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Jila Baniyaghub in an open letter to Tehran prosecutor:One day i will aske you,why you didn't allow my husband to see his old and sick mom?

Jila: "I won't beg for the release of my husband" !

The Islamic regime of Khamenei sentenced Jila Baniyaghoub not to write for 30 years!?

Jila Baniyaghub in an open letter to Tehran prosecutor complained about not having permision to meet her detained journalist husband for seven months.

Bahman Ahmadi-Amouei is a journalist who writes economic articles. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment for his critical articles on economic.While regime let other prisoners to have leave of prison for a short period of time, but for Bahman he was not allowed to use it for a year now.

Jila Baniyaghoub is an international award wining journalist including award from CJFE (Canadian Journalists for Free Expression ). In her last one year imprisonment, Jila was also sentenced not to continue her journalistic profession for 30 years.

Jila in her open hetter to Tehran prosecutor wrote:

"Seven months ago i wrote you and said : Why can't you be only for sometimes, prosecutor of us the independent journalists, so that; years later we will say, he was not only the prosecutor of Government officials but sometimes he was prosecutor of dissent citizens and independent journalists. I wrote to you that ; as a graduate of law you know, what it means sentencing me not to write for 30 years. A sentence which was issued by one of your judges which contradict even with Islamic Republic laws. Your response to my letter instead was, to deprive me from my rights to visit my husband (Bahman ahmadi amouei) in jail. "

She added: " One day at the end of the year ( Persian calendar-Before 1st day of spring 2011) i attended at your office ,a wall of steel bars and glasses separated me from your office which made it hard for me even to speak to your secretary or office employees. Finally I was able to speak to a person by the name of Afzali , i dont know if he was your deputy or office employee, anyway, i wrote a letter and requested for an appointment with you. Soon Mr. Afzali returned and said : Mr. prosecutor told me to tell you that; you dont have rights for face to face appointment and when Mr. Afzali noticed i'm smiling for the reply,he told me ; why are you smiling ? it would be good for you to cry sometimes."

"I will assure you that; i'm not going to beg for the release of my husband, leave alone begging for 20 minuites appointment. Because only those who have commited sins will beg. Of course i reserve this rights for myself that; one day i will ask you , with what logic at the time of New Year, you or whoever did not allow me to seat infront of Bahman for a few minuites and hold his hand in my hand and tell him that: My dear , I love you more than ever. "

"Reserve this rights for me, to ask you this question one day: Who was affraid of expressing my love to my husband.? One day i will ask you which logic allowed you not to let my husband to talk to his sick and old mom through phone for nine or ten months. you remember one day i asked you ( Mr. reshte Ahmadi, prosecutor of Evin prison was also present at the time ), I asked you, why dont you let Bahman call and speak to his 80+ year old mom, and then you ordered let him call his mom. Its now more than seven months that he did not speak to his mom."

Link:

http://www.khodnevis.org/

*CJFE (Canadian Journalists for Free Expression ) is stationed in Toronto-Canada and manages more than 84 Free Expression organizations around the world.

http://www.cjfe.org/

Statement by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton,

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, made the following statement today: "Following my last statement of 4 March, and contacts between the EU and Iranian authorities in Tehran, there have been a series of requests to the Ambassadors of Iran in EU capitals for explanations regarding the continued restrictions on the freedom of movement and communications applied to prominent political leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi. The explanations offered emphasise only that they are being detained for their own protection. This justification remains unconvincing, and does not explain why they have not been allowed to communicate normally. The immediate and unconditional release of these two men would dispel the impression that the continued restrictions under which they are held constitute a means of deliberate suppression of political opposition in Iran.” Link: http://www.consilium.europa.eu

IRAN WATCH CANADA: According to Amnesty International in year 2010, there were a total of 527 reported execution in 23 countries and Islamic Republic alone have executed almost half of these execution ( 252 people) . Excerpt from Amnesty pree release: "A significant proportion of the executions or death sentences recorded in 2010 in China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Libya, Malaysia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Yemen were for drug-related offences. Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates ignored international prohibitions in 2010 and imposed death sentences on individuals that were below 18 years of age when the crimes were committed." Link: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/death-penalty-2010-executing-countries-left-isolated-after-decade-progress

Khamenei's judiciary system is going to hang Shirko Maarefi another young Iranian-Kurdish from the city of Baneh!

