Students of Shirz University clashed with suppressive forces; 15 arrested

Shiraz- Feb.23, 2011
On Monday Feb. 23 at 12 noon 200 students of Shiraz University held a ceremony in memory of Hamed Noor Mohammadi who was killed by SSF on Feb. 20 uprising in Shiraz.
The number of students increased gradually and they chanted anti-regime slogans for 45 minutes.
Harasat suppressive agents leaded by the mercenary dean of the university put pressure on the students to prevent them from holding this ceremony but they didn’t accept and eventually they clashed with Harasat.
During the clashes Mohamadi the mercenary dean of the university was beaten by students and 15 students were arrested.
Some of the students were locked at the university’s guard center and many of them were banned from entering the

Regime admitted that its first secretary in consulate in Milan resigned

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
To confront more defections, regime absurdly put the resignation of its first secretary in its consulate in Milan and wrote in its media that he has handed over his post.
Raja News wrote about the event: “according to the report of well-known news agencies Ahmad Maleki has handed over his post”.

Collecting satellite dishes

Tehran- Feb.23, 2011
SSF in Tehran has been collecting satellite dishes to prevent free transfer of information.
On Tuesday morning Feb. 22, SSF agents raided some regions in west of Tehran such as Ekbatan Residential Complexes, and Shahrak Qharb.
The number of SSF was so high that 6 agents were present on the roof of on set of apartments and in front of the complex two SSF vans were present.
Usually after they collect the dishes they fine the residents too.
Also in recent days emitting parasites on satellite networks has increased.

A brother and sister arrested in Marivan

Marivan- Feb.23, 2011
Erfan and Sanieh Erfani were arrested by security forces in Marivan. On Sunday Feb. 20 security forces of Marivan city raided a house in the Goyzeh Koreh Village around Marivan and while searching the house and offending the residents they took this brother and sister away.
There is no news of them since and though their parents have referred to security organs they have said they are not aware of any such thing.

An eyewitness talks about his street arrest on Feb. 20

Tehran- Feb.23, 2011
This man that was detained on Feb. 20 said: “they got suspicious; they came to me and searched me then asked for my ID. I didn’t have any ID with me so they wrote down my full name, address, cell phone number and my residential number then they took a picture both from me and their own writings and then let me go.
When I was detained I saw many people who were detained. They had eye-bands and handcuffs”.
Another eyewitness said that he saw that in front of Haj and Pilgrimage Organization about 70 people were arrested. These people were arrested by Bassijies and Plainclothes and they were then handed over to SSF while being beaten. They took away any cell phone in the street that they saw and checked it and if it was on Facebook the owner got detained.

Spying on people

Tehran- Feb.23, 2011
After the recent uprising regime is deploying its spies in the society having the appearance of a normal person.
One of the role’s they play is as taxi drivers.
An eyewitness being confronted with one of these agents said: “he looked just like a taxi driver, asked me if I like music and played the tape for me then started to talk about the uprising and when I was pissed off about the regime and talked about that he started to ask questions like an interrogator so I didn’t continue. It was clear that he wasn’t just a taxi driver. He was very professional just like an interrogator.

Families in protest in front of Evin Prison

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
On 1530 pm more than 400 of families of political prisoners gathered in protest in front of Evin Prison demanding to know the status of their beloveds who were detained during Feb. 20 uprising.

Family of Hamed Noor Mohammadi under pressure

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
When receiving the body of Hamed Noor Mohammadi, slain on Feb. 20 uprising by regime’s suppressive forces in Shiraz the family were under pressure by the intelligence agents to say that Hamed was killed in an accident.
The security and intelligence agents took Hamed’s family to the place he was killed along with some mercenary officials of his university and even some traffic police to show that his death was an accident.
Hamed is from regions of Khoramabad and Al Ashtar and regime fears of unrest in those regions because of this crime.

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One of centers of interrogation on Feb.20

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
About 22 detainees of Feb. 20 uprising around Enghelab Square who were arrested by security forces and IRGC forces were taken to the basement of Snadogh Mehr Reza Building at the intersection of Forsat and East Jamalzadeh Streets eye banded.
This building was totally under the control of Bassij and IRGC on Sunday Feb.20 and its basement was used as a place for interrogating and torturing the detainees.

Arrests after Feb.20 uprising

Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari- Feb.21, 2011
18 political activists were arrested in Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari Province.
Since Feb. 20 when a students’ statement called for participation in the protest gatherings 18 were detained.
The names of these detainees are:
1- Abbas Zare
2- Mojtaba Karimi
3- Mohammad Karimi
4- Reza Fazel
5- Mohammad Ali Rahmani
6- Bahman Shafi’ie
7- Morteza Robie
8- Hasan Najafi
9- Abdollah Mohammadi
10- Mostafa Karimzadeh
11- Mohammad Karimzadeh
12- Shahriar Alipoor
13- Alireza Mohseni
14- Akbar Ahmadian
15- Reza Agha Babaie
16- Mohsen Elyasi
17- Mohamad Fazeli
18- Mahmoud Moghadasi

Protests in Marivan

Marivan- Feb.22, 2011
On Feb.21 thousands took into the streets in Marivan chanting death to dictator.

Fearing Hamed Even after he fall for freedom

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
On Feb. 21 the Harasat suppressive forces of Shiraz University entered Hamed Noor Mohammadi’s dormitory and confiscated all his belongings. Hamed’s close friends were summoned to Harasat.
Hamed was killed by regime’s mercenaries in Shiraz on Feb. 20 uprising.
At 4 to 5 pm students held a ceremony in the dormitory in his memory and posted his pictures on the walls which were dragged down and torn by Bassijies.
Then students of Dastghaib Dormitory in Shiraz chanted ‘Allah O Akbar’ at night to remember him and to protest his killing by regime.

