Nanaz Oveisi - roozonline, 2006.11.21 - A prominent lawyer, Nasrin Sotudeh, has called on the government of Iran to halt the execution of a teenager.
In an interview with Rooz, Sotudeh said, “Sina was only 16 when he committed his crime. He turned 18 this summer and was scheduled to be executed on September 20, but because of a two-month extension given by the victim’s family, his execution was postponed for two months.”
“The two month extension runs out in a few days and Sina will be in danger of execution once again; so I am asking for the suspension of the verdict,” the lawyer said. link to main article
سهشنبه، آبان ۳۰، ۱۳۸۵
Nasrin Sotudeh: Stop Sina’s Execution!
Political Prisoners Attacked in Evin
Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir - roozonline, 2006.11.21
Last Saturday, a number of political prisoners, including attorney Dr. Naser Zarafshan, were attacked and severely beaten by violent convicts in Evin prison in Tehran. Dr. Zarafshan’s wife confirmed this report in an interview with Rooz.
At about 4 p.m. Naser Zarafshan called his wife from prison to inform her that the clashes were ongoing. He believed that the clashes were completely preplanned and staged. link to main article
Last Saturday, a number of political prisoners, including attorney Dr. Naser Zarafshan, were attacked and severely beaten by violent convicts in Evin prison in Tehran. Dr. Zarafshan’s wife confirmed this report in an interview with Rooz.
At about 4 p.m. Naser Zarafshan called his wife from prison to inform her that the clashes were ongoing. He believed that the clashes were completely preplanned and staged. link to main article
پنجشنبه، آبان ۲۵، ۱۳۸۵
Iran’s prisons has 3 times more prisoners than the prisons can accomodate
Iran came in fifth, in the list of global number of prisoners. A country with a 50 to 60 thousand prisoner capacity has approximately 3 times that volume and all the while, every day the number of prisoners increases and mostly they are individuals who were previously imprisoned and released but who are re-arrested with new sentences.(Iranpress news)
یکشنبه، آبان ۲۱، ۱۳۸۵
Reports allude to Ahmadinejad “ratting out” Rafsanjani and his posse to Argentine federal court
The regime-run news agency 'Entehkhab' in a report that expressed deep concern about the issuance of the international warrant for Hashemi Rafsanjani wrote: "The reason for Mr. Hashemi-Rafsanjani’s arrest warrant are charges in connection with the bombing of the Israel-Argentina community center building in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina [in 1994]. Regarding this matter, an informed source said that during recent years, the case was slowly being closed and that none other than the exertions of powerful [new] internal opponents of the past leaders of the Islamic republic, is who would have managed to induce this result; on the eve of the election of the council of experts, the plan to smear the reputation of experienced veteran revolutionary authorities has entered a new phase. The informed source expressed his deep regret about this warrant and commenting on these actions by the internal forces said that unfortunately with this stunt, obviously these individuals are clearly unaware of the fact that they have cooperated with Zionist forces and have destroyed the Islamic Republic's reputation around the world."
This regime site adds: “Other than Hashemi-Rafsanjani
1. Ali Fallahiyan, the Rafsanjani cabinet minister of intelligence and security,2. Ali- Akbar Velayati, his foreign minister, 3. Mohsen Rezai, former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, 4. Ahmad Vahidi, former commander of the revolutionary guards Qods brigde,5. Mohsen Rabbani, former cultural attaché of the Islamic republic's embassy in Argentina, 6. Ahmad-Reza Asghari, third secretary of the Islamic republic's embassy in Argentina, 7. Hadi Soleimanpour, former Islamic republic ambassador to Argentina
are among the named defendants in the case. According to what the Argentine public prosecutor general has issued, Federal Judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral, has requested both from the government of the Islamic republic as well as international police (INTERPOL) to arrest and deliver the defendants in the case, to Argentina.”
