The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No. 699
Downfall
Sanction – Economy - Crack within regime
Sep. 7, 2010
Mohammad-Ali Jafari, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Corps said, “Protests after the elections and the sedition that tried to undermine the structures of the Islamic Republic, was much more dangerous that the 8 year war (with Iraq)”.
“The eight year war helped us to export the revolution but last years seditions damaged the prestige of the revolution to a very high extent and in such a situation, those who lived through the war should not stay silent in the face of animosity, perversions and spiteful measures”, he added.
“Today the Islamic system is in direct war in various political, cultural, economical and social grounds with the global arrogance (the US) and the part that those who lived through the epic times (war) and holy defense play, is very important in this stage”.
Trying to revive the spirits of his forces, Jafar said, “Some think that the time for being a revolutionary is over. This is a big mistake because according to the commands of the Imam (Khomeini), we are still at the beginning of the path”.
Mullah’s anger against world protest against stoning and execution sentences
Sept. 7, 2010
Last week Franko fratini, the foreign ministry, Jiani Almanu, Rome mayor and some other Italian officials and personalities spoke against stonning and execution in Iran. At the same time, in front of Iran’s office in Rome, held protests against stonning sentence and they installed a picture of Sakineh Mohammadi on the Italian prime ministry building.
All these activitise caused so much anger for suprime leader of Iran. Keyhan newspaper attacked the perloskoni the Italian prime minister and called him the head of Italian mafia. Keyhan by pointing at Mrs. Sarkozi’s Italian Nationality insulted her and said Karla broni’s unpleasent past proves why she is supporting an Iranian woman who is under execution. Actually she is also worthy to die.
French Foreign ministry spokesman called this accusation unacceptable and sent a message through diplomatic ways to Iran’s leaders.
Mullah’s regime fear of dis satisfaction and public protests
Sept. 7, 2010
Habibi, the head of Motalefeh gang, by saying that every social problems ends to an act against the Mullah’s dictatorship, pointed out that when people for any small matter, make the government responsible, it is very dangerous.
Habibi’s claims which were published in Ilna’s newagency (state run news paper), said: any thing even the rise of onion’s price comes on the regime which is very dangerous.
State run daily admits to Iran’s inflammatory role in Middle East peace talks
Sept. 7, 2010
The Quds state-run daily admitted to the Iranian regime’s inflammatory role in Palestine in its editorial titled ‘Palestine is Non-negotiable’ and attacked Mahmoud Abbas and wrote: “Even if Mahmoud Abbas calls himself the representative of the Palestinians in the so-called peace talks, he knows very well that he does not have the support of Palestinians and any decision by him might lead to severe reaction from Palestinians in the occupied lands and other countries”.
Sanctions and nuclear bomb
Iran’s ridiculous reaction to IAEA reportSept. 7, 2010
Iranian state run TV: the Foreign Ministry spokesman said in answer to a question from a reporter on the recent IAEA report that the “negative point of these kinds of reports is that they are easily affected by political issues and pressures of some countries”.
“The agency must preserve its technical dignity in the framework of the NPT and looking into political issues and political pressures is outside of its legal duties”, he stressed.
The spokesman said that ‘we think that non-technical matters will not have much credibility” and stressed that ‘the cooperation of the Islamic Republic with the IAEA will continue under very good circumstances”.
“All nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic are under 24 hour monitoring of agency cameras”.
These claims are made while Agence France Press and the IAEA have reported several times that the Iranian regime does not allow inspections. It is very clear that Iran prevents the inspection duties of the IAEA to monitor its nuclear activities.
We in the Student’s Committee in Iran believe that a regime which denies the rights of its citizens and violates the minimum rights of its people even religious and ethnic minorities cannot have peaceful nuclear activities and its nuclear activities are definitely a threat to global peace and security.
Long lines for bus fuel leads to tension and clashes
Sept. 7, 2010
According to reports, because of the lack of fuel in Iran, bus drivers of private companies and the Vahed Bus Company have to wait in long lines to get fuel. Vahed Company fuel stations have stopped giving gas to busses of the Vahed Company and private companies. Bus drivers who are fasting in the month of Ramadan have to wait in these long lines for hours and sometime even after sunset which is when Muslim’s break their fast.
There were also a number of clashes because of the mistreatment of these drivers by officials.
Currently the atmosphere is tense in these gas stations and these drivers have stopped working to wait in these lines. They are met with the insults and harassment of traffic police threatening them not to park outside gas stations else they will be fined but the bus drivers cannot afford to lose their place in line.
