Political Prisoner Invites People to Support the ‘Free Iran’ Gathering

prisoner being held in Iran’s notorious Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison, who has denounced the continuing violation of human rights by the theocratic regime in Iran, as well as its meddling in the region. 

From his prison cell in Gohardasht, north-west of Tehran, Shahin Zoghitabar has invited all Iranians to support and participate in the Iranian Resistance’s “Free Iran” gathering in Paris on July 9.

Sir David Amess MP: Iran should be ashamed of its execution record

British politician Sir David Amess has pledged his support to the upcoming Free Iran gathering and called on his colleagues throughout Europe to do the same.

Iran: RSF express Distress over fate of journalists in Evin prison

Iran is the biggest prison for journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is outraged by the lack of transparency and denial of justice surrounding the hospitalization of Mohammad Sedegh Kaboodvand, a journalist on hunger strike since 8 May in protest against his continuing detention and the judicial harassment to which he has been subjected in recent months

Kaboodvand was taken to hospital on 21 May after collapsing in his cell in Tehran’s Evin prison but, after 24 hours of observation, he was returned to his cell. His family was able to visit him today but he was very weak and was unable to remain standing. He is continuing his hunger strike and his condition is very worrying.

Iran: regime agents round up satellite dishes in eastern Tehran

Repressive police rounding up, destroying satellite dishes

Repressive police in Iran are continuing their crackdown campaign in eastern Tehran by rounding up satellite dishes from people’s homes. These agents raided people’s residences and climbed their walls to round up satellite dishes and confiscating the LNBs.

These repressive measures of rounding up satellite dishes is a clear sign of the mullahs’ utter fear of the general public being informed of the news. This campaign has been repeated time and again by the mullahs’ crackdown entities in various cities across the country. However, not only have satellite TV viewers increased in Iran, according to the regime’s sate media, more and more people are referring to satellite TV networks for their news and entertainment.

Iran: 26 oppressive entities mission to stop “mal-veiling”

A real example of a warning in Iran!

Crackdown of women in Iran under pretext of improper veiling

According to remarks made by regime officials in Iran, there are 26 oppressive entities established in Iran missioned to fight against the mullah-fabricated phenomenon of “mal-veiling” in the society. All these entities are parts of a crackdown machine in Iran. One such entity is deviously dubbed, “Enjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong.” A few days ago, Ali Lotfi, a regime official in this entity in the city council of Mashhad (northeast Iran) said the regime is facing a crisis in this regard. In a ceremony held to inaugurate a building for this repressive organ, Lotfi delivered a speech emphasizing on continuing crackdown measures, adding under orders issued by Mullah Alamalhoda, the representative of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, from May 23^rd onward arrangements have been made for roads leading to the sacred Imam Reza shrine in this city to be placed under more coverage by this unit.

Iran: Regime is arresting women posing without headscarves online

Iran regime arrests women with loose hijab

Iranian police have arrested eight people in a new crackdown on women who post images of themselves online without their hair covered, state media reported Monday, part of a larger cultural struggle in the Islamic Republic over the country's future.
The arrests are part of a wider crackdown on artists, poets, journalists, bloggers and activists.
The arrests and harsh sentences handed down signal that hard-liners in the police and judiciary, who were unable to stop the accord and fear looser social norms will weaken their power on the public.

Iran: Warning! 5 million educated unemployed Iranians

 

More and more young men becoming unemployed in Iran

Reza Rahmani, chair of the Iranian Parliament Industrial Commission said, “All industrial ministries must get to work because the unemployment alarm has been sounded, because in addition to the other unemployed people, we now have more than 5 million educated unemployed people across the country.”

Speaking on Saturday night in the regime’s Chamber of Commerce session in the city of Tabriz (northwest Iran), Rahmani said Iran is now 117^th in the world in employment.

