May 22, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - No. 608 - May 22, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.608
Uprising of June 10-20

Clerical regime fears the call of the leader of the resistance for nationwide uprising in June
Tehran, May 21, 2010
Regime’s elements are horrified from the message of the leader of the resistance Mr. Massoud Rajavi.
Raja News belonging to the dominant fraction wrote in an article on May 20 under the title of ‘Hypocrites Join Again in Promise and Act’: “as we get close to month of Khordad (May 22- June 21) and the anniversary of events after the election of last year the diminutive group of Hypocrites (the name regime calls PMOI) has started its propagation simultaneous with the heads of sedition”.
Then quoting another site belonging to RGC, Raja News adds: “as Javan Online reports at the wake of Khordad, the month Hypocrites announced their armed struggle and the month that those starting the seditions provoked riots against the System the Hypocrites have sent SMSs to some residents of provinces near the borders and by that they have asked their supporters to rise against the Islamic System along with the Green Movement.

Regime:
At the wake of month of June the month of uprising the clerical regime seriously needs to horrify and terrorize people. One of the tools is execution and especially hangings in public.
Most of the time to cover the execution of a political prisoner regime does not fully announce the name of the executed.
The clerical regime has executed many political prisoners announcing them as narcotic smugglers.
These hangings only add to the wrath of Iranians towards this clerical regime and strengthen their will in overthrowing it. 




Ahwaz- May 20, 2010- To provoke a climate of fear and horror the anti human regime hanged an inmate in Ahwaz in public. Fars news agency affiliated with RGC called the executed as A .A . (آ.آ. in Farsi) and accused him of smuggling narcotics.

Ahwaz- May 20, 2010- On Thursday noon regime hanged a man in public at the beginning of the Kut Abdollah Rd. close to Abadan’s terminal accused of smuggling narcotics while everybody knows that the head of narcotic smuggling networks in Iran and the exporter of them to Persian Gulf’s countries is RGC.
 Fars news agency introduced him as A . A . (ع. الف in Farsi ) and quoted Public Relation of Khozestan’s Prosecutor Office that another man S. R. will be hanged next week.

Isfahan- May 18, 2010- Two inmates Azizollah 35 and Morteza were hanged in Isfahan’s Central Prison.

These hangings bring the amount of total hangings in month of Ordibehesht (April-May) up to 19 people.


Mullahs’ Interior Minister’s fear of uprisings in June
Tehran, May 31, 2010
At the wake of month of June, Mohammad Najar a Pasdar and the Interior Minister of the clerical regime while expressing his horror of the continuation of the Uprising threatened that they will confront and punish those who put the security in the state of jeopardy. He said: “we must confront and punish those who want to put the social security in the state of jeopardy”.

Resistance:
Confronting the clerical regime’s quest for terrorizing people so that they would not participate in any uprising in June the brave youths of Iran fearlessly call for the Uprising

Tehran- May 20, 2010- Calling on residents of south Tehran for participating in the uprising of June continues by active youths of the region. Regions of Naziabad, Hezardastgah and streets of Mashadi, Ahadi, Samani and its by streets and 22nd of Bahman Park are witnessing he distribution of leaflets and slogans on the walls calling to the uprising.
At the exit of the park it is written: ‘Khordad is the month of struggle and Khamenei shakes- don’t forget 20-30 of Khordad (June 10-20)’.
The distributed leaflets read in part: “zealous Iranians 10 to 20 of June are the days of Iranian nation’s freedom and the days of pulling down criminal Khamenei. Rise! We must and we can overthrow the dictator”. The leaflets and slogans were welcomed by the residents.


Tehran- May 19, 2010- Residents of south of Tehran at the regions around Ghalemorghi including Shariati residential complexes and Khaniabad were called to the uprising of June 10-20.
Hundreds of tracts and nightly leaflets reading “Khordad is the month of blood and Khamenei is overthrown-don’t forget June 10-20” and “we can and we must overthrow the Supreme Leadership- we’ll convene on June 10-20” were distributed amongst the residents of the regions and welcomed by them.

Tehran- May 16, 2010- Active youths of Tehran distributed leaflets for calling for uprisings in June in Satarkhan St. The leaflets address Khamenei and say: “we will come on June 10-20”.

Tehran- May 20, 2010- In Ekbatan residential complexes, Taransar region, Narmak region, streets of Dardasht, Madaen and Golbarg in Piroozi region, Nabard St, 10th of Farvardin, Sad-dastgah, southern streets and alleys of Ray City, Aghdasieh, Sartakht and Maydun neighborhoods slogans such as “we will be all together on 10-20 of June”, “we were not killed to compromise and worship the murderer leader”, “Khordad is the month of blood, Khamenei is overthrown”, “Khamenei be ready people’s army is on its way” and “by the will and quest of Iranians we swear to the blood of those fallen for freedom we will pull down your rule- we will convene on June 10-20)”.


Suppression

Iran charges 57 year old father of Ashraf resident to moharebeh 
May 20, 2010 - Hamid (Mashallah) Haeri, 57, was arrested on December 5, 2008 after agents of the Ministry of Intelligence attacked and arrested him in his home. He was taken to a solitary cell in cellblock 209 in Evin Prison. Haeri and his family were mistreated by these agents upon his arrest. They searched his home breaking his appliances and confiscated some of their belongings.
Haeri was kept in solitary in cellblock 209 for 74 days under physical and psychological torture. Intelligence agents told him that they would arrest and detain his wife and daughter in the Kahrizak Detention Center to force him to confess. They threatened that if he refused their demands, the chances of the death of his wife and daughter would become higher.
Intelligence agents also constantly summoned his wife and daughter to the intelligence agency in this time, threatening and interrogating them. Criminal records were also filed for them.
On Wednesday May 19, political prisoner Hamid Haeri was tried in the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court by Mohammad Moqiseh (member of the ‘death commission’ responsible for the massacre of political prisoners in the 80’s). Haeri was treated violently by Moqiseh and was threatened that they would also put his wife and daughter on trial.
He was charged with moharebeh (waging war with God), visiting his child in Camp Ashraf in Iraq, supporting the PMOI, being active (against the regime), propagating against the regime, and attracting supporters (for the PMOI) among other things.

