Najafabad under siege

Najafabad- Feb.18, 2011
On Friday Feb. 18 after the state-run Friday prayer when regime’s subordinates started a pro-regime march a group of courageous youths started to chant death to velayat-e-Faghieh confronting their march.
This aroused the wrath of Bassijies and they attacked the youths.
The city was immediately under the control of security forces and SSF.

Protesting chant of Allah O Akbar in Najafabad

Najafabad- Feb.18, 2011
Residents of Najafabad in Isfahan Province held a nightly protest of Allah O Akbar on Feb. 18.

Forced participation

Tehran- Feb.18, 2011
An eyewitness said that on Feb. 16 that regime had forced the employees of governmental bureaus in Qods Township to participate in the march and funeral of Sane Jale. Regime stole this martyr calling him a Bassiji. These employees were transferred to Tehran by bus. He added that many of these employees didn’t accept to participate in such invidious act.

Oppression surges in Shahroud

Shahroud- Feb.17, 2011
Reports received by ISC from Shahroud say that in fear of continuation of protests of the students regime has cancelled all classes at Azad University of Shahroud and other universities of this city.
In another event regime’s suppressive forces stop motorbikes and harass them. They also bother young people and students on different excuses. The number of regime’s patrols has surged drastically in the city.
Phone lines, especially Iran Cell is either cut or works just one-way. Most of the SMSes sent either don’t reach their destination or partially reach it.
Satellite programs are having parasites.

Vast arrests in Ahwaz

Ahwaz- Feb.19, 2011
After the call for protest demonstrations at the seventh day of martyrdom of Sane Jale and Mohammad Mokhatari, regime is conducting vast arrests in Ahwaz.

13 arrested in Babol during the uprising of Feb. 14

Babol- Feb.19, 2011
Reports sent to ISC say that during the protest demonstrations on Feb. 14 in Babol, north of Iran, 13 were arrested, two of them under 18.
The detainees are taken to Mata Kala Prison at its Quarantine ward. There is no more news of their conditions.

Another arrest in Mashhad

Mashhad- Feb.18, 2011
Amir Shaibani one of the founders of Islamic Association of Department of Law and Political Science of Azad University in Mashhad was arrested on Feb. 14 uprising while he was going from Vakil-abad towards Rahnameie intersection (the main location of protests in Mashhad).
Amir was with his mother. They were attacked by suppressive agents and they took Amir away.
He is most probably taken to security prison belonging to SSF in Mashhad.