Iran: mullahs’ operatives damage national-cultural heritages

                                           Scenes of the damaged Ass’ad Bakhtiary statue 

Bakhtiary Iranians in the city of Ahvaz, southwest Iran, staged a demonstration on Monday, May 16^th, protesting the damaging of national heritages and symbols of the Constitutional Revolution period [early 1900s] by operatives loyal to the mullahs’ regime and supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Following the damages inflicted to the statue of Ass’ad Bakhtiary, a legend of the Constitutional Revolution who conquered Tehran, by the gangs and hoodlums of the mullahs’ regime in Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiary Province, the Bakhtiary Iranian community held a demonstration protesting these measures that are considered an insult to Iran’s culture and history. Video footages of the damages inflicted on the Ass’ad Bakhtiary statue has been posted on the Internet, showing the police being present at the scene yet taking no action to prevent this hideous measures.

Iran: Labor Children، a Devastating Social Reality

We invite you to a brief glance at the atrocious conditions of Iranian children forced to quit school and work. This is the true face of the mullahs’ rule in Iran. 

Iran state TV, 12 June 2015:

At least 15,000 labor children are roaming the streets of Tehran

Child: I am a street vendor

Reporter: Where?

Child: Tehran’s Tajrish region

Another child: I sell omens

Reporter: How old are you?

Child: 8

Reporter: How much do you earn?

Iran is world primary state sponsor of terrorism, says prominent UK think-tank

Originally Posted by: Vijeta Uniyal

May 12, 2016

One year after the Obama-backed Nuclear Deal came into effect, Islamic Republic of Iran remains the leading sponsor of international terrorism, says a policy paper published by British policy think-tank Henry Jackson Society. According to the report released on Wednesday at the House of Lords in London, Iran maintains a large and lucrative illegal financing network to bypass the remaining sanction that are in place to stop Tehran from funding terrorist outfits and regime.

IRANIAN PRISONER KNOWN AS A LEADING LADY FOR JOURNALIST

In a ceremony in Paris on May 2, Reporters Without Borders declared four journalists to be heroes and heroines of 2016; amongst them was Ms. Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian political prisoner, lawyer, and human rights activist.

During this ceremony, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo expressed her support for all those who work for freedom of expression. She presented City of Paris medals to the chosen journalists and praised their endeavors, saying that the gates of the French capital will always be open to them.

Mohammadi has been arrested many times for her human rights activities. She was last arrested on 5 May 2015 at her home by judicial security agents without prior notice and was transferred to the notorious Evin Prison in northern Tehran. The arrest initiated a six-year prison sentence that had already been handed down in March 2011.

IRAN: ROUHANI BACKS ONGOING EXECUTIONS AND HARSH PUNISHMENTS

The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran has indicated that in 2015 alone, the regime carried out executions of at least 966 people. Groups like the NCRI have been keeping track of hangings so far this year and have seen similar trends. The NCRI indicates that at least 55 people were executed in the month of April alone, and that another 10 were hanged in just the first three days of May.

Most of the victims of this capital punishment are reportedly non-violent drug offenders. Meanwhile, some individuals are condemned to death in Iran for offenses that would not be recognized as crimes in other modern nations. Many of these are vaguely defined under terms like “enmity against God,” which clearly reflect the government’s ongoing commitment to its theocratic identity.

Paris: Khamenei image posted as press freedom enemy #1

 Paris streets witness images of Khamenei as enemy of press freedom

Images of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been posted in the streets of Paris as press freedom enemy #1.

Marking ‘Press Freedom Day’, Reporters Sans Frontiers launched a campaign on Tuesday, May 3^rd condemning regimes oppressing press and media freedoms.

A French graphic company has for the fifth consecutive year voluntarily installed related posters in this regard throughout the streets of Paris. These posters include images of 12 regime leaders identified as enemies of press freedom. Khamenei is amongst the 12 such figures whose images were seen in these posters.

“Iran is ranked 169^th in this year’s annual RSF report. 38 journalists are currently behind bars in Iran,” was the text describing Khamenei’s image.

This poster also explains how journalists in Iran are interrogated, tortured and accused of charges such as espionage.

Iran: labor unions, associations make call for Labor Day gatherings

During the past few days and following a series of labor strikes, protests and sit-ins, a number of labor unions and associations made calls for gatherings to mark International Labor Day.