Help stop the execution of Bahman( Shirko) Maarefi's death sentence and save his life.

The Islamic court in the city of "Saghez" approved the death sentence of Shirko Maarefi another young Iranian -kurdish and the regime judiciary power is going to carry out the death sentence on May first ( The International labour Day ).

Shirko is 31 years old and he is from the city of Baneh.Shirko is charged with " acting against national security " and " fighting against God" . Shirko was arrested by agents of Ministry of Information in November 2009 and since then he is spending time in Saghez city prison.

Shirko belonged to a Iranian-Kurdish political party and families of political prisoners in an open letter asked international human rights organizations to help stop the execution of death sentence.

Here is a petition to sign:

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/32085/sign.html

Link:

http://www.akhbar-rooz.com/article.jsp?essayId=36847

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warns banks against dealings with Iran, N Korea funds

Press Trust of India/New Delhi 27 Mar 11 03:59 PM Fearing possible money laundering and terror-financing risks from Iran and North Korea, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks and other financial entities to be cautious in dealings with entities and funds from these countries. The RBI warning follows a fresh global caution notice issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Iran and Democratic People's Republic of Korea.The FATF is an inter-governmental body responsible for making policies at national and international levels to combat money laundering and terror-financing. The RBI said the FATF has issued a fresh public statement on February 25, 2011, "calling its members and other jurisdictions to apply counter-measures to protect the international financial system from the ongoing and substantial money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/FT) risks emanating from Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)." "All banks and all-India financial institutions are accordingly advised to take into account risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of these countries, while entering into business relationships and transactions with persons (including financial institutions) from or in these countries/jurisdictions," the RBI said in a March 24 circular. A similar circular could be issued soon by the market regulator Sebi to warn market entities against their dealings with funds and entities related to these two countries. An FATF public statement in this regard is always followed up by various regulators in India and other member countries asking the entities regulated by them to exercise extra caution in dealings with countries where anti-money laundering and terror-financing regulations have deficiencies. The RBI and Sebi had last issued such a warning in January about Iran, pursuant to a directive from the FATF. India became a member of the FATF last year. Following the nation's accession into the global body, it is required to follow the global standards prescribed by the FATF to check money laundering and terror-financing activities. As per the FATF warning, all financial institutions have been advised to give special attention to business relationships and transactions with Iran and North Korea, as well as their companies and financial institutions. The FATF has urged member countries to take into account the risk of money laundering and terror-financing when considering requests by Iranian and North Korean financial institutions to open branches and subsidiaries. Iran and North Korea have been subjected to various sanctions by the US and some European countries to thwart the flow of funds allegedly used to finance their nuclear weapon ambitions and sponsor terror-related activities. http://smartinvestor.in/market/story-67137-storydet-RBI_warns_banks_against_dealings_with_Iran_N_Korea_funds.htm

People in Middle east shaking the whole world for heroic struggle for freedom.Now its Syrian people tired of dictatorship,oppression& corruption !

Iran Rejects U.N. Decision to Appoint Human Rights Monitor

Iran has labeled “political” the decision of the top U.N. human rights body to appoint an investigator to monitor human rights abuses in that country.
A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry said Friday the decision is “unjust, unjustifiable, and totally political.” He said the move is meant to divert attention from human rights violations in the West, particularly in the United States.
The Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council approved the resolution Thursday with 22 votes in favor, seven against and 14 abstentions. Four of the 47 member-nations did not vote.
The council expressed concern over Iran's crackdown on opposition figures, its increased use of the death penalty and other abuses.
Iran is not a member of the council and has not admitted international human rights experts into the country for at least a decade.
In Washington, White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon welcomed the decision as “a historic milestone that reaffirms the global consensus and alarm about the dismal state of human rights in Iran.”
The U.N. Human Rights Council was established in 2006 as a successor to the widely criticized U.N. Commission on Human Rights. The United States became a member in 2009.

Islamic Solidarity Disappears As U.N. Human Rights Council Appoints Investigator for Iran

Friday, March 25, 2011 By Patrick Goodenough

(CNSNews.com) – The Islamic solidarity usually so evident at the U.N. Human Rights Council melted on Thursday as the body adopted a resolution setting up an expert to investigate and report on human rights abuses in Iran.

