UPDATE ON IRAN - Nov. 11, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No. 725

Downfall

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Economic Situation in Iran

Sign of a treacherous oil agreements between Iran and China
Nov. 8, 2010
According to Mehr news agency, deputy minister of oil in discussion with a few internal and external companies including China for extending Azadegan field said that there won’t be any stop in developing Azadegan.
Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr said: at the moment the development plan of this common field with Iraq has been started and we want to increase the amount of oil production from this field. He emphasized that the policy of oil ministry in developing Azadegan field is to produce oil in maximum. He said there won’t be any stop and the early development of this field in the process.
According to reports, Iran is the first country in Opek who have accepted to give its oil sources to another country by a share of less than 50 percent. Iran has asked China to take 1 million barrels a day instead of 800 barrels. China has accepted this offer. But they have force Iran in return to buy Chinese goods with 45 % of profit rather than 20% of its profit. The change of this paragraph in the agreement was done on 2006 and this agreement will finish in 2026. The period of this agreement was extended from 20 to 35 years. Oil fields of “new Azadegan”, “Ilam” and “South Rostam” were also added to Chinese.  Chinese accepted to explore and extract oil in the fields of Abozar, Dara and South Dorod. But their provision for next 35 years was to have 55% of its share and the share of Iran stays in 45%.  Also Iran should pay 60% of the digging and extracting expenses for 45% income inception. But Chinese with 55% of income only pay 40% of expenses. Iran is allowed only to sell 30% of the extracted oil and the 70% will be in Chin’s monopoly to decide who to sell. The worth of these storages is estimated between 350000 to 500000 Million Dollars.

Some of the workers of Road department have been housed under the bridges
Nov. 8, 2010
Road building activities in Tehran Province have caused a lot of workers to take part in all over the Tehran Province.
These workers are in short of hygiene. They have to live in containers under the bridges or in the corners of the roads.
This way housing is very dangerous for their health. In the highways because of sound stains, workers have no composure. Also these containers are for food and material transportation and they are hardly like living houses.


News on Universities

Intensification plans to control Iran Medical Science University
Nov. 8, 2010
Following the protest and gathering of students of Iran Medical Science university and the emphasize of students on their rights on the cancellation of university breakup, the regime in fear of any extension of protests and its diversion of becoming political, is trying to increase the suppressive forces in order to make atmosphere of horror.  The presence of security forces is wide and transportation of cars into the university is being controlled, and in the gatherings they don’t let them to take film or picture.

Students in Tehran commemorate memory of their slain classmate
Nov. 10, 2010
A group of Tehran’s Scicene and Industrial University students went to see the family of slain student Kianoush Asa and commemorated the memory of their classmate who was arrested in the post-election protests and killed under torture.
In the end of their visit, these students told the Kianoush’s family that Kianoush’s blood is flowing in the veins of all Iranian students and his name and memory will always be alive in their hearts.
They also said that until the day that they are alive they will forever walk in the path of peace and freedom which was the path that Kianoush took.




Female students harassed and banned from entering university for ‘improper veiling’
Nov. 9, 2010
Female students are forced to sign pledges in the Free Islamic University of Varamin under the excuse that they are not following the Islamic dress code.
Agents of the Protection Department in this university stop most female students (at the entrances of the university) and force them to wipe off all their makeup and give them notices. These students are forced to give pledges if this ‘transgression’ is repeated.
This has reached the point that in some case, those who are deemed to have ‘improper veiling’ are not allowed to enter the university and in some cases, these students are summoned to the disciplinary committee.


Resistance

Families of political prisoners gather outside Evin Prison
Nov. 10, 2010
A group of the families of political prisoners gathered outside Evin Prison on Monday demanding they be given answers on the condition of their jailed loved ones.

Graffiti against Ahmadinejad
Nov. 10, 2010
There are new graffiti against Ahmadinejad in the town of Gonaveh which is wiped off and painted over by Bassij forces in this town.




Alborz residents in Qazvin hold protest gathering
Nov. 9, 2010
On the verge of a trip by Ahmadinejad to the Province of Qazvin, a group of the residents of the industrial town of Alborz held a protest gathering yesterday outside the office of the representative of Khamenei in this province and demanded that their problems on the ownership of their grounds be solved.

