La Résistance iranienne appelle à empêcher l’exécution de cinq prisonniers politiques à Ahwaz

La Résistance iranienne appelle le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, le Secrétaire général, la Haut commissaire pour les droits de l’homme et les autres organismes concernés à prendre des mesures immédiates pour empêcher l’exécution de cinq prisonniers politiques, dont deux frères, à Ahwaz.

Le régime des mollahs va exécuter la semaine prochaine ces cinq détenus d’opinion, issus de la minorité arabe d’Iran, pour terroriser la population opprimée et la jeunesse de la province du Khouzistan (sud-ouest de l’Iran), à l’approche de la mascarade électorale de juin.

Hadi Rachedi, 40 ans, professeur de chimie ; Hachem Chaabani-Nejad, 32 ans, enseignant et poète ; Mohammad Ali Amouri-Nejad, 37 ans, ingénieur et enseignant ; et les deux frères Jaber et Mokhtar Albou-Chokeh, 29 et 27 ans, ont été condamnés à mort sur les fausses accusations de moharebeh (guerre contre Dieu), de propagande contre le régime et d’atteintes à la sécurité nationale.

Secrétariat du Conseil national de la Résistance iranienne 
Le 3 mai 2013

Une parlementaire américaine reproche à l’ambassadeur irakien l’attaque « odieuse » sur Liberty

CNRI - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, membre éminente du Congrès américain, vient d’écrire à l'ambassadeur d'Irak à Washington pour condamner la récente attaque «vicieuse» à la roquette sur le camp Liberty et exiger que les habitants soient déplacés de toute urgence pour leur sécurité.

Dans une lettre percutante, Mme Ros-Lehtinen, présidente de la sous-commission sur le Moyen-Orient à la Chambre des Représentants, rappelle à l'ambassadeur Jabir Habeb Jabir que l'Irak n’a pris aucune mesure pour protéger les habitants depuis la dernière attaque meurtrière qui avait fait huit morts et une centaine de blessés.

 «Je vous écris pour condamner la plus récente attaque terroriste du 29 avril 2013, contre les résidents du camp Hurriya, anciennement connu comme le camp Liberty.

« J'ai déjà écrit une lettre après l’horrible attaque du 9 février 2013 qui avait tué six personnes et blessé des dizaines d'autres, et j’avais exprimé ma préoccupation sur les misérables conditions de vie et sécurité au camp Hurriya.

« Malheureusement, depuis la dernière attaque, il n'y a pas eu d'action du gouvernement irakien ni de l'ONU pour faciliter le retour en toute sécurité des habitants de Hurriya au camp d'Achraf, alors que la grave situation se détériore sur le terrain et continue de menacer des vies innocentes. »

Le camp vient d’être visé par au moins 20 roquettes, en dépit des garanties pour leur sécurité données par l'ONU et le gouvernement irakien dans le protocole d'accord du 25 décembre 2011, a-t-elle constaté.

«Le gouvernement irakien s'est engagé à fournir la sécurité aux résidents d'Achraf au camp Hurriya, mais, à ce jour, il n'a pas respecté ses obligations.

« Encore une fois, je demande respectueusement que le gouvernement irakien aide les habitants du camp Hurriya à retourner en toute sécurité et rapidement au camp d'Achraf, qui est doté d'une meilleure infrastructure et d’installations sécuritaires pouvant affronter de futures attaques et améliorer la vie des résidents d'Achraf.

« J'appelle également le gouvernement irakien à enquêter immédiatement sur cette attaque odieuse et à utiliser toutes les mesures pour prévenir d'autres attaques sur ces habitants sans défense jusqu'à ce qu'il puisse assurer la sécurité clairement garantie dans le protocole d'accord de 2011. »

Imminent Execution of Five Iranian Ahwazi Arab Activists

HRANA News Agency – The time of execution for five Iranian Arab civil and cultural activists in Ahwaz was determined by Judiciary System.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), A source in Judiciary System of Khuzestan told HRANA that their execution have been confimed by head of judiciary system, Amoli Larijani, for next week.

It should be mentioned that HRANA’s efforts to get confirmation of the report from their atorney are without result.

