Iran – A New Year, a year of hope and faith in imminent change

As an Iranian, who has put the last Persian calendar year behind me and I am beginning a new year for my tormented country of Iran. The New Year for me is of course a year of hope and faith in change, alteration and prosperity. For those who may not be familiar, the Iranian calendar year begins with spring, this year on March 20^th.

Iran - Attack on IRGC suppressive forces in Kerman

Photo- IRGC suppressive forces

Bani Assadi, a commander of IRGC suppressive forces in Kerman, south central Iran, confessed in an interview on Wednesday March 23, with Iran’s state news agency, that three of his forces were injured while being shot at on Tuesday evening.

Iran: Friends & relatives commemorate Martyr Kianoosh Assaa, at his birthday

Kianoosh Assaa, a student at Tehran’s 

“Elm-o-Sanaat” university, was kidnapped and murdered, by agents of Mullahs’ regime, during the 2009 mass uprising. At his birthday, early this month, his friends and relatives gathered at his grave in Kermanshah, Kianoosh’s home town, to commemorate his memory.

Iran’s adviser at UN is charged with fraud

 As Reuter reported on Wednesday March 23, Ahmad Sheikh Zadeh an Iranian regime’s adviser at its office in the United Nations has been arrested for his illegal financial activities. A court in New York charged Sheikh Zadeh for money laundering and tax frauds.

Iran: Nowruz celebration in jails

Ancient Nowruz, Iranian New Year, has already come to Iran. Iranians celebrate their new year at the springtime when the wintery cold and darkness goes away to give way to Iran’s season of   growth and prosperity. The meaning of Nowruz for Iranians goes beyond just a new year to a sort of national identity.

For more than a thousand years Nowruz has brought sprite and happiness to the utmost corners of Iran and love and friendship among its masses. This is why Political prisoners, although enchained in Mullahs jails, show their hope for a free Iran by celebrating Nowruz in their cells.

Iran: youth Real Vote, Enthusiastic Practice of Fire Festival

This article is originally published on Area Info.

Many years ago, back in third grade I read a short story titled “The Last Lesson” from a story collection titled “Last Monday” by a French Author who I do not recall the name. Whole book is about the author’s first hand experience living under Nazis role during the German invasion of France as a kid. “The Last Lesson” describes in details the last French class before the enforcement of Nazi law of ban on teaching French in French schools. This young man described with honesty and in moving words, his emotions, his sorrow and his chagrin for not being able to freely use his mother tongue and praise his national culture. After close to four decades I can still remember how I was affected and cried as I was reading the story.

Iran: Lebanon’s Hizbollah Leader, “I and Iranian officials are old friends”

 Al Miadin, an Iranian regime’s TV station broadcasting for outside Iran, quoted on Tuesday March 22nd, Hassan Nassrollah, the leader of Hizbollah, emphasizing his deep-rooted friendship with the officials in the Iranian regime.

Hizbollah, Iranian regime’s main tool for meddling in Lebanon and other regional countries, was put on the list of terrorist organizations, earlier this month, by the countries of the Gulf’s Cooperation Council. Immediately afterwards Kuwait expelled 14 members of Hizbollah.

Iran: Protest of Iran’s political prisoners outside Evin Prison

 

A group of Iranian mothers and family members of political prisoners and their supporters gathered outside Tehran's notorious Evin Prison on Sunday, which marked the Iranian New Year, to spend time near their loved ones.

Dr. Mohammad Maleki, the first post-revolution Chancellor of Tehran University, took part in the sit-in.

The regime's security forces attacked and beat up the families to force them to disperse.

The father of Atena Faraghdani, a young female cartoonist detained in Evin, was among those who were beaten up by regime's security force.

Happy Norooz 2016

May the jubilance and prosperity at the advent of spring and the great feast of Nowrouz embrace you.