Jailed director violently beaten in prison goes on hunger strike
May 20, 2010 -Jailed writer and director Mohammad Nourizadeh went on hunger strike after he was beaten by Evin Prison agents.
On Tuesday May 18, Mohammad Nourizadeh was taken outside his cell on the pretext of being taken out for fresh air and was then attacked by 5 security agents in this prison who beat him close to death. He was violently struck in the head and prison medics diagnosed him with a concussion. His eyesight has also been damaged because of the strike to his head.
This political prisoner has gone on a complete hunger strike (refusing to eat both food and water) in protest to this illegal and immoral act. He has announced to his family that if this state continues, he will not stay alive.
He was sentenced to 3 and a half years of prison in addition to 50 lashes by a court of first instance.

18 year old protester sentenced to 3 years of prison
May 20, 2010 - Arman Rezakhani, who protested the presidential election results in Iran, was sentenced to 3 years of prison by the Revolutionary Court.
This is while he has been jailed for close to 6 months and is only 18 years old.
He was arrested in protests on Ashura (December 27, 2009) and is currently in cellblock 7 in Evin Prison.

Political prisoner sentenced to 3 years of prison
May 20, 2010 - The three year prison term for Saman Nuranian was upheld by the court of review.
The initial sentence for Nuranian, a graduate of Amir Kabir University’s School of Medical Engineering, was issued by the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Salavati.
Nuranian was arrested after protests on December 27, 2009 (Ashura) and is currently in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison.

Regime’s nuclear dead-end

Larijani fears resolution for sanctions
Tehran, May 21, 2010
The head of regime’s reactionary parliament, Larijani, in reaction to presented draft of resolution for imposing more sanctions on the clerical dictatorship to UN’s Security Council complained: “how American’s behave in regard with Terhan’s Statement shows their real intensions and goals. It shows Washington’s modern deception under the disguise of its slogans”.
Showing his wrath towards Mrs. Hillary Clinton he added: “this lady who is US Foreign Minister used the same literature that her precedents have used.  We don’t take US moves honest. Some European countries ask for time and they say that they will change the conditions, they are not honest”.
In another event Salehi the head of regime’s Atomic Energy Organization in a coward reaction to the resolution and to comfort regime’s forces said: “I am sure that there are wise men amongst them to make them stop this illogical move”.

RGC’s news agency wiped out Falahatpishe’s words
Tehran, May 20, 2010
A member of Security Commission of regime’s parliament, Falahatpishe, brought excuses for regime’s maneuver with Turkey and Brazil to buy time and said: “by accepting fuel exchange Iran has in a way tactically retreated to achieve two tactical goals of guaranteeing continuation of fuel production and easing of the situation”.
Worried about the draft against regime he added: “as US has presented the draft the officials of the country’s diplomacy must do something so that the situation would not be ready for issuing a new resolution. We must see which side benefits more from Tehran’s Statement”.
It is to be mentioned that as soon as regime was defeated in its maneuver and the resolution was motioned in National Security Fars news agency affiliated with RGC immediately wiped out Falahatpishe’s words from the site.


MP admitted regime’s maneuver is defeated
Tehran, May 21, 2010
Motahari, regime’s MP conceded that regime’s nuclear maneuver was badly defeated; pointing to Security Council’s draft for sanctions he said: “this shows that as many steps that we retreat they come forward”.
He added: “acceptance of transferring nuclear material from our country was a kind of retreat and made westerners bolder. When the government accepted their suggestion to transfer enriched uranium abroad it made a mistake”.
It is to be mentioned that these words were to wiped out from Fars news agency only a few hours after they were published showing how much situation within the regime is unstable and uneasy due to the unity of world community for issuing a resolution condemning regime and due to defeat of its maneuver with Turkey and Brazil”.

Fear from sanctions 
Tehran, May 21, 2010
Following regime’s defeat in its maneuver with Turkey and Brazil and following the presentation of draft of sanctions, Hashemi, Ahmadinejad’s advisor asked heads of regime to have patience and said: “these acts of them are a little bit their reactions and we must wait for them to decide in peace. We shouldn’t react”.
To comfort regime’s elements he added: “their announced positions were a little bit different but nothing has been officially announced. Only a spokesman of US Foreign Ministry said something”.



Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

May 21, 2010

Mr. Ali Saremi one of the six political prisoners, supporters of PMOI in death row

Ali Saremi strikes back




Tehran, May 19, 2010
Mr. Ali Saremi one of the six political prisoners, supporters of PMOI in death row rules out the groundless words of Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran’s Prosecutor:
“In the name of God
Amongst people there are those who have lost their lives to meet the promises they made to God and their people and there are some others who are awaiting it (Qoran) and I am amongst those waiting.
Every right that is violated will lead to a resistance and the inferior oppressors have no other way than to suppress.
Dear compatriots,
In an interview with a magazine called ‘Panjereh’, which was published in Kayhan on May 16, 2010 Dolatabadi, Tehran’s prosecutor said that I was charged with having connection with PMOI and he said that I was arrested on September 2009 after the election events.
I was arrested on Sep.4 of 2007 two years before the election because I was present at Khavaran Cemetery to honor those who were executed in the massacre of political prisoners in 1988 and before that because I had visited my son in Ashraf City on 2005 I was in prison for a year.
Is going to cemetery, being a supporter of an organization or a father’s visit of his son ‘Moharebe’ in your opinion and it deserves execution?
The words of Tehran’s prosecutor are so groundless than it needs no explanation. The charge is so groundless that they didn’t even notify my lawyer. They sent the decree without me or my lawyer signing it to the kangaroo revision court and approved it.
Never the less I cry loud that they cannot frighten me or my compatriots by my hanging or my execution; I have frightened them so much that they have no other way than executing me.
The only reason for them to issue such decrees is that they are so frightened of their unstable condition. The decrees are not based on justice.
As a father whose children such as Farzad, Ali, Farhad, Shirin and Mehdi have been just hanged and thousands other of his children have been hanged before what can one anticipate from me except that I should cry loud as an Iranian who believes in God and Freedom that:
If you burn my body
And you sew it with bullets
Where and when can you take the love of my homeland out of my heart?
If I wasn’t able to meet my duty in regard with my God, nation and homeland during the 23 years that I have been in prison maybe my execution will be effective in awakening my people.
Addressing my people and my homeland I cry loud again:
In your path what is worth our lives
Long live the land of Iran
Farewell
Political prisoner Ali Saremi”

Ali Sarami, death row political prisoner, supporter of PMOI is accused of mullah-made allegation of 'Moharebe',(fighting against God)

May 20, 2010

Rise Against Mullahs in Month of June..