Qazvin workers protest
Nov. 9, 2010
The workers of the Poshineh Baft Factory in Qazvin held a protest gathering outside the provincial offices in this city in protest to not receiving their wages for 11 months.


Suppression

SSF head pledges to deal with protesters after Iran scraps subsidies
Nov. 9, 2010
Simultaneous with the implementation of the Smart Subsidy Plan and various maneuvers by the State Security Forces in the country, Ahmad-Reza Radan, second in command of the State Security Forces reiterated the remarks of his superior commander and announced that “State Security Forces will under no circumstances tolerate anyone who obstructs the path of government in carrying out the Smart Subsidy Law”.
“The State Security Forces will deal seriously with those to intend to disrupt the implementation of the Smart Subsidy Plan and dealing with disrupters in this plan at any time is one of the priorities of the SSF”, Radan said.

Iran arrest 6 supporters of jailed dissident secular cleric
Nov. 8, 2010
According to reports, six supporters of the jailed dissident cleric, Seyed Hossein Kazemeini Borujerdi were arrested on the night of November 8 and taken to an unknown location.
Mohammad-Reza Sadeqi, Maryam Azimi (f), Tayebeh Hosseini (f), Forough Hemat Yar (f), Narges Ghafarzadeh (f) and Roya Araqi (f) were only arrested for supporting Mr. Borujerdi and they have not been charged with anything specific as yet.

Security forces establish new suppressive base in Isfahan in fear of fresh protests
Nov. 10, 2010
On the verge of the implementation of the plan to scrap subsidies in Iran, the Iranian regime has established a new base for suppression in Isfahan.
The state run Jomhouri daily wrote: “The head of the Notification Council of the province announced the measures taken by the provincial offices of Isfahan for the desirable implementation of the Smart Subsidy Plan and said that the most important measure in this sector was the establishment of the Edalat (justice) Base which has 7 specialist committees”.
“We are trying to prevent all kinds of transgressions”, Ismaili added.

Gorgan Governor plans to counter popular protests against subsidy plan 
Nov. 10, 2010
The Governor of Gorgan said that protests by the people against the elimination of subsidies was a tactic of the opposition and called them rumors.
“The think room of the enemy is aware of this issue”, he said.
He said that the task of eliminating subsidies was strenuous work and added that “Village heads should cooperate with the district governors in identifying the tactics of the Nefaq (hypocrites which is used by the regime to refer to the PMOI) and rumors and also cooperate with the Ministry of Intelligence”.
He threatened that “with the facilities of the Bassij, coordination of systems, backup of the judicial system, the readiness of the state security forces and the alertness of the village heads, Gorgan would be a safe haven for the implementation of the Smart Subsidy Plan”.

Security forces attack homes to confiscate satellite dishes
Nov. 9, 2010
Security forces have violently attacked a number of neighborhoods in Zarin Shahr in Isfahan to seize the satellite dishes in homes. These forces search home by home without having a judicial warrant and throw satellite dishes down from home rooftops. The people in this area have protested these suppressive measures.




Other News

A new grant to Basij forces
Nov. 9, 2010
The head of student Basij, Mohammad Saleh Jokar said: any student who is active in the Basij for one year of service, 45 days of their service period will be reduced.
It means that their service will have 90 days reduction. He in the interview with Mehr news agency mentioned that Basij units have been formed in the primary schools. He added that these units will promote literature programs. The reason for such grants was explained very well by supreme leader Khamenei. On the 25th of October this year, Khamenei spoke to Basij forces and said: world had concentrated its propaganda on Basij in order to drop it down on the eyes of the people. We should not let them to reduce this joy in young Basijees.

