Behzad Arabgol the Iraq-Iran war veteran is imprisoned in Evin

 
HRANA News Agency – Behzad Arabgol the construction worker, Iraq-Iran war veteran and the head of Mir Hossein Mousavi campaign in district No. 4 introduced himself to Evin prison and has arrested.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Monday the security agents showed up at Behzad Arabgol’s home to arrest him but they were unable to complete their mission because Behzad was not available.

The agents threatened his family and told them that Behzad has to be in Evin prison the next day for his previous verdict’s enforcement.

Behzad Arabgol introduced himself to the Evin prison prosecutor and arrested for the verdict enforcement.

Before he was arrested for more than six months and was in solitaire confinement for 50 days in accusation of participating in the event of December 27, 2009 -Ashoora-. He is a construction worker, married and has two kids -a son and a daughter-.

He was released from Evin prison on July 7, 2010 by 100 million tomans bail.

Afterward he was sentenced to six years imprisonment by Judge Salevati in branch 15 of revolutionary court and the verdict diminished to 4 years by appealed.

One of his relatives who asked to be anonymous said to HRANA correspondent that “Behzad was attending  a campaign of supporting Mohammad Khatami to candidate himself for the presidential election and his verdict enforced because of this matter.”
                                                                          

Prisoners in section 350 of Evin prison are on strike

HRANA News Agency – Twenty five prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison denied to have visitors and protested when 10 of their cellmates have been transferred to solitaire.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), right after transferring 10 prisoners of ward 50 to solitaire cells of ward 240, the prisoners in ward 350 started strike and more than 25 of them did boycott the visit time as its the basic right of the prisoners and they did visit their families on Monday as a protest action.

The name of some of the prisoners who participated in this action in solidarity with those transferred prisoners to solitaire cells and in protest to the behaving of prison head and the head of visiting section -Seyyedi-, are: Abdolfattah Soltani, Mehdi Khodaie, Majeed Asadi, Abdolreza Ghanbari, Asghar Ghattan, Gholamreza Khosravi, Mohammad Rezaie, Masoud Pedram, Mahmoud Bagheri, Mohammad Amin Hadovi, Feizollah Arab Sorkhi, Alireza Rajaie, Mohammad Sadegh Rabbani, Peiman Kas Nezhad, Aslanpour, Mohammadi, Nouri, Hesseini and … .

A family member of one of prisoners who denied to go to visit his family said to HRANA corespondent “The families of the prisoners protested against this behave of the authorities and were stayed until the last moment in the hall of visiting and asked Seyyedi why the prisoners did not come to visit their families, what happened to them and how is their health condition that resulted a mess in the hall because of non-cooperation of Seyyedi with the families.”

“The tale began a week ago on Monday a child of a Gonabadi dervish was crying a lot and his family asked Mr. Seyyedi to let them stretch the visit time a bit more but Seyyedi refused their request did not care about the child’s crying, then the families and prisoners refused to leave the hall that resulted a messy situation and fight between agents and visitors. This matter made all the prisoners angry and Mr. Saied Madani the lawyer of ward 350 followed up two things severely. First objection on the behaves of Seyyedi and second one to the profiteer shop of prison which resulted calling the government observer on prices to visit the prison. Subsequently the head of prison announced that Mr. Madani will not be the lawyer of the ward anymore and prisoners have to choose someone else. Prisoners objected the decision about Mr. Madani widely and it resulted skirmish with prison agents and transferring 10 of prisoners such as Saied Madani, Kamran Ayyazi and … to solitaire cells of ward 240″, He continued.

Adel Simeri and Majeed Bavi the Arab activists arrested

 HRANA News Agency – As summoning and arresting Arab civic activists are continuing in different places in Iran, on Sunday April 21, 2013 Adel Simeri and Majeed Bavi have arrested in Ahwaz.

According to a report by the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, a number of armed plain-clothe agents Sunday early morning showed up in Mr. Simeri’s work place, intimidated the other clerks and inspected Simeri’s work place that Simeri and one of his colleagues were beaten as they confronted agents; then the agents arrested and transferred Mr. Simeri.

According to the reports another bunch of agents at the same time showed up at Mr. Simeri’s house, inspected his house and confiscated some of his personal stuff as Computer, Camera and photo albums. Also they insulted Simeri’s family and threatened them that if they will release the news of what happened, they will be in trouble.

According to the same report, at Sunday afternoon on April 21, 2013 Majeed Bavi another Arab activist arrested in Ahwaz and been transferred to unknown location.

There is no news related to their whereabout and the reason of arrest.

Adel and Majeed are of those who opposed and objected the death sentence of Jaber Alboshokeh, Mokhtar Alboshokeh, Hadi Rashedi, Hashem Sha’baninezhad and Mohammad Ali Amoorinezhad the five Arab activists from Ramsheer.

During the past few months a lot of Arab civic activists in different cities of Khouzestan were summoned, arrested and some of them sentenced to longterm imprisonment, exile and death.

Ahmad Shaheed, the united nation’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, mentioned the recent pressures on Arab minority and the issued judiciary verdicts for them in his latest reports.

