UPDATE ON IRAN - JUNE 11, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.631

Uprising of June 10-20

Anti-regime activities surge

June 10, 2010

Tehran- after the approval of the sanctions against the regime people chanted ‘Allah O Akbar’ from 2200 till 2230 on June 9 in Ponak region.

Terhan- as the satellite networks were showing the approval of the resolution for sanctions in Security Council all of a sudden the networks were disconnected. Following the event people of most regions of Tehran went to their roof tops chanting ‘Allah O Akbar’ including Mirdamad and Gholhak regions.

Gorgan- a group of youths in Gorgan (north of Iran) tore Khamenei’s banners that were installed in front of a bank on June 9. Regime collected the banners before 9 am from fear.

Tehran- Some students of Science & Industry University along with a group of people gathered in protest on Tuesday night June 8 in front of Evin Prison demanding the immediate freedom of political prisoners. The agents told them to disperse or they would be arrested but in spite of all intimidations the protesters stood firm.

Isfahahn- Homayounshahr- on Tuesday June 8 residents of this city were witnessing regime’s Bassijies and municipality agents chasing some dogs. The picture of Khamenei was hanged to the necks of these dogs. People enjoyed the scene and humiliated the Bassijies.

Tehran- Javan site belonging to RGC admitted that writing slogans against the regime is widespread at Tehran Azad University and wrote: “as the days of sedition get closer a new wave of writing slogans has started in Azad University. Some write slogans with thick-tip oil pens against the state and the heads of the state...”

Tehran- writing anti regime slogans and calls for uprising intensely continues by youths and student at the universities and streets. Student organizations call people to take into the streets on June 12.

Isfahan- walls of the city especially city’s terminal is covered with anti regime slogans and calls to uprising on June 12.

Tehran- at Science & Industry University many students spray anti regime slogans on the walls and other places. A student said that after they write the slogans Harasat covers them with paint.

Isfahan- a student of Isfahan University, Hamid Hosseini, student of Psychology was arrested while distributing leaflets of the uprising.

Sanandaj- Statement of students of Sanandaj University reads in part: “in the name of God, as the events of last year and other years show Iranian nation stands firm in front of oppression...we... announce that the only way out of this calamity is yielding to the rights of nation which is freedom, democracy, free election, unconditional freedom of political prisoners and annulations of execution decrees for political prisoners including 16 Kurd activists...

We announce that as a sign of our protest to the way the country is governed and to the secret burying of our five martyrs (5 political prisoners executed on May 9) as well as to execution decrees for 16 Kurd political activist we will go on hunger strike on June 15...

Mullahs’ nightmare

June 19, 2010

Tehran- The clerical regime has summoned all the managers of building in Navab to Security Police and had threatened them and taken obligations from them that they would collect all satellite dishes from the roof tops.

Tehran- all those detained before, during a year of uprising, had to sign that they will not participate in the coming demonstrations and uprising.

Tehran- shops that were open at the anniversary of Khomeini’s death on June 4 were threatened and many of them have been closed and sealed.

Tehran- after ‘Guidance Patrols’ were not seen for a while in the streets they have showed up again around the shopping centers and great squares of Tehran ...

These patrols will fine people for non-traditional outfit of women, tanned skin of men and they also stop the cars and confiscate them putting the sign of ‘harassing women’ on the cars. (Around Ponak and Aryashahr).

The Downfall

The First united economic and political front against the clerical regime

Tehran, June 9, 2010

The resolution 1929 with 12 positive vote demands the clerical regime to stop Uranium enrichment. It also adds 40 organs of this regime along with 15 organs affiliated with RGC to the list of international sanctions.

In addition to hard sanctions in nuclear field these sanctions aim at missile, weapon and financial fields, sanctions of regime’s banks and a marine siege against this regime.

This is the first united economic and political front against the clerical regime. The world is deciding to put itself at the side of people of Iran.

Resistance

High school pupils gathered in protest

Tehran, June 9, 2010

On June 6, 300 of high school pupils in Gisha region gathered in protest to the condition of final exams in front of Educational Bureau of Region 2 at 10.30 am.

A few minutes later security forces and Plainclothes attacked them with batons and beat them severely arresting some.

A reporter of ‘in the city’ program of regime’s TV was beaten too and his camera was confiscated.

Anti-regime gathering in Sanandaj

Sanandaj, June 9, 2010

A group of land owners from Kamiz region along with some families of army personnel being promised lands, gathered in front of 28 Corp’s base in Sannadaj on Monday June 7 from 5 till 8 pm demanding their lands.

The protesters chanted anti regime slogans and were eventually dispersed when regime’s military forces and SSF engaged.

While dispersing, they chanted slogans with louder voices saying that they will not stop their protest until they gain back their lands.

Remembering Nasser Amirnejad

Tehran, June 9, 2010

Students of Science & Research Industry gathered on June 8 to commemorate Nasser Amirnejad a student of Aerospace of this university shot to death in last Junes uprising by Bassij forces.

The gathering started at noon in front of the main door and a placard in that regard was fastened to the door.

The presence of female students was noticeable.

The students lit candles in Nasser’s memory.

As soon as Harasat was informed of this gathering the agents rushed to the scene and a Harasat commander harassed students, tore the pictures of Nasser and trampled the candles which led to students’ protest.

Suppression

No visits for political prisoners

Tehran, June 9, 2010

Evin’s prosecutor’s section has announced that all visits for political prisoners are canceled till further notice.

Escalating misogynous measures

Tehran, June 9, 2010

Vosooghi the deputy of students’ affairs in Sharif Industrial University said in his interview with Mehr news agency affiliated with RGC that at the entrance to the university any female student not having proper veil will be warned and in some cases they have to sign an obligation in that regard. If the case is repeated the student will be summoned to Disciplinary Committee.

Professors of this university have to lecture for 5 minutes in each class about ‘the truth behind the improper veil’.

Humiliating youths to break them

Tehran, June 9, 2010

On last Sunday morning a 25 years old youth was forced by SSF to take of all his clothing and was then thrown in the middle of Sadr Highway.

Workers of Iran

Detention of a labor activist

Kamyaran, June 9, 2010

On Thursday June 3 agents of Intelligence Ministry and RGC of Kamyaran detained Kaveh Gol Mohammadi a laborer activist and a member of Coordinating Committee for Establishing Laborers’ Organizations and his brother Kianoosh Gol Mohammadi 18.

Kaveh was threatened to stop his activities and his mobile was checked. Kaveh has been threatened several times before by phone to stop his activities.

News on Iran Economy

The clerical regime dipped into economic problems

Terhan, June 9, 2010

Jomhori state-run daily in its editorial titled as ‘a real look at the countries economy’ wrote: “from any point of view when you look at statistics and facts ...we will undoubtedly agree that our country’s economy is not in a good condition.

1-By execution of disciplinary policies of the Central Bank in reaction to the increase in the growth of cash reservoir in years of 2006 and 2007 which started mid 2008 a great number of production units of the country face shortage in cash.

2-Stagnation in construction field: facts in residential field and field of productive industries and their related services...show that this field is still under stagnation...

3-Unemployment rate is devastating especially amongst the young generation.

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UPDATE ON IRAN- No. 630- June 10, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.630

International Community on the Side of People of Iran

Once more it was proved that the clerical regime is not negotiable; the only solution is decisiveness

Tehran- June 9, 2010

Students Committee in Iran welcomes the 7th resolution of Security Council in regard with nuclear projects of religious fascism ruling Iran and the approval of the fourth course of sanctions against this regime.

Approval of these sanctions after two years of futile negotiations proved once more that the only result of negotiations with this regime is giving more time to it to complete its nuclear projects.

During the last few months the clerical regime tried hard to stop the approval of this resolution. It used every stick and carrot in that regard. The last ring of this chain was its deceptive show using Turkey and Brazil.

These two years also proved that the mullahs count any negotiation or given privileges as the weakness of International Community encouraging it more in its nuclear projects.

Thus the only correct attitude towards this regime is complete decisiveness; a policy that from one hand would include thorough sanctions and from the other hand would guarantee the right of people of Iran for resistance against religious fascism.

Uprising of June 10-20

When our time comes

Residents of Kermanshah get equipped with self-defense tools

Kermanshah, June 8, 2010

At the wake of the anniversary of Iranians nationwide uprising residents of Kermanshah Province are distributing self-defense equipments (tear gas sprays and electric shockers) throughout the province to be able to confront regime’s suppressive forces.

Jahanfar a Pasdar and one of the commanders of regime’s SSF in Kermanshah province said: “following the news about vast distribution of teargas sprays and electric shockers throughout the province the issue has been put as an especial case in the SSF table of cases. It is determined that a person called A.N. is distributing such tools in Tehran and some other cities”.