Oppositions to the ratification of new hiring facilities for Bassij forces
Nov. 10, 2010
The parliament has allocated a 25 percent share in government offices for the hiring of the children of those killed in the Iran Iraq war, the children of war veterans and those wounded in the war and the children of former prisoners of war which guarantees that they will be hired without the usual age, education conditions and without passing any tests for the jobs.
On Monday, November 8, the parliament ratified a bill which guarantees more facilities and opportunities on the grounds of occupation, welfare, education and culture for the families of those killed in the Iran Iraq war and those wounded in the war of prisoners of war. According to this bill, all systems are obligated to pick at least 25 percent of their work force from the children of those killed in the war or wounded soldiers who have lost 50 percent or more of their body functions and prisoners of war with at least 5 years of prison experience. The children of those wounded in war that has lost 70 percent or more of their body functions are included in this bill. Article 28 of the Fifth Development Plan was the basis for this new bill. This article says that 100 percent of the medical bills of the Iranian regime’s mercenaries called ‘Isargaran’ and those under their sponsorship has to be paid in full, their expenses to build a 100 cubic meter residence has to be paid in full, they have to be excused from paying tuition to go to free universities and other non government centers and they have to be granted scholarships for Iranians or foreign universities.  It has been years that the families of these mercenaries have enjoyed a special share in university admittance or shortened military service time or special discounts in social services. Despite all this, many Iranians say that the special shares and direct facilities and social and economical opportunities given to this group is unjust and a cause for problems in the society.



Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

UPDATE ON IRAN - Nov. 10, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No. 724

Downfall

Qom seminary teachers and students group: referring to pro- Khamenei clerics is religiously unlawful
Nov. 9, 2010
According to a statement which was published in websites on Monday, a group of Qom and Najaf seminary teachers and students who called themselves the ‘Motaqen’ (those who are pious) said that referring to clerics who visited with Khamenei in his visit to Qom was void and religiously unlawful. This group praised clerics who refused to visit with Khamenei despite the consequences and said that they were ‘independent clerics’.

Regime officials worried over ongoing popular protests
Nov. 9, 2010
Cleric Abdolnabi Namazi who is a member of the Assembly of Experts said, “The roots of the 2009 seditions were the same movement that led the students’ unrest in 1999. Those people should have been dealt with then so that the events of last year would not take place. The roots of the sedition have to be dried with foresight”.


Economic Situation in Iran

Mullahs dictatorship confess about the effects of international sanctions
Nov. 9, 2010
Regime declared that we might lose the biggest oil field of Azadegan. Isna wrote: departure of Inspection Company of Japan from the project of Azadegan oil field and inefficient management of oil authorities, have increased the possibility of great damages to this huge national oil resource.
It should be mentioned that this oil field is the biggest discovery of oil field in the recent decades.

Another Ahmadinejad lie exposed
Nov. 9, 2010
The state run Tehran Emrouz daily exposed another one of the lies of Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad had claimed that 5,600 billion tomans had been spent to build Tehran’s metro and that it was one of the most expensive metros in the world.
This state run daily wrote: “the building expenses of the Tehran Metro have been 35 million dollars for every kilometer so far. This is while the price for every kilometer in other countries is 75 to 105 million dollars”.
“According to figures from the Urban Railroad Companies in Tehran and Suburbs, the Tehran metro is one of the cheapest metros in the world”.

More than 45 percent of women are unemployed in Iran
Nov. 9, 2010
According to official figures, 46.5 percent of women are unemployed in Iran and 50 percent of young people with degree are also unemployed. The Advisor of the Social Parliamentary Commission said that the unemployment rate of women has had a 15 percent rise.
“Currently, the number of young unemployed girls has gone up from 318,000 to 515,000 people which mean that the unemployment rate of 16 to 25 year old females which was 32.8 percent in 2009 has now increased to 46.5 percent.


Resistance

Laid off workers of sugar cube factory in Kerman hold gathering
Nov. 8, 2010
Laid off workers of the Bordsir Sugar Cube Factory in Kerman held a protest gathering outside of this factory demanding wages and bonuses they had been denied for two years.

Qazvin thread factory workers protest in Tehran
Nov. 8, 2010
According to reports, more than 350 workers of the Meh Thread and Naz Thread Factory in Qazvin went to Tehran on November 6 and protested outside Ahmadinejad’s office. They gathered in protest to not receiving their wages for ten months.


Crack within Regime

Invitation of Larijani from Jack Straw brought unrest in the government
Nov. 8, 2010
A site belonging to Ahmadinejad in an interview with Jack Straw revealed that he had been invited by Larijani to come to Iran in the beginning of the year. Right after that public relation of parliament disproved the invitation, but sites wrote: Larijani’s office did not disprove, but have said that invitation was not by Larijani. Regime sources by the way did say about their relation with Jack Straw and wrote: one of the top officials had meeting with him two years ago and there is a possibility that this invitation has been by this authority. But Bighash one of the member of security and foreign policy of parliament protested against Larijani and said: Larijani should respond on his acts. Straw’s betrayal to Islamic republic of Iran is clear for everyone and is unforgettable.