This regime site adds: “Other than Hashemi-Rafsanjani
1. Ali Fallahiyan, the Rafsanjani cabinet minister of intelligence and security,2. Ali- Akbar Velayati, his foreign minister, 3. Mohsen Rezai, former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, 4. Ahmad Vahidi, former commander of the revolutionary guards Qods brigde,5. Mohsen Rabbani, former cultural attaché of the Islamic republic's embassy in Argentina, 6. Ahmad-Reza Asghari, third secretary of the Islamic republic's embassy in Argentina, 7. Hadi Soleimanpour, former Islamic republic ambassador to Argentina
are among the named defendants in the case. According to what the Argentine public prosecutor general has issued, Federal Judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral, has requested both from the government of the Islamic republic as well as international police (INTERPOL) to arrest and deliver the defendants in the case, to Argentina.”
پنجشنبه، آبان ۱۸، ۱۳۸۵
Hezbollah confirms efforts to topple Lebanon’s government
One of the commanders of the Lebanese branch of Hezbollah affiliated to the Islamic Republic, confirmed a report that indicated that Hezbollah has been taking all necessary action to topple the government of Lebanon. Last week Tony Snow, the White House spokesman, said there was mounting evidence that the Damascus and allies Tehran regime were behind Hezbollah’s attempt to overthrow the Lebanese government in order to hinder an international tribunal into the investigation of the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.
The regime-run site RASAW wrote: One of the prominent Hezbollah clergymen confirmed that whether America likes it or not, the government of Lebanon which is a threat to the achievements of Lebanon's interests and resistence, will be overthrown. Sheikh Nabil Qavoq, the superintendent of the office of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, who spoke on Monday, November 6th at the inauguration of the centers for culture and research of southern Lebanon, in the city Konin, emphasized: "A change in the direction of the government and the formation of a new united national rule has begun and the United States cannot derail this course. We have made serious and absolute decisions and have every intention of safeguarding both national and Lebanese public interests and the formation of the united national rule is in this vein. The action we are taking in the formation of a new government and the overthrowing of the present government of Lebanon cannot be reversed because we regard the present government of Lebanon as a serious threat to our designated resistance achievements.”
The regime-run site RASAW wrote: One of the prominent Hezbollah clergymen confirmed that whether America likes it or not, the government of Lebanon which is a threat to the achievements of Lebanon's interests and resistence, will be overthrown. Sheikh Nabil Qavoq, the superintendent of the office of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, who spoke on Monday, November 6th at the inauguration of the centers for culture and research of southern Lebanon, in the city Konin, emphasized: "A change in the direction of the government and the formation of a new united national rule has begun and the United States cannot derail this course. We have made serious and absolute decisions and have every intention of safeguarding both national and Lebanese public interests and the formation of the united national rule is in this vein. The action we are taking in the formation of a new government and the overthrowing of the present government of Lebanon cannot be reversed because we regard the present government of Lebanon as a serious threat to our designated resistance achievements.”
دوشنبه، آبان ۱۵، ۱۳۸۵
torture of a political activist in the town of Marand
According to reports, political activist Akbar Pour-Abdollah, resident of the town of Marand (province of Kurdistan) was arrested on Monday, October 30th by the agents of the ministry of intelligence and security (MOIS) of that township and is said to be under interrogation and severe torture.
This report indicates that the interrogators and agents of MOIS after torturing this political activist delivered his bloody clothes to his family.
This report indicates that the interrogators and agents of MOIS after torturing this political activist delivered his bloody clothes to his family.
dervishes and their lawyer sentenced to prison and prohibited from legal represenation
Branch 101 of public criminal court in the city of Ghom sentenced Seyed Ahmad Shariat, director and founder of the Shariat Hosseinieh* of Ghom, Qolamreza Harsini, the lawyer for the Hosseinieh and other defendants in the case to prison, a cash penalty and in the case of Harsini, banned from practicing law.
According to the regime-run news agency ILNA, after investigating the case, the Mullah judge Pour-Moussavi, sentenced Seyed Ahmad Shariat to serve one year in prison, a $7000 cash penalty - $3500 of which was in lieu of being flogged – and finally 10 years exile from his hometown of Ghom. Qolamreza Harsini was sentenced to serve one year in prison, a cash penalty of $3500 and five years suspention from practicing law. The other defendants in the case were sentenced to anywhere between 3 month to 10 days imprisonment.