Iran exports increased by 22 percent this year
Sept. 7, 2010
The value of the exports to Iran was 24.2 billion dollars in the first five months of the Persian year (starting from March 24) which shows that compared to the same time last year the value of exports has increased by 22.21 percent. Some experts believe that this increase shows Iran’s fear of international sanctions. The Iranian regime fears that the sanctions will reach a point where it cannot have access to the global markets and is filling its stock from before. The Iranian regime has other problems as well with European banks. Almost all the branches of the Saderat Bank have closed down in Europe and Iran is worried that because it cannot pay back its debts to its European exporters, it will not be able to buy from them. Another reason for the raise in exports is the anti-national policies of Ahmadinejad. From the first day he came to power, he increased exports which has led to the destruction of internal companies and productions. Some experts also believe that Iran fears a faceoff and likely military confrontations and therefore is getting ready for an economy suitable for war like conditions.
Dire condition of Economic Condition in Iran
Sept. 7, 2010
Tehran – Speech of one of employees: we were waiting for 6% excess salary in the current month, but we saw a reduction in the insurance and there was no news from excess in the salary.
Tehran – from 500 manufacturers in Tehran, only 100 are active and the rest are out of work.
The reason is massive amount of imports from China, government thinks if the amount of goods are a lot in the market, it will effect in pressure caused by inflation and he wants stop inflation by this plan but the price of this plan is paid by internal manufacturers and the workers of these manufacturers are appealing for some excess work hours but they are suffering unemployment.
Tehran- there are two main problems, one is lack of liquidity and another one is junky goods of China, one is string with the price of 4 dollars per kilo and another one is plastic string which is 1.5 dollars per kilo, but we don’t know why china goods are being priced more than 1.5 dollars. When I investigated, industries said that they are being imported legally and priced 2.6 dollars but the raw materials are being provided from Malasia but weaved in here. China also should get the raw material from Malasia and pay the worker and then import it to Iran, so it is unknown how the prices are being set.
Increase in prices
Sep. 7, 2010
Tehran- Milk two years ago was 200 cent but now is 400 cent. Bread was 5 cent and now is 200 cent. Meat is 20$ and peach is 4 $ per kilo.
Tehran- According to one stationary shop in Narmak- The sovereignty people of people have been reduced. It is worse than last year. For example copy paper was 4.4$ per pack, but now is 5.4$ . Every thing had risen up in price and nothing is make in Iran but from China.
Tehran – Accroding to received reports from Tehran, price of bus tickets of Azadi sq. to Tehran pars has risen up from 0.2$ to 0.8$ which has caused a great protest from Tehran residents. In majority of bus stations clashes between the ticket controllers and people are continuous. Reports say from Azadi station, Enghelab, Imam Hossein, ValiAsr and Tehran Pars clashed are very strong so that the officers are forced to refuse getting tickets.
Tehran- one selling kiosk in zone 15 say: People can not even by newpaper of magazines and they only see the leaves of them and pass away and they are not able to buy. They have said also not to sell cigarettes and candies; this means unemploying tree families, because their incomes come from this way. He added that we also are going to be added to the number of unemployed because we can not afford these high prices.
Boushehr- Delay in paying the teachers’ salaries for several months have made a lot of problems for them.
Qazvin- Due to high salaries of schools low income families and especially the workers because of not affording to pay the salary, are being forced to pull out their children from schools. A work says: I have about 18 years work experience but I have not received my salary for over 16 months and I demand about 5000$ from the company. With this situation I can not even get bread for my family then how can I pay the salary to enroll my children in school? I need 170$ to enroll my youngest child but I don’t know how to provide it while for getting bread and cheese; I have to borrow from others.
Resistance
Supporters celebrate 46th birthday of PMOISep. 7, 2010
A number of the families of those killed by the Iranian regime and political prisoners celebrated the 46th birthday of the PMOI in a park in Tehran. Young activists also posted posters and flyers in Tehran and Rasht on the 46th anniversary of the founding of the PMOI.
Iran worried over asylum of its athletes in foreign countries
Sep. 6, 2010
ILNA state-run news agency, Sep. 6: The representative of the Velayate Faqih (Khamenie) and the Friday prayer leader in Kashan said, “It is a shame for our country when some of our sports teams who go to other countries for the Olympics become asylum seekers”.
Namazi expressed regret over the fact that some Iranian athletes seek asylum in foreign countries.
“Sports have to be seriously looked at from the perspective of religious laws and sportsmanship and soccer, in which they intentionally break each others legs, is unlawful and in the Islamic Republic these two things which are religious laws and sportsmanship should be included in it”, he added.
Another Iranian wrestler is looking for Azarbaijan Nationality
Sep. 6, 2010
According to one sport news network called Ati news, after Saman Tahmasebi took part in world competition as a member of Azerbaijan national team which the head of federation tried to show the presence of an Iranian wrestler in another team worthless, we heard the news of another Iranian wrestler trying to get Azerbaijan's Nationality.
It has been told to this champion that if he gets a gold cup for Azerbaijan wrestling he will receive a cash trophy of 200000 $, a trophy that in Iran no wrestler receives.
Suppression
Lawyer says Iranian woman could be stoned soonSept. 7, 2010
Tehran, Iran, 07 September 2010 — The lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned on an adultery conviction says he and her children are worried the delayed execution could be carried out soon.
