“1,000 police missions are carried out in this province in just 24 hours,” he added.
These numbers mean nearly 54 arrests each day in this province, and more than 2 arrests each hour!
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Monday, October 5, 2015
Iran: 10,000 arrests in 6 months in 1 province alone!
Manouchehr Amanallahi, head of the repressive state security forces in Kermanshah Province said 10,000 people have been arrested under various charges in the first six months of this Iranian calendar year alone, the state-run ISNA news agency reported Saturday.
“1,000 police missions are carried out in this province in just 24 hours,” he added.
These numbers mean nearly 54 arrests each day in this province, and more than 2 arrests each hour!
“1,000 police missions are carried out in this province in just 24 hours,” he added.
These numbers mean nearly 54 arrests each day in this province, and more than 2 arrests each hour!
Iran: 20% reduction in food basket
State-run in Iran acknowledge economic mismanagement by the mullahs’ regime has led to Iranians being able to consume 20 percent less food and liquids.
In 2010, each Iranian household on average consumed an annual amount of 2,318 kilograms of food and liquids. In the current year, the average annual consumption stands at 1874 kg, a decrease of 19.15%, according to the state-run Etemad daily.
The difference in consumption rates in the two periods is considerably higher when considering only basic food and beverage.
Iranian households on average consumed 1076 kg of basic food and beverage in 2010 in comparison to 846 kg in the current year, a net decrease of 21.37%, the report said.
The report was published on Wednesday by other state-run media including the Khorasan daily and the Alef and Tabnak websites.
On September 20, Eghtesadnews.com, a state-run website published an advertisement for selling body organs that had been posted in Pasteur Square in Tehran. This square is in the vicinity of the headquarters of Iranian regime’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the office of the regime’s President Hassan Rouhani .
This advertisement reads: “Eye cornea, bone marrow, liver blood type B+ for immediate sale.”
This website wrote that many government officials probably pass this advertisement for selling body organs every day on their way to work.
Such advertisements are posted on the walls by the very poor who have no money to buy food or receive medical treatment.
There is rampant poverty in oil-rich Iran which ranks eighth in the world for natural resources and mines. The ruling mullahs’ regime spends most of country’s resources on its nuclear bomb project, domestic suppression, and meddling and terrorism in the Middle East.
Reports from Tehran indicate that these advertisements may readily be seen in other streets of the capital.
In 2010, each Iranian household on average consumed an annual amount of 2,318 kilograms of food and liquids. In the current year, the average annual consumption stands at 1874 kg, a decrease of 19.15%, according to the state-run Etemad daily.
The difference in consumption rates in the two periods is considerably higher when considering only basic food and beverage.
Iranian households on average consumed 1076 kg of basic food and beverage in 2010 in comparison to 846 kg in the current year, a net decrease of 21.37%, the report said.
The report was published on Wednesday by other state-run media including the Khorasan daily and the Alef and Tabnak websites.
On September 20, Eghtesadnews.com, a state-run website published an advertisement for selling body organs that had been posted in Pasteur Square in Tehran. This square is in the vicinity of the headquarters of Iranian regime’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the office of the regime’s President Hassan Rouhani .
This advertisement reads: “Eye cornea, bone marrow, liver blood type B+ for immediate sale.”
This website wrote that many government officials probably pass this advertisement for selling body organs every day on their way to work.
Such advertisements are posted on the walls by the very poor who have no money to buy food or receive medical treatment.
There is rampant poverty in oil-rich Iran which ranks eighth in the world for natural resources and mines. The ruling mullahs’ regime spends most of country’s resources on its nuclear bomb project, domestic suppression, and meddling and terrorism in the Middle East.
Reports from Tehran indicate that these advertisements may readily be seen in other streets of the capital.
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Poverty skyrocketing in Iran
Separated Iranian diplomat sheds light on IRGC role in Saudi Hajj incident
At a time when Iran’s aggressions and attacks have increased by this country’s political and military officials against Saudi Arabia have escalated, and Khamenei held Riyadh responsible for the unfortunate Mecca incident that left hundreds killed, a separated Iranian diplomat has revealed that six Revolutionary Guards officers were behind the entire Mena incident, Al Arabiya.net reported on Sunday. He accused Tehran of preparing this plan to kill a large number of pilgrims and launch a violent demonstration as a result.
