriz’s gas stations are seen. Each car has to stay at least 20 to 30 minutes in line to receive gasoline.

Other cities witnessing gasoline queues
July 18, 2010
Townships of Saravan and Iranshahr are also witnessing long queues for receiving gasoline.

Following 1929 resolution of sanctions IRGC is withdrawing from South Pars oil and gas field
Tehran, July 17, 2010
Following the resolutions of sanctions targeting IRGC, this force had to withdraw from the contract for South Pars natural gas field.
In its website Khatamal Anbia Base announced that it with pull out of this field which is now on its 15 and 16 stage of broadening of the gas field. This plan has at least 28 stages.
It is said that this field is the largest field of natural gas in the world.

Germany stopping bank transitions with regime
Tehran, July 18, 2010
On the eve of the session for formulating EU sanctions against regime by foreign ministers of European countries Germany is taking steps for stopping some banking operations with the regime.
One of such steps is that the branch of Sepah Bank in Frankfurt is only allowed to operate in the course of its closure.


The Downfall

Clerical regime angry and worried about the decree issued by United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Tehran, July 17, 2010
IRGC’s news agency, Fars, wrote: “simultaneously with terrorist explosions in Zahedan in Iran US federal court of revision complied with the demand of small group of Monafeghin (the name regime calls PMOI) for getting out of the black list”.
The agency also mourned on the fact that PMOI’s name was taken off the list of terrorist organization in Europe before and wrote: “in its dishonest policy towards terrorism EU took out the name of Monafeghin out off the list of terrorist organizations in 2009”.

Another regime’s MP resigned
Sistan & Baloochestan, July 18, 2010
After explosions in Zahedan, Abasali Noora another regime’s MP resigned. Noora is MP from Zabol.
He said: “one of the reasons that I and Mr. Shahriari resigned is that we had warned about this event from long before”.
This regime’s MP said: “the culture of this region is the culture of revenge. After Rigi was hanged we had warned the authorities…that this group (Jondollah) will avenge”.

Radan admitted to clashed in Zahedan
Zahedan, July 18, 2010
Radan the deputy of SSF conceded to clashes of Zahedan’s residents with suppressive SSF.
Radan who was in Zahedan announced: “SSF has arrested 40 who wanted to provoke unrest in Zahedan”.
Radan started threatening and said: “Islamic Republic has the right to confront those hooligans that cause unrest and then run away to the other side of the border”.

Jafari horrified about regime’s critical situation
Tehran, July 18, 2010
Jafari the General Commander of IRGC said that the goal of the session of the heads of IRGC was to brief them about the Establishment’s current situation and announcing how IRGC was organized for the threats.
He said: “IRGC’s mission must be proportional to daily threats and at each time it must be kept up to date.
Jafari said that “preservation of the Establishment” depends on IRGC and called upon his forces to obey KHamenei’s commands.


Resistance

Amir Javdifar was praised
Tehran, July 18, 2010
On Thursday July 15 people gathered in groups by the grave of Amir Javadifar a victim of Kahrizak’s death camp during the uprising of 2009 after the election. Most of the crowds were youths.
After one day from his anniversary the words ‘Amir is alive’ was seen at his home’s doorstep.

Anniversary of Mohsen Rooholamini, a victim of Kahrizak death camp
Tehran, July 18, 2010
On Friday July 16 People gathered around Mohsen’s grave to pay respect. Plainclothes were present and threatened the crowd. People had to leave the place after few minutes.
A few days before Mohsen’s anniversary regime’s hooligans broke his grave stone.


Suppression

Officers of soft-war!
Tehran, July 17, 2010
To confront dissident youths at schools the clerical regime intends to deploy 1000 mullahs to schools at the beginning of the new academic year.
While internet is a tool for brave youths of Iran to convey their voice to the world the clerical regime intents to deploy 1000 mullahs ‘officers of the soft-war’ as it puts it to confront the youths.
The religious tyranny that has been defeated in Islamizing universities last year is trying to execute the project in schools.

Iran hangs person in Shirvan 
July 18, 2010
According to the Fars News Agency from Bojnourd and as stated by the Public Relations of the North Khorasan Judiciary, the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Shirvan announced that the death sentence for a narcotics trafficker was carried out in this town.
“This person was arrested and sentenced to death”, Reza Rashid said.
“The sentence was carried out after it was confirmed by the Attorney General and after his request for amnesty was refused by the Judiciary’s Amnesty Commission”, he stipulated. (Fars state-run News Agency – July 18, 2010) 

Iran arrests three lawyers
July 18, 2010
Three lawyers who are also master’s degree students at the Beheshti University in Tehran are in detention.
Zubin Nasiri, Kazem Qadiri and Ali Tahami who are also master’s degree students studying general law, international marketing and international law were detained from more than 20 days ago by security institutions.
These people have not had any visits with their families and their charges have not been officially announced.

