Female Baha’i student expelled from university

Jan. 12, 2011
A student in the Bahonar University in Kerman was expelled because of her religion and was denied the right to education.
According to reports, Bahar Iqani, who had been accepted in this university this year and was studying physics, was expelled last Sunday for being a Baha’i.
The heads of this university openly announced that she was expelled for adhering to Baha’ism.

Iran expels and threatens Baha’i student from university

Jan. 12, 2011
Bahman Mokhtari, a student who has been studying agricultural engineering at the Birjand University for 9 semesters was expelled from this university for being a Baha’i.
The Birjand University Protection Department has in the last few semesters put pressure on him to renounce Baha’ism.
These pressures continued until a week ago because he refused to renounce his faith until it was announced to him that he was expelled and that he had to hand in all of his university cards.
After his expulsion, Birjand University heads threatened that if he informed the media about his expulsion, he would be arrested.
In the past weeks, we have witnessed a wave of expulsions of Baha’i students from universities in Iran.

No interview!

Tehran, Jan. 12, 2011
Employees of Bus Driving Bureau said, no personnel of bus-driving of governmental bureaus are allowed to talk with the media. Any interview they want to make must be controlled and checked by high rank officials.

Regime’s measures for confronting potential uprisings on Arbaeen and the anniversary of anti-monarchy revolution on Feb. 11

Jan. 14, 2011
Tehran- some public phones have been disconnected including phone cabins in Mosadegh Street in front of Cinema Africa, in Taleghani Street in front of Agriculture Ministry and in intersection of Taleghani and Navab Streets.

Varamin- regime intents to deploy Bassijies of this city to Tehran on Feb. 11

Tehran and Varamin- regime intends to distribute sweet and chocolate on Feb. 22 for its forces and subordinates and has ordered it from now.

Tehran- based on a directive issued addressing Tehran’s Education Bureau regime intends to give colored outfits especial for Feb.11 to pupils and drag them to state-run demonstrations on that day.

Suppressive patrols

Tehran- Jan. 12, 2011
An eyewitness said that on last Wednesday agents of regime’s Intelligence were stationed in black Pejoets from 8 in the morning till 5 pm in Mosadegh Street, Azadi and Jomhori. At nights from 10 pm these mobile check points were stationed by SSF and Bassij agents.
On Friday Jan.14 regime’s intelligence and security agents were seen everywhere in Tehran. Nightly inspections were done in main squares and entrances of Tehran.
In another event it is about a week that searching belongings of passengers at Khomeini Airport whether they are leaving the country or entering it has intensified and this takes a lot of time from the passengers.