Cry out for FREEDOM...


Rise against the Iranian Regime - June 10 to 20, 2010


We Can & We Will FREE IRAN....


UPDATE ON IRAN - No. 605- May 20, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.605

The Downfall

Mullahs’ fear of uprisings in June
Tehran, May 19, 2010
In fear of uprisings in June mullah Ramezani the head of ‘Protection Committee for the Anniversary of Khomeinie’s Death’ (June 4th) said: “usually in month of June we have great events in the country and thus we must always be prepared for them. It is easy for the enemy and the anti-revolutionists to plan for provoking insecurity in this month. We must act coordinated and different organs (read suppressive organs) must be ready for it”.
He pointed to people’s reaction against the massacre of political prisoners and added: “today different dissident currents are getting active for their anti-security acts thus we must plan for our own agenda”.
It is to be mentioned that the leader of the resistance of Iran, Mr. Massoud Rajavi has called for nationwide uprising between June 10 and 20 in his message.

Harassing people to terrorize them
Tehran, May 18, 2010
Members of ISC have reported that to terrorize people before June 12 the anniversary of the Uprising, Bassiji forces are harassing people in different locations in Tehran.
In Pasdaran Street they stop people and street-interrogate them. If a young girl and boy are in a car together they stop the car and ask for its license and then ask about the relation between the two. They warn women and girls about their ‘improper veil’.
In one case they wanted to attack two girls in that regard in Pasdaran St. but people interfered and rescued the two.

Worried about the retreat
Tehran, May 19, 2010
Mullah Rahbar an MP revealed that some MPs of different regime’s bands had expressed their concern about regime’s retreat in regard with nuclear fuel exchange in a parliament’s session behind closed doors. The mullah admitted that this retreat was for ‘reducing global pressure against the System’.
 He comforted other MPs by saying that: “we might be worried that there might be fraud or violations in the statement but it is far beyond possible that a good state such as Turkey who is our neighbor and has mutual interests with us would betray us”.
In another event Larijani the head of regime’s parliament warned the MPs that they should not oppose the agreement because it would lower the spirit of regime’s subordinates and said: “it is essential that the government and parliament have the same positions in such an important issue as nuclear issue”.

We have met the world community’s demands, Mehmanparast said!
Tehran, May 19, 2010
While worlds’ countries have not taken recent show of mullahs about nuclear fuel exchange serious and have emphasized on harder sanctions, Mehmanparast regime’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesman absurdly called regime’s retreat ‘an answer to world community’s demand’.
Wanting to raise the spirit of regime’s elements he said: “we count this agreement between Iran, Turkey and Brazil as world community’s will and this will also be the assurance that we were looking for”.
He conceded that regime’s retreat was to stop political pressures and issuing of another resolution intentionally forgetting Ahmadinejad’s and other regime elements’ words about non-stop uranium enrichment: “we are optimistic to receive fuel, there is also a small possibility that the Vienna Group would not be ready for fuel exchange if not then the world community will judge that they wanted to prevent Iran from reaching her rights”.

A former MP arrested
Tehran, May 19, 2010
As the crisis within the regime and Khamenei band’s pressure on defeated fraction intensifies state run media announced that Mohsen Armin regime’s former MP was arrested.
In addition to Mohsen Armin, Haj Ahmad Yazdanfar, Mir Hossein Mosavi’s bodyguard since the time Mosavi was prime minister and a trusted Pasdar of regime who has also been present during Khomeini’s speeches in his place (Jamaran) as a bodyguard too was arrested.

Regime’s head henchmen threatened the defeated fraction
Tehran, May 19, 2010
To terrify the defeated fraction and to make it yield, mullah Sadegh Larijani the head of regime’s Judiciary announced: “the
 Judiciary has expressed its point of view about identifying the sedition, the heads of sedition and their crimes and there is no doubt about it but we act according to the Systems general policies... We know our path and we will not compromise. We have no fear in confronting and punishing the heads of sedition”.
Larijani answering to the letter of some MPs for escalating suppression said: “I clearly told those who had signed the letter that the Judiciary will not compromise...The head of Judiciary must have the Leaders guidelines in mind...”

RGC tries to concentrate forces of the anniversary of Khomeini’s death
Tehran, May 19, 2010
In fear of unrest during the anniversary of Khomeini’s death, RGC is trying to mobilize is forces from other cities to come to Tehran.
Araghi the head of (anti)Mohammad Rasollahs Corps said: “the organs in different provinces must try to enroll those who want to come to the ceremony for the first time”.
Naghdi and Fazli heads of Bassij and Fahmideh Base belonging to RGC emphasized on this mobilization and demanded facilities for force transportation.
Fazli said: “We must have the greatest divine-political gathering on June 4 (anniversary of Khomeini’s death)”.
To drag even more regime’s forces to Tehran Momeni the head of traffic police said: “the current of sedition is counting on month of June and wants to take advantage of any event. The heavy presence of people (read regime’s mercenaries and forces) on June 4th ...will turn their hopes into disappointments”.

Iran bans diplomat’s children from studying abroad
May 18, 2010
According to the head of the Affairs of Students Studying Abroad Department of Iran’s Science Ministry, until last year, more than 200 children of Iranian diplomats studying abroad were returned to Iran to continue their studies. Before this, a member of the parliament had said that the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has banned children of Iranian ambassadors from studying in European countries, including Britain.