Suppression

Top cleric calls hand chopping greatest mercy
Nov. 9, 2010
Pointing to the hand amputation sentence the head of Friday Prayers in Tehran said, “These (sentences) are considered violent by those who do not know about the depth of these customs, while it is the greatest mercy”…
Ahmad Khatami stressed that retribution (death sentences) and amputation are the greatest mercy in the society and said, “Islam… talks of the decisive implementation of Islamic laws because in this way, the life of thousands are saved”. (Fars state-run News Agency)

SSF requests more power for suppression
Nov. 9, 2010
The heads of the State Security Forces requested greater mandate from the Iranian parliament to suppress the people especially women.
A website run by the former head of the RGC, Rezayi, cited a meeting between the SSF and parliament members to examine the methods of the implementation of the so-called chastity and veiling plan and quoted MP Mosa Qorbani as saying that ‘Radan and Sajedi Nia requested an increase of their mandate from parliament to take the necessary measures and ratify deterrent punishments”.

No news on abducted labor activist
Nov. 8, 2010
According to reports, there is no news on the condition of abducted labor activist Gholamreza Gholam Hosseini.
This labor activist was abducted after he was attacked by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in a street in Karaj and after severe beatings, was transferred to a solitary cell in the Sepah Cellblock in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj. There has been no news on his condition since his arrest.
His family has constantly approached various centers asking about his condition but they have not been given any answers and his family is very concerned for his safety.
Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence attacked his home before this and took his child hostage for one day in his absence. They also seized his ID, passport and bank card and booklet from his home. His family is now unable to draw money from their bank account and is facing financial problems.
Gholam Hosseini’s family went to the Karaj Intelligence Agency to get back their personal documents and bank cards but was met with disrespect by an intelligent agent who threatened them that ‘if we arrest Mr. Gholam Hosseini, we will skin him”.
A new method used by intelligence agents is that in addition to cutting off the wages of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company’s suspended workers, they seize the bank documents of these workers so that their families would not be able to draw money from the bank and in this way put their families under financial pressure


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

UPDATE ON IRAN - Nov. 9, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No. 723

Downfall

Riot police go on alert in impoverished regions of western Iran
Nov. 7, 2010
Riot police and Special Guards Forces in the State Security Forces have gone on full alert in the impoverished regions of western Iran on the verge of the implementation of the Smart Subsidy Plan to prevent widespread protests and reactions from the people. These forces have gone into full alert as directed by a secret announcement to create an atmosphere of fear and terror and prevent any kind of protests the people may have in reaction to this plan and high prices. In the past week in the Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Ilam and Lorestan, riot police carried out military marches. These forces were equipped with electric batons and tear gas and put on a show of power in groups of 30 in the main and crowded centers of these towns. These forces have been stationed in these areas and have carried out strict security measures.
In light of the high figures of unemployment and poverty in western Kurdish areas in Iran, the government is afraid of protests in these areas and has readied its forces for all kinds of popular reactions.

Fear of Pasdar Jafari from the overthrow of Mullahs dictatorship
Nov. 7, 2010
Pasdar Jafari the head of RGC said with fear: we have to stand with our full power against the internal and external enemies who are trying to destroy and divert the revolution.

Basij deputy endorsed the extension of public uprising
Nov. 7, 2010
Pasdar Ali Fazli, deputy of Basij said: this riot is like fire under ash.
He pointed to the last year uprising and said: such riot has not happened in the history of revolutions, to stop happening such riots; we have kept our conscious and explain in clear words, because our enemy is always ready to hit us.
PasdarFazli in fear of last year uprising said: we have increased our acquaintance to the outrage of last year uprising to prevent virulenceincidents like last year.