It was the first time in its five-year history that the Geneva-based HRC has created a new “special rapporteur” position for a country-specific situation.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) bloc and its allies, which dominate the council, oppose country-specific mandates on principle, except for the case of Israel. The OIC-backed mandate of special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, currently held by controversial international law scholar Richard Falk, was created in 1993 and is set to run “until the end of the Israeli occupation.”

But on Thursday, the customary OIC bloc voting unraveled as the council endorsed a resolution, introduced by the United States and Sweden, appointing a special rapporteur for Iran and calling on the regime in Tehran to cooperate and to allow the person, who is yet to be appointed, to visit.
The resolution passed by a vote of 22-7, with 14 abstentions.

Of the 18 Islamic bloc countries on the 47-member council, only three – Pakistan, Mauritania and Bangladesh – opposed the measure.

Two others – Senegal and the Maldives – voted in favor and 10 abstained. They were Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Gabon, Jordan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Uganda.
(Of the remaining three OIC members, Qatar did not vote, Libya’s membership has been suspended, and Kyrgyzstan is temporarily disqualified from voting because it has not paid its U.N. dues for two years.)
Apart from the three Islamic states, the other “no” votes came from China, Cuba, Russia and Ecuador.
China’s envoy said his government believed human rights issues should be dealt with through dialogue, not pressure; Cuba’s delegate said the resolution may be a pretext for military action against Iran.

The U.S. ambassador to the HRC, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, hailed the move as “a seminal moment” for the council, which the Obama administration joined in 2009.
“As you know, country-specific actions by the council have generated a lot of resistance in the past,” she told reporters after the session. “Today we’ve seen the council able to respond to a chronic, severe human rights violator which is Iran, and we’re very pleased with this development.”
Pointing to other recent developments like the HRC’s vote to suspend Libya, Donahoe said the month-long council session ending on Friday had seen “a significant shift.”
“That is what this council is here to do – to deal with crisis situations [like Libya] and deal with chronic, severe situations [like Iran],” she added. “So the fact that we have had results in these areas makes this an important day for the council.”
In a statement issued in Washington, national security advisor Tom Donilon called the decision “a historic milestone that reaffirms the global consensus and alarm about the dismal state of human rights in Iran.”
‘Destructive U.S. role’
The HRC has four other special rapporteurs, but all were established by its predecessor, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). They are rapporteurs for Burma (set up in 1992), the Palestinian territories (1993), Cambodia (1993), and North Korea (2004). In 2007, the HRC voted to end the mandate of the special rapporteurs for Cuba and Belarus.
Pakistan’s Ambassador Zamir Akram said Thursday that on principle, the OIC does not support country-specific mandates as they are “counterproductive.”
Iran is not a member of the council, but speaking as a representative of a concerned country ahead of the vote Iranian envoy Mohammad Reza Sajjadi said the HRC must avoid politicization and double standards, calling for a no vote.
He also complained about the “destructive” role of the U.S. in driving the initiative, saying U.S. membership had stopped the council from functioning effectively.
Sajjadi said the U.S. role in the council’s predecessor, the UNCHR, had prompted the international community to suspend its membership of that body.
(In 2001, the U.S. lost its seat on the UNCHR for the following year for the first time in the body’s half-century history, when three seats earmarked for Western nations went to France, Austria and Sweden.
Voting was by secret ballot, but observers attributed the defeat to countries hostile to the U.S. as well as liberal European countries upset with the Bush administration’s positions on issues like the International Criminal Court and the Kyoto Protocol.)
In another vote on Thursday, the HRC extended for one year the mandate of the special rapporteur for North Korea. The vote was 30-3, with 11 abstentions. China, Cuba and Russia voted no.