Political prisoner thrown in solitary for practicing martial arts
July 18, 2010
Karim Poursamad, a political prisoner in cellblock 350 was transferred to a solitary cell.
According to reports, he was thrown in solitary for practicing and teaching other prisoners martial arts in the prison yard.
This measure by prison authorities is a violation of Prison Organization laws.

Political prisoner in poor health in Gohardasht Prison 
July 17, 2010
According to reports, political prisoner and journalist Massoud Bastani is in poor health in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
He is suffering from ailments of the mouth and teeth and is not able to tolerate these problems. According to his family, he is deprived a prisoner’s most minimum rights and authorities refuse to grant him a leave.
Massoud Bastani has been detained for a year without a leave and was transferred to Gohardasht Prison in February.

Organized violence in the Zahedan Bazaar 
July 18, 2010
A number of plain clothes agents attacked the shops of Baluch residents last night and set them on fire after vandalizing them.
According to reports, after explosions in the Jame Mosque in Zahedan on RGC Day, a number of the elements of plainclothes agents who according to eye witnesses were young Shiites attacked the businesses of Baluch residents.
This violence continued until this morning and the Salman Bazaar and Rooz Bazaar which is run by mostly Baluch Sunnis were attacked.

Labor activist tried twice on one charge
July 18, 2010
The sixth branch of the Revolutionary Court in Karaj once again charged Mansour Osalu, the head of the Union of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, with spreading propaganda against the government.
This is while Osalu was tried on these charges and sentenced to prison before this. He was arrested in July 2007 and was sentenced to five years of prison on charges of acting against national security and spreading propaganda against the government.  

Baha’i man arrested in Sari
July 18, 2010
Qavamoddin Sabetian, a Baha’i man in Sari was arrested today by agents of the Intelligence Agency in his home.
Before this, on June 9, 2010, his home was searched by intelligence agents who first introduced themselves as employees of the Estates Department, and his Baha’i books, CDs, pictures and personal belonging including his computer were confiscated.
In light of the recent actions against activists fighting for the right to education of (Baha’is) in Sari, it seems that the arrest of Sabetian is because of his cooperation in the activities of those who have been banned from education.


Workers of Iran

Retired workers roar against the clerical dictatorship
Tehran, July 18, 2010
On Sunday July 18 since 7 am retired workers gathered in protest in Aborayhan St. and then marched towards Baharestan (where regime’s Majlis is located) to protest against the non-payment of their pension.
The crowd chanted ‘Allah O Akbar’ while gathering.
At 10 am about 2000 of them were gathering in front of regime’s parliament (Majlis) and by chanting ‘Allah O Akbar’ showed their protest against the violation of their rights and not receiving their pension.
Other retired workers joined them from townships, especially townships around Tehran, since morning.
At about 1230 the number of the retired workers reached 3000.
SSF surrounded the premises and threatened them to disperse but they still chanted Allah O Akbar and continued their protest gathering.


News on Iran’s economy

Crisis of subsidy
Karaj, July 18, 2010
The issue of cut in subsidy which is going to be executed since the second half of Iranian year is having its effect in rise of the price of goods from now.
During last few days the price of sheep’s meet which has been 12000 tomans per kilo last Wednesday reached to 14900 tomans on Saturday. Lamb’s meet’s price was raised from 6000 tomans per kilo to 7900 at the same interval.



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Strike in Tabriz Bazaar July 16, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - JULY 18, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.665

PMOI out of the list
Tehran, July 18, 2010
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued its judgment, describing the decision by then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in refusing to remove PMOI from the black list, as lacking sufficient evidence, violating the due process and unlawful. It remanded the case to the Secretary of State and instructed her to review her decision according to the procedures specified by the court.
While upholding justice and complying with the law made it necessary that this oppressive and unjust designation should have been completely annulled this very judgment and the remand to the Secretary of State demonstrates that the terrorist label against the PMOI, and the insistence to continue it, has been merely a political decision in the framework of appeasing the mullahs and based on the illusion of changing the behavior of the religious tyranny ruling Iran.
During the last decade, the terrorist label on the PMOI has been the most important impediment to change in Iran and it contributed greatly in preserving the religious dictatorship.