Resistance

Families of political prisoners, supporters of PMOI issued a statement
Tehran, May 18, 2010
Having in mind the dangerous conditions ruling Iran’s prisons and prisoners, having  in mind the decrees issued by Iran’s Judiciary none of them complying with international laws and even Iran’s Constitutional Law and laws related to Islamic decrees, having in mind the recent executions the decrees of which has had no compliance with the existing bill of indictment in the records of those executed, having in mind that there has been no quest by any official inside or outside Iran to save their lives which has just added to some more families without any guardians and without any official taking responsibility in their regard  and having in mind the conditions ruling our society, we a group of families of political prisoners in Iran seriously demand UN’s General Assembly to act as an international organ and to confront these anti human and illegal decrees.
Stop just issuing useless statements and just monitoring the situation do something about our children and beloveds who have been arrested and are in critical conditions just for visiting their children in Ashraf City and save them.
We wish for your immediate act
A group of families of political prisoners, supporters of PMOI
Tehran, May 2010 

Mr. Jafar Kazemi’s wife calls for saving his life
Tehran, May 17, 2010
Roodabeh Akbari the wife of death row political prisoner Jafar Kazemi wrote about the savage tortures imposed on him by Evin Prison’s hechmen and called on UN’s general secretary and the High Commission of Human Rights to save his life.
Mr. Kazemi is amongst 6 political prisoners condemned to death because of their relation with PMOI and visiting his son in Ashraf (Iraq, where the PMOI members live)


Honoring the innocents
May 18, 2010
Families of the slain political prisoners on May 9 honored their memories.
In Shiraz families of Mehdi Islamian had a ritual for his commemoration in which people participated and paid tribute to Mehdi.
Regime’s suppressive forces tried hard to prevent his family from holding the gathering but they resisted and the ceremony was held though the place was surrounded with regime’s suppressive forces offending and harassing those attending it.
Due to the pressure of Mehdi’s loss his mother Mrs. Maryam Rahemi was hospitalized.
In another event female political prisoners honored Shirin Alamhooli during a ceremony in women’s ward of Evin Prison. To take revenge the henchmen cut all their visits.

Armed attack against a Pasdar
Ilam, May 18, 2010
The deputy commander of the province’s SSF was attacked by an armed man and was transferred to CCU.
After the announcement of the execution of political prisoners four of them Kurds the Kurdish regions are very uneasy.


Suppression


Misagh Yazdannejad was condemned to 13 years imprisonment
Tehran, May 18, 2010
Misagh Yazdannejad PMOI political prisoner who was arrested because he attended the 19th anniversary of massacre of political prisoners in 1988 was condemned to a 13 years term by the criminal judge Salavati.
Misagh 23 was student of Translating in Payamenoor Univeristy. He was arrested in a raid by Intelligence agents and was taken to solitary cells of 209 and kept there for 6 months. He was constantly under torture implemented on him by head interrogator known as Alavi and the interrogator known as Rahmati.


Bassiji women harass youths
Qom, May 18, 2010
According to regime’s suppressive plan of ‘fighting bad veil’ Bassiji women are stationed in the streets warning women and girls who they count as having bad veil. They take women’s cosmetics away. They even arrest boys for their haircuts.


Kurd political prisoner suffering from lung cancer in critical condition
May 18, 2010
The physical condition of Kaveh Kurd Moqadam, a political prisoner in Orumieh Prison, is very critical.
He was sentenced to three years of prison by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court in Orumieh on charges of acting against national security and was afflicted with lung and gastric cancer in prison.
Judicial and prison officials have refused to give him a medical leave despite seeing his critical condition and recommendations from doctors that he needs urgent chemotherapy.

Death row political prisoner denied due process 
May 17, 2010
The execution sentence for PMOI political prisoner Ali Saremi which was upheld and announced has not even gone through the Iranian regime’s own legal judicial process. According to reports, the right to appeal the death sentence which was issued by Salavati for Saremi in the 15th branch of the court of first instance was not given to him in the Supreme Court.
His death sentence was announced to him on December 29, 2009 in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj. Saremi refused to sign the death sentence and demanded that the sentence be announced to his lawyer. Hosseini, his lawyer was waiting to receive an official sentence from the court of first instance to appeal it in the Supreme Court but after four months, the sentence has still not been announced to him.
On May 15, 2010, Abbas Jafari Dolat Abadi, Tehran’s Prosecutor, announced in an interview that the sentence for Mr. Saremi along with 5 other political prisoners has been finalized. His lawyer Mr. Hosseini was surprised from the announcement because he still had not received an official death sentence from the court of first instance and was not able to appeal the sentence. The question is how the death sentence could have been finalized without it being upheld by the Supreme Court.
On the other hand, Dolat Abadi said that Saremi was arrested on September 18, 2009 while he was arrested on September 4, 2007 after an attack by intelligence agents to his office following his participation in the 19th anniversary of the massacre of political prisoners in 1988.


Renowned Iranian director goes on hunger strike in prison
May 18, 2010
Jafar Panahi went on a hunger strike in Evin Prison and published a letter in this respect.
“After the ill treatment on Saturday night (May 15, 2010) following an attack by prison agents to cell 56 in Evin Prison, me and my cellmates were kept outside in the cold without any clothes for one hour and a half.
On Sunday morning I was interrogated and accused of filming the inside of my cell, which is a complete lie. They then threatened that they would arrest my whole family and bring them to Evin Prison and that they would detain my daughter in an insecure detention center in Rajayi Shahr in Karaj.
I have not eaten nor drank anything from May 16 and now announce that if the demands below are not met, I will continue to refuse to eat and drink:
1-The right to call and visit with my family and make sure they are safe
2-The right to a lawyer after 77 days to consult with him/her
3-My unconditional release until I am tried and receive a final sentence
I will not cease my hunger strike until all my demands are met and my only request is that my body be given to my family so that they could bury me where they wish. Jafar Panahi – May 18, 2010”.

Iran once again arrests paralyzed political prisoner
May 18, 2010
According to reports, Hadi (Homayoun) Abed Bakhoda, who was a political prisoner in the 80’s and was shot by security forces in the spinal cord upon his arrest was once again jailed in Rasht Prison after a 3 month medical leave.
This 50-year-old political prisoner was taken to Rasht Prison on May 3. He is paralyzed because of his spinal cord damage and uses a wheelchair. He is not able to do his personal tasks on his own. Bakhoda is kept in the prison infirmary due to his critical condition next to newly arrested drug addicts and the conditions under which he is kept are inhumane and medieval.
The head of this prison, the prison doctor and the judge on his case have stressed that this political prisoner can not tolerate prison conditions but the Ministry of Intelligence and the Rasht Revolutionary Court Prosecutor refuse to release him. Abed Bakhoda has a urinary sack because he is paralyzed and is also suffering from critical heart and artery problems.
He was sentenced to two years of prison by the second branch of the Revolutionary court and was arrested on November 8, 2009 and jailed in the Central Rasht Prison.