Children of Uprising increase their activities

June 8, 2010

Tehran- in 17 Shahrivar and Iran streets slogans of ‘death to dictator’ and ‘June 12 the end of the clerical regime’ written by the children of the uprising attracts attention.

Tehran- on Friday June 4 residents of Shahrara region distributed leaflets calling people to take into the streets June 10-20.

Tehran- in the crowded region of Nezam Abad- north of Eshratabad base and south of Ghasr Prison- brave youths distributed leaflets calling to uprising in June. SSF patrols intended to arrest these youths but they were brave and on alert and the agents were defeated.

Tehran- on last Saturday hundreds of residents in regions around Bazaar in Molavi, Khayam, Sirous and Bozarjomehri streets received handwritten leaflets calling for the uprising on 10-20 of June. The leaflets read: “Hero Iranian Nation

Days of June 10-20 are the days of Iran’s freedom and Iran’s salvation from the hands of criminal mullahs. We can and we must topple the criminal Khamenei- Youths of Terhan- June 2010”.

Terhan- despite intense control by Harasat and Bassiji agents in Tehran University’s Engineering Department, students write anti-regime slogans and slogans inviting for the protest gathering at the university on June 10.

Tehran- In regions of Seyed Khandan, Resalat, Narmak and Tehran Pars people chanted ‘Allah O Akbar’ on their roof tops on June 8.

Tehran- at the nights, the sky of dormitory of Meli (Beheshti) University is filled with the cry of ‘Allah O Akbar’ and other protesting slogans against clerical dictatorship.

Tehran- residents and youths of Tehran distributed leaflets at night in Vali-e-Asr Street and other neighborhoods inviting people to participate in the uprising of June.

Uromieh- in fear of the anti-regime slogans that are written all over the classes regime agents in schools lock the doors of classes and open them only 5 minutes to the beginning of each class. But still writing slogans inviting people to the uprising continues.

Universities around the country call for the uprising on June 12

Tehran, June 7, 2010

By issuing statements universities around the country express their demands and call for the uprising in June some parts of these statements are:

Tabriz- Azad and Sahand Universities: Students of these universities demanded the unconditional freedom of political prisoners especially those arrested after June 2009 election and an end to security measures against civil activists and those who criticize the System...

Kermanshah- Razi University: during last year we had witnessed loss of our compatriots. We had witnessed the empty sits of our classmates and pressures on the university and the students. In protest to the current conditions we intend to gather in protest at 2130 on Friday June 11 in front of the students dinning hall...

Ahwaz- in spite of all limitations and summoning of students to Disciplinary Committees we are standing firm and we have no doubt that on June 12 we will stand beside all our fellow citizens in Ahwaz. We ask all parents not to leave us alone....

Lahijan- we invite all students and our dear compatriots to gather on June 12 like last year...We demand our rights and we will not retreat until we gain them...

Mashad- Students of Mashad Universities have announced their date and place of gathering as: Azad University on June 22 between Engineering and Humane Departments at 1130, Ferdosi University in front of Engineering Department 1130, Khayam University in front of dinning hall at 1130 and Sajad University in the campus at 1130...

Sohrab Arabi’s mother: having ceremony for Sohrab’s anniversary is my right

Tehran, June 7, 2010

Sohrab’s mother: “they came to my house and warned me that there should be no gathering in my house but I am a mother and no one can take this right away from me. I will go to Beheshte Zahra (cemetery) on June 15 (the day Sohrab was murdered by regime’s suppressive forces) and I will go there on July 12 the day I buried him”.

The Downfall

Damn Khomeini, Death to Khamenei

RGC related site expressed its fear of the schism within the regime

Tehran, June 8, 2010

Following the events on Khomeini’s anniversary Javan site affiliated with RGC wrote: “after unanimous protest of the crowd against Hasan Khomeini, some main personalities of the Assembly of Clerics went to see him and gave him some suggestions”.

This source said that these personalities have asked Hasan Khomeini to go to one of the religious cities such as Qom and lay the grounds for riots there.

Mohammad Ali Ansari revealed Khamenei’s office’s role

Tehran, June 8, 2010

Mohammad Ali Ansari responsible for holding ceremony of Khomeini’s anniversary on June 4 wrote in a letter to Hassan Khomeini: “in one of our sessions, Vahid one of the officials of the Leadership’s office has asked me that ‘some people in particular must not be present at the ceremony on any condition’”.

Ansari wrote that this envoy of Khamenei has said that the presence of these people will cause ‘disorder and disruption’.

Ansari pointed to the schism at the top of regime and wrote that Mahmood Ahmadinejad talked more than the dedicated time for him to prevent the speech of Hasan Khomeini and in reaction to his warning Ahmadinejad told him in front of the cameras: “this is none of your business, you have no right to give me note, I am the president of this nation”.

In this letter Ansari named Mohammad Najar a member of Ahmadinejad’s cabinet as the one who have asked Ahmadinejad to speak more than he was allowed to prevent the speech of Hasan Khomeini.

Ansari wrote that he went to Khamenei to protest the fact.

Ansari criticized the disruption in Hasan Khomeini’s speech and said: “if no body takes responsibility for this group (who disrupted the speech) why are you so afraid of identifying them”.

Distributing good amongst Bassijies in Khomeini’s ceremony

What the mercenaries received

Tehran, June 8, 2010

A well informed source said that each Bassiji who participated in Khoemini’s ceremony has received 10 kg rice, 5 kg solid cooking oil, 5 kg sugar cube and sugar in addition to 50000 to 80000 tomans.

Suppression

Jailed relative of Ashraf residents under mental and physical pressure in notorious cellblock 209

June 8, 2010

According to reports, political prisoner Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi has been under mental and physical torture for more than six months in cellblock 209 of Evin Prison in Tehran.

This 63 year old member of the Tehran Bazaar is interrogated and tortured by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. These interrogators stop interrogations and keep him in an undetermined state and then start them all over again with heightened mental and physical torture.

They have subjected Banazadeh to pressure to make false statements in front of cameras and to repeat what is dictated to him. He will be tried on charges of Moharebeh and sentenced to death if he refuses.

This political prisoner has lost close to 16 kilos (35 pounds) as a result of the torture.

He was detained in solitary for a few months in this cellblock. Six months after his arrest, he is still under mental and physical pressure and in an undetermined state.

His family has pursued his case since his arrest but officials refuse to give them a clear answer and mistreat them.

Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi was arrested on November 30 after intelligence agents stormed his home. He was taken to cellblock 209. His brother, Ali Banazadeh Amirkhizi was executed in the 80’s for supporting the PMOI. His wife, Shahla Zarin Far was sentenced to one year of prison for visiting her child in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. She was released after serving her prison term. Currently political prisoner Kobra Bananzadeh Amirkhizi, his sister, is in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj for intending to visit her children in Camp Ashraf. Before this, his brothers Asghar and Hamid were sentenced to two years of prison for visiting their children in Ashraf and were released after serving their time.

Qazvin University expels three students and suspends 6 others from education

June 8, 2010

With only a few days left to June 12 (anniversary of the post election unrest in Iran) and the start of university exams, pressures on students and professors at the International Khomeini Qazvin University have reached their highest point. The new sentences issued by the Disciplinary Committee are as follows:

1-Hamed Honarkhah – his expulsion sentence was confirmed by the review committee

2-Payam Heidar Qazvini – he was expelled and banned from all universities for three years

3-Farzam Moini – suspended for two semesters

4-Farshid Azarniosh – suspended for two semesters

5-Saied Sakakian – suspended for two semesters

6-Farhad Kiashamshaki – suspended for two semesters

7-Mohammad-Reza Aqayari - suspended for two semesters

8-Daniel Keranian - suspended for two semesters

Seyed Rohollah Torabi, an elite student at this university, left the university last semester after being expelled.

Female journalist sentenced to prison and a 30 year ban on journalism

June 8, 2010

The Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Pir-Abasi sentenced journalist Jila Bani-Yaqub to one year of prison and a 30 years ban on journalism.

She was arrested on June 20, 2009 with her husband Bahman Amuyi and was released on bail after two months.

Her husband was sentenced to 5 years of prison in a court of review and is currently in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison.

Bani-Yuqub was the 2009 winner of the Courage in Journalism award.

Iran vows to suppress upcoming peaceful protests

June 8, 2010

ILNA state-run news agency - With only a week left to the anniversary of the presidential elections (which was the scene of major protests in Iran), the deputy commander of the State Security Forces vowed to deal strictly with ‘disruptors of public order’.

“State Security Forces will not go soft with anyone and will deal with absolute decisiveness with disruptors of public order and security in the society”, Ahmad-Reza Radan said.

Workers of Iran

Workers gathering led to closure of Taleghani metro station

Tehran, June 8, 2010

The news of gathering of workers of Alborz Chinaware Factory in front of Ministry of Industry and Mines led to closure of Taleghani Metro Station because this station is close to the ministry. Security forces started controlling the station in fear of the fact that people might use this station to join the protesting workers.