Bazaar

Tabriz Bazaar
Tehran, July 17, 2010
Tabriz’s Bazaar was closed today.
Shops in Tile-Sellers Street, Ceramic-Sellers Street and Daraee Street as well as other sections of the city joined the strike today.
During the days of strike in Tabriz’s main Bazaar the intelligence and security forces of the city started contacting Bazaaris to prevent the spread of the strike. They had threatened the merchants of Bazaar and put pressure on them to end the strike.
Plainclothes have referred to the houses of some of the heads of the guilds’ unions including fabric-sellers and had warned them and threatened them in regard with continuation of the strike.


Gasoline 

Gasoline unrest on its way
Tehran- July 17, 2010
Gasoline sanctions imposed on Iran by international society and especially US have caused lots of headache for the clerical regime.
It was for long that the shortage of fuel and gasoline imposed problems for the public transportation system of the country and even rationing it did not decreased the crisis.
The new international statements and resolutions have stopped the import of gasoline intensifying the crisis.
Currently most of the gas stations within the cities and in the roads are facing serious shortage of gasoline and long queues of vehicles are turning to constant scenery.





The Downfall

Regime’s MP from Zahedan resigned
Zahedan, July 16, 2010
On the excuse that there is no security in Zahedan, regim’s MP resigned.
Hosseinali Shahryari the head of Hygiene Commission of Majlis described the reason for his resignation to a letter to Larijani the head of Majlis as: “unfortunately authorities were not able to meet their least duty of providing security for people….so I announce my resignation on July 16, 2010”.

Schism deepens
Tehran, July 16, 2010
Regime’s Center of Research of Majlis announced that Ahmadinejad has not paid any attention to economic growth and to decreasing the distance among the classes in his fifth agenda at all.
Mohammadreza Khabaz the spokesman of the center said: “Ahmadinejad’s government has had no economical strategy during last five years”.
It is to be mentioned that the issue of subsidy has been long the subject of dispute amongst elements of Khamenei’s band.

Mullah Janati confronts Larijani 
Tehran, July 16, 2010
In an obvious confrontation with Larijani, regime’s head of Majlis, Mullah Janati the secretary of Council of Guidance said: “without Council of Guidance, Majlis is discredited”.
He added: “the role of Council of Guidance appointed to it by constitution is unique…it has destiny-making responsibilities in Islamic Republic’s Establishment such as determining if the endorsements of Majlis complies with religious laws and constitution or not”.
Confronting Larijani who had said that Majlis is above the president and in defense of Ahmadinejad, Janati said that Majlis has no credit without Council of Guidance.
He added: “I support the government because the honorable Leader supports it and I approve of presidents positions and criteria”.

Safavi admitted that Khamenei’s talisman is broken and IRGC is hated
Tehran, July 16, 2010
Answering the question: do we have a strategic ally in the region now or not, Rahim Safavi, Khamenei’s advisor and a high commander of IRGC said: “no we don’t have such and ally. Of course Syria is close to us and Turkey is somewhat close but from strategic aspect we don’t have and ally”.
Answering this question that did sanctions targeted IRGC he answered: “from my point of view some from within the country show green light to foreign enemies, Americans and British and even guided them and told them that if they wanted to strike on Islamic Revolution and Islamic Republic they must aim at the Leadership (Khamanei) and IRGC because if their sacredness and popularity is damaged then it would be easy”.
While worried he added: “today it is hard to be preserver (preserve the regime), the enemy and the atmosphere inside and abroad have become more complicated”.
Pointing to Khamenei’s broken talisman he said: “yes it is from few years ago that religion’s and cleric’s veneration is violated…”
In fear of regime’s downfall Safavi said: “our intelligence and security apparatus must be fully informed about the foreign enemies and those aligned with them inside so that they can predict the events and confront them with greater power”.


Resistance

Political prisoner goes on hunger strike in protest to horrid condition in Gohardasht Prison
Tehran July 16, 2010
Arzhang Davoudi, a political prisoner in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj went on a hunger strike.
Davoudi went on a hunger strike on Wednesday July 14 in protest to his poor condition in cellblock 3 which he was transferred to to be place under more limitations.
This political prisoner has been denied the right to contact his family for one month.
One of his fingers which broke in prison has been swollen and infected for close to 3 months but officials do not give him medical treatment.
According to reports, his home where his family lived was sealed down and then sold by agents of the intelligence agency which has left his family homeless.
Davoudi was jailed in 2003 and has been sentenced to 16 years of prison.

