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.

Iran: Maryam Naghash Zargaran returned to Evin Prison

Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran returned to the women’s ward of Evin on June 27, 2016, without completing her medical treatment.

 The Prosecutor's Office refused to extend the medical leave for this severely ill prisoner of conscience and forced her back to prison by threatening to confiscate her bail.

Maryam Naghash Zargaran was granted a medical leave on June 6, 2016, after 11 days of hunger strike when she protested the undetermined state of her case, deprivation from medical treatment, and cancellation of her conditional release.

This new Christian convert was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment on the charge of acting against national security. Her charges have not been officially relayed to her, but she is presently serving the four years in Evin's women's ward.

Originally published here:
http://www.women.ncr-iran.org/index.php/iran-women-news/2822-iran-maryam-naghash-zargaran-returned-to-evin-prison

Political prisoner writes to UN about abuses in Iran

Iranian political prisoner, Hassan Sadeqi, who is currently behind bars in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) Prison in Karaj, north-west of the Iranian capital, has written an open letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council protesting the authorities’ refusal to allow him to visit his wife imprisoned in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.

Iran: Criminal orders to execute three Arab minority political prisoners; call to save their lives

of the religious fascism ruling Iran has condemned to death three young political prisoners from Hamidiyeh of Ahwaz (southern Iran). The names of these prisoners, from the Arab minority, are Qais Obaidavi, 25, B.A. in Law, his 20-year-old brother Ahmad Obaidavi, and their cousin Sajjad Obaidavi, a law student. They are charged with so-called “Moharebeh (enmity against God)” and “corruption on Earth.”

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.

A “Moderate”’s “Hero”

A moderate or a hard liner, whatever name we give them, the two fractions inside Iranian regime have their discrepancies. Parliament, economy, international relations as well as mosques and religion are platforms each fraction uses to push the other side off the edge and to get a bigger piece of cheese. Nevertheless what brings discords within factions of Iranian regime is what that has unified them. Khamenei, the Supreme Leader or  Rouhani, the president, or other mullahs, whether a member of parliament or chief director of prisons, all have a common terrifying nightmare day and night. That is how to keep the lid on the bottle not to let the monster come out. The deprived citizens of Iran are looking for a chance to disseat the so called “Islamic Republic” of Ayatollahs.  It happened once in 2009 and can happen in 2016. This is why Rouhani calls the daily executions as the “will of God” and Khamenei tries to export his “Islamic Revolution” to Iraq, Syria or. ....

Everything for Pursuing Terrorism

US administration’s persistence to sell the world the idea that the final nuclear deal will bring rulers in Iran to propriety of behavior led to a meeting in London on May 12^th in which US Secretary of State John Kerry tried to persuade European financial institutions to facilitate business with Iran. Mr. Kerry did not come out of the meeting as a winner. International sanctions imposed over Tehran’s nuclear activities were lifted in January, but other U.S. and European sanctions remained unchanged. A few days later on May 17 David Lipton, the first IMF senior management official to visit Iran since the 1979 revolution, said in an interview in Tehran, “The best thing the government can do, and the banks can do, is to bring those standards up to international levels and try to reassure foreign partners, banks and otherwise that Iran’s banks are safe to deal with”.  As Bloomberg reported Lipton advised that “Iran must bolster anti-money laundering and terrorism-financing laws if it wants to reconnect to the global economy”.