What you didn’t know about Khamenei’s trip to Qom
Nov. 7, 2010
A pro-government cleric who is a member of the Association of Teachers and Researchers of the Qom Seminary School disclosed some of the things that were said in visits with Khamenei in Qom and said that Khamenei stressed on his support for Ahmadinejad.
Alireza Islamian said, “Some friends said some things and his holiness (Khamenei!) said in answer that ‘I have supported all the governments but this government is different from former governments and the main difference is that they do not try to make a dual government (as opposed to a unified government)’… in the past the enemy wanted to make a dual government and in some circles, some people were looking to force such a state on the government saying that the government and parliament oppose the leader which is the center of the system, but this is not the case”.
Islamian quoted Khamenei and said, “If the leader says something now, the president accepts and acts accordingly and this is a very important issue which is the opposite of what is shown and imagined that Mr. Ahmadinejad does not listen to the leader. His honor stressed that this is not the case”.
“Today when the president or a top official goes abroad, I am not worried, but I was worried before about what officials wanted to say abroad”, this cleric quoted Khamenei as saying.


Crack within the regime

Mohammad Norizade: if I have to ask for remission, I must ask the people of Iran for remission
Nov. 7, 2010
Mohammad Norizade, (He used to work at the office of Khamenie because of criticizing the system was arrested and now is in prison) one of close person to Khamenei  who is in the prison, following writing a few critical letters to Khamenei, in a letter from prison, pointed out to the request of torturers to write a letter to Khamenei and ask for remission, he published a letter in his site and said, if I have to ask for remission, I must ask the people of Iran for remission.
Norizade in part of his letter writes: these days, prison officers of section 350 are looking for my remission, but I say it with assurance that their waiting will not reach to conclusion…   in the section 350, saw 150 flame. Burning flames which burn night and day and they melt to show our historic way, that the snake shoulder, Zahhak is being fed by brains of youths and instead of becoming wise, it is becoming greedier for power.(Referring to Khamenei).
Norizade said: my remission is not for my prison officers but is for the people of Iran.
I think no other shame is as penetrating as shame of apology. You in one side and I in the other side, you shout at me, and I am sitting silently, you are creditor, and I am loaner, you all are around me, and I am in the middle, what an arena is for me! This is the dance which is my wish, an apology dance!
Norizade adds: People of Iran, if in the world there is no good name on Iranian people I am ashamed and we are ashamed, Please forgive me and forgive us. Remission, Remission, Remission from all the Iranian people that in the name of religion, we made hate toward religion, I ask for apology from my people. I am writing this from only two steps to death. Death for us and living for you, Death Dance for me and for us and life dance for you, world and future be in your desire, my people.

A parliament member confessed about censorship of a meeting in parliament
Nov. 7, 2010
Massoud Pezeshkian, member of medical treatment commission of regime said: what of voting and timing is this? It is about 30 years that we are speaking for poor people but we don't do anything for them; at least let us speak so that people realize that the opinion of experts of medical and treatment is different from the agreements of parliament.

Murder of the third physician in Tehran
Nov. 7, 2010
Following the murder of two physicians in recent months in Tehran, one of the police officials told about the murder of another one.
According to regime’s news, pasdar Saberian, the head of information department of Police in Tehran, said: this incident happened in Golestan city. He refused to give more details.
Reminding that in the past two months in less than a week in Tehran, two physicians were murdered and another one was attacked and badly injured in Kermanshah.


Sanction

Falahatpisheh: we do not need discussions
Nov. 7, 2010
Falahatpisheh, member of security commission of parliament, emphasized on continuation of nuclear program and said: we are producing 20% gas so we do not need any discussion.
He added: their diplomacy is pressure diplomacy.




Economic Situation in Iran

Bazaar merchants plan to go on strike again
Nov. 7, 2010
Fabric merchants in the Tehran Bazaar have decided to go on strike and close their shops if the 3 percent VAT laws is implemented by the Tax Organization.
This decision has been made by fabric merchants without the knowledge of Fabric Merchants Union and in reaction to the remarks of the head of the Taxing Organization which is affiliated with the government.
“The Taxing Organization has still not dared approach merchants in the Bazaar, especially fabric merchants who are experiencing a slow business”, a merchant said.
On Wednesday, Asgari, the head of the Taxing Organization announced to the press that this week they would approach retailers from this week for the VAT and that this is law and everyone had to follow it.