Don’t nap!
Tehran, July 18, 2010
At the opening ceremony of ‘educational course of Velayat’ reminding the nightmare of downfall Mullah Mesbah Yazdi conceded that the nationwide uprising has ruined regime’s elements nap.
Calling regime’s elements and subordinates as ‘people’ Yazdi said: “about the questions I should say that the recent sedition has shocked the aware people and has reminded the half aware people not to even nap”.
In another event Mullah Ahmad Khatami a member of the board of directives of Assembly of Experts once more expressed his fear of regime’s downfall and said: “last year’s sedition aimed at the overthrowing of the Velayat Establishment”.


Women & Uprising

Mullahs confessed that suppression of women under the excuse of ‘improper veil’ is useless
Tehran, July 16, 2010
Mullah Makarem Shirazi admitted that regime’s suppression of women under the excuse of improper veil has been useless and women had resisted. He said: “using force is useless in confronting improper veil”.
He admitted to the defeat of regime’s suppressive policies and added: “cultural work and preaching is the most effective way in that regard”.
Mullah Makarem called the resistance of women of Iran as murmurs for ‘not having veil’ and said: “if there is no veil then it will result in prostitution, drinking and other sins and there will remain not even the title of Islamic Society”.
By these words this reactionary mullah admits that misogyny is a pillar of the religious tyranny of Velayat-e-Faghih and admits to the role of pioneer women of Iran in the Uprising for the downfall of this regime.

Suppressive plan of temporarily marriage of high school girls
Tehran, July 18, 2010
Mohammad Hajizadeh the head of Booshehr Province’s Education Organization announced the endorsement of the plan of ‘Finding Husbands Especial for Pre-University girls’ and ‘Veil and Chastity at Countries Schools’.
Hajizadeh said that endorsement of such plans is just for preventing cultural assaults! The plan has even provoked protest amongst some of the regime elements. Mohammad Ghayoum Dehghani a member of Social Committee of regime’s Majlis said: “my question is that are those who talk of ‘temporary marriage’ willing to make their own daughters to marry as such? Do they think of the consequences of this issue on a young girl?”
Hamidreza Haji Babaie Minister of Education had welcomed the plan and had emphasized that these girls then must continue their education in nightly schools because according to the regulations any girl before 18 that gets married is ousted from school and must continue in nightly schools especial for adults’ education.
Ali Motahari an MP belonging to Khamenei’s band has brought up the issue of the temporary marriage of high school girls before and SSF has named the plan as solution for decreasing the number of rape.
It is to be mentioned that the misogynous and medieval clerical regime that has become desperate in regard with the vast participation of women and girls of Iran in the front of the uprising despite all its suppressive plans such as ‘veil and chastity’ hangs to anything to prevent them from playing their effective role in its downfall. The endorsed plan of ‘temporary marriage’ is one of regime’s means for keeping women away from playing their role.


Suppression

Five prisoner executed in Uromieh
Uromieh, July 16, 2010
The criminal clerical dictatorship hanged 5 prisoners in the central prison of Uromieh.
Faisal Saedi, Karam Azizi, Omid Norani, Abdolrahman Rendi and Ali Sareban were hanged.


Suppression of youths

SSF friend of narcotic dealers, enemy of youths
Tehran, July 16, 2010
In Boostan Park in Farmanieh Street at the intersection of Kamranieh 6 SSF patrol daily. These patrols have communications with the narcotic sellers in the park openly but attack the youths on any excuse and harass them.

A prisoner murdered in Sari Prison
Sari, July 18, 2010
Hadi Aravand a prisoner condemned to execution in Sari Prison was killed by an officer of the prison, Mohammadi, with the help of another prisoner, Nasiri.

Two political prisoners in poor health denied medical attention
Tehran July 16, 2010
The physical health of Sina Golchin and Vahid Asghari, two prisoners detained in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison is in serious danger because of lack of medical treatment.
Golchin and Asghari who were arrested in the post-election events are suffering from severe ear infection. They have not been given any treatment because of the absence of a specialist in the prison infirmary.
Sina Golchin is a student of constructional engineering at the Free Tehran University who was arrested in his home on January 7, 2010 on charges of participating in a December 27 march on Ashura. Judge Salavati sentenced this 20 year old student who had no prior political activities to 8 years of prison which was later lowered to 4 years and 6 months of prison in a court of review.
Vahid Asghari was also arrested after the elections. He was detained for some time in a solitary cell in cellblock 240 and is currently in cellblock 350 (known as the labor cellblock).

