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Adolescent serial killer hanged in Sanandaj, northwest Iran, killing several Iran: report people including two children and Mon. 1 Aug 2005 starting riots throughout the town, eye- AFP witnesses reported. At least 1,000 TEHRAN - An Iranian people had gathered at Esteghlal Park in man convicted of the evening, peacefully demonstrating in murdering and protest to the brutal torture and murder of robbing five men a young Kurd by police in the when he was a minor neighbouring town of Mahabad which has been hanged had acted as a catalyst for widespread in the southern city of Bandar Abbas, the anti-government protests in Kurdistan Khorasan daily reported Monday. and Western Azerbaijan provinces for Farshid Farighi, 21, was hanged at the the past three weeks.Protestors held up city prison after he was convicted of placards demanding justice for the killers stabbing to death five men in separate of Shoan Qaderi. There were also chants incidents after they gave him a lift in their against senior officials within Iran’s car. The first murder was carried out in theocratic leadership. Uniformed and 1998, when Farighi was believed to be plain-clothed police attacked protestors 14 years old, and he was arrested in in Enghelab Square and Sheshom-e 2000. Bahman Street and at one point started to shoot live rounds. Eye-witnesses His sentence included 74 lashes. reported that several people were injured So far this year, Iran has executed at or killed. Among the dead are believed to least 43 people, according to an AFP be two children. tally based on witness and press reports. In 2004 at least 159 people were As demonstrators dispersed, a full-scale executed in the Islamic republic -- the riot broke out in Sanandaj. People threw highest rate in the world after China -- stones to fight off police and burnt car according to Amnesty International. tyres in the streets. Local banks were attacked and had their windows Iran's capital offences include murder, shattered. Several sonic-booms were rape, armed robbery, apostasy, also set off in between protestors. blasphemy, serious drug trafficking, repeated sodomy, adultery or There is presently no accurate prostitution, treason and espionage. information on the number of people arrested, though witnesses reported Police shoot dead protesters in heavy police presence in the town. Anti- northwest Iran Tue. 2 Aug 2005 riot units were also brought in from neighbouring towns to quell the protests.

Iran Focus Tehran, Iran, Aug. 02 – Iran’s State Security Forces on Monday evening opened fire at a peaceful anti-government demonstration in the Kurdish town of

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Today’s unrest in Saqqez started at Protesters clash with security forces Oqab Square just before noon as angry in Iran’s Kurdish town Wed. 3 Aug 2005 protestors, who were in their hundreds, Iran Focus attacked a local Bassij post with sticks Tehran, Iran, and stones. The Bassij are paramilitary Aug. 03 – Violent Islamic vigilantes loyal to the Supreme clashes erupted Leader. between young Protestors then split up into small people and groups attacking various government security forces buildings including the governor’s office. in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, northwest The commander of the State Security Iran, and a prayer hall and vehicles Forces in Saqqez was also beaten by belonging to the police were set on fire protestors. on Wednesday, according to witnesses. The windows of several Special anti-riot units of the banks were shattered as people threw Revolutionary Guards were brought in to sticks and stones at agents of the State put down the unrest and a number of Security Forces in Saqqez, situated in demonstrators were arrested. the province of Kurdistan, a hotbed of anti-government protests. Iran Revolutionary Guards’ brutality against Kurds backfires Wed. 3 Aug The latest clashes come in the wake of 2005 a series of protests that have swept Iran Focus Kurdish towns and cities in Iran for the Tehran, Iran, Aug. 03 past weeks. Dozens of protesters have – On Tuesday, July been injured or arrested by government 26, plainclothes troops in several towns. agents from the The semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami, intelligence which is close to Supreme Leader directorate of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned in its Islamic Revolutionary Wednesday issue that “certain people are trying to bring turmoil to western Iran Guards Corps took 18 detained Kurdish in coordination with foreigners”. men from the restive towns of Baneh and “There are hidden hands at work to Marivan to a barren create chaos in the country through a location and, after a violent rough-up, well-planned coordination”, the daily forced them to strip naked and walk back added. It also reported “suspicious to their towns.The Revolutionary Guards propaganda activities” against the were trying to intimidate young people in theocratic regime in the south-eastern this restive area of western Iran into province of Baluchistan. silence after days of anti-government protests that have spread to several towns and cities. But the brutality and humiliation inflicted on the Kurds have only inflamed an already tense situation.

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The day after the 18 men were beaten described how several women attacked and stranded, angry Kurds seeking policemen who had detained a teenage revenge attacked police patrols in the boy and freed him.In Hahlou Square, region killing five agents of Iran’s State protestors chanted “Down with Security Forces.Tensions have Khamenei”, referring to Iran’s Supreme increased dramatically in the area since Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. the events of July 26 and there have been several other violent attacks on In an attempt to contain the unrest, agents of the SSF in recent days. agents of the SSF opened fire on In a bid to contain the situation, the local protestors. There were reports of several authorities claimed this week that the people being killed by SSF gunfire. By perpetrators of the crime were Kurdish early afternoon, at least 30 people had dissidents posing as Revolutionary been arrested.Today’s unrest in Saqqez Guards, who wanted to “incite people started at Oqab Square just before noon against the Islamic Republic”. As could as hundreds of protestors attacked a be expected, the belated attempt to calm local Bassij post with sticks and stones. down the anger of local Kurds has not The Bassij are paramilitary Islamic been successful and anti-government vigilantes loyal to the Supreme Leader. protests are continuing in different parts of the region The latest clashes come in the wake of a series of protests that have swept Iran police fire on Kurdish protesters Kurdish towns and cities in Iran for the from chopper Wed. 3 past weeks. Dozens of protesters have Aug 2005 Iran Focus: been injured or arrested by government Tehran, Iran, Aug. 03 – troops in several towns. Iran’s State Security

forces opened lethal fire on protesters in the 11 die in northwest Iran clashes western town of Saqqez from a military Wed. 3 Aug 2005 helicopter on Wednesday, eye-witnesses Iran Focus reported. Anti-government protesters set fire to the town’s principal prayer hall and vehicles Tehran, Iran, Aug. belonging to the police on Wednesday 03 – Heavy morning. Various government buildings clashes which broke out including the governor’s office were also attacked and the commander of State between Security Forces was beaten by protestors. A government agency, protesters and State Security Forces on Bonyad Panzdah Khordad, was Wednesday in the Kurdish town of completely ransacked. Witnesses Saqqez, northwest Iran, have claimed 11 reported that women took part in great lives, according to Kurdish sources. numbers during today’s clashes with the Witnesses reported that agents of the security forces. One witness SSF fired lethal rounds on protestors from helicopters in the air.

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Kurdish groups have announced the security forces. One witness described names of four of the dead as Mohammad how several women attacked policemen Shariati, head of a local school; Farzad who had detained a teenage boy and Mohammadi, Student; Abbass freed him. The latest clashes come in the Ramazanzadeh, 55 years old, and wake of a series of protests that have Shakeri. Iran’s state-run media and swept Kurdish towns and cities in Iran for officials have confirmed extensive the past weeks. Dozens of protesters clashes in the western regions of the have been injured or arrested by country. The state-run news agency government troops in several towns. ILNA reported on Wednesday that provincial governors of Kurdistan and World editorial round-up on Iran West Azerbaijan, deputy chiefs of Thu. 4 Aug 2005 security in the Interior and Intelligence Ministries, deputy commander of Iran’s Iran Focus State Security Forces, and Majlis London, Aug. 04 – deputies from the area met to discuss Newspapers ways of dealing with the worsening around the world situation. Kazem Jalali, a member of the expressed alarm Majlis National Security and Foreign in their Thursday Policy Committee, told ILNA that editorials at the threat posed by a participants in the meeting had nuclear-armed Iran and dangers of determined that there should be “a postponing the referral of Iran’s nuclear higher level of security” imposed on the file to the United Nations Security area to prevent unrest in Oshnavieh and Council following the rise to power of Mahabad from spreading to other areas. Iran’s new hard-line President Mahmoud The state-owned Sharq newspaper Ahmadinejad. reported on Wednesday that a group of “Right now, Iran sounds increasingly Majlis deputies from Kurdistan and West confident, while the Western Azerbaijan provinces had demanded that democracies appear tentative and the Interior Minister “adopt measures to uncertain”, wrote the Washington Times, prevent the killing of innocent people in while the Times of London said, “The Mahabad, Sardasht and Piranshahr”. United Nations must confront Iran over Their letter was read out during the its weapons programme”. In a leader Majlis session. Anti-government article on Wednesday, the Guardian protesters in Saqqez set fire to the highlighted the growing threat, “Now town’s principal prayer hall and vehicles though, with Iran's hawks in the belonging to the police on Wednesday ascendant, a crisis is looming. Appeals morning. Various government buildings by the International Atomic Energy including the governor’s office were also Agency - the UN's nuclear watchdog - attacked and the commander of State have fallen on deaf ears in Tehran, Security Forces was beaten by where the authorities insisted again protestors. A government agency, yesterday that they will unilaterally Bonyad Panzdah Khordad, was resume the uranium ore conversion they completely ransacked. Witnesses suspended when talks began last year”. reported that women took part in great “There is obvious danger in the fact that numbers during today’s clashes with the

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the nuclear issue is coming to a head so “In fact, since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad soon after Mr Ahmadinejad's election won the Iranian presidential runoff in dashed hopes of advances for reformists June, Iranians’ behavior has become and strengthened the baleful influence of increasingly truculent and menacing. the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Hardly a day goes by without some new Khamenei”, wrote the Guardian. threat or non-negotiable demand from the Iranians”. The editorial of the Times of London posed the question, “does Iran have any The New York Times focused on Iran’s intention whatsoever of complying with human rights record. “Meanwhile, in its undertakings to the International Tehran, Ahmadinejad has other Atomic Energy Agency? Or is it simply disturbing issues awaiting his attention. spinning diplomatic camouflage, For one, there's the failing health of protected by Russia and China, while it Akbar Ganji, a jailed journalist who is pursues the technology to produce now on a hunger strike”. nuclear weapons?” “America is right to suspect that Tehran’s intentions are “Then there's the recent arrest of malign. It is nevertheless prepared, for Abdolfattah Soltani, a lawyer who just a little while longer, to indulge its defended Ganji and also worked with European allies’ search for a deal. But it Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace is hard to see the logic of compromise”. Prize winner. Ebadi has been successful The Washington Times’ editorial warned enough as a champion of human rights of the dangers of relying solely on the that she is now being accused in United State’s new National Intelligence government-controlled news media Estimate in dealing with Tehran’s nuclear reports of a slew of absurd charges, ambitions. “On Tuesday, The including burglary”. On the nuclear front Washington Post published a front-page the New York Times pointed out a crucial story quoting information apparently fact. “No Iranian president to date has leaked from a new National Intelligence ever been able to defy the wishes of the Estimate as projecting that Iran is a unelected ayatollahs who rule Iran, and it decade away from getting such is highly unlikely that Ahmadinejad will weapons, roughly doubling earlier prove to be any different”. estimates. But there is plenty of reason The Wall Street Journal commented on to be extremely cautious about relying on the opinion page of its Wednesday such estimates when assessing the edition on the realities of the European- behavior of a police state. Just as led nuclear negotiations with Tehran. American intelligence agencies “The Bush administration has justified its overestimated the progress of Iraq's softly-softly approach to the Iranian WMD programs, it is entirely possible nuclear program on grounds it has firm that they have underestimated the commitments from the Europeans to get progress made by Iran. If the latter is tough should diplomacy fail. Those true, the consequences of basing policy promises are about to be put to the test on such a faulty estimate would be now that Iran has informed the catastrophic if it turned out that Iran has International Atomic Energy Agency of its clandestinely managed to make greater intention to resume uranium enrichment”. strides toward developing nuclear weapons than Washington realized, and Tehran obtains the A-bomb”.