Golestan miners work 300 days without wages 
Nov. 7, 2010
Miners in the Roudbar and Qeshlaq villages in eastern Golestan have said that their wages have not been given to them for the last 10 months.
According to a number of these miners, those in charge of the mine have invested in other sectors instead of paying their miners.
This is while the heads of the industry and mine sectors in Golestan say they are not aware of this issue. Also, a number of Eastern Alborz coal miners did not go to work for a few days last week because they had not received their wages in the past few months.
Work in the mines which has many dangers and the lack of wages has exhausted these impoverished workers.
Golestan has 21 active mines and in the first half of the year more than 179 tons of material, mostly coal, has been mined.


Resistance

Protest gathering of lorry owners in front of Parliament
Nov. 7, 2010
Lorry owners of china made lorry of Howo held a protest gathering in front of Parliament and asked for consideration of their problems including infraction of selling these lorry with high prices.


Suppression

Haeri: Robbers should have their hands amputated
Nov. 6, 2010
The head of Friday Prayers in Shiraz, Haeri, said that robbers should have their hands amputated instead of being imprisoned.
“If a person has committed a robbery and is jailed, his family might also be caught up in corruption whereas if Islamic decrees like hand amputation is carried out, it would not have any negative effects”, this cleric said.

Reply of the Foreign Minister Deputy Regarding about the500 executions in last year in VakilAbad prison
Nov. 6, 2010
Reply of the Foreign Minister Deputy to one of the Mashad University students about the500 executions in last year in VakilAbad prison
We live in a Islamic country and we do as Qoran says, do we ask from west that why you do not become a follower of Allah? Therefore they do not have right to ask us why we do not obey the Qoran’s rule and we do not execute the convicted. You tell us 100000 people, we do as Qoran states and all the convicted will be executed.

Lawyer’s husband says jailed wife on dry hunger strike
Nov. 7, 2010
Reza Khandan, lawyer Nasrin Sutodeh’s husband said in an interview that she is still on a dry hunger strike (refuses to eat and drink) and expressed concern over her condition. He said that if anything were to happen to Mrs. Sutodeh, all responsibility would lie with judicial and security officials.
He also said that her lawyer Nasim Ghanavi visited her in prison yesterday and said that in addition to the charge of acting against national security and conspiring and assembling she was also charged with being a member of the Center of Human Rights Defenders…
“According to Ms. Ghanavi, Nasrin has become extremely thin and was not even able to talk”, her husband said regarding her condition in prison.
Mr. Khandan who has not been allowed to visit his wife in prison and only had 3 short phone conversations with her said, “I do not know what they have done to her. When her sister asked her if she was under pressure she did not answer, as if she did not have the power to answer. Unfortunately we do not know what they have done to make Nasrin become oblivious to her own life and safety”.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

UPDATE ON IRAN - Nov. 8, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No. 722

Downfall

RGC warns clerics to side with government again
Nov. 6, 2010
Javan website which is run by the Revolutionary Guards Corps cited the 2009 post-election protests and wrote: “With last years events and the presence of a number of clerics in the seditions, we have witnessed the fact that they played an important part as leaders (of the uprising). The arrest of a number of these people on the streets and scenes of the upheavals and seditions showed their tireless efforts to keep the seditions on the streets”.
This website wrote, “Now, more than a year after last years events, these deviated clerics have returned to their bases of activities without any problem and without changing their beliefs and continue their activities in weakening the government and the status of the leader in universities in Qom… The continuance of the activities of these people in centers of science and education which belong to the government has led to the spread of the idea of secularism and this is in itself an alarm bell for officials and the heads of these universities”.

Cleric acknowledges disagreements over Khamenei’s trip to holy city of Qom
Nov. 6, 2010
Hassan Mamdouhi, a cleric and member of the Association of Teachers and Researchers of the Qom Seminary School acknowledged disagreements over Khamenei’s trip to Qom and said, “Some people said some things in the leaders trip to Qom and thought that they could do something with their remarks… Some came to Qom and thought that by arranging a number of visits between Qom clerics and the leader they can cause disagreements”.
This cleric cited some of the oppositions with Ahmadinejad and said, “In these visits, many remarks were made which should not be put out in the media. Not only in visits with the Association of Teachers and Researchers of the Qom Seminary School, but in various visits in Qom, the leader stressed that the high amount of criticism against the government was meaningless”.