Source says four people were killed during Feb. 14 protests, not two

Seven days after the death of Tehran Arts University student Sane Zhaleh, a professor in this university who asked not be named said that four people were killed on February 14 and that the government has been able to hide the two other deaths from the media. This professor said that sources in the government had leaked this report.

Students protest in commemoration of Hamed Noor Mohammadi

Shiraz- Feb.22, 2011
On Feb. 22 students of Shiraz University held a protest gathering From 8 am in front of Science Department instead of going to classes to praise Hamed Noor Mohammadi a student of this university who was killed by regime’s suppressive forces on Feb. 20 uprising in Shiraz. They also posted Hamed’s pictures on the wall reading that the wolves must know that if they kill the father, his gun and his son in the cradle exist.
The Harasat suppressive forces at the university and also regime’s intelligence elements there did not act in fear of the wrath of students.
Other universities in Shiraz are also uneasy and students intend to hold commemoration ceremonies and vast protest against the killing of Hamed Noor Mohammadi.

Tabriz praises the martyrs of Feb.14 and Feb.20

Tabriz- Feb.22, 2011
Sane Jale, Mohamad Mokhtari and Hamed Noor Mohammadi who were killed by regime’s suppressive forces during Feb.14 and Feb.20 uprising were praised in Tabriz. The brave youths made written posters in that regard and distributed them throughout the city.

Prosecutor Office of regime in Zanjan fearing the Feast of Fire on March 15

Zanjan- Feb.22, 2011
Prosecutor Office in Zanjan announced in fear of an uprising on Feast of Fire: “the Public and Revolutionary Department of Justice will decisively act against the distributers of igneous materials and disrupters in public order. Legal and judicial steps will be taken in regard with these people. All units keeping and selling or buying explosive and igneous material will be sealed close by SSF”.

Former head of IRGC horrified of the recent uprisings

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
Mohsen Rezaie the former head of IRGC showed how the mullahs fear the recent uprisings of Iranians by saying: “last year’s protests were against the officials but current protests are against the Establishment. Keeping silence in that regard is not acceptable. Any event these days in Iran is counted as confrontation with the Establishment”.

Internet police in Isfahan

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
Kayhan daily, Khamenei’s organ wrote that in fear of internet networks which leak the news of uprising to the outside world regime has established the Police of Space Interchange and Production Data (FATA) in Isfahan.
Karami Rad, the head of SSF in Isfahan while announcing the news said: “as crimes are being committed in virtual space, police has made itself ready and equipped to seriously confront these crimes.
Swift discovery of Cybernetic Crimes and arresting the internet criminals are of the most important goals of the formation of FATA in the province”.

Suppressive forces stationed in the main squares of Najafabad

Najafabad- Feb.22, 2011
From the afternoon of Monday Feb.21 a great number of regime’s security forces and SSF were stationed in Najafabad squares and bazaar.
This move followed the news that Najafabad Bazaar will go under total strike on Teusday Feb. 22.
It is to be mentioned that during the last three nights, cries of ‘Allah O Akbar’ and ‘death to dictator’ was heard from 9 to 10 pm from the roofs of Najafabad.

Scattered clashes in Isfahan

Isfahan- Feb.22, 2011
Eyewitnesses said that on morning of Monday Feb.21 there were scattered clashes between protesters and regime’s suppressive forces in the streets of Hussein Abad and Bagh Daryacheh.
The gathering at Bagh Daryacheh was a student protest gathering and there have been shots of tear gas canisters and shootings in the air.

Pressure surges on Krud political prisoners in Orumieh Prison

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
After the execution of Hussein Khezri, Krud political prisoner who was imprisoned at Orumieh Prison, and the protests of his cellmates and their hunger strikes, the clerical dictatorship increased pressure on Kurd political prisoners in that prison. In continuation of the pressure one of political prisoners Hussein Mirzaie was exiled to Karaj’s Gohardasht (Rajaie Shahr) Prison and Ahmad Tamouie was transferred to the Intelligence Bureau to go under interrogation.
After the execution of Hussein Khezri the political prisoners at Orumieh Central Prison are deprived of their minimum rights such as going to prison’s yard, calling their families, using hot water for taking shower and having any connection with ordinary prisoners.

Warning Dervishes

Shahr-e-Kurd- Feb.22, 2011
As Feb.22 is Dervish Day the security agents of Khamenei’s regime have been warning Gonabadi Dervishes that they were not allowed to hold any ceremony. One Dervish said that this shows how regime fears even religious ceremonies of other minorities. The youths, members of Gonabadi Dervishes said in answer to regime’s threat that they will hold the ceremony under any condition.

Workers of Pars Switch of Zanjan on strike

Zanjan- Feb.22, 2011
The workers and employees of Zanjan Pars Switch Company, 850, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Power, went on strike since Feb.19.
The strike started first to protest the quality of the food and then was dragged to the problem of wages.
Suppressive forces were deployed from Boroujerd Township to the factory on Sunday Feb.20 but the strike still continues on Feb.22.