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“But the desire of the EU-3 (Britain, Toloui’s monthly Rassan had so far France and Germany) to find a published three issues all of which negotiated solution seems only to have mainly discussed the plight of female encouraged Iranian intransigence on the Kurds in Iran. Born in 1966, Toloui holds central issue, which is its repeatedly a postgraduate degree in practical claimed ‘right’ under the Nuclear Non- science and, with her husband, owns a proliferation Treaty to enrich uranium for medical laboratory in Sanandaj. She is a what it says is a civilian power program. founding member of the Association of Kurdish Women in Favour of Peace in “The existence of any such right is Kurdistan. She has a daughter and a debatable, given that the NPT forbids son. using a civilian nuclear program as cover for a military one. … Put simply, Iran is On several occasions, the authorities not a democratic country. And it is had warned Toloui not to carry out patently wrong to treat the ruling mullahs interviews with foreign radio stations. as if they were likely to observe international law. “Most Iranians Iran’s restive Kurdish population have themselves (as suppressed poll results been the victims of systematic indicated) see the nuclear program for oppression by the Iran’s clerical exactly what is -- a means of keeping leadership since the 1979 Islamic their oppressors in power”. Revolution.

String of arrests in volatile Kurdish Kurdish women’s rights activist towns in Iran Thu. 4 Aug 2005 arrested in Iran Thu. 4 Aug 2005 Iran Focus Iran FocusTehran, Tehran, Iran, Iran, Aug. 04 – A Aug. 04 – A prominent number of women’s rights journalists and activist in Iranian human rights Kurdistan defenders have been arrested in towns was arrested during a gathering and cities in western Iran,according to organised in protest against the murder human rights activists in the Iranian of a young Kurd by Iran’s State Security capital. Forces, a Persian-language website Mahmoud Salehi, the spokesman for the reported.The website Rooz reported that Organisational Committee to Establish Roya Toloui, the editor of Rassan, a Trade Unions, was arrested in the early monthly based in the Kudish city of hours of Thursday. The arrest follows Sanandaj, was arrested after being Wednesday’s nabbing of two Kurdish summoned by the intelligence unit of the activists in the city of Sanandaj by SSF on several occasions in the past few plainclothes security agents. months on charges of “disturbing the peace” and “acting against national Jalal Qavami, a journalist and a member security”. She had also been accused of of the editorial board of the journal “inciting ethnic division”. Payam-e Mardom, was arrested at his place of work

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after agents of Iran’s dreaded Ministry of Hunger-striking political prisoners in Intelligence and Security initially raided Iran maltreated - report Thu. 4 Aug his residence. Azad Zamani, an activist 2005 in the Association in Defence of Children’s Rights was also arrested in Iran Focus Sanandaj. Previously, Madeh Ahmadi was arrested in the Kurdish city. Tehran, Iran, Aug. 04 – A political The news comes as the death toll from prisoner who has

Wednesday’s clashes between people launched a one- and State Security Forces in the town of week-long hunger strike in solidarity for Saqqez reached 13. Official media have jailed journalist Akbar Ganji has been been silent on the deaths but several refused visitation rights for a week, a outlets have reported that clashes took rights group in defence of political place. prisoners said on Thursday.

According to local hospital officials, Bina Darabzand, currently in Rajai-Shahr authorities have refused to hand over the Prison, announced that he would go on corpse of seven of those killed that are hunger strike for a week to support Ganji currently being held at the morgue. who is presently in a critical situation at hospital on day 54 of a hunger strike in Roya Toloui, the editor of Rassan, a protest to his detention. The group also monthly based in Sanandaj, was also warned of the failing health of another recently arrested during a gathering political prisoner, Manouchehr organised in protest against the murder Mohammadi, currently on day 24 of a of a young Kurd by Iran’s State Security hunger strike in the notorious Evin Forces after she was summoned by the Prison. He has refused to take sugar intelligence unit of the SSF on several cubes since Saturday. The Student occasions in the past few months on Committee in Defence of Political charges of “disturbing the peace” and Prisoners said prison officials have “acting against national security”. She suspended Darabzand from meeting in had also been accused of “inciting ethnic prison with his relatives for a period of division”. the seven days. Darabzand, 46, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in Tens of other demonstrators in the prison for “demonstrating illegally” volatile Kurdish town have also been outside the United Nations building in arrested according to eye-witness Tehran in August 2004. He had taken reports. Many more have been arrested part in an anti-government protest by during anti-government protests and relatives of political prisoners. clashes throughout the provinces of Kurdistan and Western Azerbaijan. Since his transfer to Rajai-Shahr Prison, he has only been allowed to see his relatives for a total of 15 minutes. Manouchehr Mohammadi’s relatives protested outside Evin Prison on Thursday morning, demanding his release.

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Canada threatens Iran with UN action for photographing a demonstration on rights record Fri. 5 Aug 2005 outside a Tehran prison. Family lawyers AFP have accused the judiciary of a cover-up, OTTAWA - Canada a charge backed by Ottawa. threatened Friday to introduce a UN Iran's government has acknowledged that Kazemi was violently beaten in resolution on Iran's human rights record prison, although the judiciary has also as it called on the Islamic republic's new said she may have died after a fall. government to improve its human rights record and change its position on nuclear Pettigrew on Friday also demanded the ploriferation. Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre "immediate release" of Abdolfattah Soltani, a Kazemi family lawyer arrested Pettigrew urged new Iranian President

Mahmood Ahmadinejad to "usher in an after a court hearing on July 25.

era of change" to repair relations hurt by Canada also condemned the jailing of the killing of a Canadian journalist in dissident journalist Akbar Ganji, the Tehran. recent hanging of two teenagers and the "As no real improvement in Iran's human persecution of minorities, including rights conditions has been noted to date, members of the Baha'i faith. consultations have begun between

Canada and its like-minded partners "We are extremely concerned over the regarding a possible new resolution on deterioration of the human rights Iran's human rights situation before the situation in Iran," Pettigrew said. UN General Assembly in the fall of 2005," Pettigrew said in a statement. Security tight at Kurdish town on Earlier, Iran rejected a European Union strike in Iran Sun. 7 Aug 2005 demand for it to abandon making nuclear fuel with possible weapons use, in return Iran Focus for trade, technology and security Tehran, Iran, Aug. incentives. 07 – Iran’s State "Only meaningful change by President Security Forces Ahmadinejad's new government on Iran's and agents of the position on human rights and nuclear proliferation can lead to an improvement Ministry of Intelligence and Security have in our relationship," Pettigrew said, uring been on heightened alert on Sunday in Iran to continue negotiations with the Kurdish town of Bukan, northwest Europeans. Iran, following a general strike in the In May, Pettigrew said Canada had central bazaar and in many shops, decided to "constrain" its relations with residents reported.The general strike Iran until Iranian authorities handle the was in protest to authorities’ violent case of the Iranian-Canadian crackdown on the restive Kurdish photojournalist Zahra Kazemi "in a population in western Iran. Over the past serious and credible manner." month, there have been continuous anti- Kazemi, who was 54, died in custody in government protests in Iran’s Kurdish Tehran in July 2003 after being arrested region. A number of demonstrators were killed by agents of the SSF who were

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attempting toprevent an escalation of Tuesday by the Hamedan revolutionary dissent. court for possession and sale of more than 10 kilos (22 pounds) of opium and Security on Sunday was tight and heroin, the report said without specifying residents reported groups of SSF agents, whether the hangings took place in Revolutionary Guards, Bassijis public. (paramilitary Islamic vigilantes loyal to the Supreme Leader) and agents of the So far this year, Iran has executed at dreaded Ministry of Intelligence at key least 46 people, according to an AFP locations throughout Bukan. tally based on witness and press reports.

Armed agents of the SSF approached In 2004 at least 159 people were gatherings of more than two people in executed in the Islamic republic -- the Enghelab Street, Farmandari Square, highest rate in the world after China -- Eskandari Square, Molavi Junction, according to Amnesty International. Etelaat Junction and near the old hospital, witnesses said. Agents Iran's capital offences include murder, demanded proof of identity from people rape, armed robbery, apostasy, being questioned in these streets. blasphemy, serious drug trafficking, repeated sodomy, adultery or Police have set up checkpoints at many prostitution, treason and espionage. of the main routes into Bukan, in particular those coming from Saqqez, Iran to flog dissidents for anti- Mahabad, and Miandoab where much of government protest Thu. 11 Aug the unrest has taken place. 2005 Iran Focus Several journalists and a number of Tehran, Iran, Aug. prominent human rights activists in 11 – More than a Kurdistan and Western Azerbaijan have dozen protestors also been arrested over the past week for supporting protestors. arrested in the oil-rich city of Ahwaz, southern Iran, during a Three drug traffickers hanged in Iran: demonstration in July were sentenced to report Wed. 10 Aug 2005 serve prison time and to be flogged in public, Iran’s state-run news agency AFP reported on Thursday. A court in Ahwaz TEHRAN - Three sentenced the 15 individuals to flogging Iranian men and jail time for “creating mayhem and convicted of drug disrupting public order”. They had all trafficking have been arrested during anti-government been hanged in protests on July 27 and were accused of the western city of Hamedan, the setting tyres on fire in the street and Etemad daily reported Wednesday. throwing stones at government buildings The men only identified as Hamid Reza, and vehicles belonging to the State Nosratollah and Reza were hanged Security Forces.

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There were heavy clashes between offices, including the new cabinet’s two government forces and protesters in Shiite clerics, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ahwaz during the final week of July. Ezhei and Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi. The latter was Deputy Minister in charge The city’s local state-run radio urged of MOIS for a decade, while the former residents to stay at home as security was the chief representative of the forces imposed curfew on the areas of judiciary in the MOIS for years. the city inhabited by ethnic Arabs. The Majlis is scheduled to have a 40- Protestors chanted anti-government hour debate on the nominations, slogans and demanded an end to the beginning next Sunday. It will then government’s “ethnic cleansing” policy. proceed to vote on each nominee and is widely expected to approve all of them. Ahwaz, provincial capital of Khuzistan, is home to Iran’s ethnic Arab population 1. Minister of and has been a hotbed of anti- Foreign Affairs: government demonstrations. Dozens of Manouchehr Mottaki, people were reportedly killed in week- 52, chairman of long clashes between mainly ethnic Arab parliamentary foreign protesters and security forces in Ahwaz affairs committee, and several other cities in Iran’s former Deputy Foreign

Khuzistan province in April. The strategic Minister and area contains much of Iran’s oilfields. ambassador to Turkey and Japan, former liaison officer between Islamic 18 of Iran’s 21 new ministers hail from Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Revolutionary Guards, secret police Foreign Ministry, former Vice-president Sun. 14 Aug 2005 of Islamic Cultural and Communications Iran Focus Organisation, an agency created by the Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 - Supreme Leader for export of Islamic The following is the revolution to other parts of the Muslim final list of ministerial world. Mottaki has been hawkishly critical nominations presented of Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the by Iran’s new President West Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2. Minister of Defence: to the Majlis (parliament) on Sunday.The Mostafa Mohammad- list includes 13 ministers-designate who Najjar, 49, brigadier have been officers and officials in the general in the Revolutionary Guards and its affiliated Revolutionary Guards, joined IRGC when it paramilitary agencies. At least five of the nominees have was formed in 1979, background in the notorious secret took part in bloody campaign to suppress police, the Ministry of Intelligence and Kurds in 1979 and 1980, commander of Security (MOIS), and revolutionary IRGC operations in Lebanon, Palestinian prosecutor’s territories and Persian Gulf states in 1980s, head of Military Industries Organisation

