Iran: executed all adult men in one village

Human rights groups condemned the executions

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The entire adult male population of a village in southern Iran has been executed for drug offences, according to Iran’s vice-president for women and family affairs.
The matter came to light earlier this week after Shahindokht Molaverdi revealed it during an interview with the semi-official Mehr news agency in rare comments from a senior government official highlighting the country’s high rate of executions of drug traffickers.
“We have a village in Sistan and Baluchestan province where every single man has been executed,” she said, without naming the place or clarifying whether the executions took place at the same time or over a longer period. “Their children are potential drug traffickers as they would want to seek revenge and provide money for their families. There is no support for these people.”
According to Amnesty International, Iran remains a prolific executioner, second only to China. In 2014, at least 753 people were hanged in Iran, of whom more than half were drug offenders. In 2015, Amnesty said it had recorded “a staggering execution rate” in the Islamic republic, “with nearly 700 people put to death in the first half of the year alone”. 

Iran: Story of “Elections for God, not for people”

Ridiculous method ballot of vote counting in present Iran

Iran, in which “elections” has no meanings, held twin elections, on Feb. 26^th, to decide members of the next parliament and the “assembly of experts”. “Well, what is wrong with that?” One might say. “Election is a democratic process used in every country”.

The mistake here is that Iran is not a democratic country. It rather has the most vicious dictatorship of our present time. “Elections” If it was used in its real meanings, would be illegal in Iran and anybody participating in voting would be charged with “conspiracy against the state “and “enmity against God”. Elections”, generally, means that people choose their government from multiple candidates. Iran’s government officials, of different fractions, have repeatedly said that the people are not eligible to choose who can be the “Supreme Leader”.

Thirty seven years ago, when the “Islamic Republic of Iran” was established by Ayatollah Roohollah Khomeini, people who had a perception of the word “fundamentalism” were rare. The events of the recent years, in France, England, Australia, United states, Nigeria, . . . ,  and, particularly, the Middle East region gave people opportunities to have a glimpse of that kind of “Islam” Iranian Ayatollahs are representing. During this period of time terrorist organizations have grown, ideologically, nurtured by the existence of the only fundamentalist state power, the “Islamic Republic of Iran”.  

The kind of Islam used by Mullahs in Iran is known as the “regime of the Supreme Leader”. Based on a one man rule, Iran’s “Supreme Leader” is one of the worst dictatorial systems man has ever seen. Exalt of this “one man” to a Saint that is representing God, on our filthy earth, makes his opponents eligible to the worst punishments, including death. This is how the “elections” loving Mullahs have maintained their power in the past 37 years. This reality makes the Feb, 26 elections, somehow, exceptional.

The position of this “one man”, “the main pillar of the state”, the “supreme leader” is at stake. Mullahs have frequently defined their system as,” if eighty million population of Iran say one thing and the supreme Leader says another, the word of the supreme leader is accepted as true.” This shows that “elections” which means decision made by the people is a sin and against God’s will. Khamenei controls Iran's judiciary, armed forces, the Guardian Council that vets laws and election candidates, public broadcasters and also enjoys the loyalty of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, which suppressed mass protests that followed the 2009 presidential election.

While Ayatollahs consider the “Supreme Leader” as God’s representative on earth, the Islam and the holy book of Quran, however, give the position of God’s representative to every human being and call him God’s noble creature. So where did this election stand for this government that does not bear any sort of democracy at home?

What we are talking about, concerning Feb. 26, is in fact a stalemate, an unsuccessful program, or in fact a failed strategy. The augmented crises in this regime are acting like a typhoon shaking the seat of the “Supreme Leader”. With all the country’s Power and all the economic key points in the hands of Khamenei but he has not been able to eradicate the opposition to his rule. His opposition and those who they call them foes, are stronger than ever and infuriation among the people is more than ever. This is now a turning point for the entire regime, a big defeat for Khamenei, the Supreme Leader.

No matter what will come out of the February elections for both parliament and the “assembly of experts”, but it will be a step down for the whole system. Just in the heat of mass protests, the “one man” is now being shaken, from within.

Iranian people’s message in elections: Our vote = regime overthrow

The Iranian people did not welcome the February 26^th sham elections and according to live reports from many polling stations, voting came to an end on Friday in a cold and spiritless atmosphere of intense security measures. Despite all the advertisement and various camps pouring money and investing efforts to lure people to the polls, which of course has roots in an obvious and growing power struggle amongst the ruling brass, state officials were extremely nervous throughout the day of any possible protest.

This year’s elections in Iran, like those in the past, was the scene of a total religious dictatorship imposing its hegemony as if it were blessed with credibility from God, forever to come.

Iran: Factional clashes on the eve of voting

Factional clashes in northern Iran before elections

On the morning of Wednesday, February 24^th a number of Khamenei loyalists attacked the Rouhani-Rafsanjani election headquarters in the city of Ramsar in northern Iran, tearing their posters at the site.

 Tehran: protesting people tearing apart elections posters

People were seen tearing apart many posters of election candidates in Tehran, according to reports obtained from Tehran on Wednesday, February 24^th. This has become a method for people to show their protests in these sham elections. Reports show the posters were set ablaze.

Iran: mullahs sent students from Qom to Tehran to vote for specific candidates

Supporters of Khamenei’s faction in Iran intend to send a large number of student mullahs from the city of Qom to Tehran to fill the voting polls in favor of Jannati, Yazdi and Mesbah Yazdi during the elections on Friday, February 26^th. These three individuals are three of the main Khamenei faction members in Tehran running in the elections for the Assembly of Experts, and Khamenei is terrified they may not get the necessary votes.

Iran: I want to vote, but to who and for what?

On the verge of the Iranian regime’s twin elections, a heartbreaking incident took place in the village of Siahkal, located in northern Iran. This text shows how the Iranian people actually view elections in Iran.

24 February 2016

A teacher, wounded back in the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s and a loyal believer in the Islamic republic, told his students:

“Kids, the elections are near, write an essay about the elections,” he said. Every one of the students wrote an essay and read it before the class until it was A.K.’s turn. With very ragged clothing and a face revealing his inner pains, A.K. stood before the blackboard and began reading his essay:

“In the name of God…

I take my pen and write my essay as:

Why do we vote!?

Protesting against election in Iran

Iran: people are crying “our vote is regime overthrown”

Tehran – Protesting youths tear off election posters

Monday Feb. 22 – State suppressive forces arrested some young boys and girls for tearing off the election banners posted on the walls. The arrested youth were, simultaneously, shouting abusive words about the officials in the government.

Reports from different parts of Tehran indicate that the infuriated people in many parts of the capital have moved to tear off banners and posters, no matter of which candidate.

"Our vote = regime change, Our vote= Freedom”

Tehran: Elderly mother tears off “elections” posters

Tehran – Saturday Feb. 20 – An elderly mother at Tehran’s Baharestan square tore off pictures and posters on the walls saying, “You post them and I tear them off”. In different occasions people passing by praised this elderly mother.

This is the voice of Iranian people on the verge of sham election

Iran: Jail for using Facebook

Another political prisoner goes on hunger strike on central city Tehran

Political prisoner, Amir Golestani, was arrested in August 2013, by the suppressive IRGC guards on charges of doing social activities on Facebook. He has already spent 31 months in jail.

Golestani, who is in section 8 of Evin Prison, has been on hunger strike since Feb. 13th protesting being deprived of his legal right of unconditional release. He has emphasized that he would go on dry hunger strike if his situation is not changed within ten days.