Executions in Iran carried out to ‘maintain’ theocracy

After 37 years in power two attributes of Iran's regime have not and will never change: the export of chaos, terrorism and fundamentalism throughout the region and repression of all dissent inside the country, an Iranian political activist wrote on Wednesday in the Middle East Online.

"Iran is becoming more and more defiant each day in hanging men and women, especially the youth, before the eyes of the entire world," Heshmat Alavi wrote. "The question is how and why is Tehran daring to carry out such horrific crimes despite being condemned more than 60 times in the United Nations?! We must seek the answer from the European Troika and the US government, the innovators of the appeasement policy and human rights (!) talks with the dictatorship ruling Iran."

"Truly, why don't the mullahs simply carry out these executions in prison, far from public view? The answer is that Iran is using a weapon far more effective than traditional repression. In one word, this weapon destroys any and all sense of humanity, and takes an entire society as its hostage. After 37 years in power two things have never and will never change: firstly, the export of chaos, terrorism and fundamentalism throughout the region, and secondly, wave after wave of repression against all dissent inside the country."

"These two are acting as the regime's pillars and fundamental elements of the mullahs' rule inside Iran. Therefore, be it Hassan Rouhani boasting about reforms and ., or the regime's extremist factions calling themselves the 'principalists', the mullahs' regime will never stop its crackdown and export of terrorism and fundamentalism. This is the one red line and common denominator amongst all of the regime's internal factions."

Some 2,000 people have been sent to the gallows in Iran ever since Hassan Rouhani came to power, being the highest rate of executions per capita in the world, Mr. Alavi said.

"Coinciding with these executions, the Iranian regime is now taking measures in amputating inmates' hands and feet in prison. Amnesty International considers the trend of executions in Iran as an increasing and 'staggering execution spree'."

United Nations High Commissioner Prince Zeid al-Hussein said in his inaugurating speech on Monday, September 14th opening the UN Human Rights Commission session in Geneva: "Accelerated use of the death penalty, concerns about the right to a fair trial, and the continued detention of journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders remain major causes for concern."

Executions, threats and murder of political and religious dissidents in Iran continue overtly and covertly, officially and through clandestine measures, the article in the Middle East Online noted.

"Many political prisoners in Iran have lost their lives as authorities are depriving them of medical care. This includes cases such as Mr. Mohsen Dogmechi, a supporter of the opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, and Mrs. Hoda Saber."

"Suspicious deaths have also been witnessed in Iran's prisons, especially the ward of political prisoners in Gohardasht Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran, including Misters Amir Hossein Heshmat Saran, Mansour Radpour and Afshin Osanlou."

"The latest such case of sudden and suspicious deaths was in the death of political prisoner Shahrokh Zamani on Sunday, September 13 in the ward of political prisoners in Gohardasht Prison."

"Now, the question is why does the Iranian regime carry out executions in public and in the middle of the street? Why do authorities keep the body hanging there at the site for hours? Why execute prisoners before the eyes of horrified people? Why are executions carried out before wives and children? While executions in and of itself are horrific in nature, but truly why doesn't Iran at least carry out these atrocities behind the walls of its prisons, far from the eyes of the public?"

"These questions direct us to the unparalleled and completely medieval mentality found only in the mullahs ruling Iran, and they have taken the entire Iranian society as their hostage by cementing a climate of fear throughout the country. With state TV showing bodies hanging from cranes and street poles on a daily basis, this reign of terror is seen spreading throughout the society. This makes it obvious why ISIS feels free to show an innocent man being beheaded and posting such appalling footage on the Internet. ISIS and other extremist groups have learnt all this from the rulers in Tehran."

"Fundamentalists, with Tehran's mullahs topping the list, are attempting to impose their reactionary mentality to the entire society, and literally destroy any and all sense of freedom. Through such means the regime prevents any protests and social rallies. This is the reason behind the public executions, beheadings and burnings, either by the Iranian regime, ISIS, or Boko Haram."

Over the centuries, human rights have been achieved at a heavy cost.

"Therefore, guarding and protecting these ideals, and guaranteeing these priceless values are a must for all governments. Respecting human rights in Iran must be a fundamental pillar to establish international relations with the Iranian regime. Otherwise rest assured that not only the Iranian people's basic rights will remain neglected, it will also be an insult by these governments to their respective nations and all their values."