Farzad Farhangian, the separated Iranian diplomat said prior to the Hajj pilgrimage he had warned that Khamenei’s regime has an intention to carry out terrorist attacks during this pilgrimage, adding after the incident he heard remarks from Iran that were not in line with diplomatic customs.
Farhangian used to serve as a Foreign Ministry advisor, and was then transferred to Iran’s embassies in Dubai, Baghdad, Morocco and Yemen. His last post was serving as Tehran’s 2nd man in Iran’s embassy in Belgium.
Investigations show the Mena incident was a terrorist attack and Iran was involved, he says. There were 5,000 IRGC members amongst the Hajj pilgrims and their plan was to cause the highest number of deaths possible and provoke the following demonstration and violent measures. However, Saudi security apparatuses immediately controlled the situation and Tehran’s plot ended in complete failure.
Farzad Farhangian, the separated Iranian diplomat said prior to the Hajj pilgrimage he had warned that Khamenei’s regime has an intention to carry out terrorist attacks during this pilgrimage, adding after the incident he heard remarks from Iran that were not in line with diplomatic customs.
Farhangian used to serve as a Foreign Ministry advisor, and was then transferred to Iran’s embassies in Dubai, Baghdad, Morocco and Yemen. His last post was serving as Tehran’s 2nd man in Iran’s embassy in Belgium.
Investigations show the Mena incident was a terrorist attack and Iran was involved, he says. There were 5,000 IRGC members amongst the Hajj pilgrims and their plan was to cause the highest number of deaths possible and provoke the following demonstration and violent measures. However, Saudi security apparatuses immediately controlled the situation and Tehran’s plot ended in complete failure.
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Farzad Farhangian, separated Iranian diplomat
Amnesty Urgent Action: Narges Mohmmadi trial to begin Oct. 6th
The trial for Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi on national security-related charges will begin on 6 October in Tehran, Amnesty International reported. She is still being denied the specialized medical care she requires. She is a prisoner of conscience.
Narges Mohammadi’s trial is to begin on 6 October, on charges including “spreading propaganda against the system” and “gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security”. She told Amnesty International, before her arrest in May 2015, that these charges stemmed solely from her peaceful human rights activism. She said the “evidence” used against her included her media interviews, the fact that she had taken part in gatherings outside prisons before executions to support the families of death row prisoners, her connections with other human rights defenders and her March 20 14 meeting with the European Union ’s then High Representative forForeign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton. Narges Mohammadi has also been charged with “membership of an illegal organization whose aim is to harm national security”, because she set up a group campaigning against the death penalty in Iran, Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty.
Narges Mohammadi’s husband, Taghi Rahmani, has told Amnesty International that neurologists have recommended she be hospitalized to receive specialized medical care, but the authorities have rejected such a transfer. She is now receiving her medications regularly.
The office of the Prosecutor General has also been denying Narges Mohammadi the right to make phone calls to her children, eight-year-old twins who moved abroad to live with their father as there was no one to look after them in Iran. It has been over two months since she last spoke with her children.
Narges Mohammadi’s trial is to begin on 6 October, on charges including “spreading propaganda against the system” and “gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security”. She told Amnesty International, before her arrest in May 2015, that these charges stemmed solely from her peaceful human rights activism. She said the “evidence” used against her included her media interviews, the fact that she had taken part in gatherings outside prisons before executions to support the families of death row prisoners, her connections with other human rights defenders and her March 20 14 meeting with the European Union ’s then High Representative forForeign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton. Narges Mohammadi has also been charged with “membership of an illegal organization whose aim is to harm national security”, because she set up a group campaigning against the death penalty in Iran, Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty.
Narges Mohammadi’s husband, Taghi Rahmani, has told Amnesty International that neurologists have recommended she be hospitalized to receive specialized medical care, but the authorities have rejected such a transfer. She is now receiving her medications regularly.