The clerical dictatorship worried about IAEA’s position

Tehran- Feb.21, 2011
Hussein Naghavi a member of regime’s Security Commission of parliament said: “the illegal sayings of Amanou will make the Islamic Republic to loose its trust in regard with the international organs especially IAEA. It will have problem in further cooperation with this organ…This position of the secretary of IAEA that he is concerned about not knowing the exact location of our new nuclear facilities is very strange. These words are neither legally based nor based on expert opinion”.
Fatemeh Alya another member of this commission said: ‘Amanou takes no clear position and accuses Iran. The diplomacy apparatus must not permit these illegal words to have effect on public opinion in the world”.
Another member of this commission Mahmoud Ahmadi Bighash said: “Amanou preserves the interests of world powers...”

Rafsanjani wasn’t invited to Islamic Union Conference

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
Following the schism at the top of regime and laying the ground for ousting Rafsanjani from the head of regime’s Council of Experts, regime’s dominant fraction didn’t invite Rafsanjani for its Islamic Union Conference.
Khabar On Line state-run media wrote in that regard: “in the 24th session of International Conference for Islamic Unity that was held on Saturday Morning (Feb.19) … the absence of one of the permanent guests of this session was outstanding. This guest was no one but Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani who wasn’t invited for the opening ceremony for the first time”.

Iran stands in stage 171 in regard with economical freedom

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
State-run daily, Islamic Republic reported that Heritage Foundation in US has announced recently that in regard with economic freedom Iran stands in stage 171 amongst the world’s countries. Iran’s score has decreased 1.3% in comparison with 2010 and has reached 42.1%.

Fearful words of Mullah Larijani the head of regime’s judiciary

Tehran- Feb.22, 2011
Mehr news agency affiliated with IRGC quoted regime’s head of Judiciary Larijani which revealed his fear of popular uprising: “those who arouse sedition must know that the judiciary apparatus will act decisively in the framework of law and according to the general interests of the Establishment. Establishment’s patience has a limit and when it is passed the answer is clear”.
Speaking amongst a group of regime’s elements he added: “these days we are all witnessing that Moslem people in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Lybia, Jordan and recently in Bahrain have moved in the course of freedom and divine values. I hope that these countries are aware so that other countries could not confiscate these movements and revolutions on their own behalf…of course it is very unfortunate that those who arouse sedition have had disgusting moves for our people”.

Killings in Marivan

Marivan- Feb.21, 2011
Protests in Marivan started form 2 pm on Feb. 20 in Marivan. During the clashes between people and suppressive forces two were killed by suppressive forces; a young boy Alireza Mohammadi and Akbar Karimi 20, about 15 got injured. Some were arrested that the real statistic is not known.

A lady killed in Mahabad uprising

Mahabad- Feb.21, 2011
On Feb. 20 Uprising in Mahabad when people intended to start their march the regime’s suppressive forces blocked them, consequently people clashed with suppressive forces.
During the clash a lady got killed by suppressive forces. The number of injured is not completely known.
The residents of Mahabad have announced that they will hold protest demonstrations again on Wednesday Feb. 23.

A student killed in Shiraz during Feb. 20 protest demonstrations

Shiraz- Feb.21, 2011
During Feb. 20th uprising in Shiraz, a student of Shiraz University, Hamed Noor Mohammadi, was killed by regime’s security agents.
Hamed was a student of Biochemistry, from Khoram Abad and resided at Dastghaib Dormitory.
He was killed by regime’s security agents and Bassijies while he was running away in Namazi Square in front of Building No. 1 of the Department of Engineering.
Some other active students are banned from entering the university and the dormitory. In some cases their families were called and threatened.
On the night of Feb. 20 at 10 pm the cry of ‘Allah O Akbar’ and ‘death to dictator’ was heard for 15 minutes from Mofateh Dormitory at Shiraz University.

Challenges of Feb.20 uprising

Tehran- Feb.21, 2011
As regime of Khamenei is a religious fascism it had totally blocked the leak of any news to the outside world on the uprising of Feb. 20 in Iran.
People could not tape the scenes because regime was zoomed on cell phones. It even conducted body search in the streets to find the cell phones. It searched the bags of women and back packs of boys and girls. Even if somebody pushed his/her hand in the pocket they went to him/her and searched him/her. This is one of the reasons that people couldn’t tape the scene of Feb. 20 uprising as they should.
Cell phones worked like a weapon for the protesters.
Regime also disguised its Plainclothes under the face of students and sent them amongst the protesters or rushed into the scene amongst the protesting crowd with ambulances and when people started chanting anti-regime slogans its agents rushed out of the ambulance and arrested them.

Political prisoner under torture and pressure could be charged with’ enmity with God’

Isfahan- Feb. 20, 2011
According to reports, officials intend to try political prisoner Mohammad Nikbakht on charges of enmity with God in the Isfahan Revolutionary Court which carries the death sentence even as he has been in prison for the past five years.
This political prisoner was transferred from the public cellblock in Isfahan Prison to solitary cells in Cellblock AT run by the Intelligence Agency in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan in June 2009, where he was under brutal physical and mental torture. He has been under torture for the past 20 months in Cellblock AT. Some of the torture he is subjected to is being hung until he loses conscious, being whipped with cables and hoses, being tied to an iron pole for four days without food while he is denied the right to use the restroom and is deprived of sleep among other mental tortures…
His family has been banned from visits and has no information on his condition.
Mohammad Nikbakht’s father is detained in Golpaigan Prison and his mother has gone blind because of mental pressure by Intelligence Agency interrogators and from not being informed about her son’s condition in prison.
Notably, political prisoner Mohammad Nikbakht was arrested along with his wife and 3 year old child in June 2004 and was detained in a solitary cell run by the Intelligence Agency in Orumieh for three months where he was under brutal torture.
Nikbakht was sentenced to 8 years of prison and was later sentenced to an additional one year of prison for disclosing the tortures and crimes of the Intelligence Agency in prison.