"Western governments, with America topping the list, must not sacrifice humane values and political principles for the sake of short-term political and economic interests," he added.

La rentrée universitaire en Iran : Maryam Radjavi appelle à l’unité d’action face au régime des mollahs

LA RENTREE UNIVERSITAIRE EN IRAN :

Maryam Radjavi, présidente-élue de la Résistance iranienne, a salué les étudiants et les enseignants comme des « créateurs d’avenir » et leur a souhaité une année universitaire fructueuse. Elle les a appelés à élargir leur mouvement de protestation pour avancer sur la voie de la liberté du peuple iranien. 

Dans une revue partiel de la situation épouvantable de l’éducation en Iran, Mme Radjavi a affirmé : Tous les ans au moins un quart des élèves iraniens doivent quitter l’école et beaucoup d’entre eux rejoignent les rangs des enfants travailleurs, dont le nombre est aujourd’hui évalué entre 2 et 5 millions. Beaucoup d’écoles rurales ont fermé pour réduire les coûts et la politique de privatisation de l’éducation, qui est en train d’être étendue par Rohani, n’a amené que plus d’anarchie et de régression. La qualité de l’éducation a décliné sévèrement et le niveau de vie des enseignants et des professeurs d’université a radicalement chuté.

Mme Radjavi a ajouté : Aujourd’hui, les fervents appels des étudiants iraniens pour la liberté et un environnement éducatif démocratique défient la dictature obscurantiste des mollahs. La tyrannie au pouvoir qui a étouffé les universités de tous côtés, doit être anéantie.

Dans une autre partie de son message, Radjavi a loué le mouvement courageux des enseignants iraniens qui ont notamment participé à cinq manifestations d’ampleur nationale dans 90 villes au cours de l’année écoulée. Elle a rappelé leurs demandes pour la libération des enseignants emprisonnés, pour la reconnaissance du droit des facultés à manifester, des mesures pour garantir les droits des étudiants, la liberté syndicale, la participation des enseignants à des structures éducatives, l’établissement d’un système d’éducation bénévole, et l’élimination de la discrimination et des inégalités envers les enseignants. Mais la tyrannie au pouvoir, a-t-elle ajouté, est incapable de répondre aux demandes des enseignants et n’y a répondu que par des passages à tabac et des arrestations.

Énonçant les plans de la Résistance iranienne pour l’avenir de l’Iran, Maryam Radjavi a déclaré : Nous aspirons à un nouvel ordre fondé sur la liberté, la démocratie et l’égalité en Iran.

Elle a notamment donné l’exemple d’un système éducatif progressiste qui serait gratuit pour tous et libre de tout domination politique; un enseignement supérieur démocratique; la liberté pour les minorités ethniques pour promouvoir leur identité culturelle, religieuse et linguistique; l’élimination de toute forme de répression et de censure, l’instauration de la liberté d’expression et d’action ; le développement de la participation politique grâce des mesures d’égalité pour tous les citoyens iraniens pour élire et se faire élire ; l’égalité entre hommes et femmes pour tous les droits politiques, sociaux, économiques et familiaux ; et l’opportunité pour tous d’accéder de manière égalitaire à l’éducation, à l’enseignement supérieur, à l’emploi et aux affaires.

La présidente-élue de la Résistance iranienne a déclaré que le temps était venu pour que les enseignants, les ouvriers et les infirmières ( qui avaient récemment manifesté) s’unissent: la clé est entre les mains du peuple iranien. Elle a appelé tous les étudiants et les membres des établissements universitaires à s’unir contre le régime des mollahs et pour un Iran libre et démocratique.

Susan Matthews : Le régime iranien vole les richesses nationales de l’Iran et réprime brutalement ses opposants

CNRI – Les mollahs au pouvoir en Iran volent les richesses nationales de l’Iran et répriment brutalement leurs opposants, a dit Susan Matthews, militante irlandaise des droits de l’Homme. Mme Matthews a pris la parole lors de la conférence qui a eu lieu le 18 septembre à Genève, en marge de la 30e session du Conseil des droits de l’Homme de l’ONU.

Voici le texte de l’allocution de Mme Susan Matthews :

Conférence sur la situation des droits de l’Homme en Iran et au Moyen-Orient

Vendredi 18 septembre 2015 

Palais des Nations 

Mesdames, Messieurs,

Je voudrais parler de ce qui se passe en Iran. Je voudrais aussi parler de Khaled Al-Assad qui était le conservateur du musée de Palmyre en Syrie. Il aimait son travail et il était reconnu en tant qu’expert de cette cité antique. Nous savons qu’avant l’arrivée des miliciens de Daech, il avait caché quelques-uns des trésors de Palmyre.

