July 8, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - JULY 8, 2010


The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.657


The Anniversary of Students Uprising

News obtained by ISC:

Families of PMOI members in north of Iran call for the uprising on July 9
Tehran, July 6, 2010
A group of families of PMOI members residing in Ahsraf (the place of resident of PMOI members in Iraq) leaving north of Iran issued a statement supporting PMOI’s call for the uprising on July 9 and announced that they will participate in the uprising along with freedom-loving students. They said: “On the eve of Students Uprising’s anniversary we are witnessing support and solidarity of representatives of nations with the struggling people of Iran and their pioneers in Ashraf City. We too will participate in the uprising along with freedom-seeking students of Iran against the religious fascism...”

Statement of support
Tehran, July 6, 2010
A group of the workers of Iran issued a statement supporting struggling students in commemoration of the anniversary of Students Uprising. They say in their statement that all the social strata have decided to convey their voice to the world at this anniversary. “As the students supported us on the Labor Day, we the deprived workers of Iran count it as our duty to participate in the demonstrations of the anniversary of Students Uprising. We will unit our voice with the students’ voice...” Then they have invited workers all over Iran to participate in the demonstrations of the anniversary of the Students Uprising.
The time and place of the gathering announced by this group is: Thursday July 8 at 5pm, Enghelab Street in front of the main entrance of Tehran University.
The following have singed the statement:
1-The Council of Freedom-loving Workers of Iran
2-Society of Tehran’s retired Workers
3-A group of workers of Automobile industry
4-The Society for Defending Rights of Iran’s Workers
5- A group of temporary workers of Tehran’s factories
6-A group of the workers of polish-production industry
7-A group of the workers of Tehran’s brick-making factories
8-The Association of Solidarity with Iran’ Workers
9-A group of workers of Hygiene Industry

Calls for July 9 Uprising in Arak
Arak, July 6, 2010
During last two nights suppressive agents have been erasing slogans that call for uprising on July 9. Though they have erased these slogans they are still visible. These calling slogans read as “in the commemoration of July 9, youths rise!” One of the streets that can be named as an example for this event is Malek Street.

Statement in Rodehen University calling for the uprising
Tehran, July 6, 2010
According to the statement distributed at Rodehen University students have been called to break their silence on July 9 and for defending the right of students of the uprising of July 9, 1999 to gather at 4 pm in Vali-e-Asr Square to stand in front of Khamenei’s oppression and his mercenaries.

Supplementary report on Tehran’s Great Bazaar’s strike
Tehran, July 6, 2010
Since the early hours of July 6 in protest to the economical policies of Ahmadinejad’s government merchants of Tehran’s Great Bazaar started a strike. The strike started from the main sections of the Great Bazaar namely: Abbasabad Bazaar, Amirkabir Sarai, Hajabodoleh Timcheh, Hosseini Sarai, Zaid Bazaar, Pachenar Bazaar, Shoemakers Bazaar, Textile –sellers Bazaar, Hamam Chal Bazaar, Shah’s Mosque Bazaar as well as other parts of the Great Bazaar and they were all closed.
This thorough strike horrified the government and immediately at 10 am a great number of security forces were deployed there to break the strike.
This strike which comes on the eve of July 9 Uprising made regime to panic.
The pulse of countries trade was disrupted.
The main reason for the strike was the increase of 70% in taxes as well as governments economical and financial policies.

No gasoline is sold in container
Tehran, July 6, 2010
In fear of using the gasoline in the uprising selling gasoline in containers whether in governmental or free price is banned since July 5.
As an example is the gas station in Saadat Abad. Security measures are taken around the gas stations and the places are very crowded due to gasoline sanctions a fact that adds to people’s discontent.

Suppressive Guidance Patrols 
Isfahan, July 6, 2010
In Isfahan Guidance patrols are checking and controlling cars at the intersection of the upper-city. If the passengers are not relatives they are arrested.

Students arrested
Gorgan, July 6, 2010
Three students of Gorgan’s Azad University were arrested a short while ago accused with the mullah-made charge of ‘offending Islam’s sacred issues’.

Suppression at Zanjan University
Zanjan, July 6, 2010
The suppressive organ of Harasat has imposed and atmosphere of oppression over the university.
In the current academic year 5 students of this university have been deprived from education by suspension decrees. On the whole during the last two years 10 students have been arrested or suspended. The names of some of the arrested students are: Alirez Firoozi, Sorna Hashemi, Bahram Vahedi, Arash Giti and Siamak.