Hussein Salemkar, Student of Scharif Industrial University detained

Tehran- Feb.21, 2011
Hussein Salemkar a student of Scharif Industrial University and a former member of Islamic Association of Khaje Nasir University was arrested on Feb. 15 one day after the uprising of Feb. 14 while exiting the university. His family is not informed of who arrested him or where he is kept.
He was a student of Mechanical Engineering in Master of Science at Khaje Nasir Univeristy and entered Scharif University in 2010 in the area of airspace.

New information about arrests on Feb. 14

Tehran- Feb.21, 2011
An eyewitness of Feb. 14 uprising who has been beaten in leg by batons: “19 of my friends at Tehran University were arrested.
No matter whoever I called they were either beaten and in bed at their homes or they were arrested.
About 100 of our students (Tehran University students) are arrested”.

Elderly woman dies in Shiraz after being struck with Bassij batons

Shiraz- Feb. 20, 2011
According to reports from Shiraz, security forces have brutally cracked down on dissents.
Some reports say that security forces and riot police opened fire on protesters and killed one person.
An elderly woman was also killed after being hit on the head with a baton by Bassij and Revolutionary Guards Forces on motorcycles.

Security forces shoot and kill protester in Tehran square

Tehran- Feb. 20, 2011
A few minutes after a protest gathering on Feb. 20, security and military forces in Hafte Tir Square opened fire on protesters. According to reports, as a result of the fired gun shots, one of the protesters was killed and a number of other people were wounded.
A protester on the scene said that the wounds of the shot protester were so severe that the person died after a few minutes in Hafte Tir Square. This is while the BBC quoted another eyewitness as saying that the sounds of gun shots were heard from around the Abbas Abad Street in Tehran.

Ahmadinejad’s cabinet trip to Kurdistan cancelled

Tehran- Feb.21, 2011
As the general strike on Feb. 20 was announced in Kurdistan province in protest to the killing of Sane Jale on Feb. 20 uprising by regime’s suppressive forces, Ahmadinejad’s cabinet cancelled its trip to this province.

Regime agents savagely beating people identified

Tehran- Feb.21, 2011
The photo shows the regime’s mercenary who beat people viciously during the uprisings.

Two suppressive SSF killed in clashes in Marivan

Marivan- Feb.21, 2011
In a clash in Marivan Township two SSF were killed.
Ghanbari, the deputy head of regime’s SSF in Kurdistan province said: last night, Feb. 19 unanimous persons attacked one of the patrol units of Marivan Township, killed two and injured two.

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Rasht – Feb. 20
There are fierce clashes between plainclothes agents and the people in Motahari Street in Rasht. They are brutally beating protesters with sticks and batons.

Sanandaj– Feb. 20
All stores are closed and the people have gone on strike. A large number of people are marching on the sidewalks and there is also a heavy security presence.

Mahabad– Feb. 20
Special Guards Forces are stationed in all sensitive regions in this town. Protesters have burned tires and are bracing themselves for more protests.

Tehran– Feb. 20
According to reports from Vanak Square, the clashes between security forces, Bassij Forces and Special Guards Forces are still fiercely going on with the people which has taken the form of hit and run tactics. According to this report, Special Forces use plastic bullets against protesters and attack them with batons. But the people are still resisting and standing their ground and are actually in control. These clashes are still ongoing.

Kerman – Feb. 20
At about 6 pm, there were severe clashes in the Kosari Square in Kerman and the agents dispersed the protesters.

Shiraz– Feb. 20
At about 7 pm, shots rang out in Namazi Square. The crowds are huge.

Tehran– Feb. 20
Protesters are moving towards the Seda and Sima (State-run TV station) building and are severely clashing with security forces and chanting anti-government slogans. The clashes in Vanak Square were more severe than outside the Seda and Sima.

Tehran– Feb. 20
Security forces passed through the crowds with their motorcycles and used tear gas and pepper spray against protesters and harassed them.

Tehran– Feb. 20
Young protesters are directly clashing with security forces from up close. The clashes went from Vanak to Mir Damad. Security forces shot tear gas at the protesters and the crowds went to south Kazroun Street where a gas station is located. They wanted to burn the gas station when security forces shot tear gas and dispersed them. The sounds of shots are constantly heard in this area.

Hamedan– Feb. 20
In the gathering in Bu Ali Sina University in Hamedan, students chanted death to dictator and ‘Mubarak, Bin Ali, it’s your turn Seyd Ali’.

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IRAN - Mahabad– Feb. 20

Special Guards Forces are stationed in all sensitive regions in this town. Protesters have burned tires and are bracing themselves for more protests.

IRAN - Sanandaj– Feb. 20

All stores are closed and the people have gone on strike. A large number of people are marching on the sidewalks and there is also a heavy security presence.

Iran - Hamedan– Feb. 20

In the gathering in Bu Ali Sina University in Hamedan, students chanted death to dictator and ‘Mubarak, Bin Ali, it’s your turn Seyd Ali’.

Tehran– Feb. 20

Young protesters are directly clashing with security forces from up close. The clashes went from Vanak to Mir Damad. Security forces shot tear gas at the protesters and the crowds went to south Kazroun Street where a gas station is located. They wanted to burn the gas station when security forces shot tear gas and dispersed them. The sounds of shots are constantly heard in this area.

Tehran– Feb. 20

Security forces passed through the crowds with their motorcycles and used tear gas and pepper spray against protesters and harassed them.