The charges brought against the Gonabadi faith dervishes in Ghom was “the forcible invasion of their own Hosseinieh (!)”, “disrupting public order" and "disobeying the [regime’s] disciplinary commanders and agents".
Prior to this, in branch 112 of the public criminal court of Ghom which is also presided over by the very same Mullah judge Pour-Moussavi, 52 of the Gonabadi faith dervishes and their 2 lawyers were sentenced to each serve one year in prison and 74 lashes; the lawyers were also suspended from practicing law.
According to the regime-run news agency ILNA, after investigating the case, the Mullah judge Pour-Moussavi, sentenced Seyed Ahmad Shariat to serve one year in prison, a $7000 cash penalty - $3500 of which was in lieu of being flogged – and finally 10 years exile from his hometown of Ghom. Qolamreza Harsini was sentenced to serve one year in prison, a cash penalty of $3500 and five years suspention from practicing law. The other defendants in the case were sentenced to anywhere between 3 month to 10 days imprisonment.
The charges brought against the Gonabadi faith dervishes in Ghom was “the forcible invasion of their own Hosseinieh (!)”, “disrupting public order" and "disobeying the [regime’s] disciplinary commanders and agents".
Prior to this, in branch 112 of the public criminal court of Ghom which is also presided over by the very same Mullah judge Pour-Moussavi, 52 of the Gonabadi faith dervishes and their 2 lawyers were sentenced to each serve one year in prison and 74 lashes; the lawyers were also suspended from practicing law.
شنبه، آبان ۱۳، ۱۳۸۵
A Christian arrested by plain clothes secret police
According to the Persian-speaking Christians news channel web site, an Iranian Christian, by the name of Ghaan’eh Rooz was arrested on October 26th by plain clothes secret police in the city of Sanandadj and has been transferred to an unknown location.
Rooz had been summoned several times by the ministry of intelligence and security for questioning; during one of these interrogations, Rooz had been detained and interrogated for 10 hours.
So far his family’s effort to obtain information on his whereabouts has gleaned no results.
The source of this news reported that a large majority of the residents of the city Sanandadj are Sunni and that there are no official churches for Christians in that area; they are generally forced to hold mass and their religious services in home churches.
Rooz had been summoned several times by the ministry of intelligence and security for questioning; during one of these interrogations, Rooz had been detained and interrogated for 10 hours.
So far his family’s effort to obtain information on his whereabouts has gleaned no results.
The source of this news reported that a large majority of the residents of the city Sanandadj are Sunni and that there are no official churches for Christians in that area; they are generally forced to hold mass and their religious services in home churches.
Iran test-fires 3 new missiles in Gulf
(AP) Iran has successfully test-fired three new models of sea missiles in a show of force to assert its military capacities in the Gulf, military officials said Friday. More in NY Timesجمعه، آبان ۱۲، ۱۳۸۵
A political prisoner in critical condition
According to reports from the Rejaishahr prison, in the Tehran suburb of Karadj, activist and political prisoner, Mehrdad Lohrasbi who was arrested during the July 1999 student uprisings and has been in prison since, is in desparate need of medical treatment and should have been granted a medical furlough.
The judiciary had made such furlough impossible by setting an extremely heavy bail, knowing that his family would be unable to meet the required sum. Finally, recently his family was able to pledge the amount that met with the approval of the judiciary’s officials however a member of the revolutionary court by the name of Alizadeh has decided to block the young man’s release to his family and is prohibiting him from receiving the desparately-needed medical care.
Alizadeh is the chief of the Islamic regime’s judiciary bureau in Tehran and known for his violent temper, intimidation tactics and insults on prisoners and their families.
The judiciary had made such furlough impossible by setting an extremely heavy bail, knowing that his family would be unable to meet the required sum. Finally, recently his family was able to pledge the amount that met with the approval of the judiciary’s officials however a member of the revolutionary court by the name of Alizadeh has decided to block the young man’s release to his family and is prohibiting him from receiving the desparately-needed medical care.
Alizadeh is the chief of the Islamic regime’s judiciary bureau in Tehran and known for his violent temper, intimidation tactics and insults on prisoners and their families.
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