Five Ahwazi Arab men are convicted of waging war on God, sowing corruption on earth, propaganda against the Islamic Republic, and acting against national security.

The five men are: Hashem Shabaninejad (a poet, blogger, and teacher of Arabic literature), Hadi Rashedi (a chemistry teacher), Mohammad Ali Amourinejad (a blogger), Seyyed Jaber Alboshokeh and his brother Seyyed Mokhtar Alboshokeh.

The families of the prisoners being notified of the Supreme Court verdict on 9 January 2012, wich was issued by Judges Farajollahi, Gha’em-Maghami, and Lotfi.

According to the reports, the five men, who are all from Khalafabad (Ramshir), were arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (MOIS) in Spring 2011. The same source indicated that these men were severely tortured. Hashem Shabaninejad is reported to be suffering from psychological disorders as a result of the harsh torture he has endured. Another man, Hadi Rashedi, has suffered a broken pelvis. A different source, who was detained by the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (MOIS) in Ahwaz during the same period in connection to the same case, reported that he heard the voice of Hadi Rashedi as he was being tortured.

These five individuals have reportedly been forced to make false confessions. Two of the men, Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabaninejad, were featured on a TV show on Press TV, the IRI’s English-language satellite channel, confessing to their alleged subversive acts. Reports indicate that all five men gave these confessions under severe physical and mental torture. Despite serious doubts concerning the validity of these confessions, and despite the reported lack of credible witnesses, the trial court sentenced all five to death in July 2012 after over a year in detention. IHRDC posted a report on these five men after they were convicted.

Both international law and the Constitution of the IRI prohibit torture and forced confessions. Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Iran has ratified, states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” In addition, Article 14(3)(g) of the ICCPR expressly states that a prisoner cannot be forced to testify against him or herself or to confess guilt. Article 38 of the Constitution of the IRI prohibits torture for the purpose of extracting confession or acquiring information as well, and declares that all information obtained through torture and forced confessions is invalid.

No medical vacation for Hassan Ark

HRANA News Agency – Hassan Ark, the political prisoner in Tabriz prison is prevented from being transferred to the medical centers out of prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hassan Ark (Ali Hajabulu) is prevented for another time from being transferred to the medical centers out of prison for the treatment of his back disease on 31^st April.
One of his relatives told to HRANA: “Since he is in a critical health condition, it seems that the authorities want to put more pressure on him.”
Hassan Ark, the journalist and Azerbaijani civil activist, was arrested with 28 other activists in a gathering for finding solutions to rescue the Urmiye Lake in Tabriz and was sentenced to 1 years of prison and 1 year of suspended prison charged with colluding and gathering to act against the national security.
He had been sentenced to 5o lashes charged with insulting the Leader and the Police, too.

2 Christians are arrested in Tehran

HRANA News Agency – Somayyeh Bakhtiari and Ronak Samavat, 2 Christians have been arrested in their homes in Tehran.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Somayye Bakhtiari on 24^th April and Ronak Samavat on 25^th April have been arrested.
These 2 Christians were holding praying sessions in their homes.

Two Bahai prisoners are transferred to Mashhad intelligence

HRANA News Agency – Noura Nabil Zade and Sanaz Tafzili are transferred from Vakil Abad prison to intelligence of Mashhad.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Wednesday morning the intelligence has transferred two Bahai prisoners of the women section of Vakil Abad prison, Noura Nabil Zade and Sanaz Tafazzoli who were serving their prison sentences to the intelligence of Mashhad without telling any reasons.
The agents have told: “They will be in the intelligence for 10 days.”
Sanaz Tafazzoli’s 6 months imprisonment sentence will be finished by 15^th May but she will be in the intelligence by ditention.
Noura Nabil Zade is also serving the 5 years imprisonment sentence she has.

A social activist has been arrested in Chahar Mahal

HRANA News Agency – Mostafa Bani Sharif, environment activist and one those who had signed the letter of Political and social activists of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari province has been arrested.
According to a report by Daneshju News, he was summoned last morning to Shahr Kurd intelligence and there is no news about him since then.
The intelligence agents had gone to his home last night and taken his laptop.
Yesterday a letter signed by 80 social, political and cultural activists of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari province written to Seyyed Mohammad Khatami was published.