Resistance

Pipe production workers in Khuzestan stage protest
Nov. 6, 2010
Workers of the Khuzestan Pipe production staged a gathering on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010  in protest to not receiving their wages for 17 months. These workers said that they would continue their protests until their demands are met.

Truck drivers protest outside of parliament
Nov. 6, 2010
Drivers of Chinese made Huvu Trucks staged a protest gathering outside of parliament and requested that their problems be seen to including the fact that these trucks were being sold at illegally high prices and its sellers were profiteering.

Retired forces and laborers protest outside of parliament
Nov. 6, 2010
A group of retired employees in Pakdasht and Varamin and a number of construction workers gathered in protest outside of the parliament. According to reports, the retired workers protested the transfer of the direct treatment unit from the social services organization to the Ministry of Health and Hygiene. The construction workers were demanding a 15 percent raise of their wages and the implementation of the insurance law.

Workers in Abadan protest not receiving wages
Nov. 6, 2010
Dozens of the construction laborers working on the refinery building in Abadan and workers of the Green Space of the municipality of Abadan protested the fact that they had not received their wages for months. A number of these workers were fired after their protest.
Workers of the Green Space of the municipality have not received their wages and insurance for three months.
These workers have said that they have many financial problems, including paying their bills and their children’s educational needs as a result of not receiving their wages.

Social Security retirement forces hold protest outside of parliament
Nov. 4, 2010
Social security retirement forces held a protest gathering outside of the parliament.
These workers said that they were protesting to the separation of the medical treatment unit from the social security unit.
“Since these gentlemen have taken office, we have heard nothing but empty promises and we demand the expulsion of the Welfare Minister and the head of the Social Security services because the conditions are like before and might get worse in the future”, one of the protesters said.


News on Universities

Protests continue by Iran Medical Science University students
Nov. 7, 2010
There are ongoing protests by students of the Iran Medical Science University against the illegal measure by regime officials in disbanding and closing down this university.

Protesting move by 1000 students of Medicine University
Nov. 4, 2010
More than 1000 students of Medicine university of Iran protested against the breakup of this university on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Students shouted “we don’t need your certificate we won’t leave Iran to you”
No to breakup, no to combination, independence, independence
No to Beheshti, no to Tehran only Iran University
They protested against the removal of Iran word from the university’s portal and they were shouting Iranians die and will return the portal.
Many teachers and masters of the university expressed their sympathy. Scientific and physicians delegation are going to join them on Saturday.

Number of science committee members of Iran Medical Science University resigned their posts
Nov. 4, 2010
ILNA state-run News agency – on Tuesday, students of the Iran Medical Science University gathered outside this university for the third day. They said that a number of the members of the Science committee in this university had resigned their posts. Students of this university pulled down the ‘Tehran’ from the university name on the building of this university after which they put up the name ‘Iran’ again. A student told ILNA that more students had participated in the gathering than yesterday. These students issued two statements today in which they protested the disbanding of this university and demanded that they be let into the Iran University.
“Students of this university pulled down the word ‘Tehran’ which was put up Saturday evening and put up ‘Iran’ again”.
According reports, all Iran universities were shut down with the cooperation of students and university employees and students refused to show up in hospitals.

Protests against disbanding of Medical Science University
Nov. 5, 2010
Ali Abbaspour, the head of the Educational and Research Committee of the Iranian parliament said regarding the disbanding of the Iran Medical Science University, “In the system of the Islamic Republic, we had never witnessed the disbanding of a university. The Iran Medical Science University is a good university in our country which is considered among the top ten medical science universities in Iran and according to figures it has more than 800 Science Committee members and close to 10,000 personnel. This university also has various research centers. Currently in various areas in the country, there are regions where the private sector is willing to pay any price for so that it could establish private medical science universities according to the standards of the Ministry of Health and Hygiene, but there are met with the opposition of the Health and Hygiene Ministry… The issue is that we chanted that all forces should leave Tehran and then we obligated 40 percent of Tehran’s personnel to leave, but in the end of August, this was not carried out and we were unable to do this. Now the Humans Office of the President wants to carry this out in any way possible”.