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3. Minister of Defence Industries Organization affiliated Intelligence and to the Ministry of Defence, former chief Security (MOIS): representative of the Ministry of Hojjatol-Islam Gholam- Intelligence and Security (secret police) Hossein Mohseni in the Ministry of Commerce, former staff Ezhei, 49, Prosecutor member of the Supreme National Security Council and Judge of Special Tribunal for Clergy,

formerly Special Prosecutor in the 7. Minister of Ministry of Intelligence and Security, a Commerce: Masoud founding official and member of staff Mir-Kazemi, 45, selection board for MOIS chairman of IRGC’s Centre for Strategic 4. Minister of the Studies, chancellor of Interior: Hojjatol-Islam Shahed University (set Mostafa Pour- Mohammadi, 46, in up exclusively for relatives of “martyrs” of the Islamic revolution), former logistics charge of Special Department for Security commander in Revolutionary Guards 8. Minister of and Intelligence in the office of the Agriculture: Supreme Leader, former Deputy Minister Mohammad-Reza of Intelligence and Security, former Eskandari, 46, head of Military Revolutionary Prosecutor Wheat Self-sufficiency

Programme,a a 5. Minister of Culture founding member of and Islamic Jihad Sazandegi, Guidance: Mohammad-Hossein affiliated to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Saffar-Harandi, 52, former deputy editor in 9. Minister of Justice: Jamal chief of ultra conservative daily Karimi-Rad, 49, spokesman of the Kayhan, former brigadier general in IRGC, former IRGC commander of Judiciary, former revolutionary southern Iran, former director of Political Bureau of IRGC (for 10 years) prosecutor in Zanjan and Qazvin provinces,

6. Minister of Oil: Ali director of Taazirat Department (agency for implementation of corporal Saeedlou, 41, long- time ally of punishment, including flogging in public, etc) in Qazvin Ahmadinejad in ultra- conservative 10. Minister of Transportation: Abadgaran faction, Mohammad Rahmati, 47, Minister of former deputy mayor of Roads and Transportation in Khatami’s Tehran for finance and cabinet (the only incumbent in the new administration, replaced Ahmadinejad as cabinet), former head of Universities’ interim mayor of Tehran after presidential Jihad, a paramilitary organization elections, former deputy director of

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affiliated to the Revolutionary Guards 14. Minister of that recruited Islamists Labour and Social in universities, a former Affairs: Mohammad leadership member of Jahromi, 47, deputy Office for chairman for executive

Strengthening affairs of the of Unity (OSU), a key planner of the ultra-conservative Guardian Council, Islamic Cultural Revolution in 1980, founding member of IRGC in Gilan and when all universities were ransacked and Mazandaran provinces in 1979, governor shut down by Islamists in a bloody purge of Zanjan, Lorestan and Semnan of dissident students and academics. provinces, former member of secretariat of the State Expediency Council 11. Minister of Welfare and Social 15. Minister of Energy: Security: Mehdi Parviz Fattah, 44, former Hashemi, 42, Deputy Deputy Commander of Mayor of Tehran for Special Division of districts, former Revolutionary Guards,

commander in former board member Revolutionary Guards, commander in of Revolutionary Guards’ Imam Hossein paramilitary Bassij of IRGC, former University engineering commander of State Security Forces 16: Minister of Housing and Urban 12. Minister of Development: Industries and Mines: Mohammad Saeedi-Kia, Ali-Reza Tahmasbi, 44, 59, chairman of Urban member of Majlis Planning and Research Centre, Development former senior officer in Corporation, former senior officer of

Jihad Sazandegi, Jihad Sazandegi (branch of IRGC), former head of Jihad Sazandegi former Minister of Transportation Research Centre, expert in ballistic missile development, former 17. Minister of Revolutionary Guards officer in Khatam- Education: Ali Akbar ol-Anbia garrison of IRGC Ash'ari, 52, editor of the daily Hamshahri, 13. Minister of which belongs to Science, Research Tehran City Council and Technology: (he was appointed by Mohammad-Mehdi Ahmadinejad when the latter was mayor Zahedi, 51, hard-line of Tehran), former Deputy Minister of chairman of Kerman Islamic Guidance, former representative City Council, former of Ministry of Intelligence and Security professor of mathematics in the (secret police) in the Ministry of University of Shahid Bahonar in Kerman Education

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18. Minister of Science and Communications Technology, adviser to and Information the Supreme Council for Technology: Islamic Cultural Mohammad Revolution (which Soleymani, 51, conducted a bloody former Deputy purge of Iranian universities in the early Minister of Science, former chancellor of 1980s), worked for some time in Imam University of Science and Technology of Hossein University of the IRGC Tehran (UST), former head of Higher Last week, Ahmadinejad appointed hard- Electronic Research Centre,head of the liner Ali Larijani as Secretary of Supreme IRGC-affiliated War Committee in the National Security Council and put him in Ministry of Science and in UST in the charge of nuclear policy. Larijani, an 1980s (Ahmadinejad studied, taught, and IRGC brigadier general and former founded the Islamic Association in UST) Deputy Minister of the now-defunct

Ministry of Revolutionary Guards, will 19. Minister of attend cabinet meetings and is expected Economy: Davoud to play a key role in the new government. Danesh-Jaafari, 51, He is a former director of state-run radio chairman of Majlis and television. committee on

economy and finance, Iran hardliners a leading member of attack British hard-line Islamist embassy during faction,Abadgaran, in the Majlis, former demo Sun. 14 Aug 2005 member of Central Command of Jihad Iran Focus Sazandegi (a branch of Revolutionary Tehran, Iran, Aug. Guards) 14 – Hundreds of

hard-line 20. Minister of Health: members of the Kamran Lankarani, paramilitary Bassij youngest cabinet member at 40, radical in Iran rallied outside the British embassy Islamist head of in Tehran on Sunday afternoon, chanting Namazi Hospital in “death to England” (sic.) and demanding

Shiraz, former prosecutor in the that British “spies” leave the country. The investigative committee into medical Islamist protesters pelted the compound malpractice in Shiraz, chairman of with stones and tomatoes, trampled on Islamic Association of Physicians in Fars American and Israeli flags and set them Province on fire.Several embassy windows were 21. Minister of Cooperatives: Ali-Reza shattered, but there was no report of Ali-Ahmadi, 46, Ahmadinejad’s embassy staff sustaining injuries. It is not presidential campaign manager, former known whether Sir Richard Dalton, the leadership member of the Islamist British ambassador to Iran, was in the student organization OSU, former fellow- embassy at the time of the unruly activist with Ahmadinejad in the Islamic Student Association of University of

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announcement of the charge and a Man hanged in central Iran Sun. 14 Aug 2005 report by the Ministry of Intelligence and Security and the ministry’s counter- Iran Focus.– An espionage division. Adequate reasons Iranian man was and documents were given [for the hanged on Sunday charge] that secret and classified

morning in national intelligence was leaked to front of a crowd at a public square in the unqualified people and those connected city of Arak, central Iran to foreign embassies”, Mortazavi told The man, identified by his first name reporters. Mehdi, was 21 years old at the time of “Yesterday, I was informed that the his arrest on homicide charges. Another Revolutionary Court had issued a verdict prisoner, identified by his first name and approved his temporary detention Yaghoub, will be hanged in public in Arak and rejected Soltani’s complaint”, he in the coming days, according to the said. “Soltani, being a lawyer and familiar government-owned news agency Fars. with the law, has not been willing to Mehdi was originally sentenced to answer some 65 or 66 questions by the flogging, jail time, and execution, and his Ministry of Intelligence regarding his sentence was upheld by the clergy- actions and the materials he had. All dominated Supreme Court. these questions have been reported as without the defendant’s answer and have been sent to the public prosecutor’s Iran accuses human rights lawyer of office”.Earlier this month, the spying Mon. 15 Aug 2005 government-owned daily Kayhan said that Soltani had been charged with giving Iran Focus away Iran’s nuclear secrets. “Abdolfattah Soltani’s most serious charge is that he Tehran, Iran, Aug. was a nuclear spy”, Kayhan wrote in a 15 – Tehran’s front page article. Soltani was one of the lawyers for the family of slain Iranian- Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi,

who was murdered in Evin Prison in July slamic Revolutionary Prosecutor Saeed 2003. There have been suggestions that Mortazavi announced on Monday that a Prosecutor Mortazavi was Kazemi’s killer human rights lawyer who had been and during one of the hearings in the representing the family of a slain case, Soltani clearly pointed the finger at Canadian-Iranian photojournalist was a him for the murder.Kayhan said that spy and that the Revolutionary Court had Soltani had used his position as a lawyer issued a decree stating that it was lawful to obtain information from clients who for him to be imprisoned until his were being tried on cases related to eventual trial.Judiciary agents and armed national security. He would then hand police had raided the residence of over the information to “hostile opposition Abdolfattah Soltani and he was groups to expose such highly secret subsequently arrested and taken to information”, Kayhan, which has close Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison several ties to the country’s security and weeks ago on the orders of Prosecutor- intelligence services, wrote.“Soltani has General Saeed Mortazavi.“Soltani’s committed treason”, the article added arrest was carried out with the

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Monatsbericht der iranischen Frau Loes Banin eine ehemalige Mitarbeiterin der holländischen Botschaft in Menschenrechtsaktivisten in Teheran, bezeichnete den Ganjis Europa und Nordamerika Hungerstreik als ein Protestschrei für die über Sensibilisierung der internationalen Gemeinschaften auf die systematische Menschenrechtsverletzungen Menschenrechtsverletzungen und auf die im Iran Schicksale der politischen Gefangenen in den brüchigen Gefängnissen im Iran. ( Juli 05) Vorwort Weitere Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Iran nach Monatsbericht - in der Zeitspanne 21 Die systematischen n Juni- 20 Juli- von Menschenrechtsaktivisten Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Iran werden in Europa und Nordamerika: vom Regime härter fortgesetzt. Eine von zahlreichen Fällen ist zur Zeit der Hinrichtungen:10 Fälle. Todesstrafen: 12 Hungerstreik von Ganji.Der Journalist sitzt Fälle. Tötung der Zivilisten durch seit ca. 6 Jahren in der Haft. Er schrieb über Sicherheitskräfte:3 Fälle. die Kettenmorde an die kritischen Vergeltungsstrafe: 1 Fall. Vorladungen, Intellektuellen und Oppositionsaktivisten in Vernehmungen und Verhaftungen: den Neunziger Jahren unter der Studenten: 35 Fälle, Journalisten: 10 Fälle, Präsidentschaft von Haschemi Rafsandjani. politisch- und kulturell engagierte Personen: Diese Enthüllungen dürften der wahre Grund ca.477 Fälle sein, warum Akbar Ganji seit April 2000 im Gefängnis sitzt. Am 11.Juni trat Akbar Ganji Repressalien gegen Studenten in einen unbefristeten Hungerstreik. Er forderte eine angemessene medizinische Ø Jaifar Kalilian, Student an der Teheraner Versorgung seines chronischen Asthmas Universität hat nach einer heftigen außerhalb des Gefängnisses und seine Auseinandersetzung mit dem bedingungslose Haftentlassung. Während Stellvertretenden Universitätsleiter einen seines Hungerstreiks verschlechterte sich Selbstmord begangen. (Isna 4.7.05) sein Gesundheitszustand rapid. Seit seiner Einlieferung in das Krankenhaus Milad am Ø Ali Vakili, Student an der Allameh 17.Juli hat der Journalist weit am Gewicht Tabatabi Universität wurde verhaftet. verloren. Nach Angaben von seiner Ehefrau, Seine Rede über diie Situation der Frauen hatten bisher lediglich die Angehörigen eine im Iran bei einer Studentenversammlung Besuchserlaubnis erhalten. Ganjis Anwälte vor Teheraner Universität dürfte der dürften ihn bis jetzt nicht besuchen. Grund seiner Festnahme sein. (Sharq Inzwischen haben sich zahlreiche 22.6.05) Menschenrechtsorganisationen, politisch- Ø Hamed Iranshahi, Vorsitzender des und Kulturell engagierte Personen sowie islamischen Studentenvereins an der Staatspersönlichkeiten für seine Freilassung Universität Arak wurde verhaftet und eingesetzt. Die iranische Justiz bleibt aber vorübergehend gegen eine grosse nach wie vor gnadenlos. Nach Angaben Kaution freigelassen. Die Anklagepunkte seiner Frau verlangen die Justizbehörden von waren: „Verleumdung des Wächterrates“ ihm Reue für seine Veröffentlichungen. und „ Manipulation der öffentlichen Meinung“ (Isna 2.7.05)