The office of the Prosecutor General has also been denying Narges Mohammadi the right to make phone calls to her children, eight-year-old twins who moved abroad to live with their father as there was no one to look after them in Iran. It has been over two months since she last spoke with her children.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Narges Mohammadi had begun serving a six-year jail sentence in April 2012, for “gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security” and “spreading propaganda against the system” through her peaceful human rights activism. She was released three months later, after being granted leave from prison to obtain medical treatment for a health condition that caused partial paralysis, which was exacerbated by her imprisonment. Narges Mohammadi has also suffered from seizures and temporary loss of vision. She was mainly at liberty until her arrest in May 2015. It appears that her arrest is related to her previous trial.
She wrote a lengthy open letter from Evin Prison to the Public Prosecutor of Tehran in July 2015, in which she said: “And I, a mother in pain who is tired of hurt and suffering, have stayed behind. My heart has been torn into hundreds of pieces. My hands – without even trying – face the sky. Dear God, please take my hands and give me the patience I need. For a long time, I won’t be able to see their [her children’s] innocent faces. I won’t be able to hear their voices. I won’t be able to smell them while holding them in my arms. Oh God, my arms feel so cold and empty without the presence of my children. My hands move towards my chest which feels as if it’s on fire. My cheekbones burn from the tears that run down my face. The lava flowing from my eyes feels like fire from the depths of my heart.”
She wrote a lengthy open letter from Evin Prison to the Public Prosecutor of Tehran in July 2015, in which she said: “And I, a mother in pain who is tired of hurt and suffering, have stayed behind. My heart has been torn into hundreds of pieces. My hands – without even trying – face the sky. Dear God, please take my hands and give me the patience I need. For a long time, I won’t be able to see their [her children’s] innocent faces. I won’t be able to hear their voices. I won’t be able to smell them while holding them in my arms. Oh God, my arms feel so cold and empty without the presence of my children. My hands move towards my chest which feels as if it’s on fire. My cheekbones burn from the tears that run down my face. The lava flowing from my eyes feels like fire from the depths of my heart.”
The Iranian authorities frequently transfer prisoners in need of medical care to hospital, but Amnesty International understands that prisoners are not always provided with actual medical care and instead are simply returned to prison. Whether done intentionally or by neglect, failing to provide adequate medical care to prisoners is a breach of Iran’s international human rights obligations. The denial of medical treatment may amount to a violation of the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, under Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a state party. Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which Iran is also a state party, specifically recognizes the right of every person to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules) also state that prisons must provide adequate medical care to prisoners without discrimination (Rules 24-35). Rule 27(1) of the Mandela Rules provides that “Prisoners who require specialized treatment or surgery shall be transferred to specialized institutions or to civil hospitals.”
Iran’s own prison regulations are also routinely flouted by prison and judicial officials. The regulations governing the administration of Iranian prisons stipulate that a prisoner suffering from a serious medical condition that cannot be treated inside prison, or whose condition will worsen if they stay in prison, should be granted medical leave in order to receive treatment.
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Narges Mohammadi |
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Iran: Court trial date assigned for Atena Faraghdani, lawyer
After Atena Faraghdani’s lawyer shook his client’s hands in their meeting, and this relationship was considered an illegitimate relationship by state officials, a court date has been assigned to see into such allegations, websites reported. 10 am next Saturday in branch 116 of Tehran’s general criminal court is the time set for this case.
It is worth noting that Mohammad Moghimi will be represented by Houshang Pourbabaie. These allegations, along with insults by prison guards, led Faraghdani to go on hunger strike for three days while in prison.
It should be noted that Faraghdani’s mother described such behavior that harassed her daughter in prison as “false allegations” and “illegal and against sharia”.
After spending two months in detention of the Revolutionary Guards, Faraghdani had said her critical cartoons were the main aspect of interrogations against her. She is currently held in the women’s ward ofEvin Prison .