News on Iran Economy

No foreign company is willing to engage in contracts for South Pars oil and gas field

Tehran, June 8, 2010

There are still no contracts for sections 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21 of South Pars because no foreign company is willing to invest in these projects.

Ali Vakili the manager of Pars Oil Company had announced about a month ago that the ceremony for signing contracts for two sections of this filed will be held around the end of April but after more than a month there is still no news of such contract.

The permission for investment in these sections as well as sections 22 and 24 has been approved since 5 years ago but there have been no new contracts for these sections so far.

Foreign investment has been stopped because this regime is politically instable and is at the wake of new sanctions.

This oil and gas field is a common field between Iran and Qatar. Qatar has brought up 16 sections of this field to the production level and has an income of 4 billion dollars from each section.

Export of Terrorism

Regime’s meddling in Latin America

Tehran, June 8, 2010

In an inner report, the Center of Presidential Research pointed to regime’s goals and plans in Latin America.

The report is titled: “Eradicating Threats from around Islamic Republic and Establishing New International Courses”.

The reports reads in part: “though the region of Latin America is not in the first circle of security of Islamic Republic’s foreign policy and there is no possible military and economical threat coming from the countries of this region but some issues will indirectly affect interest and security of all countries. The first and most important mutual issue between Iran and other regions is the issue of Iran’s nuclear record. We well know that some of the countries of this region are currently non-permanent members of Security Council. Thus the political role and positions of these countries is effective in any positive of negative position they take in this council.”

Then the report points that having relation with these countries is important for detouring the sanctions.

But what is the ultimate goal of regime in its activities in Latin American countries? The report says: “broadening the strategic depth of Islamic Republic”. This is how the goal is put: “we must raise our position so that we can infiltrate in this region to the level that it would lead to the strategic depth of Islamic Republic”.

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Hossein Aktar Zand slain on June 15, 2009 - Iran -Isfahan

Hossein Aktar Zand 32 took refuge on June 15 in Physicians Complex in Haleh Dead-End, Darvazeh Shiraz, Isfahan during clashes along with some others.
Hossein goes to the third floor to hide from Plainclothes but eyewitnesses said that he was caught, beaten severely and then thrown down to the street.
His half dead body was taken to Shariati Hospital but he died after a few hours.The security forces had the family to burry him under tight security measures.

Signs of injuries is visible on his left arm, both feet, back, and a deep cut in right hand.

UPDATE ON IRAN- No. 629 - June 9, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.629

Uprising of June 10-20

News Obtained by ISC

Resistance challenges regime at the wake of June Uprising

June 7, 2010

Tehran- on Thursday June 3 families of those slain during the uprising went to their graves in section 222 of Beheshte Zahra Cemetery and distributed posters and leaflets to commemorate them and to inform others of the ceremony on June 25 for their commemoration.

Birjand- as the anniversary of June’s Uprising gets near writing slogans against the regime and calling for another uprising in this month has increased in Birjand, though Bassijies clean the slogans but new ones are written instead.

Tehran- last night on phase 6 of Shahrake Qarb people chanted ‘Allah O Akbar’ on their roof tops. Immediately about 70 to 80 mobile patrols flooded into the region threatening people.

Suppressive measures of regime at the wake of the uprising in June shows the degree of its fear from the uprising

June 7, 2010

Tehran- on the evening of June 6 from 6 to 10 pm units of motorbike patrols were stationed in Sadeghieh’s first Falake (a small square).

Tehran- about 30 motorcyclist of regime’s suppressive Especial Unit rose atmosphere of horror on Saturday night in Aryashar. These suppressive patrols harassed young girls and boys, stopped cars with ladies in it and harassed women and men walking together. These patrols were stationed in that region for four hours.

Terhan- since Sunday these mobile patrols have been stationed around Vali-e-Asr Square,Vanak Square and Tajrish Square.

Shiraz- a student publication was banned in Shiraz Medical Science University. The publication belonged to non-Bassiji students.

Rasht- to control all moves of students, regime has installed surveillance cameras at Gilan University.

Uromieh- the city of Uromieh is totally under control with surveillance cameras. Because this city is a border city military forces and army are strongly present there.

Terhan- on Saturday June 5 in Velenjak region north of Tehran SSF and intelligence agents harassed youths, arrested some and took some away. As an example as students studying in an alley was questioned by the agents, his mobile was checked and then he was taken away.

Qazvin- SSF agents in Qazvin are putting intense pressure on youths. They stop them, interrogate them, detain them and take them to police stations in the streets on such excuses as wearing T-shirts, having improper veil, for the model of their haircuts, and if a boy and girl talk together. At the station they give written obligations and then they are freed.

Tabriz- an unannounced curfew is ruling Tabriz. SSF units are stationed all over the city patrolling and a helicopter patrols the city’s sky all the time.

Kurdistan- Bazaar shopkeepers of different cities of Kurdistan who had protested against the execution of 4 Kurd political prisoners on May 9 are being summoned to the intelligence bureaus of the cities and some of their shops have been closed by the regime.

Tehran- Last Monday 2 students of Department of Social Science of Tehran University, Jamal Rahmatipoor and Amjad (Hjair) Kurdnejad were detained by agents of Intelligence Ministry without a known reason.

Arak- Some students of Azad University in Arak are vanished including Ali Mohseni studying Electronics, Mohammad Moradi studying Computer Science and Mostafa Aslani studying Construction.

Tehran- the decree for execution of three inmates was issued in Tehran by branch 79 of regime’s kangaroo courts.

Tehran- Sajedinia, SSF commander in Tehran announced a new security plan for parks in fear of the June uprising and said: “’Park Police’ will start its work since this week in parks and recreational areas. They will be on foot and mobile and they are present all the time”. This is the seventh suppressive plan of clerical regime by implementation of which it tries to provoke fear and terror at the wake of June Uprising.

The Downfall

Schism deepens amongst regime’s bands

Tehran, June 7, 2010

In an article the deputy of Publication of Khomeini’s Works Institute, Hamid Ansari called the event of the ceremony for the anniversary of Khomeini’s death as ‘the dreadful event of disrupting the ceremony by a small group of people’ and wrote: “good for Haj Ahmad Agha (Khomeini’s son, father of Hasan Khomeini), Ayatollah Tavasoli and those who died and didn’t see this astonishing prediction of Imam come true (pointing to schism and the fact the Hossein Khomeini was prevented by regime’s dominant fraction from continuing his speech)”.

Ansari counted the consequences of the event of the ceremony as ‘deeply concerning’ and wrote that if needed he will write more in the future about the quarrel between Hossein Khomeini and Najar, Ahmadinejad’s minister, and the fact that Hasan Khomeini was prevented from speaking.

He wrote: “what was the result? Hundreds of foreign guests invited to the ceremony were shocked, most of the official of the System were ashamed... and this disrespect committed by the radicals...was the best gift for foreign media to challenge the System, use it for their analysis and use it to disunion those who care for the Revolution”.

Resistance

Regime’s suppressive plan of ‘improper veil’ is defeated

Clerical regime desperate of imposing compulsory veil

Tehran, June 7, 2010

As women and girls of Iran resisted the compulsory veil and as the suppressive plans of regime to make women yield to it are defeated now the mullahs are trying “encouraging” plans.

Arya state-run news agency wrote that in the ninth session of the so-called Cultural, Social and Athletic Council “the culture of proper Islamic outfit and ways to implement it as a law in Tehran’s Daralamin region was discussed”.

Emphasizing on compulsory veil Ali Mohammad Nejad regime’s mayor of region 14 said: “veil, chastity, and being bashful are the pieces of one chain and have a great role in preserving the religious values and beliefs. So the municipality of region 14 installs banners and posters with the content of ‘veil and chastity’ to encourage the residents, and uses Islamic quotations and narratives to propagate more in the city”.

He also added that they will encourage women in the bureaus to wear Chador and if they cannot afford it they will receive help in that regard”.

Vast protest of freedom loving women of Iran against the suppressive plan of ‘improper veil’ has put the regime in a dead-end The suppressive ‘Guidance Patrol’ had to retreat

Dezful, June 7, 2010

On Saturday June 5 ‘Guidance Patrol’ in Dezful started harassing people in the streets but was confronted with people’s protests.

Frightened that the protest might surge and turn to a protest gathering the suppressive forces left the scene.

When leaving, they said: “because of the existing conditions (close to June uprising) we will retreat but we will take care of you later one by one”.

Boycotting regime’s official

Mashad, June 7, 2010

On Friday night a regime official who was invited to Mashad University to talk about Khomeini’s goals was confronted with heavy criticism by male and female students. At the end the students booed him.