Tehran – Struggling Youth Union – West Tehran issue statement in support of PMOI/MEK call for Labor Day gatherings

We commemorate International Labor Day

Dear workers, fellow countrymen

This year more than ever before we commemorate International Labor Day with the utmost might. On a daily basis we are witness to rallies held by workers, bazaar merchants, teachers and other walks of life. People who have risen for their rights. Therefore, we rise in support of a call made by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MeK) to commemorate International Labor Day better than ever before.

Locals commemorate Labor Day western Iran to prevent any government bans

 Labor Day commemoration in Sanandaj, western Iran

Workers and labor rights advocates in Sanandaj, western Iran, held a ceremony commemorating International Labor Day. This ceremony was held earlier this year to prevent any measures by the Iranian regime aimed at banning such gatherings.

On Friday, April 22^nd a group of workers and labor advocates in Sanandaj commemorated International Labor Day and held a ceremony on this occasion.

Iran: mullahs’ theoretical figure speaks of regime crumbling

Mullah Alamalhoda, a known theorizing figure of the mullahs’ mentality, posted a piece on his Instagram page on Friday, April 8th describing extortion, plundering and theft are considered lesser crimes than not abiding by the mullahs’ strict dress codes imposed on women.

Details on Iran’s attempts to abduct pilot who fled to Turkey

Plot to kidnap runaway Iranian pilot in Turkey (file photo)

The Saudi-based Al Arabiya TV aired new details of an attempt by two Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS/VEVAK) agents in Turkey to abduct a pilot, Major Ahmed Reza Khosravi.

“Due to the difference in beliefs I had with the establishment, and because I did not believe in the system, and due to my occupation I was forced to do things my commanders asked me to do, including taking part in religious ceremonies that I had no belief in. I was also against the state’s policies, because these policies are based on deluding the people, duplicity and lies. Another issue that led to my resignation and fleeing from Iran was that all my work, personal life and anything I said was always controlled and under surveillance. I had no freedom in my personal life and even my wife’s telephone was under surveillance. I was truly bothered by these measures,” he said in this regard.

Northern Iran: Group letter of communications/electricity workers to World Labor Organization

 To Mr. Guy Ryder Secretary-General of the World Labor Organization

Greetings,

We congratulate you and all workers of our country on International Labor Day, especially those working tirelessly and risking their lives on a daily basis in electricity systems and installing electricity and communications towers. These workers are separated from their families for many months of the year to make ends meet and not be left ashamed before their families.

We would like to inform you that we work in very difficult conditions, at times 13 to 15 hours a day at heights of 30 to 300 meters, while we lack any life insurance and our salaries are stolen. With a monthly salary of only $300 dollars we cannot have a decent meal. On Labor Day we are requesting that you be our voice. Currently, our country’s money is spent on terrorist projects, killing innocent people in Syria, Iraq and European countries.

Mr. Secretary-General,

Any appeasement vis-à-vis Khamenei or Rouhani is a crime against humanity. We are requesting from you to distance yourself from these criminals and condemn this anti-human and anti-labor regime for its human rights violations.

A group of communications/electricity workers in northern Iran

Iran: truck drivers stage widespread protests

 Protest gathering of more than 4,500 truck drivers in Bandar Abbas

Thousands of drivers of large trucks in the cities of Bandar Abbas, Shiraz, Isfahan and Yazd launched widespread protests and strikes.

On Monday 4,500 truck drivers in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, staged a protest rally and went on strike on Monday, April 11^th. These drivers protested the transportation system, corruption and tax extortion.

At times these hardworking drivers are forced to wait 20 days in line, and remain out of work, whereas regime elements wait only a few hours and receive their payload.

Moreover, the Tax Organization in Iran demands heavy taxes from these drivers and even demands taxes on surplus values.

Iran’s “April Fools”: A Day of No Strict Clothing Regulations

Weary from long years of suppression, she bravely comes before camera announcing her deep protest to the Mullahs ruling theocracy in Iran.

On the occasion of “April Fools”, she takes off her headscarf in protest to strict clothing regulations in Iran.

Women in Iran are under severe crackdown and cruelty, lashing and stoning even under the presidency of Rouhani.