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Ø Samd Kashkuli, Mitglied des islamischen Ø Nach Mitteilung von Hadi Montakabi - Studentenvereins an der Teheraner Amir ein Student an der Isfahaner Universität - Kabir Universität wurde wegen wurde am 17.7.05 Bahram Esmaiel Teilnahme an der Protestaktion für die Beygi, Vorstandsmitglied des islamischen Freilassung von Akbar Ganji verhaftet. Studentenvereins an der Uinversität Bis jetzt gibt es noch keine Nachricht von Isfahan wegen „Aktivitäten gegen ihm. (Isna 15.7.05) nationale Sicherheit“ vor der Kammer 4 des Revolutionsgerichtes geladen. Ø Hassan Asadi Zejdabadi, Chefredakteur der Studentenzeitschrift „Sokhan“ wurde Ø Am 27.6.05 teilte Hadi Montakabi - ein ebenfalls wegen Teilnahme an der Student an der Isfahaner Universität - Protestaktion für die Freilassung von mit, dass er wegen seinen politischen Akbar Ganji verhaftet. Von ihm fällt bis Aktivitäten vor 6 Monaten aus der jetzt jede Spur. (Ilna 16.7.05) Universität entlassen worden sei. Zu dem sei er erneut vor universitärem Ø Vier Studenten namens Safarali Koini, Disziplinarausschuss geladen worden. Mehdi Karboni, Meysam Jamali und Man habe ihn vorgeworfen die Mohamed Rahimi an der Universität Universitätsbehörden beleidigt zu haben. Azad in der Stadt Zandjan wurden vom Ø Kamran Zamanzade, ein Student an der Geheimdienst vernommen. ( Universität Orumije erhielt von Studentenkomitee zur Verteidigung der universitärem Disziplinarhauschuss für politischen Gefangenen- Azarbeyejan seine politische Aktivitäten eine 26.7.05) schriftliche Mahnung. Weiter wurden dort 200 Studenten wegen Verstoss Ø Zehen Vorstandsmitglieder des gegen islamische Vorschriften vor republikanischen Studentenvereins an der Disziplinarausschuss geladen. (Ilna Universität Yazd wurden vor 7.4.05) universitärem Disziplinarausschuss geladen. Es wurde ihnen Manipulation Ø Disziplinarstraffen gegen politisch der öffentlichen Meinung, Beleidigung engagierte Studenten an der Teheraner der Universitätsbehörden und Störung der Universität: Universitätsordnung vorgeworfen 1) Mohamedsadegh Esfandiari und (Republikanischer Verein an der Ali Feys wurden gemahnt, ein Universität Jazd 28.6.05) Semester lang ausgesetzt zu Ø Studentenzeitschrift „ Kavir“ an der werden. Universität Shahre Kord wurde wegen 2) Mohsen Fatehi, Hossein Heydari „Verleumdung der islamischen Religion“ und Arselan Godarzi sind ein verboten.(Ilna 6.7.05) Semester lang ausgesetzt worden. Ø Reza Milan, Said Ardeshir und Hossein 3) Tohid Alizade ist zwei Semester Kodajari, Studenten an der Universität lang ausgesetzt worden. (Ilna Bahonar in der Stadt Kerman wurden 12.7.05) wegen „ Aktivitäten gegen nationale Sicherheit“ vor Revolutionsgericht Ø Hadi Arami, Mitglied des geladen. (Isna 10.7.05) republikanischen Studentenvereins an der Ø Drei Studenten an der Universität Share Universität Yazd wurde wegen Kord wurden vor Justiz geladen. (Isna Beleidigung des Universitätsleiters ein 15.7.07) Semester lang ausgesetzt. Mohamed

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Ø Bakshande ein weiteres Mitglied wurde Ø Arbeitslosigkeit, Scheidung, Selbstmord von universitärem Disziplinarausschuss und Prostitution vorübergehend schriftlich gemahnt. Ihm wurde geschlossen. (Iran ma 30.6.05) Verbreitung von Lügen vorgeworfen. (Isna 18.7.05) Ø Hamed Motaghi, Redakteur der verbotenen Internetseite „Naghshine“ Ø Der islamische Studentenverein an der wurde von der Kammer 26 des obersten Universität Isfahan erhielt vom Gerichtshofes zu einem Jahr Haft ohne Disziplinarhauschuss sechs Monaten Bewährung und 3 Monaten Haft auf Aktivitätsverbot. (Ilna 19.7.05) Bewährung sowie einer hohen Geldstraffe verurteilt. (Iran ma10.7.05) Mohamedali Ebadi, Vorstandsmitglied des islamischen Studentenvereins am Ø Ahmed Saradji, ein Weblogger wurde am Lehrerinstitut Kardj wurde von der Kammer 28.6.05 verhaftet. Als Protest gegen seine 36 des Revisionsgerichtes der Provinz Festnahme ist er in Hungerstreik getreten. Teheran zu sechs Monaten Haft ohne Er befindet sich zur Zeit auf einer Bewährung verurteilt. Ihm wurden ihm Medizinstation des Gefängnisses in der Propaganda gegen das Regime und Stadt Tabriz. (Verein der iranischen Verleumdung des Revolutionsführers Weblogger17.7.05) vorgeworfen. ( Isna12.7.05) Ahmed Saradji, Geschäftsleiter der Repressalien gegen Journalisten und Nachrichtenagentur Irna wurde von der Presse Kammer 2 der Teheraner Justiz vernommen. Ø Pejman Pakmehr, Journalist und Der Ankläger war Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Herausgeber des Tabriz News schrieb am der neue Stattpräsident. (Emrouz 21.7.05) 22.6.05 in einem offenen Berief an die Berichte über politische Gefangenen Menschenrechtsorganisationen wie gefährlich der Journalismus im Iran ist. Ø Nach Mitteilung von Saleh Nikbakt Eine Zusammenfassung des Briefes: Rechtsanwalt und Verteidiger vom „Wir Journalisten nehmen täglich ein Journalist Josof Azizi Banitorof, konnte grosses Risiko im Kauf, um unserem sein Mandant nach 55 Tagen Einzelhaft Beruf nachzugehen. Wir sind uns gegen eine Kaution frei gelassen werden. gewöhnt auf dem gefährlichen Minenfeld (Isna 22.6.05) des Journalismus zu arbeiten. Aufgrund unsere Berichterstattung über politischen Ø Mohamed Musavi, politischer Gefangene Gefangenen, Studentenprotestaktionen, im Teheraner Evin-Gefängnis wurde auf Menschenrechtsverletzungen usw. wird Anordnung von Abasi Informationsleiter unsere Internetseite (Tabriz News) des Gefängnisses geprügelt. Mustafa überwacht und filtriert. Während Jokar ein weiterer politischer Gefangene Interview mit den ausländischen Pressen wurde wegen seinen Schreibarbeiten werden die Leitungen ständig vernommen und beleidigt. unterbrochen. Auch unsere Wohnorte (Studentenkomitee zur Verteidigung der sowie private Telefone und Mobiles politischen Gefangenen 4.7.05) werden kontrolliert“. Ø Nach Angaben von Mohamed Saifzade - Ø Die Wochenzeitschrift „Tabesh“ wurde Rechtsanwalt und Verteidiger vom wegen Thematisierung von sozialen Weblogger-Journalist Mojtaba Problemen wie zum Beispiel Armut, Samiainejad - ist seinen Mandant immer

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Ø noch im Gefängnis, obwohl alle Körperpflege durchzuführen. Im eiskalten Anklagepunkte gegen ihn fallengelassen Winter habe ich drei Wochen keine Decke worden. Weiter verdoppelte der Richter und keinen Heizkörper erhalten“ (Emrouz die Kaution auf 80000000 Toman 6.7.05) (ca.73400 Euro). Die Angehörige vom *Iranische Parlamentarier gaben bei drei Samiainejad sind leider kaum in der Lage Teheraner Instituten eine Meinungsumfrage in Auftrag, die unter anderem die Frage enthielt: diese Summe zu bezahlen. (Ilna 12.7.05) „Sind Sie für oder gegen einen Dialog mit den USA, wenn dieser zur Ausräumung von Ø Angehörige, Freunde sowie über 1000 bedrohlichen Differenzen beiträgt?“ Teheraner Bewohner versammelten sich Herausgekommen ist: „Die Mehrheit der am 12.7.05 vor dem Haupteingang der Bevölkerung will keine Konfrontationen mit den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.“ Der Teheraner Universität. Sie forderten die Institutsleiter Herr Geranpajeh wurde ins Evin- Freilassung vom Journalist Akbar Ganji, Gefängnis gebracht.Er soll wegen der der seit über einem Monat im Verbreitung von Lügen und Handlungen gegen Hungerstreik ist. Die Sicherheitskräfte das islamische System angeklagt werden. Die versuchten mit Tränengas die Menge Justiz ließ das Gebäude des Forschungsinstituts schließen. Der Mitarbeiter des aufzulösen. Sie griffen die Menschen Meinungsforschungsinstituts Ayandeh, Hussein brutal an. Einige Personen wurden dabei Gasian, wurde unterstellt mit dem US- schwer verletzt. (Bastab 12.7.05). Geheimdienst CIA in Verbindung zu stehen. Dr. Fariborz Raisdana, Mitglid des Journalistenvereins Irans wurde dabei Ø Auf die Forderungen des kurdischen verletzt. (Akbare Emrouz) Gefangenen Cehangier Baduzadeh nach gerechter Verhandlung reagierte die Hossein Gazian, Dozent und Leiter des Gefängnisleitung mit der Verhängung Meinungsforschungsinstitut Ayandeh*, der einer Straffen von 25 Peitschenschlägen. seit August 2000 in der Haft ist, hat die Baduzadeh sitzt zur Zeit im Gefängnis Folterungen, welche er auf Anordnung des der Stadt Urmiye. Ihm droht die Richters im Gefängnis erlebte, folgendes Todesstrafe. Vergangene Woche ist er in beschrieben: „ Ich war ca. einem Jahr langin einen Hungerstreik getreten. Ihm wurde einer 2 Quadratmeter grossen Einzellzelle. das Besuchsrecht verweigert. Ich wurde mitternachts aufgeweckt und bis (Organisation zur Verteidigung der morgen mit verbundenen Augen und Händen Menschenrechte in Kurdistan 6.7.05) durch den Richter vernommen. Man wollte mich dazu zwingen falsche Geständnisse zu Ø Manuchehr Mohammadi, ein Mitglied machen. Folter, Prügel und Erpressung von "Anjoman-e-Daneshjuvan va gehörten zur Tagesordnung. Ich wurde Daneshamukhtegan Meli" (Nationale ständig bedroht, hingerichtet zu werden. Sie Vereinigung von Studenten und traten und schlugen mich auf dem Kopf und Hochschulabsolventen), wurde wegen Brustkorb. Sie zwangen mich wie Vierbeine seiner politischen Tätigkeit zu 13 Jahren zu gehen. Sie fesselten meine Füsse und Haft verurteilt. Am 6.Juli 2005 trat er in Hände. Im Winter liessen sie mich einen Hungerstreik, da man ihm die stundenlang mit leichter Bekleidung in der dringend notwendige ärztliche Kälte draussen. Ich musste 72 Stunden Behandlung außerhalb des Gefängnisses Stehen bleiben. Daraufhin kam ich in einen verweigerte. Seit dem 24.07.05 liegt er Schlafentzug. Man gab mir eine Woche lang im Koma. (Amnesty International) nicht zum Trinken. Ich hatte wochenlang keine Möglichkeiten gehabt eine