Blogger tortured and pressured to make false confessions
May – 16, 2010
Hossein Ronaqi Maleki, a blogger who was arrested on December 13, 2009 and is in cellblock 2A in Evin Prison which is run by the Revolutionary Guards Corps is once again under severe pressure after 5 months of incarceration to make confessions and say that the results of presidential elections held last year were correct.
According to reports, interrogators who have severely beaten him on several occasions have asked him to cooperate with them because of his computer and internet skills. But Ronaqi has refused. Interrogators have threatened that if he does not cooperate and accept their demands he will be kept in prison for years.
According to reports, Ronaqi was under severe physical and psychological pressure until last month to give in to the demands of his interrogators, but the pressures have once again started from a few days ago. Ronaqi has so far denied all the charges made against him.


No news on student activist one week after arrest
May 18, 2010
There is no news on the condition and whereabouts of Bahman Khodadadi, a student activist in Isfahan. Khodadadi who is a member of the Freedom Loving Students for Equality was summoned to the intelligence agency in Isfahan and arrested but there has been no news on why he was arrested and what he was charged with.
His family is worried because they have absolutely no news on his whereabouts and condition and the Revolutionary Court in this city has even stated that they are not aware of his arrest.


No news on jailed women’s rights activist
May 18, 2010
The family of Mahboubeh Karami (jailed women’s rights activist) has no news on her condition since May 6.
According to her brother, Mohsen Karami, her last phone call was on May 6. Before that, she called her family every other day on average and was to be transferred to the women’s public cellblock, but there is no news on her whereabouts after this transfer.
Seventy-five days after her arrest and after she lost contact with her family, there are serious concerns for her physical and mental condition in prison. Her brother also said that in his last visit with her, she was suffering from weight loss because of a digestive illness.

No news on arrested 15-year-old protester in Sanandaj 
May 18, 2010
During the strikes in Kurdistan (in protest to the execution of 5 political prisoners), Eunice Sheikh Ahmadi, 15, was arrested by intelligence agents in Sanandaj and taken to the Intelligence Agency in this city on May 13. This teenager was violently beaten in public upon his arrest. His family’s constant pursuit of his condition has so far been without result.


Parents of 3 detained students in Marivan not aware of their whereabouts
May 17, 2010
After the arrest of 15 Kurd students in Marivan by security forces, 12 of them were released on bail after signing written pledges and three others by the names of Tofiq Partouyi, Dana Lenj Abadi and Aram Veisi are still jailed.
According to reports, after their families went to the Marivan Intelligence Agency, they were threatened by agency officials and told that they had no right to follow up their cases for another 15 days.
These students were summoned and arrested after protests in Kurd regions in Iran to the (May 9) execution of political prisoners.


Four student activists in Tehran’s Science and Industry University banned from education
May 17, 2010
The sentence for four students of the Science and Industry University in Tehran was increased after it was referred to the Central Committee of the Science Ministry 9 months ago.
These sentences are as follows:
Puya Sharifi, expulsion from university and a 5 year ban on studying at any university in the country
Hamid-Reza Sahrayi, four semester suspension from university (which will lead to his expulsion)
Ali Asadollahi, four semester suspension from university (which will lead to his expulsion)
Sajad Darvish, four semester suspension from university (which will lead to his expulsion)


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

May 17, 2010

Call for widespread protest for month of June... ISC

Iran Students Committee calls for widespread protests to
 the Iranian regime on anniversary of Iranian uprising
 from June 10 - June 20 
 with slogans: Death to Dictator, Death to Khamenie...


فراخوان كميته دانشجويان در ايران ـ هواداران سازمان مجاهدين خلق ايران


به انتقام خون پاك شهدا  از 20 تا 30 خرداد
 در سالگرد قيام مردم ايران بپا خيزيم
 و فرياد برآوريم
  مرگ بر خامنه اي ... مرگ بر ديكتاتور 


UPDATE ON IRAN - No. 603 - May 17, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.603

The Downfall

‘Bone Carnival’ sign of a desperate regime at its end
Tehran, May 15, 2010
To raise the spirit of its suppressive forces and Bassijies in confronting the struggling youths of the uprising the desperate clerical regime brought the bones of the victims of Iran-Iraq war after 23 years to a street show. After the Friday Prayer the mullahs went to the podium inviting people to mourn and beat themselves on head and chest. To heat up the show Ahmadinejad, Khamenei’s puppet, held a speech talking about wars offenses and defenses.
Fars News Agency affiliated with RGC said on May 15 that some of the bones amongst 89 sets of founded bones belonged to Ali Hashemi the commander of Imam Sadegh Sixth Corps who was killed during the war!

Ahmadinejad fears international sanctions
Tehran, May 15, 2010
While the clerical regime fears very much the execution of harder sanctions by the international society, in and interview with Aljazireh TV, Ahmadinejad started threatening and said: “if the sanctions are approved they are cruel, have no legal bases and are clear bullying. They cannot harm Iran.
This would be a document that the current system (of world community) is an oppressing one... it will be eradicated. Then there would be this problem for US because Mr. Obama came to cover the oppressing face of Bush but if he behaves the same what will happen? First Obama’s era will be over and then US’s historic opportunity for reforming her face will be over. Mr. Obama came to change the conditions but if he acts like Bush then US is done with. We don’t want this but it is up to them”.

Son of Lords educate in England!
Tehran, May 15, 2010
Kazem Jalali a member of Security Commission and Foreign Policy Making of regime’s parliament pointed to the ‘running away of sons and dughters of Lords (regime’s top officials) to Britain’ and in this way he attacked Rafsanjani. Mehdi Hashemi, Rafsanjani’s son has run away from the country and has gone to England taking his wife and two children there afterwards.
Jalaji continued that the number of this type of people going to England is high and said that foreign intelligence agencies might use them.

