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RGC forces kill four environmentalists and blame killings on Kurd groups

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RGC forces kill four environmentalists and blame killings on Kurd groups

March 08, 2011

According to reports, four employees of the Sanandaj Environmental Organization were murdered by the Revolutionary Guards Corps. In recent days, the murder of four environmentalists in Kurdistan was blamed on armed rebels and ‘the global arrogance’ in state-run media, and state-run television and radio. According to the latest reports from Sanandaj, the story of the murder of these four employees is as follows:
After reports about a fire and the burning of a forest near the Kani Bukcheh Le village last week, forces of the Revolutionary Guards Corps were deployed to the region under the pretext of ambushing dissident Kurd armed groups in this region, who reportedly started the fire. In the end of last week when four employees of the Sanandaj Environmental Organization came to check the region as their responsibility dictates, they were attacked and killed by the RGC forces. 
After the RGC realized that they were employees of the Sanandaj Environmental Organization, they shot them in the head to make sure they were dead to prevent the incident from leaking. While returning, the Revolutionary Guards Forces threw the environmentalists’ car down into a canyon to cover their tracks. 
The environmentalists were identified as Massoud Alikhani, Kamal Hossein Panahi, Mamar Maghuyi and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Rojhalat News Center – Mar. 7, 2011)

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Street protestor reveals details of torture and abuse while in detention

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Street protestor reveals details of torture and abuse while in detention

March 08, 2011

According to reports, a protester who was arrested during the March 1 protests and was detained by the Revolutionary Guards Corps for close to 24 hours said, “I was arrested in Valiasr Street along with a large group of

people and was taken to a detention center in the Ahang Highway which is affiliated with the IRGC and as far I know it is located in the Ahang Highway. I was beaten and abused from the very beginning of my arrest… 
“These people completely stripped me after beating me and using profane language to insult me”, the protester who was arrested by RGC plainclothes agents said.
“They did this to me up to three times in the course of 24 hours. One time when they had stripped me, the agents started saying very profane things in my ear. ‘You think that Kahrizak (Detention Center) was a lie? You shouldn’t think that Kahrizak was a lie. We will do the same thing (done to Kahrizak detainees) to you so that you behave’, he told me. They used very bad language which I cannot repeat”. 
“After 24 hours of detention, torture and physical and mental abuse, they left me in Abbas Abad Street after they took my picture and made me sign a pledge”, he said. (Jaras Website – Mar. 6, 2011)

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Iran sentences 16 year old to death

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Iran sentences 16 year old to death

March 08, 2011

A 16 year old boy in Gilan identified as Shayan Omidi was sentenced to death along with his 24 year old friend, Sajad. This sentence was issued by the 12th branch of the Gilan Penal Court headed by Judge Mostafa Lesani…
In the end, the court sentenced Sajad to two death sentences on charges of complicity in the intentional murder of Sarieh and Parham and sentenced him to a prison term for complicity in the murder of Farzad (Shayan’s uncle) and robbery. Shayan was also sentenced to death for the murder of his uncle and was sentenced to a prison term for complicity in murder and robbery. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Mar. 6, 2011)

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Detained protesters tortured in Afsarieh Detention Center

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Detained protesters tortured in Afsarieh Detention Center

March 8, 2011

Dozens of protesters who were arrested on February 14 were abused and tortured in the Afsarieh Detention Center and were transferred to Evin Prison or released after 2 to 3 days. One of the detainees who was transferred to this detention center said, “I was kept with handcuffs and blindfolds in this detention center along with a number of other people. Because of the lack of space and the high number of detainees, we were forced to sleep in a sitting position in these three days”…
This protester who was arrested in the Keshavarz Blvd along with a number of other people was directly taken to the Revolutionary Guards Forces detention center in Afsarieh in Tehran. 
“In the three days, our handcuffs were only taken off while we were eating and when we went to the restroom. They insulted us and many of the detainees were beaten by the agents”, he added.
The detainees were kept in a hall without the minimum facilities and were forced to sit on the cold ground. (Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Mar. 5, 2011)

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Abolfazl Qadyani Accused of Insulting the Supreme Leader and Propagating Against the Regime

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Abolfazl Qadyani Accused of Insulting the Supreme Leader and Propagating Against the Regime

Sunday, March 8, 2011

According to Kalame News, member of the Islamic Revolution Mujahidin’s Central Council Abolfazl Qadyani, has again been summoned and interrogated for conducting interviews before his imprisonment.

In his interviews with Kalame, Resa, and Rooz Online, Qadyani criticized the Supreme Leader’s reaction to the post-election events, saying that choosing a dictatorship is not a solution to the crisis.