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Repressalien gegen politisch engagierte Bürger Ø Ali Hassanzade ein politischer Aktivist Ø Frau Shalah Entesari und Herr Najaf der nationalen Bewegung Azarbayejan Rahimi, Mitglieder der iranischen wurde in der Stadt Marand wegen Demokraten wurden verhaftet. Der Verteilung von Flugblättern verhaftet. ( Grund dieser Festnahmen war ihre Komitee zur Verteidigung von Teilnahme an der Protestaktion für die politischen Gefangenen Azarbayejan Freilassung von A. Ganji am 12.7.05 vor 28.6.05) Teheraner Universität. (Sharvand 13.7.05) Ø Behnam Vafah, ein politischer Gefangene - der zur Zeit im Hafturlaub ist - wurde Ø Laut Mitteilung vom Alireza Jabari, erneut verhaftet. Seine persönliche Mitglied des Journalistenvereins Irans, Sachen wie Computer, Satellitenanlage hat das iranische und Dokumente wurden Beschlag Informationsministerium die genommen.( Komitee zur Verteidigung Generalversammlung dieses Vereines im der politischen Gefangenen - Iran Hotel Tausend und eine Nacht in Teheran 28.6.05) verboten. (Sharvand 20.7.05) Ø Mohamed Naimati ein Arbeiter, der sich Ø Siebzehen Mitarbeiter des öffentlichen für Gründung von unabhängigen Verkehrsmittels in Teheran wurden Gewerkschaften engagierte, wurde mit wegen gewerkschaftlichen Aktivitäten mehreren Miarbeiter in Sanandaj gekündigt. Diese Personen heissen: verhaftet.(Shorah 28.6.05) Mansor Esaloo, Ebrahim Madadi, Nasehr Golami, Ali Zadhossein, Aliakbar Die Sicherheitskräfte haben mehrere Peyrhadi, Behros Hosseini, Mohamed politisch engagierte Personen verhaftet, weil Hajbari, Reza Tarzi, Abdullah Romnan, sie an die Geburtstagsfeier von Babak Ajat Jadidi, Aita Babakani, Ahad Farshi, Khoramdin auf der Babak- Festung* Hassan Karimi, Reza Neaimatipor, Amir teilgenommen hatten. Die bekannt Takiri, Hassan Mohamedi und Dawod gewordene Namen sind: Kazem Saidat, Razawi. (Gewerkschaftsvorstand Mahmud Aairabizade, Hassan Rahimibajat, Ali Soleymani, Aishigh Jebrail Kalili, Teherans) Aishigh Ildeyrim, Sadegh Kalili, Rahbar Ø Kianoosh Sanjari, ein politisch Ismaaili, Hamid Derakschan, Nader Alchin, engagierte Person wurde durch Abas Lesani,Abas Sadati, Ibrahim Jafarzade, Sicherheitsleute geprügelt und verhaftet. Sadegh Hakimi, Ali Shadi, Behroz Aibaszade, Seine Wohnung wurde durchgesucht. Gasem Angoti, Jashar Asadi, Nima Ardebili, Daraufhin wurden seine Computer, Mehdi Aaltay, Mohamedtaghi Asadi, Farhad Satellitanlage, Mobiltelefon und einige Dashti, Mohamedbagehr Motlebi, Akbar Bücher Beschlag genommen (Komitee Azad, Said Matinpor, Mohamed Porali, zur Verteidigung der politischen Sohaila Heydari, Mahram Porbagehr, Masume Porbagher, Babak Porbagher, Gefangenen- Iran 24.6.05) Ø Aref Naderi, Mitglied der Stadtgemeinde Lotfollah Nori, Mohsen Servati, Behzad von Garweh wurde verhaftet. Er Donjai, Mehdi Zandjani, Changiz Bakt Avar, kritisierte lediglich bei einer Jashar Azar Oglo, Arash Baktavar, Javar Versammlung das Vorgehen bei den Jamali, Mustafa Aivaspor, Vahid Präsidentschaftswahlen.(Akbar-e Emrouz 28.6.05)

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Ø Ramezani, Mohsen valai, Bakshali Ø Diese Personen wurden vor einem Monat Moradi und Habib Musavi. (Komitee zur wegen Teilnahme an der Protestaktion Verteidigung der politischen Gefangenen für die Freilassung von A.Ganji vor in Azarbayejan 2.7.05) Teheraner Universität festgenommen. (Isna 13.7.05) Naser Entezari und Babak *Die Babak-Festung im Nordiran war zu Lebzeiten von persischen Nationalhelden Babak Khoramdin Dehkordi wurden mit anderen Personen, (9.Jh.n.Ch.) ein Zentrum des Widerstands gegen die wegen Teilnahme an der Protestaktion Irans-Eroberer (Kalifen Abasi) geworden. für die Freilassung von A.Ganji vor Ø Vier Reformisten namens Mehdi Kazemi, Teheraner Universität verhaftet. Hojat Dost Mohamedi, Safiaii und Kavijani, die Zamani, Vorsitzender der iranischen sich an der Werbekampagne der Hochschulabsolventenorganisation wurde Reformisten-Präsidentschaftskandidat dabei schwer verletzt. (Rooz 13.7.05) Mostafa Moin beteiligt hatten, wurden vor Gericht geladen. Ihnen wurde Ø Nach Mitteilung von Frau Sarah Karimi vorgeworfen, die Gemeinschaftsordnung am 15.7.05, wurde der berühmte gestört zu haben. ( Webloger Tanin-e Bergführer Ebdal Karimi wegen seines Sokot 3.7.05) Engagements für die Rechte der Arbeiter verhaftet und nach 23 Tage gegen eine Ø Mehdi Fahrhishandiz, wurde gegen eine Kaution wieder freigelassen. (Sein Kaution freigelassen. Er ist vor einem Bruder Darjosh Karimi wurde vor 10 Monat wegen Teilnahme an der Jahren verhaftet und in die Züge der so Protestaktion für die Freilassung von genannten Kettenmordene durch N.Zarafschan verhaftet worden.(Komitee iranisches Geheimministerium spurlos zur Verteidigung der politischen verschwunden). Gefangenen10.7.05) Ø 33 Personen wurden wegen Teilnahme an Ø Der Schriftsteller Reza Golpor wurde der Protestaktion für die Freilassung von verhaftet. Der Grund dieser Festnahme A. Ganji vor Teheraner Universität durch war das Schreiben eines Buches namens Sicherheitskräfte geprügelt und Shonoud-e Ashbah. Es wurde ihm verhaftet.(Iranische vorgeworfen Unwahrheiten verbreitet zu Hochschulabsolventenorganisation haben. (Baztab 12.7.05) 18.7.05)

Ø Ali Akbar Mosavi khoeni, Ø Behroz Javid Teherani, Mitglied des Generalsekräter der iranischen demokratischen Vereins Irans wurde am Hochschulabsolventenorganisation, 25.4.05 nach vier Jahren Haft (1999- wurde an der Protestaktion für die 2004) erneut festgenommen. Frau Freilassung von A.Ganji durch Marjam Araie ist immer noch in der Sicherheitskräfte verletzt. Man brachte Haft. Sie wurde wegen Teilnahme an der ihn ins Krankenhaus Fyrosgar, wo er Protestaktion für N. Zarafshan verhaftet. dann verhaftet wurde. (Ilna 12.7.05) Sie ist finanziell nicht in der Lage die Kaution zu bezahlen. (Komitee zur Ø Nader Fotore chi - Journalist - Verteidigung der politischen Gefangenen Mohamed Hashemi, Mitglied der 19.7.05)

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Ø islamischen Religion von der Kammer Ø Babak Khoramdin verkauft hatten. 115 des Strafgerichtes in der Stadt Gom Weitere Personen namens Mohamed zu je 3 Monaten Haft ohne Bewährung Lavai, Ashigh Ghorban porvali ,Esmail verurteilt.(22.6.05 Ilna) Dehghani, Ayooz Bayat, Akbar Azad, Ajatolla Mehrali Bigloo, Darjosh Hatami Der ehemalige Parlamentarier Rasol und Rasool Gahremani wurden ebenfalls Mehrparvar, wurde erneut von der Kammer vor Revolutionsgericht geladen, weil sie 1083 des Teheranern Zivilgerichtes letztes Jahr an der Geburtstagsfeier von vernommen, weil er vor 4 Jahren im Babak Khoramdin auf die Babak-Festung Parlament in den zwei Reden die damaligen teilnehmen wollten. (Komitee zur Präsidentschaftswahlen kritisiert hatte. (Isna Verteidigung der politischen Gefangenen 27.6.05) 27.7.05) Ø Nach Angaben vom Richter Said Barghi, Vorsitzende der Kammer 1159 des Ø Ali Masroi, Vorstandsmitglied der Teheranern Gerichtes wurden 60 Partizipationsfront erhielt von der inhaftierte Personen vor Gericht gestellt. Kammer 76 des Teheranern Sie wurden festgenommen, weil sie an Strafgerichtes eine Vorladung. Er wurde der Protestaktion im Volkspark in wegen Verbreitung von Unwahrheiten Teheran teilgenommen hatten. Die und Verwirrung des Volkes angeklagt. iranische Regierung wirft ihnen vor, die (Ilna 5.6.05) nationale Sicherheit gefährdet und die Gemeinschaftsordnung gestört zu haben. Dr. Said Madani ein Aktivist der national- Nach Mittelung vom Richter Barghi sind religiösen Allianz und Dr. Parviz Piran 6 Personen (Namen noch nicht bekannt) einen Dozent an der Teheranern Allame als Drahtziehers für schuldig befunden. Tabatabi Universität wurden vor der Sie wurden zu 3 Monaten bis zu einem Kammer 21 der Teheranern Justiz geladen, Jahr Haftstrafe und je 74 Peitschenhiebe weil sie mit der persischsprachigen verurteilt. Weiter sollte der Anklagepunkt französischen Radiosendung (RFI) eine „Gefährdung der nationalen Sicherheit“ Interview geführt hatten. (Isna 8.7.05) noch von den Teheranern Vergeltungsstrafe Revolutionsgericht behandelt werden. (Etemad 4.7.05) Ø Laut einem Gerichtsurteil sollen Vahid (Familienname unbekannt) 28 Jahre alt Ø Alireza Pormand, ein ehemalige für eine Straftat, die er im Alter von 16 Marineoffizier wurde wegen seinen Jahren begangen hatte, die Augen politischen Aktivitäten von einem ausgestochen werden. Der oberste Militärgericht zu drei Jahren Haft ohne Gerichtshof hat das Rechtsmittel des Bewährung verurteilt.(Ilna 6.7.05) Mannes am 9.5.05 abgewiesen und die Vollstreckung des Urteils angeordnet, das Ø Das Drehbuch „ Mahi“ (Fisch) von nun jederzeit ausgeführt werden kann. Bahram Beyzai wurde durch Anordnung Laut iranischen Presseberichten wurde vom islamischen Kultur und Vahid für schuldig befunden, einem Erziehungsministerium verboten. andern Jungen Säure aus einer Batterie in (Etemad 20.7.05) die Augen gegossen zu haben, was zu dessen Erblindung führte. Vahid Ø Said Matin por und Leila Safari wurden beteuerte während des Verfahrens, die in Zandjan vor Gericht gestellt, weil sie Tat nicht vorsätzlich begangen zu haben. Bilder vom persischen Nationalhelden (Amnesty international 24.06.05)