Link:

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/islamic-solidarity-disappears-un-human-r#

U.N. human rights body approves investigator on Iran

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters March 25, 2011, 5:25 am

GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council established a special investigator on Iran Thursday, a move spearheaded by Washington that will subject Tehran's record to U.N. scrutiny for the first time in nearly a decade.
Activists welcomed the move as historic, underlining the need for a focused investigation into widespread allegations of abuse, including arrests of political opponents and torture.
The 47-member forum, overcoming Iran's objections to a resolution brought by Sweden and the United States, approved it by 22 votes in favor, 7 against and 14 abstentions.
"What we've just witnessed is a real seminal moment for this body with the establishment of a special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran," U.S. Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe told reporters.
"Today we've seen the Council able to respond to a chronic, severe human rights violator, which is Iran," she said.
The lack of an investigator on Iran had been a "glaring omission" at the Council, which has rapporteurs for countries with poor records including North Korea and Myanmar, she added.
This is the first special rapporteur on a specific country that the U.N. Human Rights Council has set up since its creation nearly five years ago.
Britain, France and the United States were among those approving, joined by Brazil for the first time in years. China and Russia were among those rejecting the text.
In Washington, Tom Donilon, President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser, said the appointment reaffirmed "the global consensus and alarm about the dismal state of human rights in Iran."
The Human Rights Council voiced concern at Iran's crackdown on opposition figures and increased use of the death penalty, and called on the Islamic Republic to cooperate with the U.N. envoy to be named to the independent post.
POOR TRACK RECORD
U.N. officials and diplomats say Iran has not allowed U.N. human rights experts to visit since 2005, when hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president, defeating the relatively moderate Mohammad Khatami.
Even if the new rapporteur is not allowed into Iran, he would still be expected to contact the government frequently about allegations and produce an annual report incorporating testimony from activists and alleged victims of abuse.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said this month Iran had intensified its crackdown on opponents and executions of drug traffickers, political prisoners and juvenile criminals.
In a report, he also cited cases of amputations, floggings and the continued sentencing of men and women to death by stoning for alleged adultery.
Iran's ambassador, Seyed Mohammad Sajjadi, had called for the resolution's rejection, saying Tehran was committed to upholding human rights but believed in "self-monitoring."
He accused the United States of being "the main organizer of this campaign" and said Washington's membership in the council had proved to be a "great setback."
Pakistan's ambassador, Zamir Akram, speaking on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which links Muslim countries, said: "As a matter of principle, the OIC does not support country mandates, which we believe politicize the debate and are in fact counter-productive."
But the Baha'i religious minority, which had seven leaders in Iran sentenced to prison last year for alleged espionage after a trial it said was unfair, welcomed the vote as historic.
The now defunct U.N. Human Rights Commission had special rapporteurs on Iran from 1984 to 2002.(Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle in Washington; Editing by Elizabeth Fullerton)

killing of Syrian people by Bashar Al Asad's criminal regime ! This film is very graphic. Crime against humanity . UN must intervene ....

Nourooz gathering organized by Ahmadinejad is a political game & leaders of Tajikestan,Iraq,Afghanistan,Turkmanestan and Armania must boycotte it!

I call people of Afghanistan, Tajikestan, Armania , Turkmanestan , Iraq ,Qatar, kyrgyzestan, Oman and Azarbayejan to protest against their leaders participation in Nourooz programe organized by illegitimate Khamenei-Ahmadinejad dictatorial regime in Iran.

Khamenei-Ahmadinejad regime always followed a destructive policy against Nourooz celebration. It does not beleive in it and following an opportunistic policy this time.

It was reported by ILNA news agency that presidents of five countries and few high ranking officials will attened in a Nourooz program organized by the office of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the illegitimate president of Iran from March 27 to April first.

According to news presidents of Turkmanestan, Iraq, Armania , Tajikestan and Afghanistan are going to participate in Nourooz programe organized by Ahmadinejad the coup president.
Other delegates are from Qatar (Prince) Azarbayejan (an official), Kyrgyzestan ( Prime Minister) and Oman ( Foreign Minister).

Why you should not attened ?
-Because Ahmadinejad is Illegitimate president of Iran installed by Khamenei .
-Because of repeated violation of human rights and oppression on peaceful Iranian people.
-because of ill treatment of religious minorities in Iran including Suni religion.
-Because of disastrous international policy against Iran and elsewhere in the world.
-Because ahmadinejad and his government including Khamenei and Islamic regime not truly beleiving in Nourooz.
- Because internationally Khamenei-Ahmadinejad regime is isolated.
And because of so many other reason you should not attened Nourooz programe organized by Ahmadinejad and Khamenei.
I call people of all these countries to protest if their leaders atteneded in nourooz programe organized by Khamenei-Ahmadinejad .
Link in Farsi:
http://www.ilna.ir/newsText.aspx?ID=185531

March 20 Syria-City of Sham -Dara,protester carry their martyrs killed by syrian government forces. Syrian chanted : "NO Hizbullah -No Iran " ,

Six killed in protest crackdown in Syria

Peoples power vs dictators,this is Syrian people vs Bashar Asad's decades of corrupt system .