This member of the Islamic Revolution Mujahidin’s Political Office is now serving his one year prison sentence at Evin. In his interrogation, Qadyani once again stated that Khamenei is a dictator who usurped the people’s right to rule.

He considered his statements just criticism, emphasizing that none of the words he used in the interviews were offensive. Qadyani added that the judiciary and security machines must know the difference between insult and criticism.

During the interrogation Abolfazl Qadyani declared that the Supreme Leader and the judiciary machine must formally recognize the [people’s] right to freedom.

At the end of this session, Qadyani was again accused of insulting the Supreme Leader and propagating against the Regime.

In an unprecedented move, investigation into the case was again blocked while Qadyani has nine more months until his prison term ends.

 

 

 

Several Sunni Religious Leaders Arrested in Khorasan

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Several Sunni Religious Leaders Arrested in Khorasan

March 8, 2011

RAHANA- Adham Akhtari, Mozafar and Shamsollah Heidari were arrested by the security forces and there has been no information as to their condition.

Hafez Abdolrashid, the Imam of a mosque in Mashhad, was also arrested after being summoned last week. He had replaced the former Imam Abdolali Kheirshahi who had been detained 3 years ago and was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison and 5 years in exile.

Tehran residents speak up about protests and opposition movement

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Tehran residents speak up about protests and opposition movement

March 8, 2011

What do Iranians think about the confrontation between pro- and anti-government forces that continues to dominate the country’s political discourse?

Babylon & Beyond spoke to people on the streets and in the mosques of Tehran to canvas opinion about recent protests in the Iranian capital, the opposition movement and its leaders.

Those interviewed also were asked whether they thought protests might escalate or were losing momentum.

Amir, 50, businessman:

“The demonstration on March 1 was in Engelab and Azadi avenues and they were more than I had expected. But the difference was the plainclothes police who were among the groups of demonstrators. … As soon as [the protesters] dared to chant slogans, they were arrested and taken away to the waiting buses. I have watched videos … about the demonstrations in Shiraz and Isfahan and other cities. The demonstrations will be escalating if the suppressive militia lets up and is a bit lenient.”

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A staggering 220,000 prisoners held in Iran

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A staggering 220,000 prisoners held in Iran

March 8, 2011

The Iranian regime’s Director of the Prisons Organization has revealed that there are now more than 220,000 prisoners in Iran, with 55,000 added to the prison population in the course of the past year and a half alone.

The Iranian people have mounted numerous anti-regime uprisings since the summer of 2009, and the regime has arrested scores of dissidents and protestors in response.

Revealing startling figures published by the state-run Fars news agency on Thursday, Gholamhossein Esmaili, suggested that expanding the prison system is a critical task for the regime.

Esmaili was recently added to a list of 80 names of some of the worst human rights violators in Iran that the European Union will slap sanctions on.

He said that while the “official capacity” of prisons is 85,000, there are well over 220,000 people behind bars.

“During the period that I took over as director of the organization, 55,000 people have been added to the overall number of prisoners while even as little as 55 meters of space has not been added to the current system.”

Esmaili referred to some examples of cases related to prisoners, saying, “An individual has been in prison for 11 months simply for not paying a debt of (an equivalent of) $100.”

“We talked to 400 inmates in jail and asked them if they had requested bail. More than 100 said they had, but that they were refused.”

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Exodus of capital triggered by fearful regime officials

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Exodus of capital triggered by fearful regime officials

March 8, 2011

Iranian regime officials are transferring large sums of money outside the country amid fears about the regime’s stability, a French newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Les Echo, which reports on economic developments, underlined growing  anxiety within the regime about its future, saying, “Officials started transferring their assets to foreign banks in mid-January, a trend that only accelerated in February.”

The daily added, “The assets, worth over tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, have been wired not to western banks but mostly to Asian financial institutions in Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Bangladesh.”

According to Les Echo, Turkish banks have confirmed a case where over $180 million has been transferred to the country. A Malaysian bank has also confirmed the transfer of more than $220 million by regime officials.

“Some portions of the (ruling) fundamentalist faction in the regime are also mulling ways to reroute their assets to China,” the report added.

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Mullah burned alive near Tehran

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Mullah burned alive near Tehran

March 8, 2011

Tehran, 7 March (AKI) – The Shia imam of a mosque located in the Iranian city of Varamin has been burned alive, according to government-associated news Internet sites Tabnak and Aftab.

Mehdi Asnavandi on 27 February was burned by unidentified attackers after being tied to a holy shrine in the town of Varamin near Tehran.

Asnavandi was asked to attend a funeral ceremony at a mausoleum in the outskirts of Tehran where his assailants assaulted him before setting him on fire.

No motive was given for the attack.

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