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Todesurteile Ø Am Abend des 9.7.05 wurde in der Stadt Mahabat in der Provinz Kurdistan einen Ø Eine afghanischer Staatangehöriger Jungen namens Seyed Kamal Gader, namens Nasir Osbak wurde auf bekannt als Shuvane von den Anordnung vom Richter Gasem Sicherheitskräften verhaftet. Nach der Kuhkamarehi zu dreifachen Hinrichtung Festnahme wurde er gefoltert und verurteilt. Er wurde für Schuldig anschliessend getötet. Sie haben gesprochen, drei Frauen getötet zu haben. daraufhin seine Leiche an einem Auto (Iran 22.6.05) gebunden und ihn durch die ganze Stadt gezogen. ( Roje Helat 11.7.05). Diese Ø Sam 27 Jahre alt, wurde wegen Nachricht wurde von Ermordung seiner eigenen Mutter Parlamentabgeordneten der Stadt namens Mahbube, von der Kammer 71 Mahabat Jafar Aain bestätigt. (Sharq des Strafgerichtes unter Vorsitzender 15.7.05). Nach der Veröffentlichung der Richter Nurollah Azizmohamedi zum Bilder von der Leiche des Jungens im Tode verurteilt.(Etemad 30.6.05) Internet wurden zahlreiche Protestaktionen in der Stadt Mahabat Ø Akbar wurde für schuldig befunden, seine stattgefunden. Laut Mitteilung vom Ehefrau namens Mansure getötet zu Mairof Samadi Gouverneurs von haben. Er ist von Kammer 1157 des Mahabat wurden mehrere Personen Kriminalgerichtes der Provinz Teheran verhaftet. (Isna 17.7.05). In einem unter Leitung vom Mohamedjahri zum Interview bestätigte Jamschid Ansari der Tode verurteilt worden. ( Etemad Verwalter der Provinz Westazarbajezan 30.6.05) eine viertägige Protestaktion gegen die Ermordung von Shuvane. (Isna 30.7.05). Ø Zwei Personen namens Akram 30 Jahre Nach Angaben der Internetseite Baztab alt und Behnam 27 Jahre alt, wurden für sind die Geschäfte der Stadt Mahabat am schuldig befunden, einen 70 jährigen 14.7.05 als Protest geschlossen Mann namens Hassan Josefi getötet zu geblieben. haben. Die Kammer 71 des Strafgerichtes der Provinz Teheran hat auf Anordnung Ø Die Sicherheitskräfte haben mehrere vom Richter Nurollah Azizmohamedi Passagierfahrzeuge in der Provinz diese zwei Personen zum Tode Kurdistan mit Waffen angegriffen. Eine verurteilt.(Sharq 4.7.05) Person namens Hossein, ein 12 jähriges Ø Mortesa wurde wegen Ermordung eines Mädchen und ein 13 jährigen Jungen Mannes namens Abas Ahmedi, von der sowie vier weitere Personen wurden Kammer 71 des Strafgerichtes der dabei schwer verletzt. An der iranisch- Provinz Teheran zum Tode verurteilt. irakischen Grenze haben die Das Urteil wurde vom obersten Sicherheitskräfte 2 Personen getötet. Eine Gerichtshof bestätigt. (Sharq 7.7.05) Person wurde verletzt. ( Kommunistische Ø Karim wurde wegen Tötung seines 55 Arbeiterpartei Irans 17.7.05) jährigen Schwiegervaters namens Farajollah, von der Kammer 74 des Ø Die Sicherheitskräfte haben eine Person Strafgerichtes der Provinz Teheran zum namens Hossein Ahmedi, Wohnort im Tode verurteilt. Das Urteil wurde vom Dorf „Sardush “ im Bezirk Marivan- obersten Gerichtshof bestätigt. (Etemad Kurdistan getötet. (Pajam 20.7.05) 12.7.05)

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Ø Ali Safarpour Rajabi 20 Jahre alt, wurde Ø Ein 37 jähriger Mannes namens Reza von Kammer 1 der Justiz Poldokter für Dashti wurde für schuldig befunden, schuldig befunden, einen Offizier der einen Mann namens Mohamdeali getötet Sicherheitskräfte namens Hamid Enshadi zu haben. Die Kammer 71 des im 2001 ermordet zu haben. Er wurde Strafgerichtes der Provinz Teheran unter zum Tode verurteilt. Das Urteil wurde Leitung vom Richter Nurollah nach Zustimmung des Vorsitzenden der Azizmohamedi erteilte ihm die iranischen Justiz vollstreckt. Der Todesstrafe. (Etemad 17.7.05) Beschuldigte wurde in der Stadt Poldoktar öffentlich aufgehängt. (Keyhan Ø Ein 28 jähriger Mann namens Behzad 14.7.05) wurde von der Kammer 71 des Strafgerichtes der Provinz Teheran für Ø Ein Tribunalgericht in der Stadt Mashad schuldig befunden. Auf Anordnung vom Hauptstadt der Provinz Khorasan hat Richter Nurollah Azizmohamedi wurde zwei Jugendlichen namens Mohmud er zum Tode verurteilt. (Sharq 18.7.05) Asgari und A.M (Name ist nicht bekannt) wegen Raubes, Alkoholkonsums, Ø Zwei afghanische Staatangehörige homosexuellem Kontakt und angeblicher namens Jomegol und Mashugh sind Vergewaltigung zum Tode am Galgen wegen Ermordung einer 70-jährigen Frau verurteilt. Die angeblichen Straftaten namens Esmat vom Revisionsgericht zum wurden im Alter von 16 Jahren Tode verurteilt worden. (Isna 22.7.05) begangen. Den beiden wurde vorgeworfen einen 13 jährigen Jungen Durchgeführte Hinrichtungen entführt und vergewaltigt zu haben. Die Ø Mohsen Gafarzadeh wurde wegen Nachrichtenagentur Isna erklärte in Vergewaltigung in der Stadt Salmas einem Bericht am 19.7.05, dass es sich öffentlich aufgehängt. Der oberste bei einem der Beiden Jungen um einen Gerichtshof hat die Vollstreckung des Minderjährigen handelte. Der Anwalt der Urteiles bestätigt. (Etemad 7.7.05) Angeklagten versuchte die Hinrichtung zu stoppen, in dem er Widerspruch gegen Ø Roya 28 Jahre alt und Mohamed 30 Jahre das Todesurteil beim obersten Gerichthof alt wurden für schuldig gesprochen, einen des Irans einlegte, doch dieser bestätigte Mann namens Mohamed Kuhpaje das Todesurteil. Noch vor der ermordet zu haben. Nach Bestätigung des Hinrichtung wurden dem beiden auf einer Urteils vom obersten Gerichtshof wurden Strassenkreuzung in der Stadt Mashad die beiden im Gefängnis in Isfahan 228 Peitschenhieben verabreicht. Danach aufgehängt. (Etemad 6.7.05) hängte man sie an einem Baukran auf. Nur wenige Stunden nach der Ø Ali Adelzade 24 Jahre alt, Arash Hinrichtung, wurden die Bilder der Golamian Khorasani und Davod Daliran Hinrichtungszene im Internet weit wurden wegen eines bewaffneten verbreitet. Die Fotos der beiden Diebstahles und Mord, im Bezirk Gasem Jugendlichen mit den maskierten Abad in der Provinz Khorasan öffentlich Henkern haben in der ganzen Welt für aufgehängt. (Kyhan 7.7.05) grosse Empörung gesorgt

Ø Ayousali Hosseinzade wurde wegen Mordes in der Stadt Ardebil öffentlich aufgehängt. (Etemad 16.7.05)

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Quellenverzeichnis Omid-e Mehri Iran: Eine persische Internetseite im Ausland.

Aftab: Eine Nachrichtenagentur. Wird von Hassan Rohani, Pajam: Eine persichen Webnachrichten im Ausland Vorsitzender des Sicherheitsrates im Iran unterstützt. Peyk-e Khamush: Nachrichtenwebseite von einem Azarbayejankomitee - Schweden: Ein iranischer Verein in Geistlichen der Qums- Theologiehochschule. Schweden. Er setzt sich für die BürgerInnen in der Provinz Azarbayejan im Iran ein. Peyk-e Iran: Nachrichtenwebseite im Ausland

Etehad-e Demokratieckhahan : Eine politische Quds: Tageszeitung. Die gehört zu den Organisation, die im Iran aktiv ist. Verwaltungsbehörden von Imam Reza’s Mausoleum in Stadt Mashed im Iran. Die Verwaltung wird von den Bastab: Webseite von Mohsen Rezaie; Ex- Ultrareligiösen geleitet. Oberkommandant der Revolutionsgarde Pasdaran und Zurzeit Generalsekretär des Schlichtungsrates. Radio Farda: Wird mit finanzieller Unterstützung von den USA auf Farsi nach Iran gesendet. Daftar-e Tahkime Vahdat: Irans grösste reformistische Studentenverein. Rooydad: Internetseite. pro islamisch- iranische Partizipationsfront, welche die grösste reformistische Partei Eqbal: Tageszeitung. Pro islamisch-iranische im Iran ist. Partizipationsfront. Rooz: Eine reformistische elektronische Tageszeitung im Etemad: Tageszeitung. Eljas Hasrati; Geschäftsleiter und Ausland ehemalige Abgeordnete im Parlament. Shahrvand: Eine persische Wochenzeitung in Kanada. Emrouz: Webnachrichten, die Said Hajarian und Mustafa Tajzade gehört. Die beide Personen gehörten zur iranisch- Shorah: Eine persiche Webnachrichten im Ausland. islamischen Partizipationsfront. Siasat-e Roos: Tageszeitung des neuen Staatpräsidenten Fars: Nachrichtenagentur der konservativen . Mohmud Ahmadinejad.

Hatef: Internetseite, die von Hashemi Rafsanjani finanziell Shargh: Tageszeitung .Der Geschäftsleiter ist Mehdi unterstützt wird. Rahmanian, ehemaliger Stellvertreter des Gouverneurs der Provinz Golestan im Iran. Sie wird finanziell vom Hashemi ILna: „Nachrichtenagentur der Arbeit des Irans“. Sie wird Rafsanjani Vorsitzender des Schlichtungsrates unterstützt. von der Regierung finanziell unterstützt. Studentenkomitee zur Unterstützung der politischen Iran: Offizielle Nachrichtenagentur der Regierung . Gefangenen: Sie setzt sich für die Menschenrechte im Iran ein.