The students of this university are also discontent because regime intends to deprive them of dormitory in summer to hand it over to Bassijies.

Suppression

Suppressive plan of Improper Veil

Regime’s plundering under the name of veil and chastity

Tehran, June 7, 2010

The suppressive regime frees men and women on the condition of paying fine!

With new patrols of ‘Relation Finders’ and the plan of ‘Veil and Chastity’ the clerical regime is finding a new source of income.

By the directive issued by Interior Ministry addressing SSF this force is tasked to confront people with improper veil and those who disrupt the peace of the society.

By this directive the words ‘having improper veil’ include make-up, tight or short dresses, being present with not normal features in the society both for men and women’ the words ‘disrupting the peace of the society’ refers to men, women, boys and girls who do not respect public chastity!

In mullahs views disrupting public chastity is taking each others hands in parks, streets, cafe shops, restaurants and...

According to this directive the executers of these laws can free detained persons by receiving fines.

It seems that financial crisis has made Ahmadinejad’s government to take money from people under this disguise showing the true nature of such directives.

There are fines including:

A fine of 40000 to 100000 tomans will be allocated to nail polish.

A fine of 200000 to 500000 tomans will be allocated to tight and short Manteus.

A fine of 600000 to 800000 will be allocated to heavy make-up with tight dresses.

Fine for make-up, tight and short dress, improper scarf and some part of the body being visible will be over one million tomans.

Fine for girls and boys having relation with each other in public starts from 100000 tomans and ends to incarceration, lashes and heavy fines.

These fines are what the eyewitnesses throughout the city have said.

Iran arrests suntanned girls and boys

June 7, 2010

The Iranian regime has organized patrols known as the ‘Suntan Patrol’ which arrest or charge people with a suntan. Security forces force those with a suntan to pay a 400 toman fine and girls with nail polish to pay a 150 toman fine.

Iran confirms death by firing squad sentence for two political prisoners

June 7, 2010

The death by firing squad sentence of two Kurd political activists was confirmed by the Supreme Court and was announced to their lawyers.

According to reports, the death sentences of political prisoners Mohammad Ami Agushi and Ahmad Pulad Khani which was issued by a military court was announced to their lawyers today after it was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Mohammad Amin Agushi is a retired teacher who has been detained in Orumieh Prison for 20 months. He was arrested in 2007. Ahmad Pulad Khani, from Piranshahr, was also arrested in 2007 and was sentenced to death by a firing squad in the Orumieh Military Court on December 2009 on charges of espionage, and being a member of and cooperating with the Kurdistan Life Party.

Health of sister of Ashraf residents deteriorates in prison; Baha’i prisoner denied medication

June 7, 2010

Political prisoner Zahra Jabari who was sentenced to 4 years of prison in the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court on charges of acting against national security had a visit with the Tehran Prosecutor. She is suffering from severe rheumatism and is in poor health.

In this visit, Jabari protested her sentence. The prosecutor told her that, “The sensitivity of issues to do with your family” was the reason behind the four year sentence.

Zahra Jabari was arrested on Quds day and is the mother of a 4 year old child. She has to use a strong medication which can only be taken under the constant supervision of a doctor.

According to other reports, Sahba Rezvani, who is a Baha’i female prisoner, has been detained for more than a year with a temporary detention order. She is facing limitations in taking her medication and in her last visit to the infirmary she was mistreated and disrespected by infirmary officials in Evin Prison.

This Baha’i prisoner who was transferred from Semnan Prison to Evin Prison was taken to the infirmary because of her critical condition but was refused medicine under the pretext that they had ran out of medicine.

This is while after she was taken to the infirmary again, another medic told her that there was enough supply of the medicine in the infirmary.

Labor activist sentenced to prison and lashes

June 7, 2010

Pejman Rahimi, a labor activist in Khuzestan in southern Iran was sentenced to one year of prison and 40 lashes by the Ahwaz Public Court on April 17 on charges of disrupting order. The verdict of the court was announced to him on May 31.

This labor activist was sentenced to 5 years of prison before this on charges of instigating workers of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Factory and the Ahwaz Tubing Factory.

News on Iran’s Economy

Fuel subsidy will be cut from the beginning of Fall

Tehran, June 7, 2010

IRNA official news agency wrote that the clerical regime intents to cut the subsidy for gasoline from next Fall.

According to the ration plan presented in 2007 a motorcyclist can buy 60 liters of fuel for 100 tomans per liter each month with the help of subsidy. For any amount more than that the subsidy will be cut in half and the price will be 400 tomans per liter.

The last time Ahmadinejad’s government cut the subsidy for fuel riots occurred and they might happen again this time.

By cutting the subsidy for fuel the clerical regime’s tries to lessen the consumption of fuel to confront its weakness in regard with sanctions in field of energy.

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The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.628

Uprising of June 10-20

Increase of written-slogans against clerical regime

Tehran, June 6, 2010

At the wake of the anniversary of the nationwide uprising written-slogans

against regime have increased in different cities of Iran.

At Azad University in Homayon City of Isfahan Harasat agents have become helpless from the amount of slogans written and to control the students they patrol the whole university all the time.

In Babol and Shiraz too the walls are covered with anti-regime slogans and calls for the uprising.

Iran hangs 13 prisoners in mass execution

Tehran, June 7, 2010

Thirteen prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj were hanged in the morning.

Yesterday 26 death row prisoners were taken to the quarantine section of prison for execution and it was announced that they would so

on be executed.

Mohammad Mostafi, a lawyer, said that most of the convicts had requested amnesty which was refused by the Amnesty Commission.

The death sentence for many of them was issued by Judge Hosseini, the head of the first Branch of the Revolutionary Court. The names of these prisoners have not been announced.

Four hanged in Yazd

Yazd, June 4, 2010

At the wake of anniversary of the June Uprising and at the day of Khomeini’s death in a criminal act the clerical regime hanged four other inmates in Yazd.

Fars news agency affiliated with RGC named them as A. Sh., Kh. N., M. B. and M. M.

These inmates were hanged at the central prison of Yazd.

(Note: many political prisoner have been executed throughout years of the rule of the mullahs in the name of smugglers or …).

19 arrested at the ceremony for Khoemini’s death

Tehran, June 6, 2010

Hossein Sajedinia the head of Great Tehran’s SSF announced that 19 have been arrested in the ceremony for Khoemini’s death.

The clerical regime had deployed Bassijies, SSf and their families to the premises of the tomb since days sooner to prevent any security event. The arrests were in that regard.

Intense suppression of women in Isfahan

Tehran, June 6, 2010

In Isfahan at the region of Darvazeh Shiraz suppressive SSF and ‘Guidance Patrols’ make women and girls get into the vans stationed there and take th

em away.

Women are very much harassed in this region.

An eyewitness said that a girl received 200000 tomans fine (about 200 dollars) because she had polished her nails.

Uroumieh under control

Uroumieh, June 6, 2010

The city of Uroumieh is under control of surveillance cameras. In some of saloons of the city radar has been installed to control mobiles.

In another suppressive event ‘Guidance Patrols’ throughout the city vastly harass youths on excuse of “improper veil”.

Controlling Tehran

Tehran, June 6, 2010

The number of regime’s suppressive agents has drastically increased in Tehran in the recent days.

In Tajrish regi

on, north of Terhan, usually on suppressive car patrolled the region but this has increased to two patrols in Tajrish, one betweein Tajrish and Qods, one in Park-Way intersection.

‘Relation Finders’ patrols arrest young people in Tehran in new suppressive plan

Tehran, June 5, 2010

Despite the denial of State Security Force officials regarding the existence of patrols called the ‘Relation Finders’, sources confirm the existence and activities of such patrols.

According to credible sources and eyewitnesses, yesterday, a large number of young people who intended to go to recreational areas around Tehran were stopped and questioned by the police in various squares and areas. A large number of them were arrested and taken to detention centers.

“On Friday, there was heavy traffic in the exits of Tehran towards Fasham and Shemshak and security forces (with special uniforms) stopped cars with girls and boys in it asking about their relation with eac

h other and then they impounded their vehicles”, an eyewitness said.

“These security forces also arrested a large number of passengers because of the way they were dressed”, this source said.

The Downfall

Khamenei’s band attacks Ali Motahari MP

Tehran, June 6, 2010

Following unprecedented attack of Ali Motahari, MP, against Khamenei in an article about Khoemini’s death regime’s Security Commission held a meeting discussing his words.

In another event Osolgarayan Fraction belonging to Khamenei summoned him and Mahmood Ahmadi Biqash from Khamenei’s band and a supporter of Ahmadinejad announced that 50 MPs have singed for Ali Motahari’s resignation.

81 political prisoners freed!