High security measures around Friday Prayer’s location
Tehran, May 14, 2010
Reports gathered show that Tehran’s security forces order residents around Enghelab Sq. and around the location of holding Friday Prayer each Friday morning to put their vehicles out of sight. They are not allowed to take their vehicles out of their parking lots till the end of the prayer.
On Friday May 14 hundreds of security forces, SSF and Bassijies were stationed at the east side of the square since 8 am.
Enghelab St, and the distance between North Kargar Street till Palestine St. was completely blocked and no body was allowed to pass.
Regime’s fear of people’s protests led to more tense security atmosphere for Friday Prayer.
Strike all over Kurdistan frightened the regime and it thought of protests forming in Tehran too. So since early morning on Friday tens of military vehicles were stationed around Enghelab Sq.
Buses transporting regime’s supporters entered the premises with the permission of Especial Guards.
Ordinary people and vehicles were not allowed to pass.


Resistance

We are prepared for a strike
Tehran, May 15, 2010
Families of five executed political prisoners on May 9 especially their mothers and sisters have announced that if regime’s judiciary continues not giving the bodies of the 5 back to their families they will start a protest sit-in in front of Kurdistan’s Governor Office in Sanandaj.


Three Kurd prisoners on hunger strike
Tehran, May 15, 2010
Three Kurd prisoners who are passing their terms of exile in Yazd went on hunger strike in protest to the prison’s conditions.
Mr. Ebadollah Ghasemzadeh son of Ghobad, Mr. Bakhshali Mohammadi son of Mohammad and Mr. Sahandali Mohammadi son of Mohammad are from Oochtieh Village in Miandouab and are under misbehavior all the time at the prison because of their beliefs.

Residents of Kamyaran called its Friday Imam a mercenary
Kamyaran, May 15, 2010
On May 15 under tight security control Farzad Kamangar was commemorated in the Jame Mosque of the city of Kamyaran from 9 to 11. The doors of other mosques were locked by SSF.
On another event the Friday Prayer of this city conducted by Mullah Mohsen Hosseini was the least crowded. Mullah Hosseini said that it wasn’t correct that the town went on strike on Thursday and the bazaar was closed but said that he had received lots of letters in which people have called him Khamenei’s mercenary.
He also said that he wouldn’t talk about the executions because that’s government’s business but because a few people attend the Friday Prayer and people are calling him a mercenary that would be the last Friday Prayer that he would conduct.
Residents of Kamyaran believe that they should disclose regime’s mercenaries as such.
Supplementary Report

Clashes between Alomour Tribe and Bassij forces in Ahwaz
May 15, 2010- Ahwaz
In the clashes that occurred between members of Arab-Iraninan tribe of Alomour in the funeral of a political activist of this tribe Ali Amouri who was killed by Bassijies, 5 were killed and 22 were injured from both sides.
The governmental forces arrested a great number of Arab-Iranian residents participating at the funeral and back-up forces of Bassij and RGC were mobilized to the scene.



Suppression

‘Veil’ a tool for more suppression of innocent people of Iran 
ILNA state-run news agency- May 15, 2010 
Parvin Ahmadinejad a Tehran City Council’s member of Commission of Planning and Budget said: “there are three groups who have improper veil in the society. The first group do this on enmity, the second group are organized people receiving money and have pre-planned programs they move long distances throughout the city during the day to establish ‘improper veil’ in the society and the third group are negligent ones; some time proper outfit cannot be found in bazaar or outfits that meet less frameworks of veil are cheaper in bazaar so women have to buy those”.

15 students arrested in Marivan
Marivan, May 15, 2010
After students of Payamenoor in Marivan gathered in protest on last Monday and Tuesday and after they invited people to participate in a public strike on May 15, at least 15 of them male and female were arrested and transferred to unknown locations.
Aram Vaisi, Foad Moradi, Tofigh Partovi, Dana Lanjavaee and Saman Zandi are 5 of these detainees.

Escalating security climate at Azad University in Hamedan 
Hamedan, May 10, 2010
Most of locations at the campus of Azad University of Hamedan is filled with Plainclothes agents. To control students surveillance cameras are installed in different locations.
The appointed management of this university has changed the classrooms of known active students and transferred them to a building under the control of Bassij and the dean.

More arrests
Saqez, May 15, 2010
During the protest against the execution of five political prisoners on May 9 regime’s SSF have arrested five youths in Jamalabad region of Saqez all under 15 years old.

More suppression at universities
Shiraz, May 15, 2010
A group of Shiraz’s university students are facing heavy decrees of expulsion and exile.
Mullahbashi the deputy of students’ department of Ministry of Science had announced that the only decrees issued by this ministry refers to suspension or rebuke but at the wake of anniversary of Iran’s Uprising Kazem Ziaee, Ablodjalil Rezaee, Hamdollah Namjoo, Ismail Jalilvand and Younes Mir Hosseini known active students of Shiraz’s university are ousted from the university.
Alma Ranjbar, Hadi ALamli are exiled. Arash rostaee and Mohsen Zarin Kamar have not been able to receive their degrees while they have passed all necessary units, due to political reasons.
Most of these students have been arrested by security bodies and summoned to the so-called revolutionary court since Fall of 2008. They are all free based on heavy bails.

Suppression of Youths based on mullah-made excuses 
Resalat state run daily – May 15, 2010 
The presence of police force will increase in parks and recreational areas-
The head of police forces said that during last year about 70000 police forces of ‘moral security’ have been present around the rivers, parks, woods and…
He added: “from May 22nd the presence of police forces will increase in recreational areas and they will act against hooligans, narcotic dealers, sellers of immoral CDs and sellers of alcoholic drinks…Agents of ‘moral security’ police will have both moveable stations and patrols”.
It is to be mentioned that it is for a long time that the clerical regime is suppressing the youths of Iran under the name of hooligans and is executing political prisoner and its dissidents under the name of drug dealers.

Failed attempted murder in Gohardasht Prison 
Karaj, May 15, 2010
On Friday May 14 Mr. Seyyed Mostafa Alvai was hardly hit on the head while praying in his cell.
His head broke and bleed and he became unconscious.
Some times later, one of his cellmates found him in that condition and took him to prison’s infirmary.
Mr. Alavi received 16 stitches. He was also cut deeply in his forehead.
When his family called prison’s officials to protest against this criminal act the officials told them that they were not aware of such an incident, while the head of the prison, the substitute officer and the infirmary were well aware of the fact.