Iran-e ma: Eine elektronische Tageszeitung im Iran. Tabriz News: Webseite von Provinz Azarbayejan im Iran.

Iranpress :Persische Nachrichten-Webseite im Ausland. Weblogg der dritten Generation: Weblogg von Studenten im Iran. Irna: Die offizielle Nachrichtenagentur der iranischen Regierung. Weblog Tanin-e Sokot: Weblog News in der Stadt Gom.

Isna: Die offizielle Nachrichtenagentur der Studenten im Iran. Weblog Sahel: Eine persische Weblog News im Ausland.

Keyhan: Die offizielle Tageszeitung der Regierung.

Kommunistische Arbeiterpartei Irans: Eine Partei, die zur Opposition des iranischen Regimes gehört.

Menschenrechtsorganisation Kurdistans: Eine Organisation die für die Rechte der Kurden im Iran tätig ist.

National- revolutionäre Verein Irans: gehört zur Opposition des iranischen Regime und ist im Ausland tätig.

Nationaler Widerstandsverein des Irans: Gehört zur Opposition des Regimes und von „Volksmojahedin “ dominiert.

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Iran police use teargas to disperse had beaten himself. "Bruises as a result protesters Mon. 15 Aug 2005 Iran Focus of self-beating could be seen, and that is a reflection on his character", Tehran, Iran, Aug. Mohammadi said. Eye-witnesses, 15 – Police fought however, reported at the time that after off angry Qaderi was gunned down by State demonstrators on Security Forces, he was dragged on the Monday with back of a Toyota jeep in the streets of teargas outside a government ministry in Mahabad and taken to a police station Tehran.Dozens of protestors had lined where he was tortured to death. up outside the Ministry of Cooperatives to demand their dividends that had not According to locals, the SSF killed been paid by the bankrupt Rahyan Bang Qaderi because he was active in anti- Saba Cooperative. Demonstrators, who government protests and authorities included many women, got more agitated wanted to intimidate the local population. and chanted slogans against the government. Police fired teargas to Since the incident, there have been disperse the crowd. The police action continuous demonstrations and clashes was met with resentment by protestors between people and agents of the SSF who carried on with their demonstration. in Kurdish towns and cities throughout Several demonstrators fainted after the northwest Iran, leaving several dead and paramilitary policemen charged at them hundreds injured or arrested. with truncheons.

Iran judiciary official claims slain youth beat himself Wed. 17 Aug 2005 Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 – The head of the coroner's office in the province of Western Azerbaijan,

northwest Iran, told the state-owned ISNA news agency that a young Kurd who was shot and killed by police in the

Kurdish town of Mahabad on July 10 had not been tortured as has been claimed by his family and eye-witnesses but STOP the Mullahs instead had beaten himself. Firouz Mohammadi, the chief coroner in Western Azerbaijan, claimed that forensic examination on the body of Shoan Qaderi had shown that the young Kurdish dissident had been shot once in the chest and once in the right thigh and

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Von: Iran student on Internationales trial for "acting Rettungskomitee against national für Iranerinnen security" Wed. 17 Aug 2005 IRAN SOS [email protected] Iran Focus www.iransos.com Tehran, Iran, Aug. Wien, am 16.08.05 17 – The court hearing for a from the WUK-Währingerstr. 59 town of Kerman, central Iran, is 1090 Wien scheduled to begin on Austria Wednesday.Hossein Khodayari, a An: Die Irakische Botschaft Wien Österreich student from Kerman's Bahonar Johannes Gasse 26 University, is to be charged with "acting 1010 Wien against national security", a vague term Fax Nr.:0043 1 71 38 208 which encompasses virtually all forms of Betereff: Entführung zweier Mitglieder des social protests or actions against the VolksMojahedin ruling clerical authorities. Organisation in Bagdad Khodayari's lawyer said that his Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, defendant had appeared in court in August 2003 on similar charges. Mit tiefer Besorgnis haben wir erfahren, dass In recent months, Iranian authorities zwei Mitglieder des Iranischen NLA, Herr have stepped up arrests of dissident Hosein Pouyan und Herr Mohammad Ali youths. Shirkou Khaled, a student from Zahedi, während dem Einkaufen in Bagdad the Open University in Sanandaj, auf offener Strasse durch unbekannte northwest Iran, was arrested in his Männer, welche sich als Irakische father's residence last Thursday and Sicherheitsagenten verkleidet hatten, taken away by armed agents. There is festgenommen und entführt wurden. no information about his present Laut Stellungsnahmen von Volks Mojahedin whereaboutsuniversity student. - Organisation wurden die beiden Männer in dem Gebäude vom Irakischen Iran civil servants protest for overdue Innenministerium untergebracht, und seitdem wages Wed. 17 Aug 2005 gibt es keine Hinweise auf entführte Iran Focus Personen. Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 – Workers from the Hiermit möchten wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass city of Abadan, southwest Iran, gathered Herr Hosein Pouyan und Herr Mohammad outside the town Ali Zahedi im Schutz der Vierten Genfer hall on Konvention sind. Wednesday Deshalb ersuchen wir Sie ganz höflich, alles demanding their was in Ihrer Macht steht für die Befreiung der overdue wages. beiden iranischen Freiheitskämpfer The protestors, who were all civil einzusetzen. servants, said that they had not received Bezüglich dessen hätten wir gern einen their salaries for several months. Termin bei Ihnen. They complained that they were unable Hochachtungsvoll to provide for their families during this IRAN SOS period.

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Iran’s new Justice With the arrival of a top commander of Minister vows Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the harsher crackdown country’s new police chief, a new on women Sat. 20 Aug 2005 summer-long crackdown on “social vice” Iran Focus in Tehran was launched targeting young women. Tehran, Iran, Aug. 20 – State-run news agencies reported that The man designated “mal-veiled or unveiled individuals inside and outside of cars” would be the target by Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud of arrests by Iran’s State Security Ahmadinejad as his Minister of Justice Forces, the paramilitary police force. The vowed on Saturday that police would also embark on a “improperly-veiled women” will be treated systematic clampdown on “shops and as if they had no Islamic veil at all. public places where public chastity and Islamic values are ignored”. Jamal Karimi-Rad told the local press, “Being improperly veiled and not wearing New roundups in Iran as hard-liners a veil are no different. When it is clear crack down Sat. 20 Aug 2005 from the appearance of a woman that Iran Focus she has violated the law, then the crime is obvious and law enforcement agents Tehran, Iran, Aug. can take legal measures against her”. 20 – Iran’s new police chief has ordered a new wave of “Crimes such as mal-veiling or other arrests in the country’s capital by the prohibited acts, which happen before the para-military State Security Forces as eyes of a law enforcement agent, are part of a crackdown on young people evident crimes and must be dealt with in harbouring anti-government sentiments. accordance with the law”, Karimi-Rad State Security Forces have been said. instructed to use brute force to combat dissent in particular among young people Karimi-Rad also made it clear that in the latest in a series of extensions of members of the para-military Bassij and police power on the streets. the notorious Ansar-e Hizbollah, In late-July, the recently appointed head government-organised gangs of of Iran’s State Security Forces hooligans, are regarded as law announced that members of the Bassij, enforcement agents in clergy-ruled Iran. Islamist vigilantes loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were Women have been facing a harsher officially part of the law enforcement crackdown since the June elections that agencies. “The Bassij forces can assist led to Ahmadinejad’s presidency. agents of the State Security Forces in In July, Iran deployed squads of women- their activities”, said Brigadier General only vice police to clamp down on “un- Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam. Earlier this Islamic” dress. The semi-official week, the new Justice Minister Jamal Jomhouri Islami recently reported that Karimi-Rad went even further and said women have been arrested in Iran for members of the government-organised “disrespecting Islamic virtues and for Ansar-e Hizbollah - the clerical regime’s having repulsive and immoral attire”. “storm troopers” – were also part of the law enforcement machinery.

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Iran hangs four Iran town’s jail men aged has 30 prisoners between 17 and 23 on death row Tue. 23 Aug 2005 Wed. 24 Aug Iran Focus 2005 Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Aug. 23 – Four young men Tehran, Iran, Aug. 24 – There are 30 between the ages of 17 and 23 were prisoners on death row in a prison in the town of Arak, central Iran, according to hanged in public in the port city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, on the area’s Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor. Tuesday, according to the state-owned Hamzeh Pakbin said that the prisoners daily Kayhan. News of the hanging was had all been sentenced to hanging for a posted on the ultra-Islamist daily’s website late on Tuesday. The four were variety of crimes, local newspapers reported on Wednesday. “At present, identified only by their initials. Two of them received 74 lashes in public before these 30 individuals are in prison and their execution sentences have been their execution, the daily reported. All four were accused of sex offences and handed down. These individuals remain in Arak Prison and it is unclear how the theft. The daily quoted an unnamed Justice Ministry official as saying that the complainants will act, since the victims’ next of kin have not stepped forward and reason why young men were committing so many sex offences was that “they are have not made any requests”, Pakbin said. Under Iran’s religious laws, a not aware of the punishment for their offences under Islamic laws”. person convicted of murder and sentenced to death can be given

Hours earlier, Kayhan reported that four clemency by the victim’s family who may seek blood money. The law specifies that other men had been sentenced to death in the southern city of Kerman. Iran’s the blood money for a woman is half that of a man. state-owned newspapers have reported that 23 persons have been hanged or Iran’s new defence minister may sentenced to death in the past month. At impact Iraqi insurgency Wed. 24 Aug least three of them were minors. 2005. Iran Focus

The hanging of two gay young men in Tehran, Iran, Aug. the city of Mashad last month caused an 24 – Analysts and international uproar. One of the victims defectors from was a minor and the other one was 18 Iran’s booming years old.On July 14, Kayhan reported arms industry that a 20-year-old, called Ali Saffarpour believe that the

Rajabi, was hanged in public in the town appointment as Defence Minister of an of Pol Dokhtar, western Iran, charged ultra-Islamist regarded as the father of with killing a Revolutionary Guards the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ officer when he was 16 years old. operations beyond the country’s borders

could have a direct impact on the supply

of sophisticated weapons and bombs to terrorist groups operating in Iraq.