Disbanding of medical university new issue for infighting in Islamic Republic
Nov. 6, 2010
The Tehran Emrouz state run daily wrote in its editorial titled ‘This Time the Iran Medical Science University’: “Imagine that you are a professor, student or employee of the Medical Science University and you wake up in the morning and go to work. You find out on the way there from the press that your university and place of work has been disbanded! And that the Iran Medical Science University exists no more in the country’s educational and health system. The words above are not fictional but are actually reality”.
“It would be better that the parliament, as an institution that is ‘above all affairs’ be informed of this issue from before so that at least the parliamentary Educational and Research Commission could support this plan. It is important to note that these kinds of decisions have been taken before in the government such as the disbanding of the Management and Planning Organization and the Currency and Credit Council for the Transfer of Employees from Tehran and the appointment of special presidential representatives in various areas of the world which had many consequences in those times and the bureaucratic system has still not been briefed on this issue.

Free Takestan University students hold sit in
Nov. 4, 2010
According to reports from Free Takestan University students, these students held a sit in last week in their university. This sit in was carried out everyday for various reasons including food conditions and transportations. These students also wrote slogans on the university boards.

Installation of closed circuit cameras in industrial university
Nov. 6, 2010
Mullah’s regime for making an atmosphere of fear and horror and to control the students, industrial university of Isfahan installed closed circuit cameras in the university.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

UPDATE ON IRAN - Nov. 7, 2010

Iran hangs man in Isfahan
Nov. 5, 2010
Despite international and internal pressures, the Iranian regime still continues its executions and hanged another person in Isfahan.
According to reports, the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Isfahan announced that after the death sentenced of Hossein M. was confirmed by the Supreme Court, he was hanged in the Central Isfahan Prison. (Norouz TV Website) 

Death row political prisoner describes inhumane torture in letter from prison
Nov. 5, 2010
Death row political prisoner Hossein Khezri requested that his complaint against the intelligence agency, Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Iranian judicial system be followed up in a letter to the public and human rights organizations.
He said in his letter that he was severely tortured and forced to make confessions while detained in the Sepah solitary cells in a secret detention center which is not under the supervision of the Prison Organization.
This letter reads in part:
“I was sentenced to death on charges of acting against national security by the first branch of the Orumieh Revolutionary Court. This sentence was upheld by the 10th branch of the Western Azarbaijan Court of Review and by the 31st branch of the Revolutionary Court…
I was arrested on July 31, 2008 in Kermanshah by forces of the Nabi Akram Revolutionary Guards Corps Forces and was in their hands for 49 days. I was subjected to physical and mental torture while being interrogated. Some of the physical tortures were:
1- Being beaten for hours every day
2- Being subjected to mental and physical pressure while under interrogation
3- I was threatened by my interrogators that if I did not accept what they said, they could accuse my brother and my sister’s husband of illegal activities against the government
4- I was kicked in my reproductive organs which led to bleeding and swelling in that area of my body for 14 days
5- I had an 8 centimeter gash in my right leg as a result of a hard kick in my leg by an interrogator which is still visible
6- I was beaten all over my body with batons
All of these were carried out while I was detained in the RGC detention center in Kermanshah for 49 days …
After I was transferred to Orumieh Prison on February 14, 2009 I was taken to court for the first and last time on May 11, 2009 in the first branch of the Orumieh Revolutionary Court. A representative from the Orumieh Intelligence Agency and the prosecutor were present in this session and I was threatened by intelligence agents before court that I was not to talk about the tortures or the interrogations. Of course I was tortured into silence! In the end, without being given enough time to defend myself, the session was closed in 10 minutes which led me to question how me and my lawyer were supposed to put up a case against the accusations with that particular atmosphere in court in 10 minutes.

Iran sentences social activist to 14 years of prison
Nov. 6, 2010
Ahmad Bob, a Kurd social activist was sentenced to 14 years of prison. This social activist said in an interview that he was ‘sentenced to 14 years of prison on charges of membership in dissident groups and propagating and spying for foreigners”.
Bob said that he was under severe torture for 33 days in a solitary cell.
Ahmad Bob was arrested on August 27, 2009 in Marivan and was released on a 700 million toman (700,000 dollar) bail after 195 days.


Iran Students Committee (Supporters of PMOI)