Other News

Where has oil income gone too?
Tehran, May 15, 2010
Statistics show that the criminal Pasdars receive the highest wage from the government. These statistics come while the basic wages for workers, teachers and employees in other organs is not enough for a decent livelihood, Khamenei elements in RGC receive several time this amount.
Currently the basic wage for a worker is 300,000 tomans per month (less than 300 dollars), the basic wage for a teacher with the degree of Bachelor of Science is 500,000 tomans per month. An ordinary governmental employee receives between 5 to 6 hundred thousands tomans.
Basic wages for SSF and army is between 300,000 to 500,000 tomans per month but and RGC force receives 700,000 tomand per month and in some cases these forces have not finished high school or even their sixth grade.
Those forces with high school diploma or higher receive one to one and a half million tomans per month and they also enjoy wages for extra hours of work, wages for their missions and years in the force which will increase the amount over to 2million tomans.

Torching disputes between Sunnis and Shiites in Iran
Tehran, May 15, 2010
The clerical regime has mobilized some vehicles throughout Tehran cursing the three Caliphs of Sunnis by writings on them.
This act is committed by radical Bassiji bands and groups affiliated with Mesbah Yazdi and Ahmadinejad.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

May 16, 2010

Iran-Kurdistan region-May 13-After the execution of 5 political prisoners on May9,cities in Kurdistan region went on strike

UPDATE ON IRAN – May 16, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
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Urgent News

Tehran prosecutor says death sentence for 
6 PMOI supporters has been finalized


May 15, 2010 - Abbas Jafari Dolat Abadi, the Prosecutor of Tehran announced that the death sentence for Mohamamd Ali Saremi, Jafar Kazemi and Mohammad Ali Haj Aqayi has been finalized.
In answer to a question on if anyone arrested in the events after the elections was executed he said, “We requested the charge of moharebeh (enmity with God) for 10 people arrested in the events after the elections and especially on December 27, 2009 (Ashura) and three of the death sentences which were issued by a court of first instance have been upheld by the Court of Review.
“Ahmad Daneshpour Moqadam, Mohsen Daneshpour Moqadam and Abdolreza Qanbari are all supporters or relatives of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran and Abdolreza Qanbari directly sent reports to them (PMOI) on Ashura.  The death sentence of these three people has been finalized but they have requested amnesty”, he said.
 “Currently, we have three upheld sentences for Mohammad-Ali Saremi, Jafar Kazemi and a person named Mohammad-Ali Haj Aqayi who are all supporters of the PMOI. The connection of these three people with the PMOI is apparent and certain. They have group affiliations and were arrested on September 2009”, he said.
“It is necessary to stipulate that the sentence for 217 offenders arrested after election events has been finalized. Their appeals have also been seen to and their sentences have been finalized”, Jafar Dolat Abadi said.

The Downfall

Mullah Janati desperate of women’s resistance 
Tehran, May 14, 2010
The resistance of our homelands’ women in opposition to the suppressive plan of ‘veil and chastity’ has made mullah Janati , secretary of regime’s Council of Guardians, desperate; he asked for more suppression in that regard.
Fars news agency affiliated with RGC quoted Janati in a show gathering of Bessiji women called ‘Daughters of the Sun’ on May 14 uttering his reactionary thoughts as: “this group of people (having improper veil as mullahs put it) commit double sin and corruption they poison the society”.
Janati advised Ahmadinejad’s government to start the suppression under the disguise of improper veil from governmental bureaus and continued: “the one with improper veil educating at the university and receiving a degree then wanting to have a management position in the future, we shouldn’t expect any justice and chastity from her because she doesn’t obey the God’s law; she cannot lead the society and the country to anywhere”.

Wolves’ war for power 
Tehran, May 14, 2010
- Khorasan state-run daily under the title of ‘Lords of the Rings in an oil-related appointment’ wrote that there has been a position change at the head of Iran’s National Oil Company and said that this change of office has been taking place without informing the Minister of Oil.
- Qhafar Ismaili, MP from Khamenei’s band conceded that he has no hope in the clerical regime’s future and said: “we don’t know if we should be proud of our past or should we repent in that regard”?
- In another event Mullah Mojtaba Zolnoor deputy representative of Khamenei in RGC attacked Rafsanjani and said: “at the election of 2005 people didn’t want Rafsanjani so they voted for Ahmadinejad. If Mr. Hashemi follows Velayat (Khamenei) I will kiss under his shoes but Mr.  Hashemi who wanted to be the pillar of anti revolutionists must think about his own destiny. If anybody wants to be the pillar of anti revolutionists, people will take care of him”.
He also attacked Sane’ee a source of religious law in Qom (who has talked opposed to Khamenei) and said: “since Khamenei’s leadership Sane’ee’s positions changed; he had passed the red line since 1995.



Resistance


Youths call for the uprising on June 20th 
Tehran, May 14, 2010
ISC members reported that the brave youths and people of Tehran in Elahieh and Ekhtiarieh regions have called for Uprising on June 20 by writing wall slogans.
They have written the slogan of “death to Khamenei; don’t forget June 20” on the walls in the streets of Dolat, Kamran, Iran, Agha Bozorgi and Miniature Complex.
They have also written the call on pieces of paper throwing them into the houses of the region.
The SSF patrol in Elahieh region intended to follow and arrest these active youths but they were on alert and the patrol failed.

Clashes in Ahwaz
Ahwaz, May 14, 2010
An ISC member reported from Ahwaz that a new wave of arrests of Arab residents of this city started when people were attending the funeral of one of political activist of Amoor Tribe who was murdered by Bessij forces at the east of Ahwaz.
The funeral turned to a protest demonstration and led to armed clashes between Arabs and Bessiji forces.



Aftermaths of the execution of 5 political prisoners on May 9


ISC reports:


Kamyaran, May 14, 2010
People go to Farzad Kamangar’s home to pay their tribute and condolences to Farzad’s mother but the agents by the house do not permit people to go there in groups.
The city is full of Plainclothes, Especial Unit and RGC forces.
Streets and intersections leading to Fazad’s home are under siege.
The city is still in strike and shops are closed.