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Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad- Iran’s new elite army chief had Najjar was all but assured of an easy Lebanese terror ties Wed. 24 Aug confirmation vote by Iran’s Islamist- 2005Iran Focus dominated parliament on Tuesday, when none of the deputies rose to speak against his nomination. London, Aug. 24 – The new commander “Mohammad-Najjar was the first of Iran’s Islamic commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ Revolutionary Middle East branch and is committed to Guards Corps export of Iran’s Islamic revolution”, said (IRGC) Ground Nasser Akbarian, a former Iranian army Forces was involved officer who now lives in Germany. “As in terrorist activities Defence Minister, he will be in a unique position to take care of all the logistical in Lebanon during the 1980s, analysts needs of the Qods Force for its operations in Iraq and in other parts of say.Revolutionary Guards brigadier the region”. general Ahmad Kazemi was appointed The Qods Force is one of the five main on Saturday by Iran’s Supreme Leader branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to head the Guards Corps and has the task of IRGC Ground Forces. Kazemi closely conducting operations beyond Iran’s worked with the new Defence Minister borders. Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar in Lebanon. Mohammad-Najjar hinted at a role for the Ministry of Defence in the IRGC’s extra- In a ceremony on Wednesday to mark territorial activities in support of Iran’s Kazemi’s new post, the IRGC proxy groups in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and commander, Major General Yahya the Palestinian territories, when he told Rahim Safavi, acknowledged the Majlis deputies on Monday said that he general’s past activities in the Guards’ would pay special attention to “the Lebanon Force. production of equipment related to asymmetric warfare”. Asymmetric “I am better informed than anyone of warfare is the term used by the IRGC General Kazemi’s record of sacrifice, strategists to describe the role of valour, and courage; from his presence unconventional methods in their war in southern Lebanon and difficult battles planning, including the use of suicide in Kurdistan to his presence in the operations and weapons of mass destruction. frontlines of the eight-year [Iran-Iraq] “Iran has already made a deep impact on war” the news agency ISNA quoted the military situation in Iraq by giving the Safavi as saying. terrorists more powerful bombs”, said Simon Bailey of the London-based Gulf Before being appointed commander of Intelligence Monitor. “With his close ties the IRGC Ground Forces, Brigadier to the Qods Force, the new defence General Ahmad Kazemi was the minister could help the force’s Iraqi commander of the IRGC Air Force. In operations in a significant way”. that position, Kazemi was responsible for the production and development of Shahab missiles.

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“The [IRGC] Air Force under the The hanging of the sixteen-year-old boy command of General Kazemi underwent is expected to take place in the next few serious development, and today the days, now that the death sentence has Guards Corps has the potent missile been upheld by the Supreme Court. force of the Middle East”, Safavi said. Several other minors have been Iran has successfully tested the Shahab- sentenced to death or executed since 3, which has a maximum range of 2,000 hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won kilometres and can hit all cities in the the race to become Iran’s president. Middle East. In late July, Iran announced that it had fully developed solid-fuel 17-year-old musician to be hanged in technology in producing missiles, a major Iran capital Wed. 24 Aug 2005Iran breakthrough that increases the Focus accuracy of missiles. Kazemi was also responsible for research and production of the Shahab-4 missile with a projected Tehran, Iran, Aug. range of 3,000 km. Analysts say that 24 – A seventeen- Tehran is working round-the-clock to year-old musician enhance the range and accuracy of the in Iran is facing Shahab missiles which is capable of imminent carrying a nuclear warhead and reaching execution in the heart of Europe. public after his death sentence was upheld by Iran’s hard-line Supreme Iran to hang 16-year-old schoolboy Court, a state-owned daily reported on Wed. 24 Aug 2005 Iran Focus Wednesday. Tehran, Iran, Aug.

24 – Iran’s clergy- The teenage boy, identified by his first dominated Supreme Court name Sina, was found guilty of murdering another individual after a dispute over cannabis last October, the has given the green light for the hanging daily Etemaad reported. of a 16-year-old schoolboy in Tehran, a

state-owned daily reported on Sina told the Islamic court that he Wednesday.The boy, identified only by his first name Mostafa, was convicted of suffered from drug addiction and had killing a man in a scuffle that began when gone to a park in Tehran on the day of the boy tried to save a girl who was the incident to procure some cannabis. being harassed by the drunken man, the He got into a fight with a drug dealer and daily Etemaad reported. stabbed him to death. Mostafa, who had no criminal record, told the Islamic judge that when he saw the The young musician, who teaches wind drunken man insult and harass a young instruments in Tehran, said that he was girl near his home in Tehran Pars district, under the influence of drugs at the time he intervened and tried to save the girl, of the scuffle and tried to defend himself but the foul-mouthed man began to beat after being beaten up badly by the drug him. In the brawl that followed, Mostafa dealer. killed the man. Drug addiction among teenagers has

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become a major social crisis in Iran Swedish police under the rule of radical Islamic clerics. probe murder of dissident Iran The clergy-dominated Supreme Court Kurd Thu. 25 Aug has been upholding death sentences 2005 Iran Focus with greater frequency since the election Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 – An Iranian in June of hard-line President Mahmoud opposition activist was killed in the Ahmadinejad. There has been an Swedish town of Lindsberg, on Monday unprecedented rise in death sentences by unidentified assailants, a Kurdish passed on minors in the same period. opposition website reported on Thursday. Iran police arrest Kurdish activist in Kaveh Zarei, 25, was a member of the restive city Thu. 25 Aug 2005 Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, a Iran Focus Kurdish group opposed to the Islamic Tehran, Iran, Aug. regime in Iran. He was killed by three 25 – A Kurdish unidentified men late at night, the group activist in the city said. of Sanandaj, Police said they have not yet established any motives for the crime, but northwest Iran, was arrested by State investigations were continuing. Security Forces, Persian-language websites reported on Thursday. Hiva Youssefi was nabbed on Tuesday 7 boys under-18 and his family said that no reason was executed in Iran given for his arrest. since January: Youssefi was active in anti-government Amnesty Thu. 25 Aug protests by Iran’s Kurdish population. On 2005 Iran Focus July 30, he addressed a protest demonstration outside the governorate building in Sanandaj. London, Aug. 25 - The human rights Youssefi’s family said that officials organisation Amnesty International refused to reveal his whereabouts during expressed concern on Thursday at the repeated visits to local police stations imminent execution of two minors in Iran, and the local offices of the Ministry of who have been sentenced to death by Intelligence and Security, Iran’s secret hanging. police. Separately, the head of a Kurdish weekly The group said that Iran had already that was banned by the authorities on executed seven children this year and August 4 said that he received a notice called on the Islamic Republic to abide to appear in court next Tuesday. Borhan by its international commitments. Zarehtan Lahouni is facing charges of “acting against national security”. “Iran has executed at least seven child offenders in 2005”, Amnesty International said in a statement.

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A seventeen-year-old musician in Iran is in Tehran in 1979 facing imminent execution in public after told a Persian- his death sentence was upheld by Iran’s language satellite clergy-dominated Supreme Court. The channel that they teenage boy, identified by his first name have no doubts Sina, was found guilty of murdering a that Iran’s new hard-line President man after a dispute over cannabis last Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was one of the October, according to the state-run daily supervisors of their interrogators during Etemaad. their ordeal. Retired Army colonel Charles Scott, speaking on Los Angeles- Separately, the Supreme Court also based NITV, said that though Ahmadinejad was not one of his actual gave the green light for the hanging of a interrogators, he supervised interrogation 16-year-old schoolboy in Tehran. The sessions while the 52 hostages were boy, identified only by his first name held captive in Tehran’s notorious Evin Mostafa, was convicted of killing a man Prison. Scott added that Ahmadinejad in a scuffle that began when the boy tried displayed his authority when he ordered to save a girl who was being harassed by the captives to be given small prison the drunken man. Mostafa, who had no cells and said, “These dogs are only criminal record, told the Islamic judge allowed to come out of their cells to be that when he saw the drunken man insult executed”. and harass a young girl near his home in Another former hostage, Kevin Tehran Pars district, he intervened and Hermening, who was 21 years old at the tried to save the girl, but the foul- time, recounted how Ahmadinejad tried mouthed man began to beat him. In the to force him to open the embassy’s safe brawl that followed, Mostafa killed the after the takeover. He described man. “Most recently, Kayhan newspaper Ahmadinejad as one of the leading reported that a 17-year-old was among figures during the ordeal. four men under the age of 23, named Several other former American hostages only as A.P., B.K., H.K. and H.J., who have also asserted that that Mahmoud were executed on 23 August in Bandar Ahmadinejad was involved in the Abbas, southern Iran”, Amnesty said in embassy takeover. its statement. "Iran's defiance of the international ban on executing child Last month, White House spokesman offenders is a growing concern and calls Scott McClellan told reporters that Iran's president was a leader in the student into question Iran's willingness to abide movement that organised the 1979 by international human rights standards”, United States embassy siege and that Amnesty International’s UK Director Kate the U.S. was still determining whether he Allen said. was a hostage-taker himself. Ex U.S. hostages confirm Iran "We've looked into the allegations that president’s role in embassy siege Fri. were made about his involvement in the 26 Aug 2005 1979 Iran hostage crisis. We know he Iran Focus London, Aug. 26 – Two was a leader of the student movement former United States hostages held that organised the attack on the embassy captive in Iran for 444 days when radical and the taking of American hostages", Islamists seized the American embassy McClellan said.

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Von: Internationales Rettungskomitte für Mullahs selbst ein Terrorist, welcher in IranerInnen Wien am Mord dreier Kurden beteiligt IRAN SOS war. Sein Regierungskabinett ist ein Whäringerstr. 59 militärisches Kabinett mit gesamt 21 1090 Wien Ministerien, die vorgeschlagen haben 18 Tel. 01 4034755 Personen entweder bei der E-Mail : [email protected] Revolutionsgarde( „ Sepah Ghods „ www.iransos.com spezielle Einheiten für terroristische Reg. Nr. III-2254 Aktivitäten außerhalb der iranischen B.P.D.Wien Grenze) oder Mitglied beim iranischen An : Sicherheitsdirektion Wien Geheimdienst sind. Vorherige Woche Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz und laut der kurdischen demokratischen Terrorismusbekämpfung Partei Iran ist ein Mitglied dieser Partei Herr Chefinspektor Helmut Birgfellner in Schweden auf offener Strasse durch 3 unbekannte Täter ermordet worden. Betrifft : Warnung Dr. Assar fühlt sich zurzeit nicht in Sicherheit. Wir bitten Sie daher die Sehr geehrter Herr Chefinspektor, Warnung der terroristischen Agenten der Mullahs ernst zu nehmen, bevor was Wir haben erfahren, dass Herr Dr. Assar unerfreuliches passiert. Herr Dr. Assar ist Alireza, ein iranischer Physiker, der bei ein sehr wichtiger Zeuge und verlangt uns als anerkannter politischer Flüchtling somit das Zeugenschutzprogramm. in Wien wohnt, vor kurzem einen Teil der geheimen Atomprogramme der Mullahs Antrag: bei verschiedenen internationalen Wir bitten Sie ganz höflich im Namen der Pressekonferenzen und Interviews in Freiheit und der österreichischen Öffentlichkeit gebracht hat. Seitdem Verfassung Herrn Dr. Assar seine wurde er mehrmals lebensgefährlich bürgerrechtlichen Schutz zu bedroht. Die Agenten von Mullahs gewährleisten. Dr. Assar ist anerkannter Regime Irans haben auch seine Familie politischer Flüchtling und befindet sich im belästigt und bedroht. Der Iranische Schutz im Sinne der Genfer Konvention. Geheimdienst und der Herr Dr. Assar ist ein wichtiger Zeuge Informationsminister hat Vorwürfe und sollte im Schutz des gegenüber ihn geäußert und ihn als österreichischen Staates sein. israelischer Spion bezeichnet. Nicht nur Wir bitten um Kenntnisnahme, er sondern auch die Medien der Mullahs Mit freundlichen Grüßen, im In- und Ausland verbreiten Vorwürfe und unwahre Geschichten gegen ihn. Tehran, Iran, Sep. 02 – The chief of Die Terroristischen Aktivitäten des police of Tehran province, where the Regimes der Mullahs außerhalb der Iranian capital is situated, on Friday iranischen Grenze (über 500 IRAN SOS terroristische Operationen)haben uns Währingerstr. 59 und auch euch (manchmal) beigebracht, 1090 Vienna Austria dass jede Warnung und Bedrohung von Tel.:00431 4034755 den Agenten des Regimes der Mullahs E-Mail: [email protected] ernstgenommen werden müssen. Wie www.iransos.com sie wissen ist der Staatspräsident der

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