Tehran– Feb. 20

Protesters are moving towards the Seda and Sima (State-run TV station) building and are severely clashing with security forces and chanting anti-government slogans. The clashes in Vanak Square were more severe than outside the Seda and Sima.

Iran - Shiraz– Feb. 20

At about 7 pm, shots rang out in Namazi Square. The crowds are huge.

Iran - Kerman – Feb. 20

At about 6 pm, there were severe clashes in the Kosari Square in Kerman and the agents dispersed the protesters.

Tehran– Feb. 20

According to reports from Vanak Square, the clashes between security forces, Bassij Forces and Special Guards Forces are still fiercely going on with the people which has taken the form of hit and run tactics. According to this report, Special Forces use plastic bullets against protesters and attack them with batons. But the people are still resisting and standing their ground and are actually in control. These clashes are still ongoing.

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Iran - Rasht– Feb. 20

Security forces are brutally beating protesters with chains. They are trying to prevent people from joining the protests but the crowds are growing larger. They have closed Motahari Street but the people are standing their ground. Everyone is saying that the regime has gone mad and wild. They are closing shops.

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Tehran – Feb. 20
Special guard forces attacked protesters in Mir Damad Street and are beating them with batons.
There are fierce clashes between security forces and protesters in Valed Khani Street near Azadi Square. There are clashes in all the streets around Azadi Street and they are still ongoing.

Tehran– Feb. 20
There are a large number of security forces in the College Intersection but the people are going from east Enqelab to the west.

Tehran – Feb. 20
There is a gathering in Jomhouri Street.

Tehran – Feb. 20
According to reports, protesters are chanting death to dictator in Mir Damad and despite heavy security measures, they are still chanting.

Update on uprising in Iran - 1 Esfand - Feb. 20, 2011

Tehran – Feb. 20
Special guard forces attacked protesters in Mir Damad Street and are beating them with batons.
There are fierce clashes between security forces and protesters in Valed Khani Street near Azadi Square. There are clashes in all the streets around Azadi Street and they are still ongoing.

Tehran– Feb. 20
There are a large number of security forces in the College Intersection but the people are going from east Enqelab to the west.

Tehran – Feb. 20
There is a gathering in Jomhouri Street.

Tehran – Feb. 20
According to reports, protesters are chanting death to dictator in Mir Damad and despite heavy security measures, they are still chanting.

Rasht– Feb. 20
Security forces are brutally beating protesters with chains. They are trying to prevent people from joining the protests but the crowds are growing larger. They have closed Motahari Street but the people are standing their ground. Everyone is saying that the regime has gone mad and wild. They are closing shops.

Isfahan– Feb. 20
About 6,000 protesters have been gathered in the Shiraz Gateway from about 6pm and they are chanting death to dictator. A large number of plainclothes agents are stationed in Chahar Bagh Bala Street. Security forces seize cellphones and delete files in its memory.

Marivan– Feb. 20
There were clashes between security forces and the people last night.
Security forces were trying to spread the rumor that the clash was between security forces and smugglers but the people are saying that the clash was between security forces and young people in Marivan and that that the rumors are lies.

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Latest update on Iran - Uprising 1 Esfand - Feb. 20, 2011

Tehran- Feb. 20, at 1630
- Hard clashes around Tehran University’s dormitory; the suppressive agents attack the crowd with car and motorbikes.
- At Enghelab people are throwing flammable material along with the slogan of ‘death to Khamenei’ at the suppressive agents making them retreat. They are also chanting ‘Seyyed Ali must know that he is gone soon’.

Isfahan- Feb. 20, at 1700
Protesters are attacking SSF and chanting ‘death to Khamenei’ and ‘death to dictator’.

Shiraz- Feb. 20
Protesters clashed with security forces and hurled handmade grenades at them. The gathering in Shiraz started from the Namazi Square to the Mullah Sadra intersection and there are currently clashes between security forces and protesters.
The crowds are growing larger by the moment in Mullah Sadra and they are chanting death to dictator.

Tehran - Feb. 20
Protesters were gathered in Vanak Square from 2:30 to 4 pm and they are going towards Enqelab Square. Motorists are honking their horns in support of the protesters.

Tehran - Feb. 20
The streets are filled with protesters and security forces are making arrests. They arrested a number of people in the Enqelab Intersection and are brutally beating protesters. They arrest the people without reason. Security agents are filming the faces of the protesters for later identification.

Tehran - Feb. 20
The crowds are growing larger in Amir Abad. More people will probably come out on the streets at nightfall. They brought security forces to Amir Abad at about 5 pm and there was no security presence in this area before this.

Tehran- Feb. 20
At about 5 pm a large crowd was gathered in Fatemi Square and they were chanting. There are a large number of security forces on the scene who attacked the protesters.

Tehran - Feb. 20
Protesters are waiting for nightfall in the streets near and around the university.
A large number of people were arrested in Hafte Tir Square and security forces threw detainees into minibuses with drawn curtains and took them to an unknown location.
It is raining in Tehran and the crowds are growing larger.

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Iran - Marivan– Feb. 20

There were clashes between security forces and the people last night.
Security forces were trying to spread the rumor that the clash was between security forces and smugglers but the people are saying that the clash was between security forces and young people in Marivan and that that the rumors are lies.

Iran - Isfahan– Feb. 20

About 6,000 protesters have been gathered in the Shiraz Gateway from about 6pm and they are chanting death to dictator. A large number of plainclothes agents are stationed in Chahar Bagh Bala Street. Security forces seize cellphones and delete files in its memory.