21 March 2011
The Foreign Affairs Council of the EU has announced that the EU will seek swiftly to introduce sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights violations in Iran.

Foreign Secretary, William Hague said:
“I welcome this step that sends a clear message to the violators of human rights in Iran that the EU will not tolerate impunity for these abuses. These measures are designed to support the Iranian people in claiming the rights they have long been denied and to which they, like others in the region, aspire.
“This is an important and concrete part of the international response to the serious and deteriorating human rights situation. Iran has executed over 160 people this year, keeps more journalists in prison than any other country, has brutally suppressed recent protests arresting hundreds, and continues to keep key opposition leaders under house arrest and incommunicado. And all the while it claims to support freedom elsewhere in the region.”
Further information.
Link:
http://ukincanada.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=569851482
http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/03/eu-sanction-hr-violators/

Iranian photojournalist Hassan Sarbakhshian.......

http://www.easternviewer.com/HTML/Gallery.html

Happy New Year to all Persian(Iranian)everywhere.

Happy New Year - Happy Nourooz

Its first day of spring again and it is the Persian(Iranian) New Year.Nowruz is the traditional Iranian festival of spring which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. It is considered as the start of the New Year among Iranians. The name comes from Avestan meaning "new day/daylight". Noruz is celebrated March 20/21 each year, at the time the sun enters Aries.
Noruz has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years and is deeply rooted in the rituals and traditions of the Zoroastrian religion.

The name of Noruz does not occur until the second century AD in any Persian records. We have reasons to believe that the celebration is much older than that date and was surely celebrated by the people and royalty during the Achaemenid times (555-330 BC). It has often been suggested that the famous Persepolis Complex, or at least the palace of Apadana and Hundred Columns Hall, were built for the specific purpose of celebrating Noruz.

During the Noruz holidays people are expected to pay house visits to one another (mostly limited to families, friends and neighbours) in the form of short house visits and the other side will also pay you a visit during the holidays before the 13th day of the spring.
Typically, on the first day of Noruz, family members gather around the table, with the Haft Seen on the table or set next to it, and await the exact moment of the arrival of the spring. At that time gifts are exchanged. Later in the day, on the very first day, the first house visits are paid to the most senior family members.

Persian(Iranian)New Year Nourooz begins on1st day of Spring.This year Iran faces new challenges,my heart goes w/ all minorities specially the Bahi's

Attention very disturbing video- A peaceful freedom and justice seeking Bahraini protester was killed by Saudi or Bahraini kings police forces!

Ultimate Loyalty: Japanese Dog Refuses to Leave Injured Friend Behind

Syrian people protest 15th march 2011

IRAN WATCH CANADA: expresses its sympthy with Japanese people !

My Sympathy with Japanese people !
I have lived almost five years in Japan from 1985 to the End of 89 . I made many many friends there, who during my stay in Japan helped me , my family and my political struggle against the Islamic Regime in Iran .I'm greatful to them and i would never forget them. during my stay in Japan, i have experienced the earthquake but not what happened few days ago 8.9 !?

all my heart and my soul is with them. I think about my Japanese friends and i hope all of them and their family's are ok.

Middle East needs: An open society free from dictatorship,corruption and equal rights for women & men !

Bahraini brother and sisters Shiit or Suni must know their Iranian brother and sisters are also carrying similar struggle and banner inside Iran against Islamic Regime headed by Khamenei and his puppet regime of Ahmadinejad. Bahraini must "not experience the experience" that Iranian people learned through 32 years of repression by Islamic regime.Bahraini , Iranian,Egyptian,tunesian, Yemenese, Libyan , Syrian and Saudi Arabian people for the last few months shoke the world with their struggle against dictatorship,corruption and for their human rights ,freedom and social,economical and cultural welfare.For years west ignored your cry for freedom and what was going on in your world but i think by your recent struggle you have shaken them.My brother and sister in Bahrain or anywhere else in Middle East, dont let Khamenei-Ahmadinejad regime to deceive you or The Islamic Republic Embassy in Manama to write scenario for your struggle , you and your countries future. You must stay alert for any intrusion by any Bahraini puppets of Khamenei-Ahmadinejad Islamic Regime. Do not allow any kind of religious leaders to deceive you or a religious leaders lead your struggle or abuse your emmotion for creation of religious khamenei-Ahmadinejad style regime. Religion must stay aside from politics or else it will create a disastrous situation like Iran.
As an Iranian i'm concerned about your struggle for democracy and where your struggle may lead or end!? I hope not like us Iranian revolution in 1978-79 ending with Islamic Republic regime.