Tehran, June 6, 2010

At the anniversary of Khomeini’s death Khamenei took a human right gesture freeing 81 political prisoners. Here is what we say: either this is just a show or if these 81 are innocent so are the others and they

must be freed. This disguising gesture will deceive no one.

A great number of innocent people have been arrested during one year of uprising many of them condemned to death.

Attack on Hasan Khomeini was pre-planed

Tehran, June 6, 2010

Mullah Alikhani, MP, from defeated fraction pointed to the fact the Khomeini’s grandson’s speech was disrupted and said: “I and most of our friends were aware of this issue and we told Mr. Hassan too. They have distributed a statement in that regard and we had also heard news about it...”.

The whole System is on fire

Tehran, June 6, 2010

The disgrace of the ceremony for Khomeini’s death made the schism within the regime even deeper.

Bayat Zanjani a source of religious law from Qom and the former deputy of regime’s reactionary parliament wrote in a letter against Khamenei’s band: “the guider of what happened and those who keep silence are ignorant of what kind of fire this is. If they don’t distinguish it, its flames will burn themselves. Every body (from both fractions) will be burned”.

The clerical regime worried of Russia’s new positions

Tehran, June 6, 2010

Hossein Ibrahimi the head of Foreign Committee in regime’s parliament said: “we were wrong in trusting Russia from the beginning. Russians have not been loyal and dependable during the history...”

Ismail Kothari the deputy of Security Commission of regime’s parliament also said: “Russians are somewhat mistaken. They mustn’t think that US will not put any pressure on them. There is no such guarantee that they can stand by Americans getting privileges”.

Falahatpishe another member of the parliament: “if Russia and China vote against Iran again in the National

Security, Iran must seriously decrease its relations with these two countries”.

Regime worried about Amno’s report

Tehran, June 6, 2010

In an article titled: ‘Amano Serving US’ the state-run daily Islamic Republic attacked IAEA and wrote: “Mr. Amano has announced in its two biased reports that “Iran is not fully cooperating with IAEA”.

The daily threatened: “we must warn Mr. Amano and all those countries that helped him in his report that if US continues bullying then MPs might take some actions. US and IAEA will not be able to bear the consequences of these measures”.

Resistance

Land buyers in Sanandaj’s Vahdat Township gathered in protest

Sanandaj, J

une 6, 2010

Last week more than a thousand land buyers and members of ‘Residential Cooperative’ of Kurdistan’s 28 Division known as Vahdat Township gathered in protest because their lands have been unjustly taken away from them.

Regime has bought these lands through this cooperative but has not given the lands to their owners so far.

The lands have turned by Sanandaj’s municipality to a residential township but the army has actually invaded the township using military equipment such as tanks, cannons and guns.

The brave protesters confronted the forces, drove them back and entered the township. They

said they will continue their protest until they gain their right.

Suppression

Mr. Osanloo in critical condition

Tehran, June 6, 2010

Physical condition of Mr. Mansour Osanloo is critical.

Mrs. Parvaneh Osanloo his wife said: “he has been transferred to solitary cells of RGC Ward and is under interrogation since 5 days ago on the new charge of ‘having connection with dissident groups’.

Parvaneh added: “he told them that he has been in prison since two years ago and such an accusation is groundless”.

Mrs. Osanloo said that he and his lawyers have asked for leave several times but he has not been granted even one day. Why is it that after four years he must again be transferred to the Intelligence Ward and interrogated again?

Mohammad Saeed Vakili died from sorrow

Tehran, June 6, 2010

Mohammad Saeed Vakili, Farhad Vakili’s father died and was burried in Ghasrban Village.

Farhad was one of five political prisoners executed on May 9. Doctors said that his father was shocked by hearing the news and was waiting for Farhad’s body till the last minute.

Industry of torture

Tehran, June 6, 2010

Regime is finishing the construction of a huge prison. This prison is located in the road between Charmshahr and Qom’s Hasanabad.

One root for reaching this prison is from Qom’s road by Gharchak of Varamin and then from Charmshahr road towards’ Qom’s Hasanabad.

Walls of this prison are very long equipped with sophisticated security facilities and are made from concrete.

Workers of Iran

A worker activist condemned

Ahwaz, June 6, 2010

Pajman Rahimi a worker activist from Khozestan and the secretary of Sayeh Cultural-Art Association was condemned to a year imprisonment and receiving 40 strokes with lash accused of disrupting order.

He has been condemned to 5 years imprisonment before on the charge of gathering and plotting against Islamic Republic and provoking workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Factory and Ahwaz Pipe Production Factory.

He was also condemned to another year’s term for holding a scientific seminar in Ahwaz University.

Alborz Chinaware Factory’s workers in protest

Qazvin, June 7, 2010

On Monday June 7 more than 160 workers of Alborz Chinaware Factory in Qazvin went to Tehran bearing the expenses in spite of not receiving their wages for 7 months and not being in proper livelihood. They went to Misinstry of Industry and Mines in Somaye Street and protested there.

They carried placards reading: ‘we protest and pursuit 7 months of our postponed wages’, ‘we protest against the closure of the factory and firing’ and ‘we protest that no organ follows and solves our problems’ and etc.

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Honoring Those Fallen for Freedom on June 20, 2009 in Iran

Remembering martyrs of June 20, 2009 uprising in Iran...
Though you fell in pain
Your blood painting the way
The beautiful tulip that rose in place
Will bring your wish for freedom true
Iran Students Committee - June 7, 2010

Update On Iran - No 2 - June 7, 2010 - By Iran Students Committee (Supporters of PMOI)

Iran hangs 13 prisoners in mass execution
June 7, 2010 - Thirteen prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj were hanged in the morning.
Yesterday 26 death row prisoners were taken to the quarantine section of prison for execution and it was announced that they would soon be executed.
Mohammad Mostafi, a lawyer, said that most of the convicts had requested amnesty which was refused by the Amnesty Commission even while some of them did not have any previous criminal records.
The death sentence for many of them was issued by Judge Hosseini, the head of the first Branch of the Revolutionary Court. The names of these prisoners have not been announced.


Political prisoner in critical state in 9th day of hunger strike
June 6, 2010 - According to reports, the physical state of political prisoner Hamid Haeri, PMOI supporter has become critical. He has been on a hunger strike for close to 9 days refusing to take food and medicine in his solitary cell.
This 57 year old political prisoner went on a hunger strike on May 27 in protest to being transferred to solitary and his condition is reportedly critical. His life is in grave danger.
Interrogators of the Ministry of Intelligence ordered his transfer to solitary in cellblock 240 to put pressure on him. He has been kept in solitary for 16 days.
Since his transfer, his family has not had any information on his condition. The Haeri family went to the 28rh branch of the Revolutionary Court asking for the reason behind his transfer, but a person identified as Mojtabayi who is the head of Mohammad Moqiseh’s office told them that ‘even if you bring a letter from the leader, he will not be brought out of solitary until the Intelligence Agency allows is’. Mohammad Moqiseh, known as Naserian, was a member of the Death Commission responsible for the massacre of political prisoners in 1988.
Haeri is suffering from a severe heart condition and has had two heart attacks. He also sustained injuries such as a fractured skull and a concussion in a car accident before his arrest.
This accident also left him with an injured pelvis rendering him unable to walk without crutches.
This 57 year old political prisoner was arrested on December 6, 2009 after intelligence agents raided his home and was taken to cellblock 209 in Evin Prison. He was kept in solitary for 74 days under physical and psychological torture and threats by his interrogators. His interrogators threatened him that they would transfer his wife and daughter to the notorious Kahrizak Detention Center. He was then taken to cellblock 350 in Evin Prison. Haeri was recently sentenced to 15 years of prison to be served in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj by the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court.
He was also a political prisoner in the 80’s and was detained and tortured for 3 years. His interrogator in the 80’s was Mohammad Moqiseh who presided over his recent trial.


Ailing political prison in critical condition
June 5, 2010 - According to repots, political prisoner Hamed Roohinejad who is in cellblock 8 had an attack on June 4 because of the deterioration of his multiple sclerosis and his eyesight in his left eye has severely weakened.
Because of hi critical health, he has not gotten better after being transferred to the infirmary and prison officials refuse to allow him to see a specialist.
He has been detained in Evin Prison since May 4, 2009.