Iran : les femmes aux allures de «mannequins» dans le collimateur

CNRI - Le régime iranien a lancé de nouvelles mesures de répression contre les femmes «habillées de façon inappropriée » qui s’affichent dans les rues.
Le vice-commandant de la police Ahmad-Reza Radan a prévenu qu'il ne tolérera pas ce qu'il a condamné comme étant « un défilé de mannequins » en public.
Les restrictions draconiennes des libertés individuelles s’inscrivent dans le cadre du plan de la sécurité publique et morale imposé à Téhéran et dans 17 autres villes d’Iran.
Que les « mal voilées » soient à pied, en voiture avec un chien, des vitres teintées ou de la musique, elles sont dans le viseur de la dernière vague de répression.
Radan a déclaré le 28 avril : « Sur la base d’une demande publique et d'un décret juridique, nous ne permettrons pas à des mannequins de se promener pour s’afficher dans les rues. Elles se montrent en public et pensent qu'elles peuvent s'en tirer. Mais elles devraient savoir que la police va s’occuper de celles qui enfreignent les normes sociales en s’exhibant.  Nous allons confisquer les véhicules de celles qui sont mal voilées jusqu'à ce que la loi suive son cours. Nous essayons également d'augmenter les amendes pour ce type d’infraction ».
« Transporter des chiens et voyager avec des animaux de compagnie dans des véhicules est également interdit. Nous ne permettrons à personne de s’afficher avec son chien dans la rue. Les véhicules créant des nuisances sonores seront également confisqués ». Par « nuisances sonores » il entend de la musique.
Des plans visant à appliquer de nouvelles sanctions sévères aux boutiques de vêtements « incorrects » sont également en place, a déclaré Radan, ajoutant : « Le plan concernant les vêtements inconvenables touchera non seulement celles qui portent les vêtements, mais également les magasins qui les vendent ».

Malgré l’accord préalable, le gouvernement irakien a stoppé l’entrée des petits abris à Liberty

  Attaque sur Liberty – N°39
80 jours après l’attaque à la roquette, des obstructions sont faites aux mesures de sécurité
80 jours après l’attaque à la roquette sur Liberty, le gouvernement irakien entrave les mesures de sécurité, même aux frais des habitants, malgré les requêtes et les courriers répétés des habitants et de leurs représentants aux autorités américaines et onusiennes. Le gouvernement irakien a soit clairement exprimé sont opposition aux besoins de sécurité des habitants, soit n’y a pas donné suite dans la pratique. Or l’impact de 20 roquettes autour du camp le 29 avril montre à nouveau qu’il n’y a pas de sécurité à Liberty et que les habitants risquent un nouveau massacre à tout moment.
La seule mesure que le gouvernement irakien ait acceptée après l’attaque du 9 février avait été le transfert de petits abris dans le camp par des grues et des remorques louées aux frais des habitants. Ces abris avaient été laissés hors du périmètre du camp depuis la présence des forces américaines. Néanmoins, le gouvernement irakien a cessé d’apporter ces abris il y a une semaine. Lors de la dernière réunion de gestion commune du camp le 16 avril 2013 en présence du représentant du gouvernement irakien et de ceux de la MANUI, il avait été convenu de transférer les abris dans le camp, mais le gouvernement irakien a violé l’accord comme à son habitude.
Le gouvernement irakien refuse aussi de ramener dans le camp les murs de bétons en T qui offraient une protection relative aux baraquements sous la présence américaine. Il ne permet même pas qu’un seul des 17.500 murs en T soit ramené. Il ne permet pas non plus aux habitants de faire venir d’Achraf leurs casques et leurs gilets de protection pas plus que leur équipement médical. Il empêche aussi l’entrée de pelles et s’oppose vivement à toute sorte de construction à Liberty et à l’extension de la zone.
Ces décisions criminelles, qui sont considérés comme un crime contre l’humanité et un crime de guerre par définition, sont appliquées par Sadeq Muhammad Kazem, Haidar Azab et Ahmad Khozair, des agents du comité chargé au cabinet du premier ministre, de la répression des habitants de Liberty. Ils ont joué un rôle direct dans les massacres de 2009 et 2011 à Achraf et  ont été cité à comparaitre  par la justice espagnole pour crime contre la communauté internationale.
Secrétariat du Conseil national de la Résistance iranienne
Le 1er mai 2013

Khosro Korpur is on hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – The Korpur brothers will be under arrest at least for one more month. Khosro Korpur has gone on a hunger strike.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Khosro Kordpur, the human rights activist is on the hunger strike since 20^th April.
This has caused serious worries since he has no meeting with his family members and no contact with the outer world.
Also his detention has been extended for one more month since 29^th April.
One of their relatives told to HRANA: “The Kordpur family has no news about them for 53 days and they are not allowed to even call home. The agents are putting a huge pressure on their family not to publish any news about them.”
Khosro Kordpur has been arrested on 7^th March in his home and his brother, Masoud Korpur has been arrested the next day following his brother’s case.
Khosro Kordpur is the administrator of the Mokrian news agency publishing news about human rights in Iran.

A Bahai civilian is arrested in Yazd

HRANA News Agency – Shamim Ettehadi, a Bahai civilian living in Yazd, has been arrested by the intelligence agents on 14^th March.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agents have searched all over his house and taken his books, laptop and family films while arresting him.
This is the third time that the agents are searching this family’s house. This is the second time that Shamim Ettehadi gets arrested.