Regime elements freely deal narcotics in Evin Prison
Tehran July 16, 2010
Drug dealing in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison has led to concerns among political prisoners and their families.
This is while prison officials do not allow families of political prisoners to bring them books and the library and the small gym in cellblock 350 were both closed down on orders of the head of Evin Prison Sedaqat with the cooperation of the head of cellblock 350, Mostafa Bozorg Nia. At the same time, drugs are finding their way into this cellblock by ordinary prisoners.
The families of political prisoners are wondering how drugs are entered into prison without any problems while books are denied entrance.
According to reports, a prisoner in the financial cellblock who has close ties with the head of cellblock 350 has intended to sell marijuana and crystal to political prisoners. Political prisoners protested this issue and the prisoner was transferred to another cellblock. But these protests did not completely stop these measures and drugs, especially marijuana and crystal are brought to this cellblock through other channels.
Despite the fact that narcotics are very expensive outside of prison, they are sold to prisoners at very cheap prices.
According to an informed source, a person identified as M.N, who is the financial cellblock is the element behind the distribution and promotion of drugs in prison. What comes as a surprise to political prisoners is that this prisoner is aware of the file contents of almost all political prisoners and has special limitless facilities at his disposal despite being a prisoner.


Student activist sentenced to 6 years of prison
Tehran July 16, 2010
The 54th branch of the court of review in Tehran upheld the 6 year prison sentence for a member of the Office for Consolidating Unity.
Reza Zareie, Salman Sima’s lawyer announced this and said that the 54th branch of the court of review “refused our appeal for the initial sentence issued by the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court which led to the 6 year prison term for Mr. Sima”.



Student activist denied master’s degree after release from prison
Tehran July 16, 2010
Amir Kabir University in Tehran refused to hand over the master’s degree of a student who was recently released from prison.
When Kaveh Amin-ollahi went to collect his master’s degree, the university refused to give him his degree and said that he was given fails in all his classes because of an unexcused absence.
Amin-ollahi was a master’s degree student of medical engineering at the Amir Kabir University in Tehran who was released from prison on February 18, 2010. He was cleared of all charges on May 23.

Iran expels Baha’i student from Qazvin International University
Tehran July 16, 2010
Vesal Momtazi, a student of the Qazvin International University was expelled from university for following the Baha’i faith.
He was expelled from this university in June 2010 during the finals exams after studying for seven semesters and passing 124 units on the subject of agricultural engineering.
He has gone to various centers including to the Qazvin MP and Ministry of Science (department of higher education) but has not received any answers.

No news on detained Christian couple
Tehran July 16, 2010
There is no news on the condition of a detained Christian couple, Behrouz Sadeq Khanjani and his wife Fatemeh Kajouri.
Security forces have banned them from calling their families. These forces went to their homes and told their landlords that they had ‘security problems’.
Fatemeh Turk Kajouri’s father, who went to Evin Prison several times to see his daughter was told that he could visit her on Thursday, but was prevented from visiting her when he came back to the prison on Thursday.
Father Behrouz Sadeq Khanjani, who is the head of the Iran Bamdad Church, was arrested on June 16, 2010 when he was in Shiraz to hand over his last defense to the intelligence agency. After a long interrogation session, he was transferred to the Intelligence Detention Center.
Fatemeh Turk Kajouri, his wife, was arrested on June 18 in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison.

Baha’i man arrested to serve five year prison term
Tehran July 16, 2010
Davar Nabil Zadeh, a Baha’i resident of Mashhad was summoned to the Sentence Implementation Department of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court and was arrested on arrival to serve his 5 year prison term in the Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad.
According to reports, he was tried last year with eight other Baha’is in this city in a case that was closed in 2005 and was sentenced to 5 years of prison in a sentence issued by a court of first instance and confirmed by the court of review.
He was detained for one year in 1983 for being a member of a Baha’i organization and his 22-year-old son, Nura Nabil Zadeh has been detained in the Mashhad Intelligence Detention Center for two weeks.


News on Iran’s economy

People worried about gasoline
Tehran, July 16, 2010
People are worried about the elimination of gasoline cards in Fall.
As a result ration gasoline is sold in gas stations. During last week long queues for gasoline is seen everywhere.

Fire of oil well in Naft Shahr has destroyed 13 million dollars of oil
Tehran, July 18, 2010
The manager of Oil Company for central regions said that as the oil well no. 24 of Naft Shar being on fire is losing four to five thousands barrel of oil each day.
Having in mind the price of 70 dollars for each barrel of oil and the burned 190,000 barrels in 38 days Iran has lost 13,300,000 dollars of its oil income.

Cut of electricity in Tehran
Tehran, July 15, 2010
During last few days Tehran is witnessing longer hours of cut in electricity. The electricity is cut between one to five hours daily.


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