Parasite on internet
Tehran, July 6, 2010
Regime is recently emitting parasite on internet as such that you can enter it but it is in disconnected position and you cannot exchange data. The speed is also decreased drastically.

IRGC maneuver to stop commemorating a historical Iranian Hero
Tabriz, July 6, 2010
A student of Tabriz University reported that at the anniversary of the birthday of Babak Khoramdin a hero Iranian from Azerbaijan region who fought the oppressor of his time IRGC and Bassji started a maneuver in the region of Kolibar Castle and banned the entrance of ordinary cars to the region till the end of the maneuver.
Kolibar Castle is the place that people gather each year to praise Babak.

Isfahan under siege
Isfahan, July 6, 2010
Security measures have increased in Isfahan these days. Though nothing has happened yet but in Darvazeh Shiraz and at the intersections of the city about 20 suppressive agents, fully equipped are present.


The Downfall

Attacking foreign media
Tehran, July 6, 2010
The Ministry of Guidance is going to distribute booklets at the coming Media Exhibition. These booklets are each about one foreign media.
In each booklet there is a thorough explanation about that western media especially if it is a Persian language media. The booklets talk about the goal of these media saying that they intend to overthrow the Islamic Republic via a ‘soft-war’.
They are also accused of acting against Islam and Establishment.
It is to be mentioned that these booklets are published in high numbers and are for free.

Ahmad Tavakoli attacked Ahmadinejad hard
Tehran, July 6, 2010
As schism deepens within the top of the regime Ahmad Tavakoli the head of Research Commission at regime’s parliament attacked Ahmadinejad and said: “the president permits himself not to order the execution of a law when he thinks it is not at the interest or worse in front of astonished eyes of people he announces in TV the he will not execute it....He even orders that governmental regulations and endorsements not to be sent for the head of the parliament. He doesn’t participate in the session of the Expediency Council and resists the execution of judiciary law about some of his main elements”.
Tavakoli added: “such a behavior not only weakens Executive Power and the law but also is a lesson for others to resist the law. This is a warning for all three powers and they must all pay attention to that”.

Artists of the country pay no attention to Khamenei’s guidance
Tehran, July 6, 2010
An element of Khamenei’s band, Salahshoor who names himself as an artist and has met Khamenei two days ago complained about the society of artists of the country and said: “no body cares about the honorable leader’s guidance”.
Salahshor who is the director of regime’s TV serials said: “during last 20 years we have witnessed several session held by the leader for the artists but I believe that these sessions didn’t have the slightest affect on the way some artists act because some of our artists pay no attention to the guidance and don’t follow it”.

Regime defeated in its suppressive plan of ‘improper veil’
Tehran, July 6, 2010
Kayhan Daily, Khamenei’s organ admitted that regime is defeated in regard with the suppressive plan of ‘improper veil’ and wrote: “the problem is not Guidance Patrols, the problem is not the law and SSF; we are the problem. 31 years after revolution our educational system is still defected”, admitting that regime has not been able in 31 years to force the freedom loving women of Iran to yield to its misogynous culture.

Schism deepens in Majlis
Tehran, July 6, 2010
Schism at the top of the regime is opening its way to Majlis.
Ali Motahari a member of regime’s parliament from Khamenei’s band announced: “a new fraction will officially start its work probably since next week and it is recruiting members now”.
Trying to cover the schism, the state-run site of Asre Iran wrote: “the founders of this fraction believe that there has been no branching in the fraction of hardliners but this new fraction is a ‘trend of thought consisted of both hardliners and reformers”.

Regime’s fear of its current situation
July 5, 2010
- The head of regime’s Majlis, Larijani said: “after the presidential election events formed a new sedition within the Establishment and in confrontation with the Establishment and still a part of it exists and shows up once in a while. We can not say that the sedition is completely over.
   Warning regimes bands who confronting each other he said: “in global aspects we are in a condition that if we are sending a clear message to the enemies of Islam, westerners and US in particular, we must have one voice within the Establishment. In such a condition the enemy puts pressure on us to retreat from our principles so it is enough for them to hear the voice of disunity. They will take advantage of it”.
-Mullah Alamolhoda regime’s Friday Imam in Mashad said: “our foreign enemies and the head of sedition thought that after 30 years from the revolution the doctrine of Velayat-e-Faghih is done with and the sought to eliminate the Velayat and the leadership in the country”.
-Daryoush Ghanbari from the defeated fraction said: “some seek their interests in disputes. They want disunity in the country and through this disunity they had stroke hardest on the country”.