PMOI: Political prisoners kept in inhumane conditions in cellblock 4 in Gohardasht Prison
June 6, 2010 - Cellblock 4 in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj in which political prisoners like Dr. Saied Masuri, Ali Saremi, Hood Yazerlu, Misaq Yazdan Nejad, Saleh Kohandel and Moezi are kept, is very limited on the grounds of sanitary facilities, food and other minimum facilities which has led to serious problems for prisoners.
The ‘principle of segregation and classification of prisoners’ has not been implemented in this cellblock and prisoners with various crimes are kept in one place. There is only one bathroom for every 300 prisoners.
The lack of restrooms and bathing facilities has led to the increase of vermin and prisoners come down with various diseases.
In this ward and especially in hall 10 where many political prisoners are detained, none of the prisoners have access to books, radio or television.
Families of political prisoners can only see their loved ones for 15 to 20 minutes after weeks or even months of running about for a visit. They can only visit political prisoners from behind a glass partition.
Dr. Saied Masuri who was arrested on January 2001 in Dezful is one of the prisoners in Hall 10. He was sentenced to death in the initial sentence and review court and was on death row for years. In the 10 years of his incarceration, he spent 3 years in solitary cells in Tehran and Dezful. His death sentence was lowered to a life in prison after (international) pressure. In the past 10 years, he was not granted even a one day leave. Masuri was mentally and physically tortured while first arrested and while in solitary.


Iran arrests nephew of executed political prisoner
June 5, 2010 - Ten days after the arrest of a group of students at the Yazdan Panah Technical and Engineering College in Sanandaj, the Kamangar family has no information on the whereabouts of Azad Kamangar.
Azad Kamangar, a student at this university who is also the nephew of executed teacher Farzad Kamangar, disappeared on May 27 and after more than 9 days, there is still no information on his whereabouts. His family has gone to all the intelligence, security and judicial institutions in Sanandaj to get some word of him but has not been successful as yet.
His relatives say that his cellphone was turned off 10 days ago and no security institution is willing to take the responsibility of his arrest.


Intelligence agents deprive political prisoner of medical attention
June 5, 2010 - According to reports, political prisoner Yadollah Rahmani who was receiving medical attention outside of prison because of his critical health, was once again arrested and taken to Jubin Prison in Qazvin.
On Sunday, May 30, this 60-year-old political prisoner was granted a medical leave because of his deteriorating health.
He was sentenced to one year of prison and a fine of 300,000 tomans on February 2010 for visiting his child six years ago in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. He was sentenced without being informed about the trial from before and without going to court, where he was charged with leaving the country illegally.
This is while he used a credible passport and an Iraqi visa and left Iran legally. He came back to Iran after his visit.
Rahmani was a political prisoner in the 80’s and was jailed in Jubin Prison in Qazvin, where he was subjected to brutal torture, from 1982 to 1984 on charges of supporting the PMOI. His spine was damaged as a result of the torture which he is still suffering from and cannot walk properly.


‘Relation Finders’ patrols arrest young people in Tehran in new suppressive plan
June 5, 2010 - Despite the denial of State Security Force officials regarding the existence of patrols called the ‘Relation Finders’, sources confirm the existence and activities of such patrols.
According to credible sources and eyewitnesses, yesterday, a large number of young people who intended to go to recreational areas around Tehran were stopped and questioned by the police in various squares and areas. A large number of them were arrested and taken to detention centers.
“On Friday, there was heavy traffic in the exits of Tehran towards Fasham and Shemshak and security forces (with special uniforms) stopped cars with girls and boys in it asking about their relation with each other and then they impounded their vehicles”, an eyewitness said.
“These security forces also arrested a large number of passengers because of the way they were dressed”, this source said.

Iran Students Committee (Supporters of PMOI)

UPDATE ON IRAN - No. 2 - JUNE 7, 2010

Iran hangs 13 prisoners in mass execution
June 7, 2010 - Thirteen prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj were hanged in the morning.
Yesterday 26 death row prisoners were taken to the quarantine section of prison for execution and it was announced that they would soon be executed.
Mohammad Mostafi, a lawyer, said that most of the convicts had requested amnesty which was refused by the Amnesty Commission even while some of them did not have any previous criminal records.
The death sentence for many of them was issued by Judge Hosseini, the head of the first Branch of the Revolutionary Court. The names of these prisoners have not been announced.


Political prisoner in critical state in 9th day of hunger strike
June 6, 2010 - According to reports, the physical state of political prisoner Hamid Haeri, PMOI supporter has become critical. He has been on a hunger strike for close to 9 days refusing to take food and medicine in his solitary cell.
This 57 year old political prisoner went on a hunger strike on May 27 in protest to being transferred to solitary and his condition is reportedly critical. His life is in grave danger.
Interrogators of the Ministry of Intelligence ordered his transfer to solitary in cellblock 240 to put pressure on him. He has been kept in solitary for 16 days.
Since his transfer, his family has not had any information on his condition. The Haeri family went to the 28rh branch of the Revolutionary Court asking for the reason behind his transfer, but a person identified as Mojtabayi who is the head of Mohammad Moqiseh’s office told them that ‘even if you bring a letter from the leader, he will not be brought out of solitary until the Intelligence Agency allows is’. Mohammad Moqiseh, known as Naserian, was a member of the Death Commission responsible for the massacre of political prisoners in 1988.
Haeri is suffering from a severe heart condition and has had two heart attacks. He also sustained injuries such as a fractured skull and a concussion in a car accident before his arrest.
This accident also left him with an injured pelvis rendering him unable to walk without crutches.
This 57 year old political prisoner was arrested on December 6, 2009 after intelligence agents raided his home and was taken to cellblock 209 in Evin Prison. He was kept in solitary for 74 days under physical and psychological torture and threats by his interrogators. His interrogators threatened him that they would transfer his wife and daughter to the notorious Kahrizak Detention Center. He was then taken to cellblock 350 in Evin Prison. Haeri was recently sentenced to 15 years of prison to be served in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj by the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court.
He was also a political prisoner in the 80’s and was detained and tortured for 3 years. His interrogator in the 80’s was Mohammad Moqiseh who presided over his recent trial.


Ailing political prison in critical condition
June 5, 2010 - According to repots, political prisoner Hamed Roohinejad who is in cellblock 8 had an attack on June 4 because of the deterioration of his multiple sclerosis and his eyesight in his left eye has severely weakened.
Because of hi critical health, he has not gotten better after being transferred to the infirmary and prison officials refuse to allow him to see a specialist.
He has been detained in Evin Prison since May 4, 2009.


PMOI: Political prisoners kept in inhumane conditions in cellblock 4 in Gohardasht Prison
June 6, 2010 - Cellblock 4 in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj in which political prisoners like Dr. Saied Masuri, Ali Saremi, Hood Yazerlu, Misaq Yazdan Nejad, Saleh Kohandel and Moezi are kept, is very limited on the grounds of sanitary facilities, food and other minimum facilities which has led to serious problems for prisoners.
The ‘principle of segregation and classification of prisoners’ has not been implemented in this cellblock and prisoners with various crimes are kept in one place. There is only one bathroom for every 300 prisoners.
The lack of restrooms and bathing facilities has led to the increase of vermin and prisoners come down with various diseases.
In this ward and especially in hall 10 where many political prisoners are detained, none of the prisoners have access to books, radio or television.
Families of political prisoners can only see their loved ones for 15 to 20 minutes after weeks or even months of running about for a visit. They can only visit political prisoners from behind a glass partition.
Dr. Saied Masuri who was arrested on January 2001 in Dezful is one of the prisoners in Hall 10. He was sentenced to death in the initial sentence and review court and was on death row for years. In the 10 years of his incarceration, he spent 3 years in solitary cells in Tehran and Dezful. His death sentence was lowered to a life in prison after (international) pressure. In the past 10 years, he was not granted even a one day leave. Masuri was mentally and physically tortured while first arrested and while in solitary.


Iran arrests nephew of executed political prisoner
June 5, 2010 - Ten days after the arrest of a group of students at the Yazdan Panah Technical and Engineering College in Sanandaj, the Kamangar family has no information on the whereabouts of Azad Kamangar.
Azad Kamangar, a student at this university who is also the nephew of executed teacher Farzad Kamangar, disappeared on May 27 and after more than 9 days, there is still no information on his whereabouts. His family has gone to all the intelligence, security and judicial institutions in Sanandaj to get some word of him but has not been successful as yet.
His relatives say that his cellphone was turned off 10 days ago and no security institution is willing to take the responsibility of his arrest.


Intelligence agents deprive political prisoner of medical attention
June 5, 2010 - According to reports, political prisoner Yadollah Rahmani who was receiving medical attention outside of prison because of his critical health, was once again arrested and taken to Jubin Prison in Qazvin.
On Sunday, May 30, this 60-year-old political prisoner was granted a medical leave because of his deteriorating health.
He was sentenced to one year of prison and a fine of 300,000 tomans on February 2010 for visiting his child six years ago in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. He was sentenced without being informed about the trial from before and without going to court, where he was charged with leaving the country illegally.
This is while he used a credible passport and an Iraqi visa and left Iran legally. He came back to Iran after his visit.
Rahmani was a political prisoner in the 80’s and was jailed in Jubin Prison in Qazvin, where he was subjected to brutal torture, from 1982 to 1984 on charges of supporting the PMOI. His spine was damaged as a result of the torture which he is still suffering from and cannot walk properly.