Tehran - Feb. 20, 2011

Protesters are waiting for nightfall in the streets near and around the university.
A large number of people were arrested in Hafte Tir Square and security forces threw detainees into minibuses with drawn curtains and took them to an unknown location.
It is raining in Tehran and the crowds are growing larger.

Tehran- Feb. 20

At about 5 pm a large crowd was gathered in Fatemi Square and they were chanting. There are a large number of security forces on the scene who attacked the protesters.

Tehran - Feb. 20

The crowds are growing larger in Amir Abad. More people will probably come out on the streets at nightfall. They brought security forces to Amir Abad at about 5 pm and there was no security presence in this area before this.

Tehran - Feb. 20 - UPRISING

The streets are filled with protesters and security forces are making arrests. They arrested a number of people in the Enqelab Intersection and are brutally beating protesters. They arrest the people without reason. Security agents are filming the faces of the protesters for later identification.

Tehran - Feb. 20

Protesters were gathered in Vanak Square from 2:30 to 4 pm and they are going towards Enqelab Square. Motorists are honking their horns in support of the protesters.

Shiraz- Feb. 20

Protesters clashed with security forces and hurled handmade grenades at them. The gathering in Shiraz started from the Namazi Square to the Mullah Sadra intersection and there are currently clashes between security forces and protesters.
The crowds are growing larger by the moment in Mullah Sadra and they are chanting death to dictator.

Isfahan- Feb. 20, at 1700

Protesters are attacking SSF and chanting ‘death to Khamenei’ and ‘death to dictator’.

Tehran- Feb. 20, at 1630

- Hard clashes around Tehran University’s dormitory; the suppressive agents attack the crowd with car and motorbikes.
- At Enghelab people are throwing flammable material along with the slogan of ‘death to Khamenei’ at the suppressive agents making them retreat. They are also chanting ‘Seyyed Ali must know that he is gone soon’.

Latest Update on Iran - Uprising on Feb. 20 - 1Esfand

Tehran- Feb. 20, at 1600
Bassijies take ambulances and go among the protesters and then arrest the people and take them away because they know people attack SSF cars.

Tehran- Feb. 20, at 1540
Parkway is crowded with protesters. They are clashing with suppressive forces chanting Seyyed Ali (Khamenei) its time to go.

Tehran- Feb. 20, at 1515
Plainclothes are stationed on high buildings in Vali-e-Ast Street.

Sanandaj - Feb. 20
According to reports, in light of the strikes in Sanandaj, the Iranian regime has started a carnival on the streets using its Bassi, plainclothes agents and Bassij soldiers and is giving out sweets. They want to show in this way that nothing is going on in this city. State-run TV cameras are on the scenes taking shots to show in their television at night.


Mahabad- Feb. 20
The people have gone on strike and have closed all their shops. There were clashes between the people and State Security Forces at 3 pm in the main square of this city.

Tehran - Feb. 20
A large number of people have gathered in Imam Hossein Square and are clashing with security forces. These clashes are ongoing.

Tehran- Feb. 20
A student was arrested in the Valiasr Square. People tried to free him but security forces shot tear gas to disperse the crowds. In Vanak Street, there are severe clashes between security forces and the people which is ongoing. There are a large number of protesters in Saie Park and security forces are trying to control the scene and have clashed with the protesters.

Tehran - Feb. 20
According to reports, there are demonstrations in various areas in Tehran including in Valiasr Street, outside the Seda and Sima (state-run TV) building and Vanak and the Valiasr Intersection and people are marching in the sidewalks.
The crowds are much larger than on February 14 and security forces are also out on full force with special gear.
Keshavarz Blvd. is still volatile.

Rasht- Feb. 20
About 200 young people are clashing with security forces in Motahari Street. People are supporting the demonstrators. They are chanting slogans against Khamenei, the Revolutionary Guards Forces and Ahmadinejad. Security agents seize all cellphones.

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Latest News on Uprising in Iran - Feb. 20, 2011

Tehran- Feb. 20, at 1600
People clashed with SSF at 1600 in Haft-e-Tir Square and several people were arrested. A great crowd is at the place and they are awaiting the dark.

Shiraz- Feb. 20,
The residents of Shiraz have gathered in protest in Mola Sadra St. clashes have started with Plainclothes at the intersection of Mullah Sadra

Isfahan- Feb. 20
In Enghelab Square of the city a great crowd has gathered in protest. Bassij forces didn’t expect such gathering and they are currently few in number. Anti regime slogans are being chanted.
Sanandaj - Feb. 20
The people of Sanandaj have announced that along with their strike across the whole city, they will come out on the street at 3 pm. Security forces are out in full force in this city and have been stationed in various areas in this city.


Tehran - Feb. 20
People are chanting anti-regime slogans in a bus which is moving towards Valiasr.

Regime top diplomat in Italy seeks political asylum

Tehran- Feb. 20
Ahmad Maleki the head diplomat of regime in Italy resigned in protest against the merciless suppression of popular uprising on Feb. 14 by regime’s suppressive forces and sought asylum from Italy.
He is the head diplomat of regime’s head-consulate in Milan.

Tehran-Feb.20

At 1400 a great number of SSF vans headed towards Imam Hussein Square.

Hamedan - Feb. 20 , 2011

There is a gathering in Bu-Ali SIna University in Hamedan. Students are chanting death to dictator. According to reports, there is also a gathering near the university.

Regime’s Interior Minister: we will suppress the dissident’s protest

Tehran- Feb. 20, 2011
Mostafa Mohammad Najar regime’s Interior Minister reacted to the call for the uprising on Feb. 20 and said that regime will confront the demonstrators and suppress them.
He was quoted by Jomhori Islami state-run daily on Feb. 19.