Il a été emprisonné par Daech et interrogé à deux reprises. Il a refusé de céder et de leur dire où sont cachés ces trésors. Il a été brutalement exécuté. Il était un vrai gardien de Palmyre et il a sacrifié sa vie pour Palmyre. Ses bourreaux violents étaient des gens lâches et faibles. Khaled Al-Assad était un homme fort et courageux.

Le devoir d’un gouvernement est de protéger son peuple, son pays, son économie, et prendre des décisions sages et bons au nom de son peuple. Le régime au pouvoir en Iran vole les richesses nationales du pays. Ce régime emprisonne et réprime brutalement ses opposants.

Les dirigeants de ce régime sont des gens faibles, corrompus et indignes. Ils ne sont pas les tuteurs du peuple iranien. Khaled Al-Assad de Palmyre était un vrai gardien qui a essayé de protéger le patrimoine qui lui a été confié. L’Iran a besoin d’être gouverné par des femmes et des hommes comme Khaled, des gens vrais, courageux et désintéressés qui font leur possible pour servir le peuple.
Je vous remercie.

Public execution in Ardestan, central Iran

A prisoner by the name of Saeed Zargari was executed public at the Dadgostari (judiciary) Square in the city of Ardestan, central Iran. The charges raised against this prisoner were theft and kidnapping. (State-run IRIBnews.ir website – September 16, 2015)
In other reports, last Wednesday Iran sent 8 prisoners to the gallows in Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, west of Tehran. Two young men aged 22 and 24 were amongst those hanged today. These victims were sent to solitary confinement the day before.
The names of five of these inmates are: Morteza Ahmad-Beigiha, Mohammad Marzban, Mehdi Kahe, Davoud Alam-Beigi and Mohammad Mohammadi.
In other reports, a prisoner by the name of Ra’uf Hassani was hanged in Sanandaj Central Prison (western Iran) in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  He had already endured 13 years behind bars and was transferred to solitary confinement on Tuesday in preparations for his execution.
The P5+1 signing a nuclear agreement with Iran has allowed Khamenei and Rouhani to re-launch their execution campaign, with more and more reports of people being sent to the gallows each day.

Iran: Atena Daemi sent to hospital

Child rights activist Atena Daemi was sent to medical centers outside of prison and underwent various tests and an MRI. Prior to this Mehdi Khodabakhshi, the representative of Tehran’s public prosecutor and the supervising assistant prosecutor of Evin Prison was not willing to allow Daemi’s transfer to medical centers outside of prison.
However, she was finally sent to a hospital on Monday, September 14, and after undergoing various tests and an MRI – which took about 3 hours – she was returned to the women’s ward in Evin.
Daemi, 27, was arrested while at her father’s house by plainclothes agents on October 21, 2014 and transferred to ward 2A of the Revolutionary Guards in Evin Prison.
She has been under temporary detention in the women’s ward of Evin Prison for over 10 months now, waiting an appeals court opinion.
Daemi is also having heart problems. Furthermore, while in solitary confinement she began suffering skin illnesses due to the fact that she was kept in poor hygiene conditions and had no access to fresh air or even sun light. Her vision has also seriously deteriorated.

(September 19, 2015)

Teachers protesting in Iran

A large number of teachers, including many women, rallied last Wednesday, September 6th at Pastur Square outside the president office in Tehran, incoming reports indicate. These teachers expressed their outrage over the apprehension of a number of their colleagues, low wages for teachers, their poor insurance conditions and the fact that their demands stated last year were not responded to.

( NCRI Women’s Committee – September 19, 2015)

Iran: 9 actresses banned from performing

Nine famous actresses in Iran have been banned from acting due to “improper veiling and breaking the norms”, according to a recent statement issued by a government body supervising over the TV & Radio Organization in Iran.
Madams Linda Kiyani, Hanane Shahshahani, Narges Mohammadi, Alnaz Habibi, Bahare Afshari, Hadith Mir-amini, Sahar Ghoreishi, Ronak Younesi and Rabe’e Oskuie – all famous actresses of Iran’s cinema and theater – have been banned from performing in the future.