‘Relation Finders’ patrols arrest young people in Tehran in new suppressive plan
June 5, 2010 - Despite the denial of State Security Force officials regarding the existence of patrols called the ‘Relation Finders’, sources confirm the existence and activities of such patrols.
According to credible sources and eyewitnesses, yesterday, a large number of young people who intended to go to recreational areas around Tehran were stopped and questioned by the police in various squares and areas. A large number of them were arrested and taken to detention centers.
“On Friday, there was heavy traffic in the exits of Tehran towards Fasham and Shemshak and security forces (with special uniforms) stopped cars with girls and boys in it asking about their relation with each other and then they impounded their vehicles”, an eyewitness said.
“These security forces also arrested a large number of passengers because of the way they were dressed”, this source said.

Iran Students Committee (Supporters of PMOI)

Update On Iran - June 7, 2010

Youths of Qazvin celebrated Khomeini’s death

Qazvin, June 5, 2010
On Friday June 4 the anniversary of Khomeini’s death a huge crowd gathered in Qazvin’s Alamout and by playing gay music and dancing celebrated his death. People said: “This is our greatest celebration and we have to fully enjoy it”.


Defiance of the regime; Allah O Akbar

June 5, 2010
Tehran- on Firday June 4 cries of Allah O Akbar echoed in the regions of Monirieh and Abusaeed regions in Tehran from roof tops.
Shiraz- at the night of June 4 students of Shiraz University chanted Allah O Akbar for 45 minutes protesting the rule of clerical dictatorship from the roof of the great Shiraz dormitory. Their voices echoed in the whole region.


Defiance of regime; written- slogans defying the clerical regime fill Iran

June 5, 2010
Tehran- Daily in the morning in Sa’adat Abad region slogans inviting to the uprising in June especially on June 12 is seen. At nights all the slogans are covered with paint but in the morning on the same wall the slogans are written agian.


Tehran- in north of Tehran on a pedestrian line the ominous name of Khamenei was written so that the pedestrians would trample it as they walk on the line.


Tehran- though Azad University, northern unit, has small departments but still students use every opportunity to write anti-regime slogans and calls for uprising on the walls. The slogans are immediately covered with paint but still the students are determined to participate in the uprising even in small groups on June 12.
To confront that, regime has said that it will continue the finals till June 15 and the management of the university has said that if a student is absent that would mean his or her elimination of that unit.


Tabriz- at Tabriz Sahand Industrial University anti regime slogans and slogans calling to the uprising are seen on the walls and doors. These slogans are erased but written again.


Tabriz- Streets of Abresan, UN, Firooz Koy and Resalat in Tabriz are flooded with written anti regime slogans.


Babol- walls of the city of Babol is full of anti regime slogans and the government has started to erase them.


Isfehan- Mini City- As the number of slogans on the walls in Azad University has increased and Harasat agents were not able to control it the agents have took off their uniforms patrolling the campus to control the students in plainclotheing.


Places and dates announced for protest gatherings of June 12
June 5, 2010

Mashad Universities:
1-Azad University: between Engineering and Humane Department, at 11.30,
2-Ferdosi University: in front of Engineering Department, at 11.30,
3-Khayam University: in front of students’ dinning hall at 11.30,
4-Sajad University: university’s campus at 11.30.
Shiraz: at 17.30.


Isfahan: at 1800 from Cherbagh Abbasi (Enghelab) street towards Dolat Gate.

Rasht: in front of Primary Science Department at 1800.

Ahwaz: at 1900, Fourth Bridge and Shohada Circle towards Naderi.

Yasooj: at 1600, from between Haft-e-tir Squar and Eram Hotel.


Mullah Khazali strikes on the defeated fraction

Tehran, June 5, 2010
Mullah Khazali a member of regime’s Assembly of experts said: “defected people were present in the last Friday were the Leadership spoke. We must listen well to the leader to know these seditious people. There were many people that I prayed behind them but now they are defected.”
Attacking the defeated fraction the mullah said: “you said you didn’t need permission (for gathering), you killed people, and do you dare to come again? We must know that these want to provoke riots again and kill people”.


Two prisoners hanged

June 5, 2010
The anti-human regime of mullahs hanged two prisoners in Mianeh and Isfehan. The two were called Jalil B. 36 son of Khodakaram and Saeed A. 25 respectively.


Striking at students

Tehran, June 5, 2010
About 100 students of Polytechnic University were summoned by Intelligence Ministry.


Hassan Khomeini clashed with Najar on Khomeini’s anniversary

Tehran, June 5, 2010
Javan on Line affiliated with RGC wrote: “there were some physical and verbal clashes between some of the officials responsible for holding the ceremony.
After Ahmadinejad’s speech was over Najar (Ahmadinejad’s minister of Interior and a Pasdar) ripped into Mohammad Ali Ansari. Hassan Khomeini entered the dispute on behalf of Ansari and slaped Najar three times and hit him with his feast in the nose.


We have to be ready for harder conditions

Tehran, June 5, 2010
Mohammad Reza Naghdi the head of regime’s Bassij Organization said: “we have to get ready for the harder tests in future”.
He pointed to Khomeini’s insisting on continuation of Iran-Iraq’s 8-year war and said: “if we read his messages before the 598 resolution we will see that Imam Khomieni intended to continue the ‘imposed war’ but some wrote letters that we do not have appropriate economy and we need tanks and laser. When these letters were read amongst some commanders of Iran’s corps not all of them were contend. If these kind of letters are written today Bassijies will not let them live”.
In fear of the uprisings of people of Iran Naghdi said: “they created July 9 in 1999 and the events after it, they planned the events of last year and they thought that by cultural attack and improper veil and relations that they had spread in the society we are done. They clearly rose against the values of Islamic Revolution of Imam Khomeini in Ashura”.


Resistance of brave residents of Sanandaj

Sanandaj, June 5, 2010
On Wednesday June 2, some suppressive agents of regime in Sannadaj tried to close a shop belonging to Payman Javanmardan in Sanandaj’s Ferdosi Street but people came to his help and resisted the bullying.
Reigme’ anti-riot forces engaged and wanted to arrest Payman and other children of Mr. Mahyedin Javanmardan but the brave residents of Sanandaj resisted the fact.
A middle aged woman dragged down the placard for closing the store and torn it.
Though people resisted bravely but at the end the suppressive regime’s agents closed the shop with the back up of anti-riot forces and dispersed the crowd.


Regime’s fear from the body of executed political prisoners on May 9

Kurdestan, June 5, 2010
Farzad Kamangar’s mother along with Farhad Vakili’s sister and mother and sister of Ali Haydairan went to meet Kurdistan’s governor Ismail Najar on Wednesday morning to get back the body of their beloveds but the governor told them: “the executed ones are buried in a place that we cannot reveal now because of security matters. As the time passes and the condition is appropriate the related officials will let you know”.
Then the governor told them that they must ask forgiveness for the executed political prisoners the families protested and ripped into the governor to hush him. The governor left the room.


Inhuman condition of political prisoners at Gohardasht Prison

Karaj, June 4, 2010
The political prisoners Ahmad Zaid Abadi, Mansour Radpoor, Arjang Davoodi, Massoud Bastani, Aliraza Karami Khairabadi, Behnam Fidej (student arrested in the uprisings), Mostafa Eskandari (detainee of the uprisings), Mehdi Mahmoudian, Reza Rafiee and Heshmat Tabarzadi who were transferred on Sundaay May 30 to ward 3 of Gohardasht Prison are kept under inhumane conditions. Other than not having the least necessities, these prisoners are kept in a ward that is headed by a henchman called Gerami.
Gerami has been active in this prison during the massacre of 30000 political prisoners in 1988 and he recalls those days with pride.
This henchman is an addict looking for the slightest excuse to hurt the political prisoners.
One other Pasdar working in this ward is called Naderi. He is amongst those who dragged the chairs from under the foot of hanged political prisoners in 1988 and counts that as his pride. He has said that he tried to drag more chairs than the others and he has the highest record in that regard.


Dragged again to prison from midst of his treatment

Tehran, June 5, 2010
Yadollah Rahmani 60, who is imprisoned for a year for visiting his child in Ahsraf City- Iraq was taken back to prison from amidst its treatment-leave by agents of Intelligence ministry on Sunday May 30.
Mr. Rahmani is a political prisoner of the decade of 1980s and has been in prison from 1982 to 1984 because of being a supporter of PMOI. He has been under severe tortures in Qazvins Joobin Prison during those years.

Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

We gave our lives for freedom. Martyrs of - Iran -June 15, 2009

Month of June is here again with all its glorious and bitter memories; the beginning of the uprising of the people of Iran and the beginning of the end of clerical regime.

We honor deeply those who gave their lives in this month (and the months after) to bring freedom, peace and democracy for Iran.