It is worth noting that Mohammad Moghimi will be represented by Houshang Pourbabaie. These allegations, along with insults by prison guards, led Faraghdani to go on hunger strike for three days while in prison.
It should be noted that Faraghdani’s mother described such behavior that harassed her daughter in prison as “false allegations” and “illegal and against sharia”.
After spending two months in detention of the Revolutionary Guards, Faraghdani had said her critical cartoons were the main aspect of interrogations against her. She is currently held in the women’s ward ofEvin Prison .
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Atena Faraghdani in prison
“Laleh” speaks of women’s conditions in Iran job market
Women in Iran are facing numerous problems at their working environments. While undergoing higher education and after entering the production cycle looking for work, they are deprived of the minimums and tasting gender discrimination in all aspects of the society.
The state-run IRNA news agency published a piece describing the conditions of a woman employee:
Lale is a woman stepping into the country’s economy. She is 30 years old and has a senior degree in environmental labs and 5 years of experience recorded in her portfolio . What Lale remembers is sexual corruption at her place of work.
“In the early days I used to work in a lab near Tehran famous for its environmental activities. However, from the very beginning we were only paid once every 2 or 3 months. We were never told about this officially and under various reasons the paychecks would be delayed.
“All the employees of the lab at that time were women. On the other hand the company had divided that year’s New Year bonus through the course of the year and it practically gave us nothing as a New Year gift. The reasons provided later on down the road by the director was that if I wanted to pay you each month I would have hired male employees! Your fees are paid by your father and the other has a husband. Let this money be in my hands as your savings!”
Lale believes the lack of adequate job opportunities has forced people to endure inadequate conditions at work and not say a word. Furthermore, many of the women are unaware of the employment laws. Therefore, the employers easily take advantage of their lack of knowledge and no one protests at all
“When someone enters a place where before her there were many other people working there, like it or not this individual will be looking at how they behave, as if some things are enshrined and cannot be changed. If those before me did not have patriarchal beliefs, and if they understood that receiving their paychecks and demanding them is not a sign of weakness or poverty, this issue would not have become so ordinary.”
The state-run IRNA news agency published a piece describing the conditions of a woman employee:
Lale is a woman stepping into the country’s economy. She is 30 years old and has a senior degree in environmental labs and 5 years of experience recorded in her portfolio . What Lale remembers is sexual corruption at her place of work.
“In the early days I used to work in a lab near Tehran famous for its environmental activities. However, from the very beginning we were only paid once every 2 or 3 months. We were never told about this officially and under various reasons the paychecks would be delayed.
“All the employees of the lab at that time were women. On the other hand the company had divided that year’s New Year bonus through the course of the year and it practically gave us nothing as a New Year gift. The reasons provided later on down the road by the director was that if I wanted to pay you each month I would have hired male employees! Your fees are paid by your father and the other has a husband. Let this money be in my hands as your savings!”
Lale believes the lack of adequate job opportunities has forced people to endure inadequate conditions at work and not say a word. Furthermore, many of the women are unaware of the employment laws. Therefore, the employers easily take advantage of their lack of knowledge and no one protests at all
“When someone enters a place where before her there were many other people working there, like it or not this individual will be looking at how they behave, as if some things are enshrined and cannot be changed. If those before me did not have patriarchal beliefs, and if they understood that receiving their paychecks and demanding them is not a sign of weakness or poverty, this issue would not have become so ordinary.”
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Iranian women facing discrimination at work
Thursday, October 1, 2015
AP: Iraans - Amerikanen Rally In De Buurt Van De VN
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AP |
De demonstranten eisen het onmiddelijke vertrek van de Iraanse delegatie uit het VN gebouw.
Een belangrijk agendapunt dit jaar is het zogenaamde "Iran Deal" dat onlangs door het Amerikaanse Congres is goedgekeurd. Hierin is vastgesteld de opgelegde economische sancties op Iran op te heffen in ruil zal het land haar nucleaire programma beperken.
Deze demonstratie was georganiseerd door de Organisatie van de Iraans-Amerikaanse Gemeenschap en de Nationale Raad van Verzet van Iran.
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