Javid Houtan Kian says a moratorium on death sentences for Ramadan is running out with the conclusion this week of the Muslim holy month.
The lawyer said Monday that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's stoning sentence could happen 'any moment.'
The sentence was put on hold in July after an international outcry and it is now being reviewed by Iran's Supreme Court.
Ashtiani was convicted in 2006 of having an 'illicit relationship' with two men after the murder of her husband and was sentenced to 99 lashes. Later that year, she was also convicted of adultery and sentenced to be stoned. (AP - Sept. 7, 2010)
Head of Prisons in Khuzestan: a criminal is jailed in Khuzestan every 20 minutes;
Sep. 7, 2010
Khuzestan’s head of prisons said, “According to the average statistics of the country, there are 240 prisoners for every 100,000 person and this is while in Khuzestan for every 100,000 persons there are 280 prisoners.
According to the ISNA state-run news agency, Seyed Abolqasem Alavi said, “Every year in Khuzestan 32,000 people are jailed and every 20 minutes, a criminal is jailed”.
“There are currently 12,500 prisoners in Khuzestan’s prisons and these numbers show that the numbers of prisoners have increased”, he added.
Security forces murder teenager in Qeshm Island Sep. 7, 2010
Security forces fatally shot a Sunni teenager in the head in the Island of Qeshm on September 7.
According to reports, Sadeq Dolayizadeh, from the Dolab Village in Qeshm went out today to the ocean for fishing. He was arrested by security forces and was shot in the head on the shore in front of bystanders.
This teenager who was in the 9th grade was forced to work to provide for his family and went out fishing everyday. He was arrested by security forces in the sea and was then led to the shore.
After seeing this scene, a number of eyewitnesses attempted to get close to Dolayizadeh to save his life but were shot at by security forces. These agents initially beat Sadeq and then shot him in the head.
Two of the agents fled from the scene after seeing the angry crowd but one of the agents was captured by the people and after being beaten, the body of the teenager and the agent were both handed over to the Qeshm Intelligence Agency.
The father of the Dolayizadeh family has been suffering from an illness for years and the only breadwinner of the family was young Sadeq.
Notably, a large number of young people in this region are killed yearly because of mistreatment by security forces.
Most people in Qeshm Island located in Southern Iran fish for a living. The people of this region have been faced with a drought for more than 10 years and live in dire economical conditions. Poverty has made the living standards of more than 80 percent of the villages in this island very dreadful.
RGC official say 10,000 protesters arrested after elections
Sep. 7, 2010
While officials have still not announced the exact numbers of arrests of last years protests, a Revolutionary Guard official said that 10,000 people were arrested in the past year.
Ali Fazli, the commander of the Central Rahian Nour Base said yesterday in Khuzestan that the number of protesters – or as he called them ‘seditionists’ – were 10,000 and claimed that 5,000 of them have returned to the bosom of Islam and the revolution. But the other 5,000 have still not returned.
This is the first time that an official put the number of detainees at 10,000. Before this the highest official number was announced by the spokesman of the judiciary, Alireza Jamshidi, who put the number at 4,000.
Political prisoners in Evin Prison face new limitations
Sep. 7, 2010
Cellblock 350 in Evin Prison was renamed the Temporary Security Cellblock as of yesterday (Monday). Political prisoners believe that this name change is a step towards tightening the security atmosphere and setting more limitations in this cellblock.
More than 200 political prisoners, half of which were arrested after election events, are kept in this cellblock.
Unlike other public cellblocks in this prison, officials subject prisoners to limitations and it has been more than 50 days that all phones have been cut off. Under normal circumstances, prisoners in this cellblock are only allowed a 2 to 3 minutes phone call in one day even while prisoners in other cellblocks can use the phones without any limitations.
The restrictions in cellblock 350 are not limited to phone calls and prisoners face limitations in seeing their families. Under normal conditions, prisoners are allowed one visit per month in this cellblock but now prisoners are only allowed visits after a written approval from the Tehran Prosecutor. This means that families of political prisoners have to go see the Prosecutor several times before he actually reviews the prisoner’s case to finally allow a 30 minute in person visit.
Two student activists banned from continuing education
Sep. 7, 2010
Student activists Siamak Mirzayi and Hafez Sardarpour who had participated in the master’s degree exams were denied the right to continue their education.
After final results of the master’s degree exams for public universities were announced on August 30, it was said that Hafez Sardarpour who had received acceptable grades to continue his education, had failed his exam.
Siamak Mirzayi, who graduated with a degree in engineering from Rasht University, realized that he had problem in his educational file after going to the Evaluation Organization Website to check his exam results. After following up his case, this student activist was told by officials at the Evaluation Organization that he does not have the political qualifications to study for his master’s degree.
In addition to this, Sima Didar, Hajar Kabiri and Majid Makouyizad are other Azeri activists who were denied the right to continue their education for their master’s degree after participating in the university exams. (Savalan Sassi)
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