Isfahan - Uprising in Iran - 1Esfand

Isfahan
There are large crowds in the Shiraz Gateway and everywerehe you look you can see protesters who are moving from various paths to the Shiraz Gateway. Security forces take away cellphones from the people and throw them in the river.

Uprising Tabriz- 1Esfand - IRAN

Tabriz- Feb. 20
Protesting people are present at Abresan in Tabriz. The suppressive agents don’t let them to stop and disperse them.
Most of the protesters are students. The sound of handmade sound grenades was heard in this area and security forces ran in the direction of the sound.
Protesters have also gathered in the Sa’ad Square in this city.

Uprising in Iran - Kurdistan, Sanandaj - Feb. 20, 2011

Kurdistan, Sanandaj
In protest to the killing of Kurd student Sane Zhaleh by security forces during the February 14 protests, the people of Kurdistan went on a strike and the Bazaar in this city has been closed since this morning.

Uprising Feb. 20, 2011 - IRAN

Tehran
Demonstrators are moving from Vanak Square to the Valiasr Intersection. With the end of business hours in offices and companies, the crowds are growing larger. Security forces and plainclothes agents are out on full force in the Enqelab and Azadi streets.
Because people are spread out and the gatherings are very widespread, security forces are somewhat confused and disorganized and their cars are constantly going and coming. They did not anticipate the gatherings to be spread out in all of the streets.

Uprising 1Esfand - Feb. 20, 2011 - IRAN

Tehran
Tehran is completely cloudy and somewhat severely windy which works in favor of demonstrators and makes it hard for security forces to throw tear gas at the crowds.
Plainclothes agents are asking book stores near Tehran University to close their shops. A large number of security forces with cars and riot police have been stationed outside the Tehran and Sharif Universities.
Azadi Square is under the complete control of security forces and it has turned into a parking lot for various types of security force cars. Protesters have been mostly gathered in the Northern parts of Tehran and some areas in Enqelab Square and Jamalzadeh Street.
Internet Cafes in the main roads have been closed and several plainclothes agent units have been stationed on their motorcycles waiting for orders.
The town is very volatile and the numbers of protesters are growing.
There have been clashes between security forces and the people in Amir Abad. The people hurled stones to defend themselves. The environment is very volatile. There are fires all over Tehran and security forces are hastily throwing tear gas in all directions. The sounds of shots were also heard.
The police and Bassij forces are trying to make noise and intimidate the people to disperse them. Demonstrators are resisting and holding their ground. There is a fierce fight between security forces and protesters in Enqelab Street. The brave young people are fighting back and chanting slogans.
Municipality employees have gathered all the trashcans to prevent demonstrators from burning them.

More on uprising in Iran - 1Esfand - Feb. 20

Tehran
Students of the Arts University have said that they will not go to class until all their arrested classmates have been released.

Tehran
All paths to Valiasr have been closed expect for via BRTs (electric busses).

Tehran – 4pm
Valiasr is more volatile than on February 14 and the crowds are growing larger.

Feb.20 uprising ignited

Feb.20 uprising ignited
Feb. 20, 2011
Tehran- at 1500 Sohrevardi St. towards Haft-e-Tir square is witnessing a crowd of 50 chanting ‘death to dictator’. Most of the forces stationed in Vali-e-Asr Street belong to IRGC.

Tehran- Feb. 20

The protesters have gathered at Vali-e-Asr Square. SSF has fired tear gas at the crowd.
People have got control over the Square.
Anti-riot forces are pulling back from the Square to the streets around.

Tehran- Feb. 20 - Uprising in Iran

A protesting crowd has gathered in front of regime’s TV & Radio building in Vali-e-Asr Street chanting Allah O Akbar.
Eyewitnesses say that the uprising has started at Sohrevardi St, Haft-e-Tir Sq, Enghelab and Vali-e- Asr. People are chanting anti-regime slogans.

Tehran- Feb. 20

Tehran- Feb. 20
IRGC in fear of attack against Khamenei’s place has surrounded it with iron blockers at Pastor St.

Close friend of Sane: he was chanting death to dictator

Tehran- Feb.18, 2011
A close friend of Sane Jale wrote that during the uprising of Feb. 14 they were together in Jamalzadeh St. and Sane was chanting death to dictator. From one point they got separated and Sane got shot.

Call for Uprising on 1Esfand - Feb. 20, 2011 in Iran

Call for Uprising on 1Esfand - Feb. 20, 2011 in Iran

Regime’s foreign guests are arrested alleged with spying

Tehran- Feb.18, 2011
A group of regime’s foreign guests who had been invited for participating in regime’s ceremonies for the anniversary of its ‘Islamic Revolution’ while going towards the theater on Feb. 14 were arrested.
The sponsors of these ceremonies said that the guests were prohibited from going into the streets on that day but some of them went to tape the unrest and they were arrested as spies and went under interrogation by agents of regime’s Intelligence Ministry.
One of the guests said: “they have given us all guarantees about our security before the trip, the officials promised that we will be totally free to move around but still they arrested us and took us to an unknown location.
The interrogator asked us for whom we are spying? Even when they were certain that we were official guests they still wanted us to confess that we were spies.
In Iran even taking photos from street protests is a crime”.

17 arrested in Feb. 14 uprising in Kerman

Kerman- Feb.18, 2011
Public prosecutor of regime in Kerman, Yadollah Movahed, pointed to the uprising on Feb. 14 and said that in one of Kerman’s squares “17 were arrested, 8 of them are under temporary detention and the rest were conditionally freed”.
He added: “these 8 are accused of ‘disrupting public order by provoking chaos’, ‘acting against national security’, ‘propagating against the Establishment’, ‘holding illegal gatherings’ and ‘offending the officials of the Establishment and profanity’ and their files are being studied”.

