June 29, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - JUNE 29, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.648

Anniversary of Student Uprising July 9, 1999

Youths call fro Uprising on July 9
Tehran, June 28, 2010
Youths of the Uprising in Tehran call people for the uprising on July 9 in different regions of Tehran by writing slogans.
Slogans of ‘death to Khameni’and ‘July 9 is on its way’ were written on the walls of Javadieh and Tehranpars regions as well as Naghdi, Jashnvareh, Abollah, Sajadieh and Hashem streets.

IRGC & Government vs July 9
Tehran, June 27, 2010
-A source said: “IRGC has evaluated that the uprising of July 9 will be directed from outside the country, After Saturday June 26 measures for confronting an uprising on July 9 will start...”.

-After June 20 Bassij of Sharif Industrial University has sent 200 of its elements at the university to a camp in Isfahan but they are supposed to come back on June 27 getting prepared for potential clashes on July 9.

-Bassiji students of Sharif Industrial University intended to go back to their towns for summer holidays but university’s Bassijs have been ordered to stay till July 16 being prepared for potential unrests.

-Alireza Baigi, East Azerbaijan’s governor had said before that as Ahmadinejad has suggested University of Khaje Nasir in Tehran will be transferred to Maraqeh a city in the province calling the plan ‘providing justice in the country’ but Mohammad Taghi Bethaee the dean said that the university will be transferred to Tehran suburbs. It is to be mentioned that after the beginning of the Uprising clerical regime has intended for displacement of some universities in Tehran to disperse the students decreasing their potential danger for the regime.


The Downfall

Khamenei concerned
Tehran, June 27, 2010
Regime Supreme Leader, Khamenei expressed his concern for the second time in this weak about the downfall of his regime; what he called ‘dusty condition’.
He asked regime’s bands to take crystal clear positions against the enemies to preserve the regime.
Calling the current situation of regime which will lead to its downfall as ‘dusty condition’ Khamenei said: “in such dusty condition even some elites make mistakes so we need a criterion in the time of ‘sedition’...this criterion is ...decisively confronting the protesting enemies, having clear demarcation with the enemy and being aware of its deceptions.

Mullah Sedighi fears regime’s downfall
Tehran, June 26, 2010
In Tehran’s Friday prayer this week mullah Sedighi while worried said: “we are under siege today. We are under sanctions. We had overcome a blind and dangerous sedition but we mustn’t be negligent of it yet.
Mullah Sedighi named the schism within the top of the regime as well as the Uprising the reason for sanctions and said: “you must know that some elements were in contact with out side the country and all the world was beside them. The whole world still thinks that it has been able to separate some form us and take them into the streets. One of the issues about recent sanctions is that these separated people gave hope to foreigners so that they could put us under sanctions. They think that they could break our solid unity”.
Sedighi pointed to the worlds of Khamenei and said: “preserving unity has been the pillar for survival and life. When a person dies his body disintegrates beneath the soil. If you see that we are disintegrating know that we are dying (the regime)”.


Resistance


Families gathered in protest
Tehran, June 28, 2010
On Sunday June 27 families of detainees of the nationwide uprising gathered in protest in front of Evin Prison and demanded a clear status for their enchained beloveds.


Suppression

20 decrees for death penalty
Kurdistan, June 27, 2010
The head of Headquarters of Social Prevention and Security of Kurdistan Province’s Prosecutor Office, Hasan Babaie announced: “so far 20 decrees of execution have been issued for inmates accused of smuggling narcotics in the province. 8 of these decrees have been executed so far”.
It is to be mentioned that the clerical regime has executed numerous political prisoner under the disguise of executing smugglers.

Death row political prisoner in danger of execution
Tehran, June 26, 2010
Dossier of Zainab Jalalian, political activist from Makoo who has been imprisoned since two years ago on charge of ‘Moharebe’ and cooperating with Pejak Group has been sent to the Bureau of Execution of Decrees.
Zainab’s trial was held without the presence of any lawyer for her and lasted only few minutes.

Larijani conceded to regime’s need for killing of people and suppression of women
Tehran, June 28, 2010
Larijani defended suppression of women and said: “interference of other powers to deprive people from having part is against justice for example the plan of ‘veil and chastity’ has been postponed for 5 years while this plan was to flourish talents”.
Larijani pointing to ‘improper veil’ as a crime asked for shorter trials and said: “the judiciary must act more decisively and swiftly, a crime occurs and we punish the criminal two years later. If this time interval decreases to two weeks then this would be preventing”.

