Jul 2009

Ahmadinejad: “My connection to the Supreme Leader is like a son to his father”

Addressing a group of Basiji Professors in Mashad last week, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that his relationship to the Supreme Leader of Iran goes beyond the calls of office and politics and that he was connected to him like a son...

Protests in other cities of Iran

Nationwide gatherings marked the 40th day since the death of street protesters and the start of protests to the outcome of the elections in Iran. In addition to Tehran’s two large gatherings in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery and its large Prayer...

Fifty people arrested in Tehran gatherings

Chief of Tehran Security Forces announced the arrest of 50 individuals in the gatherings of Thursday, July 30th. Norooz Website reports that over 40 thousand mourners gathered in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery as well as the large Prayer Ground of Tehran...

Two more victims of torture dead

Ramin Aghazadeh Ghahremani and Hosein Akbari, two more of the recent detainees, are confirmed to be dead. Akbari died while in custody from trauma to the brain caused by blows from batons. Ghahremani was released and died two days later...

Khatami: “Confront the culprits of these atrocities!”

Seyed Mohamad Khatami, former president of Iran, declared that a hard stance needs to be taken against the recent “atrocities and crimes.” Referring to the closure of Kahrizak Detention Centre in the past week by the order of the Supreme...

Ahmadinejad’s presidential inauguration set for August 3rd

Ayatollah Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, will pass on the Order of Presidency to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the tenth presidency of Iran on August 3rd at the official Tanfeez Ceremony. According to Iranian law, once the...

40 days of protests in Iran marked with further violence

The French News Agency reports tear bombs and violent beatings were used by anti-protest forces to disperse thousands of protesters who had gathered at the large Prayer Ground of Tehran. Citywide protests have been reported by many sources. State Security...

Killing of Alireza Eftekhari and AmirHosein Toofanpour confirmed

Reporters without Borders confirmed that Alireza Eftekhari, former journalist for Abrar-e Eghtesadi, was killed in Iran and they demanded an investigation into his murder. The remains of the 29-year-old journalist, who died from brain hemorrhage caused by blows to the...

Mousavi and Karoubi forced out of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery

On Thursday, July 30th, Iranian opposition leader, MirHosein Mousavi, was forced out of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery where he was to join some of the families of the recent victims of nationwide street protests in marking the 40th day of their...

Reformist group holds government responsible for the many dead

The Islamic Revolution Mojahedin Organization of Iran, an influential reformist organization, claimed the ninth government of Iran along with the ministries of interior, intelligence and justice were responsible for the atrocities committed after the presidential election. Many members of this...

Detainees to appear in court on Saturday

The Islamic Republic News Agency, Irna, reported the indictment of 20 people on charges of “participating in street disturbances” following the presidential elections. Other charges mentioned in this context are as follows: “ties to the terrorist group Nefagh, bombing, possession...

Islamic Iran Participation Front:"They are clearing the evidence of their crimes."

Islamic Iran Participation Front released a statement declaring that the one-week given to the Chief Prosecutor of Tehran to deal with the recent detainees is a grace period to dispose of all evidence regarding recent crimes committed within detention centres....

Mousavi and Karoubi to visit the graves of recent victims

MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Kahroubi, the protesting candidates of the presidential elections, “will join the families of the victims of recent events at their graves, to pay homage to their memory.” wrote Ghalam News and Seham News websites. Earlier their...

"Avert the deaths in detentions centres"

The Association of the Defenders of Human Rights, headed by Nobel Laureate, Shirin Ebadi, urged Iranian officials to prevent the deaths of people in detention centres. The unsettling reports of death and torture from these centres forced Iranian authorities to...

Mujahedin set out conditions for their return to Iran

Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Council of Resistance of Iran, has set out her conditions for the return of the residents of Iraq’s Camp Ashraf to Iran. Camp Ashraf is located in the Eastern Iraq bordering Iran and is said...

Obstruction of ceremony to commemorate recent victims

Iranian Ministry of Interior has rejected MirHosein Mousavi's and Mehdi Karoubi's application for a permit to set up a commemoration ceremony for the victims of recent events in Iran. The two candidates opposing the outcome of recent election had applied...

Officials claim meningitis the culprit in deaths of recent detainees

Director General of Tehran prisons , Sohrab Soleymani, declared that the recent detainees, RuholAmini and Kamrani, died from complications caused by meningitis and according to officials all prisoners are to be vaccinated against this disease. Meanwhile RuholAmini's father has reported...

Head of Judiciary orders immdediate action regarding detainees

Ayatollah Shahroudi, head of Iranian Judiciary, gave Tehran's Prosecutor in Chief, Said Mortazavi, one week to process the detainees of recent protests and to reduce their numbers to the "utmost minimum." The Iranian Parliament has also appointed a committee to...

"Voice of Justice" daily loses license

The publication license of Iranian daily "Voice of Justice" has been revoked upon grounds of bearing offensive remarks toward Ayatollah Khomeini. While the managing diector of "Voice of Justice" has apologized in court for publishing those remarks, his apologies have...

Opposition leader takes hard stance against government crackdown on protesters

MirHosein Mousavi, the main candidate disputing the outcome of June 12 Iranian elections, condemned a system that takes no steps to investigate the recent atrocities against the people. While the authoirities have denied allegations of mistreatment of the detainees, Mousavi...