Piranshahr, May 14, 2010
The city is in strike since Thursday May 13. The city was more uneasy on May 14. The strike continues. Only the bakeries are open.
Especial and suppressive forces have been transferred to Piranshahr from other cities and are stationed at the city center. There have been clashes too.

Saqez, May 14, 2010
The city is in strike. Plainclothes and SSF are stationed all over the city and bother people.

May 14, 2010
Strike continues in Mahabad, and Oshnavieh. Especially in Mahabad the schools were closed on Thursday May 13.


Widespread arrest of Sanandaj university students after protests to executions
May 14, 2010 
 On May 12 and 13, students of Sanandaj University went on a hunger strike in protest to the execution of 5 political prisoners (on May 9 in Evin Prison).
These students strapped black wrist bands on their hands in the university cafeteria and refused to eat food.
They were threatened by the university’s Protection Department but refused to break their hunger strike. The Protection Department seized the university cards of the students with black wrist bands and on Wednesday arrested more than 10 of them.
More than 7 other students who continued their hunger strike on Thursday were also arrested. (Kurdistan Media Website)

Kurdistan human rights official arrested by security forces
May 14, 2010
The family of Ejlal Qavami, the spokesman for the Kurdistan Organization in Defense of Human Rights in Sanandaj announced today that this human rights activist has not contacted them as of 10 am today and his family was not able to contact him. We were informed at 10 pm tonight that Mr. Qavami was arrested. (Kurdaneh Website)

Two political prisoners hail the resistance of 5 executed political prisoners on May 9
Tehran, May 14, 2010
Dr. Saeed Masouri (PMOI) incarcerated in Gohardahst Prison an a former cellmate of Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heydarian and Farhad Valiki paid his tribute to them in a letter from the prison. The letter reads in part: “don’t think that you can frighten us by threatening us to death…In a condition that if you want to stay human there is no way left other than suffering prison, torture and execution; in a condition that the punishment for even a drop of freedom-loving and humanity is prison, being whipped and execution what should one do?...Those who keep quiet when they here such a crime (the executions of the five) where co they draw the border line of humanity and inhumanity?... On my behalf just to say to the face of the regime as how much I am frightened from these executions I say that I am ready to be the sixth of these five”…
In another letter Mr. Arjang Davoodi a political prisoner in Gohardahst Prison commemorated the 5. Mr. Davoodi has been in one cell with the executed prisoners for long. His letter reads in part: “though their execution was not at all easy to bear but their innocent blood will uproot the oppression from the land of Iran…and see how every where has been inflamed; Iran and abroad.  From Tehran to Kurdistan, from Iraq to Afghanistan and the whole world has rioted against this crime of Ali Khamenei the Supreme Leader! Those who ordered this crime and those who executed it uselessly thought that this act will provoke a climate of fear and terror and will hush up the flame of the people of the Uprising in Khordad (May-June)”…


Suppression

Political prisoner Jafar Kazemi under execution
Tehran, May 13, 2010
Decree for execution of Mr. Jafar Kazemi, political prisoner, has been endorsed at the revision court. His lawyer appealed for revision in Supreme Court but it was not accepted and there is not much time left for him to protest against the issued decree.
Mr. Kazami’s child is a PMOI member residing in Ashraf City, Iraq.
Mr. Kazemi is accused of having connections with the organization.


Identity of woman run-over by state security forces on Ashura 
May 13, 2010 - The identity of another person killed on Ashura was disclosed. Shabnam Sohrabi, 34, was run-over by a state security force car on Ashura (December 27, 2009).
Shabnam’s middle aged mother had been silent about her daughter’s death out of fear.
Eye witnesses say that a state security force car that was going at a fast speed collided with Shabnam and after going over her body a few times, crushed her under its wheels.
Her body was handed over to her family after 20 days and her family buried her body in section 86 of the Behesht Zahra Cemetery under severe security measures.
“Police had surrounded section 86 while we were burying the body and I was called several times and told that I had no right to say anything about the Shabnam’s death. That is why I stayed silent”, her mother said.

Political prisoners forced to do hard labor in Evin Prison
May 15, 2010 - According to reports, the Special Court for Clergy has announced in a new order that prisoners in cellblock 500 in Evin Prison have to do hard labor including construction work and breaking stones into small pieces. According to this announcement, those who refuse will be banned from their weekly 15 minute visit and if they protest, they will be thrown in solitary.
These rules have also been carried out in the Sepah Cellblock where well-known human rights doctor Hesam Firuzi is detained. Evin officials have refused to accept responsibility for this medieval decision which has led to the injuries and have stated that ‘the special clerical cellblocks, cellblock 209 and Sepah are not under the control of the Judiciary and Prison Organizations’. This is while according to reports, prisoners in other blocks are also forced to do hard labor including political prisoners in cellblock 350.
In answer to families of prisoners in the special clerical cellblock, Sakhayi, an official in the Department to Implement Sentences in the Special Court for Clergy said, “These kinds of punishments are because prisoners supported Kazemeini Borujerdi (jailed dissident cleric) in the unrest and seditions that were carried out 3 weeks ago in prison”.

Other News

Ahmadinejad Challenging the international society again, not respecting the international law like always… 
Tehran, May 15, 2010
Challenging the international society once more Ahmadinejad called the coming resolution of UN’s National Security as valueless: “…it wouldn’t worth even a cent…”.



Stealing Statues of Iran’s most famous
Tehran, May 14, 2010
The Statues of Iran’s heroes and most famous people have been stolen from Tehran’s squares; such as statues of Sattarkhan and Bagherkhan (leaders of Iran’s Constitutional Revolution) and a famous statue called ‘mother and child’.
The ‘mother and child’ statue was installed in Sanat Square of Shahrak-e-Qods and it was 50 million tomans worth; other statues’ valued 12 million tomans.
These statues were stolen using crane and cutting machines.
In Shiraz too Jame Vakil Mosque’s epigraph was stolen.
Stealing such statues in bright daylight cannot be done without regime’s suppressive organs that are always present in the public places being informed of it.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)