Resistance

Families of the detainees in front of Prosecutor Office
Tehran, July 6, 2010
On last Monday about 1130 a group of families of the detainees of June 12 uprising gathered in protest demanding a clear status for their beloveds.
In the hot weather the parents did not leave the place and demanded an official to give them an answer. Some of them became seek because of the heat. The premises were controlled by some soldiers and surveillance cameras watched over everything. If somebody stood by these families the suppressive forces approached him or her asking what business he or she had there.

Cry of Allah O Akbar every night
Tehran, July 6, 2010
At the end of Velenjak Street each night at ten pm the chant of Allah O Akbar is heard. Sometimes the cars passing by honk their horns to show their solidarity with the nightly protesters.


Suppression


Execution, regime’s tool for survival 

An inmate will be executed
Islamshahr, July 6, 2010
The clerical dictatorship has issued death penalty for a prisoner a resident of Islamshahr. He has denied the charge against him.

8.5 years term for participation in demonstration
Tehran, July 6, 2010
Parvin Jamalzadeh arrested in Ashura Uprising is facing 8.5 years imprisonment. She is accused of ‘acting against national security by gatherings’, ‘disrupting public order’ and ‘offending the leadership’.


Workers of Iran

Protest gathering of construction workers
Abadan, July 6, 2010
500 construction worker of Nasb Constructional Company located in Abadan refinery protested in the place of their project, Phase three of the refinery. They demanded they unpaid wages.


News on Iran’s economy

Khatamalanbia base
Tehran, July 6, 2010
Ahmadinejad government had signed a 850 million dollars contract with Khatamalanbia base of IRGC for construction of three oil pipe lines; Naeen- Ray, Rafsanjna- Mashad and Bandar Abbas- Rafsanjan. 80% of this project is given to this base. On 2006 this base had received the contract of 2 billion dollars for development of Phase 15 and 16 of South Pars Oil and Gas fields.
Rostam Ghasemi from high rank commanders of IRGC and the commander of the base announced last December that the Economy Council approved that this base uses one billion dollars from reserved currency account.
Macin, Rahab, Fater and Imensaz Advising Engineers are amongst the companies that are put by US treasury in the list of sanctions.
Khatamalanbia Base is also in the list.

Natanz uranium enrichment site
Tehran, July 6, 2010
Due to the sanctions against the clerical dictatorship it is facing shortage in cash reservoir for its nuclear program and shortage in solid fuel for its centrifuges at Natanz enrichment facilities.


Giving away Iran’s gas

US warned Pakistan about its gas lines with Iran
Tehran, July 6, 2010
 “The price of gas sold to Pakistan is a secret”. These words are the saying of regime’s deputy of Oil Minister. Why is that so?
Under the pressure of sanctions by Security Council, US and Europe regime has escalated its quest for exporting gas to Pakistan.
In this 25 year contact, 20 million cubic meter of gas will be exported to Pakistan daily. This can be increased up to 30 million.
The general manager of regime’s National Gas Enterprise announced that the price is confidential.
Regime’s Majlis casted 129 positive votes for the content of the contract to be remained confidential.
The cost for the pipe line is 7.5 billiard dollars for Iran and only 1.5 billion dollars for Pakistan.
The gas is being sold to Pakitan at least 40 billion dollars cheaper than the global gas price.
It is to be mentioned that along with China and Cuba, Pakistan was amongst the countries which gave a Nay to the statement of Human Rights Council against the violation of human rights in Iran. 56 countries signed the statement.

Protest for gas
Tehran, July 6, 2010
On July 4 a group of drivers of gas-consuming cars protested because some pumps at Koohak Gas-pump in region 22 of Tehran were out of gas.
Following the protest the station was closed for 30 minutes and the electricity was cut too.
The reason of the protest was because since a month ago these pumps were changed but had not become operational so the drivers had to stay in line two times the necessary time.
This station has 4 pumps two of which are not working.

Cost of mail increases
Tehran, July 6, 2010
It is a few days that the post office unit of Lashgar Street has increased the cost of mailboxes 4 to 5 times. No reason is given for the rise.

Rise in breads price
Tehran, July 6, 2010
A bakery in Ponak region has increased the price of bread from 1000 tomans for each piece of bread to 1500 tomans saying that the government does not distribute flour any more so they have to provide the flour in higher prices.


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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