Lashes and execution in Andimeshk

Andimeshk, Jan. 8, 2011
The Medieval clerical regime condemned an inmate to receive lashes in public and then be hanged.
On Friday Jan. 7 the prisoner received 74 lashes in the central square of Andimeshk.
It is to be mentioned that the religious fascism ruling Iran uses public punishment to provoke atmosphere of fear and horror to prevent any protest especially after subsidy cuts.

Right hand of Arash Sadeghi student political prisoner paralized

Tehran, Jan. 7, 2011
On Wednesday Jan. 5, Arash Sadeghi student political prisoner was so beaten by the henchmen of Evin Prison that his right hand became paralyzed.
‘Arash’s Freedom’ in Facebook repots of his dreadful condition; bleeding of stomach, infection of lungs and damage to his scapula that was formerly broken in his former detention. Eyewitnesses reported that he is not even able to stand now.
Before being imprisoned Arash has said that he will continue his struggle in prison and ‘will make it bitter for them there’.
Arash is a master degree student in Philosophy at Alameh Tabatabaie University and is condemned to 5 years imprisonment along with corporal punishment.
He was under temporary detention for more than a year!!! He spent his detention time at wards 2-A belonging to IRGC and 209 belonging to Intelligence Ministry. He was once freed on bail but the security agents raided their home again and in this raid his mother got a heart stroke and died.

Iranian-Dutch political prisoner, Zahra Bahrami under intense pressure

Tehran, Jan. 8, 2011
Reports say that Zahra Bahrami the political prisoner who was arrested on last year’s Ashura Uprising and is condemned to death is under pressure and torture to make compulsory confession that she has carried and was keeping narcotics.
It is to be mentioned that recently regime’s suppressive Judiciary has announced that the punishment for providence and distribution of ‘glass’ (a kind of narcotics) is execution.
The criminal judge Salavati warned her lawyer not to have any interview or any communication with Dutch Embassy in Iran.
This head of branch 15 of the so-called Revolutionary Court has ordered that all Mrs. Bahrami’s belongings be confiscated such as her house, car, money and etc.

Four political prisoners on hunger strike

Orumieh, Jan. 8, 2011
ISC reported that four political prisoners went on hunger strike since Jan. 5 at Orumieh’s prison because they have been transferred to solitary cells. These four are: Habibollah Golpari Poor, Hussein Mirzaee, Ali Ahmad Soleiman and Ahmad Tamooie.

Political prisoners Seyyed Jalal Nabavi under more pressure

Qom, Jan. 8, 2011
To put more pressure on political prisoner Seyyed Jalal Nabavi who is imprisoned in Qom, the clerical dictatorship has transferred him to the ward of dangerous criminals.
Interrogators of the Intelligence Ministry provoke these criminals against him to harass him or possibly kill him.

On strike

Tehran, Jan. 5, 2011
The laborers of Alborz Pipe Factory in Karaj’s old road stopped work and went on strike to protest 4 months non-payment. These laborers gathered in front of the manager’s office and demanded their wages.