Series of clips commemorating those fallen for freedom in June 2009 produced by ISC (Iran Students Committee) is the least we could do to remember and honor the brave children of our homeland.

Though you fall in pain
Your blood painting the way
The beautiful tulip that rose in place
Will bring your wish for freedom true

Iran Students Committee- June 7, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - JUNE 6, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran

No.626

Uprising of June 10-20

Youths of the uprising hail those fallen for freedom of Iran

Tehran, June 4, 2010

The freedom-loving youths of Iran posted pictures of those fallen for freedom during a year of Iran’s uprising throughout the city and called

for holding ceremony’s in June for them.

Tehran’s security atmosphere intensifies to create fear and horror

Tehran, June 4, 2010

The clerical dictatorship is trying to make people withdraw from their intention for another uprising in June and thus it stations its suppressive agents in different regions. For example from 7pm about 15 motorcyclists of regime’s Guard forces were on the state of alert around Haft-e-Tir Square (Rezaeeha Sq.) on Friday.

In another event in Sanat Square in Shahrak Qarb an SSF cabin was added to the security forces at the south east of the square.

Internet parasites

Shiraz, June 4, 2010

It is for a while that regime emits heavy parasite over the internet in Shiraz from 7 pm. The intensity is so high that even regime’s own networks are affected. The source of the parasite is in a mountain called Daruk.

Mother of Sohrab Arabi killed by regime’s suppressive forces last June speaks

Tehran, June 4, 2010

Parving Fahimi, Sohrab Arabi’s mother pointed to the fact that regime’s security elements have threatened her not to have a ceremony for the anniversary of Soharb’s martyrdom and said: “the sorrow of losing Sohrab and other Sohrabs (meaning all those who gave their lives for freedom) is not something to forget. I thank all the youths who have bravely endured so that the name of Sohrabs would stay alive.

Security agents came to my house and told me not to go out on his anniversary and not to speak but I tell them that I will forgive the bloodshed of my son only if all political prisoners are freed unconditionally.

I lost Sohrab because he loved peace and freedom; let other children of this land live”.

Then she read a poam:

My Judas tree, my Tulip

In your loss, blood drops of my mourning

Where ever there is a fist that’s my fist

Where ever a back is lashed that’s my back

Where ever there is a cry for freedom it’s mine

I breathe deep in the cries.

The Downfall

Ceremony of the anniversary of Khomeini’s death the showcase for regime’s isolation and its depth of schism

Tehran, June 4, 2010

The ceremony of the anniversary of Khomeini’s death with the presence of Khamenei turned to a showcase for regime’s isolation and inner schism.

The ceremony under direct supervision of Khamenei was supposed to turn to a show of power for the regime but it only revealed the public hatred towards this regime.

RGC and Bassij tried to increase fear and horror amongst people with the intention of deteriorating people’s uprising from June 10-20.

But the number of participants was much less than what regime expected. Though most of the crowd was from Bassijies and RGC forces but while Khamenei was speaking some started chanting slogans against him; some of them were arrested at the immediate raid by suppressive forces.

While Rafsanjani was present Khameni threatened the heads of the rival fraction even to execution...

He pointed to Sadegh Qotbzadeh a Khomeini companion in Paris before revolution and said: “Imam had said times and again that judging a person should be related to what he is now not to what he has been in the past...some were with Imam even in the plane he flew with to Iran but were executed because of treason”.

While not being able to hide his wrath towards Ashura Uprising after all these months and his fear from the continuation of the uprising Khamenei accused the rival fraction that it is keeping silence and said: “that was the terrible situation in Ashura and then we show sympathy with...or keep silence in regard with.... those who clearly oppose Imam and his movement, this is very important. Then can we say that we follow Imam’s path?”

Before Khameni’s speech elements of dominant fraction and Bassijies chanted slogans against the defeated fraction and pro-khamenei, and they disrupted the speech of Khomeini’s grandson.

The suppressive forces had cut phone connections around Khomeini’s tomb.

Mullahs’ cried over the inferior number of participants

Tehran, June 4, 2010

In its news media the clerical regime complained that the international news agencies didn’t take the propagation apparatus of the regime serious about the participation of millions of people in the Friday show.

Fars news agency affiliated with RGC wrote that AP had announced that only tens of thousands had participated in the ceremony and added: “an American news agency without taking the million-strong presence of people at the ceremony of Imam’s decease serious wrote that tens of thousands had participated”.

Karrobi was thrown out of Khomeini’s tomb!

Tehran, June 4, 2010

Karrobi who had gone to Khomeini’s tomb to pay respect to him was thrown out of the place by the RGC forces and Plainclothes stationed in the premises.

Fars news agency affiliated with RGC wrote: “Mehdi Karrobi the defeated candidate of tenth presidential term who was present minutes ago in Imam Khomeini’s shrine ...was faced with the slogan of ‘death to hypocrites’ and his bodyguards had to immediately take him out of the scene”...

Each Bassiji received 80000 for participating in Khomeini’s ceremony

Tehran, June 4, 2010

An informed source in the headquarters for Firday Prayer of Tehran said: “80000 tomans is given to each Bassiji who is deployed to Tehran from other cities to participate in Khomeini’s ceremony”.

He added: “The money is given to them from the treasury and more than 300000 Bassijies from different towns and cities were enrolled for coming to Tehran and some came without enrolling. These Bassijies are supposed to gather in protest against ‘improper veil’ on Friday and Saturday in Tehran”...

Suppression

Bodies of hanged political prisoner buried without consent of families

June 4, 2010

On May 9, 2010, regime officials hanged 5 political prisoners in Evin Prison. Despite their families’ constant appeals, their bodies have still not been handed to them for burial.

Twenty-six days after the hanging of Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili, Shirin Alamhouli and Mehdi Islamian, regime officials have still not handed over their bodies. According to the latest reports, on Wednesday the mothers of Farhad Vakili, Farzad Kamangar and Ali Heidarian and a number of their relatives, went to see Ismail Najar, the governor of Sanadaj and ask for the body of their children.

Najar told them that the bodies had been buried in Tehran but did not say where in Tehran.

Last Monday, Mohammad-Saied Vakili, Farhad Vakili’s father passed away. According to his doctors, Mohammad-Saied Vakili suffered a shock after his son’s death and was waiting for his body until his last breath.

Political prisoners kept in inhumane conditions in ‘Worker’s Cellblock’ in Gohardasht Prison

June 4, 2010

According to reports, political prisoners who have recently been transferred to cellblock 3 known as the Worker’s Cell in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj are kept in very inhumane conditions.

About 10 political prisoners from cellblocks 2, 4, 6 and the Kachuyi Pardis Prison in Karaj were transferred to the Worker’s Cellblock on May 30. Some of these prisoners are Ahmad Zeid Abadi, Mansour Radpour, Arjang Davoudi, Massoud Bastani, Alireza Karami Kheir Abadi, Behnam Fidaj (student arrested in the protests), Mostafa Eskandari (detained protester), Mehdi Mahmoudian, Reza Rafiei and Heshmatollah Tabarzadi.

All these prisoners are detained in the Prayer Hall in this cellblock. They lack minimum facilities and are denied beds and forced to sleep on the ground. All minimum facilities like blankets were taken out of the Prayer Hall before their arrival and stored away. Only a very dirty carpet covers the ground. These prisoners have been housed under these conditions for several days now.

Other prisoners in this cellblock constantly come and go to the Prayer Hall and prison guards hold various ceremonies which sometimes continue into the middle of the night. These ceremonies are very loud resulting in mental pressure on these political prisoners and does not let them rest.

The head of cellblock 3 is Gerami who was very active in the massacre of political prisoners in the 80’s and talks about the massacre with pride. This person is addicted to mind altering drugs and treats political prisoners inhumanely. A prison guard named Naderi was also active in the massacre and pulled the chair from under the feet of political prisoners when they were being hanged. Naderi boasts that he pulled the most chairs.

Political prisoner beaten in Evin Prison

June 3, 2010

Reza Malek who was taken to a solitary cell in cellblock 240 in Evin Prison on May 29 for insulting Khamenei, was beaten after one week of solitary while shackled from the back and blindfolded. His rib cage has broken as a result and he is unconscious.

Malek, who sustained many injuries, has now been transferred to Cellblock 8 but prison officials refuse to give him medical attention.

This is all while his jail term has ended and agents of the Ministry of Intelligence refuse to release him because a film taken from him in prison was published by the Human Rights Activists in Iran. The Ministry has asked the Judicial Department to issue another sentence for him.

Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

Many gave their lives for freedom of Iran during the post election uprising in 2009

On the anniversary of the uprising in June we honor some of those were slain by the Iranian regime. We call them 'martyrs without a face'.
Students Committee in Iran- June 6, 2010