Bahraini,Iranian or Middle Eastern people have a marathon to run to bring first and foremost a culture of democratic ideals in their respective country and society. Its really a marathon for change ,so every step or position must be calculated .To bring a kind of social order which equally understood.
No one can perescribe or interfare into another countries political situation.Every people or nation must decide for themselves what to do.

World must stop dealing trade with Bahraini Monarch. Bahraini people must not follow Islamic regime in Iran or else will face Islamic dictatorship .

Bahraini people Shiit & Suni protesting against dictatorship &for freedom & civil rights like people in Iran- 4 killed,hundereds injured in clash

IRAN WATCH CANADA: What an inhuman regime !? Sorrow as jailed Baha'i leader is unable to attend wife's funeral

GENEVA — The Baha'i International Community has described as "desperately cruel" the fact that one of Iran's seven Baha'i leaders has been unable to attend the funeral of his own wife.
81 year old Mrs. Ashraf Khanjani – who was married to Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani for more than 50 years – died yesterday morning at the family home in Tehran. She had been unwell for many months.
Mr. Khanjani, 77, is serving a ten-year jail term at Iran's notorious Gohardasht prison, along with six other Baha'is who were all members of a national-level ad hoc group that attended to the needs of Iran's Baha'i community.
"This is a desperately cruel turn of events," said Diane Ala'i, representative of the Baha'i International Community to the United Nations in Geneva.
"For an innocent man to be denied the opportunity to be with his devoted wife as she passed away, and then to be unable to attend her funeral – this shows the depth of inhumanity to which the Iranian authorities have sunk," said Ms. Ala'i.
"Islamic compassion and justice are nowhere to be seen," she said.
It is understood that the funeral of Mrs. Khanjani, held early today in Tehran, attracted between 8,000 and 10,000 mourners from all walks of life. Ministry of Intelligence officers were also reportedly present, filming the proceedings.
Mrs. Khanjani had devoted her life to raising her four children as well as caring for others whose parents were unable to feed and clothe them.
"She was looking after up to 40 or 50 children at any one time, without any regard for their religious background," said Ms. Alai. "This is the kind of person she was – kind and generous, and a beacon of hope dedicated to maintaining the unity of their family in the face of harsh religious persecution."

Read more -Link:

http://news.bahai.org/story/811

Despite of all threat and intimidation by regime officials ,Streets in Tehran fell into the hands of Iranian people . March 15,2011

IRAN WATCH CANADA:World must know what went on in March 15,2011-regime is unable to control people at night.regime created chaos situation !

Tehran,Iran March 15, 2011. Iranian youth in southern part of Tehran throwing rocks at regime forces

Tehran 15 March 2011- "Charshanbe souri ' celebration and protest against regime. people chant :" Mobarak,Ben-Ali , its time for sed Ali !

MUST SEE - Iran City of Ahwaz ,south of Iran-15 March - Brutal attack by regime forces at people, one says:The roguish are climbing the wall of a hous

As Persian New Year approaches ( 1st day of spring) ,there are celebration and protest . Iran - Tehran 15 March 2011 Burning picture of Khamenei

Iran- city of Kermanshah,west of Iran -15 March 2011 , The camera holder says: " Watch all sides and let me know if militia men are coming "...

Iran -City of Ahwaz in the south ,15 March 2011 Firefestival at Ahwaz city

Tuesday March 15 - Iranian people continue to protest as part of " protest on Tuesdays"....

Here are news that are coming from streets in Tehran ,Iran......

Dec.15/2011

Regime agents and anti riot- guards are stoping people who uses motorcycle.

An eye witness says ; he saw militia and plain cloth agents packed in one school yard and when they saw him closed the gate.Thats why regime ordered closure of all schools two hours earlier.