Regime’s criminal prosecutor threatens; suppression will increase

Tehran- Feb.18, 2011
ISNA state-run news agency quoted Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, regime’s prosecutor in Tehran: “having in mind the recent events in Tehran, the identity of the criminals who acted on Feb.14 is revealed more than before…The Judiciary and Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran decisively announces that we will act decisively in regard with those who are guilty in the recent events and the invokers… we will never permit that the ideals of the deceased Imam be ridiculed by some”…
Being worried about regime’s trembling after the Feb. 14 uprising he added: “God’s will this revolution will proudly continue its move and those who stand in opposition to it will be punished”.

The Club for Support of Families of those Fallen for Freedom called for protest demonstrations

Tehran- Feb.19, 2011
The Club for Support of Families of those Fallen for Freedom and the Detainees praising the memory of the martyrs of Feb. 14 uprising called for protest demonstration on Feb. 20 the seventh day they passed away (In Iran the seventh and 40th day after somebody’s death are the days that they are remembered).
In its statement the club said that the regime wanted to show that it wasn’t responsible for these two deaths saying that dissidents and PMOI killed these two, but the classmates of Sane answered back as why they didn’t kill Bassijies and regime’s elements on the state-run march of Feb.11. “…After paying our condolences to the families of these two martyrs we call on all Iranians to commemorate them and cry for justice…on Feb. 20…”

Prevented to participate in Mohammad Mokhtari’s commemoration ceremony people chant death to khamenei

Tehran- Feb.19, 2011
On Feb. 18 as many people of Tehran Pars region were prevented by regime’s suppressive forces to participate in the memorial of Mohammad Mokhtari fallen for freedom on Feb. 14 uprising by the direct shot of regime’s suppressive forces, They started chanting ‘death to dictator’ and ‘death to Khamenei’. The slogans were heard from Rashid Street, 196 Dardasht and from Bagheri Highway between the second and third circles of Tehranpars. This protest continued from 2 pm till 5 pm.

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.

Pars Metal Company transferred to IRGC’s Air Force

Tehran- Feb.19, 2011
On Tuesday Feb. 16, Pars Metal Company was officially submitted to IRGC’s Air Force.
In that regard the production of this company will change and will serve this force producing spare-parts for the airplanes of this organ.

Deprived workers of Abanad Municipality

Abadan- Feb.19, 2011
Workers of Abadan Municipality working with contract-enterprises have not received their wages up to 5 months.
Though they had protested in that regard in front of the municipality but so far no problem has been solved. One of the workers said that it is four months that he had not received his right of insurance.

A student died from ‘A type influenza’ due to lack of minimum treatment facilities at the university

Tabriz- Feb.19, 2011
On Feb. 11 Reza Esfandiari, an engineering student of Sahand University refers to the university’s physician and he only gives him some pill though he was infected with ‘A type influenza’. When at 11 pm his condition gets critical there was no emergency facility to help taking him to a hospital and he died.

Four executed in Kerman

Kerman- Feb.18, 2011
Asr-e-Iran state-run news agency said that four were hanged in Kerman’s central prison on Friday morning Feb. 18. The agency said that they were accused of drug related crimes.
It is to be mentioned that the clerical dictatorship has hanged political prisoners times and again under the disguise of drug dealers. Zahra Bahrami, Iranian-Dutch political prisoner was hanged as such.

Regime’s MPs attacked Ashton

Tehran- Feb.18, 2011
Regime’s parliament’s site: “Ashton’s weakness resulted in Istanbul negotiations being fruitless”, “Ashton brought about false arguments”.
Ashton’s saying that Iran’s regime does not comply with NPT and its nuclear program is not clear has aroused anger amongst regime’s MPS.
Jahangirzadeh, MP, said: “Ashton was not a qualified diplomat for directing the negotiation of 5+1 with Islamic Republic. One of the reasons that Istanbul negotiation was defeated was that Ashton didn’t know how to manage the negotiations. The negative result was so that two days of negotiations was fruitless and the negotiations were stopped”.
Mohammad Dehghani a member of the board of directors of regime’s parliament said: “Iran will not be stopped by Ashtons’ words and will continue full force. It will not pay any more attention to the fruitless negotiations”.
Karami Rad a member of regime parliament’s Security Commission while worried, said: “Ashton’s new claims are new deceptions. May be these claims are because west has been defeated continuously in negotiations and these are excuses for issuing a new resolution. It is clear that Mrs. Ashton has received orders from her masters and tries to express new issues against Tehran based on those orders”.

Quirking about Bousher’s nuclear reactor

Tehran- Feb.18, 2011
Asr-e-Iran state-run site: Ali Akbar Salehi regime’s Foreign Minister said that Bousher’s nuclear reactor will be operational on April 9, 2011. On Nov.27, 2010 he said that it will be operational till the end of January 2011 max. But January is over and we are at mid February and now he says it will run in April”.
A member of National Security Commission of regime’s parliament, Fatemeh Alya said: “Boushehr nuclear site will run by March 20”.
Regime’s ambassador in Russia, Mohammad Reza Sajadi expressed his disappointment about this site becoming operative and said: “if Russia does not intend to finish its project in Bousher, it will totally lose its credibility by Iranians”.
The construction of this reactor was finished on Feb. 2009 but it is not still operational because Russia did not finish the project.