Houses of Bahaies destroyed
Tehran, June 27, 2010
50 houses belonging to Bahaies were destroyed by 4 loaders in Eyoul Village in south east of Sari in Mazandaran Province north of Iran.

Iran shoots and kills 14 year-old Kurd boy
June 26, 2010
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot by security forces in Kurdistan.
On June 25, Friday night security forces in the Doli Darmanavi region in Sardasht opened fire on a group of traders.
Zaniar Ibrahimi, 14, from the Faqih Khadrian Village was fatally shot as a result.
Last Wednesday night, another group of traders were ambushed by security forces in Marivan and two traders identified as Yadollah Berazi, 24, and Suran Amini were severely wounded. (Kurdish Perspective)

Kurd female prisoner on verge of execution
June 27, 2010
Last week the case of Zeinab Jalalian, a death row political prisoner was sent to the Sentence Implementation Department for permission to carry out the sentence. According to the court verdict, Jalalian was convicted of moharebeh (enmity with God) and sentenced to death for being a member of a dissident party and propagandist activities. Zeinab was tried without a lawyer in a court which lasted only a few minutes. Her case which was confirmed in a court of review a short time ago, was also upheld by the Supreme Court and sent to the Sentence Implementation Department.
Jalalian is a political activist from Maku who has been jailed for two years on charges of Moharebeh and cooperating with the Kurdistan Independent Life Party (PJAK). (Kurdistan Organization against Execution)

Jailed labor activist’s daughter in law loses baby after abduction and torture by regime forces
June 27, 2010 
The family of Mansour Osalu demanded that the arrest and beating of their young daughter in law be legally looked into. Mrs. Osalu announced this and said, “My daughter in law was two months pregnant and we were totally unaware of this issue. She had severe bleeding because of the attack and when we looked into this issue, we realized that she was two months pregnant and unfortunately, she lost the baby”.
Mansour Osalu is the head of the Union of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company and is one of the most well known labor activists in Iran who has been sentenced to 5 years of prison on security charges.
Now, while Osalu has served four years of his prison term, his young daughter in law was arrested and beaten in an unknown location according to her family and after being threatened not to disclose this issue, was dumped under the Seyed Khandan Bridge.

Jailed student activist in poor condition in prison denied treatment
June 27, 2010
 Majid Tavakoli, a well known student activist who was transferred to cellblock 350 in Evin Prison on June 22 is in poor health and officials are oblivious to his condition.
Because of the hard prison conditions and hunger strike in solitary in cellblock 240, Tavakoli is suffering from lung problems and his condition is deteriorating by the day.
The previous medicine which was prescribed for Tavakoli is not affective anymore and Dr. Behzadian Nejad, his cellmate, has advised him not to take this medicine anymore because it will have consequences.
Majid Tavakoli is currently in room 2 in cellblock 350 and since his transfer has only had a two minute phone call with his family.
It has been some time that despite the construction work and poor conditions in cellblock 350, jailed political prisoners in other cellblocks (especially cellblocks 7 and 8) have been transferred to this cellblock. Prisoners are subjected to stricter limitations there.
Majid Tavakoli, a student of the Amir Kabir University in Tehran was arrested on December 7, 2009 and has been sentenced to eight and half years of prison.


Workers of Iran


All workers out of job
Tehran, June 27, 2010
By transferring the Vatan Polish Factory to suburbs of Tehran following the plan for such displacements the factory is actually closed and thus all workers of this factory had lost their jobs.

Retired workers protested
Tehran, June 27, 2010
Retired workers gathered in protest in front of Bureau of Social Providence in Tehran for not receiving their pensions.  (Photo from archive)

Call for protest
Pakdasht, June 27, 2010
Workers of Sazmayeh Factory in Pakdasht announced that they will gather in protest on July 11 carrying gasoline containers. These workers haven’t received their wages for 9 months.


News on Iran’s economy

Drastic situation of production of crude oil under clerical rule
Tehran, June 28, 2010
Following the sanction imposed on clerical regime it is facing shortage in new equipment and financial sources necessary for production of crude oil.
This will lead to a decrease of production of almost 18% in crude oil as experts say putting financial pressure on regime and its suppressive organ IRGC.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iran-Students-Committee/222864894745?ref=ts
Iranstudentscommittee.blospot.com
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