More People are joining the protest in Ferdousi Square and they are marching towards Freedom Square....

A few hours ago , few motorcycle riders made fire to a police cruiser in Salsabil Street.People are chanting "death to dictator".

People in the city of Rasht ,North of Iran have gathered in and around Motahari and Golsar street while celebrating are also chanting anti dictatorship slogans.

Background

Persian people celebrate every last Tuesday night of Persian Calendar ( night before Wednesday) as part of their coming of New Year. March 20 ( the first day of spring ) is the Persian New Year.Persian ( Iranian ) celebrate this for more than 2500 years .

But this year celebration is different with all these protest and undeclared martial law...

UN Secretary General Report Shows Need for Special Human Rights Monitor

Report Details Grave Human Rights Abuses and Continuing Lack of Cooperation

15 March 2011) The release of a report by the UN Secretary- General, Ban Ki-moon, on the human rights situation in Iran should encourage the UN Human Rights Council to establish a special monitoring and reporting mechanism, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
“The message of this report is clear, it is time for the Human Rights Council to deal with the dramatically deteriorating situation in Iran by establishing a monitoring mechanism during its current session,” stated Aaron Rhodes, a spokesperson for the Campaign.
The 14 March 2011 “Interim Report of the Secretary- General on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran,” which was mandated by General Assembly Resolution 65/226, documents Iran’s grave and deteriorating human rights situation.
The report notes: “The Secretary-General underscores the valuable contribution special procedures mandates can make to monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in Iran, as well as facilitating technical assistance in relevant areas.”
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran appealed to all members of the Human Rights Council to follow the Secretary- General’s evaluation and implement a special mechanism, which will allow the United Nations to gather more information on an ongoing basis and be in a better position to assist the Iranian people, as well as, to press the government to cooperate to improve their human rights.
The report focused on the failure of Iranian authorities to cooperate with UN special mechanisms. No thematic Special Rapporteur has been allowed to visit the country since 2005, despite a “standing invitation” by Iran. What is more, the report noted a “low rate of reply” to urgent communications by Special Rapporteurs about massive numbers of reports of major human rights violations in Iran they have received.
The report included what it termed a “dramatic surge” in executions. Many executions follow convictions for Moharebeh, or “enmity against God,” and for drug-related crimes. According to the report, “Despite a growing acknowledgment by some Iranian authorities, that the death penalty may not be an effective deterrent to drug crime, the judiciary has continued to stress in public the need for tough punishments.”
The Secretary General’s report also documented widespread torture, amputations and floggings; the lack of due process in Iran’s courts; the persecution of human rights defenders and political opposition figures; laws permitting juvenile executions; and legal discrimination against women, concluding that major legal reforms would be needed to bring Iran into compliance with its human rights treaty obligations.
Since August 2010, the Campaign has documented mass, secret executions, mainly of alleged drug-traffickers, which have driven the execution rate to record highs. Iran executed at least 542 persons in 2010, as compared to 94 in 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assumed power. Around 150 have been executed already in 2011, or one approximately every eight hours.
“Failure to act on Iran now would be a repudiation of the entire United Nations human rights system and threaten a positive trend in the Middle East,” Rhodes said. “Council members have an opportunity to rise above regional politics and to show the Council can effectively promote human rights.”
Link:
http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/03/sg-interim-report/

Iranian green movement opposition will hold their protest tomorrow as part of their planned every Tuesday's protest against khamenei dictatorship !

The protest tomorrow will coincide with Persian New Year calendar, "the every last wedensday of the year fireworks celebration". Up to now regime have faced fairly not big problems with regard to fireworks celebration and opposition ,only it was reported that 50 people were arrested last year , however this year the opposition has announced they will make this wednesday celebration part of their protest.

So far, several regime officials have issued statements threatening the people of dire consequences if they have been caught. Here are a few statements:

Mr. Ali-akbar Hamedi the Education Minister who have said:" Tomorrow Tehran will be closed two hours earlier.".

Mr. Ahmad Hajizadeh deputy to Qom city Governor suggested: "To keep students in their classes until the fireworks will end.".

Tomorrow's protest is part of "Every Tuesdays green movement's protest" up to the end of the year against the arrest ( either house arrest or detention , not clear )of green movement leaders.

Officials from judiciary to police forces are threatening protesters for arrest and dire consequences.

Colonel Mohsen Khanlarchi threatened those who would contempt with police orders or warnings.

In this year 's Persian New Year, low income familys and workers as well as middle class familys will face more harsher economic condition and this is biggest challenges the Government face.

Excerpt from this Link:
http://www.akhbar-rooz.com/article.jsp?essayId=36627

Hariri and returning to his roots

19/02/2011
Tariq Alhomayed
I have never seen as clear or as frank a speech by former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri as the speech he gave last week. In this speech, Hariri took a step closer to all the people of Lebanon, announcing clear positions on the international tribunal investigating the death of the martyr Rafiq Haririr, the issue of arms, and Lebanese unity. In this speech, Hariri truly returned to his political roots, the roots of his cause, and the cause of all Lebanese.
In his last speech, Hariri clearly stated, and in a manner far removed from the clever ideas of those seeking political power in Lebanon, or Syria's disciples [in the country], that ""I entered political life after the assassination of my father on 14 February, and since then I began national life on 14 March 2005, marching with you, and with all the people of Lebanon. These are my roots, and I will not renounce them."
These truly are Saad Hariri's [political] roots, and it can be said that his political birth occurred on the day that his father was assassinated, as well as the day that he went out to fight for Lebanon's right to democracy and justice, rather than a sectarian Lebanon that is ruled from abroad. If Saad Hariri had forgotten this fact then this would have been his political end.
However, despite this, Hariri accepted the Saudi efforts, or what was known as the "S – S initiative" for two reasons that he asserted over and over again, and they are; his complete confidence in King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz's love for Lebanon and his dedication to Arab unity. Secondly, Hariri always said "I do not want revenge, but for justice to emerge from Lebanon, out of the game of assassination and intimidation." The importance of Hariri's speech is that this was not ambiguous, but rather he very clear and explicit. Hariri was [also] completely correct to start his speech against the backdrop of the "S – S initiative" saying "I committed myself to silence regarding the 'S – S initiative' because those who want to succeed don't leak [to the media] or issue statements, but work [in this regard]."
This is true, for all the leaks that came out were either from Damascus or the Beirut suburbs [i.e. Hezbollah]. Media sources are well-known, and there is no secret over this, for the media would say that "the Syrian official said…" or "the Syrian official confirmed…" without any official confirmation or denial coming from Syria about such leaks. Therefore Hariri has done very well to explicitly inform all Lebanese about what was going on [during this period] as well as his opinions of this. This is no less important than the statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Minister in which he announced that his country was washing its hands of mediation in Lebanon. This was not because Saudi Arabia was abandoning the country, but rather in order to allow the public to clearly see which Lebanese figures wanted the best for Lebanon, and which wanted to transform the country into an Iranian province.
If Hariri had not returned to his true political roots – the death of his father and 14 March [2005] which ultimately led to the Syrian army withdrawing from Lebanon – then Lebanon as a whole would have been lost, not just its leadership. The fear today for Lebanon the state is greater than our concern for its leadership. This is what Hariri's speech clarified. Therefore, his most recent speech will be very important for Lebanon, this is because – according to the Taif Agreement – there can be no leniency with regards to justice, no concession on the issue of arms, and no negligence with regards to Lebanese unity.
These are the roots that it is up to everybody, not just Hariri, to return and commit to, for the sake of Lebanon that must not find itself under the authority of the Wali Al Faqih, or under the guardianship of any neighbor, but rather under the umbrella of its own parliament and constitution.
Link:
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=24215
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=24491

People in Yemen continue their protest against dictatorship,for freedom & economic welfare of all yemenes.They dont want dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh

Government in Shadow !? The secret Government !? The main obstacle against democracy and Reformist- civil society Green movement !

Picture from right: General Firoozabadi, Aziz Jafari commander of "Sepah", Vahid the communicator between Khamenei's office with others speaking with Jafari and Ahmadi Moghadam head of police forces who is criminally responsible in Kahrizak murdering and sexual assault on protesters.

The green movement must reorganize itself . It should clearly rewrite its agenda and its vision and mission. It should focus on rebuilding its strength by expanding its social networking to wider range of socio-economic-cultural or political groups.


Green movement and reformists as well as other opposition groups in Iran are not facing just the government of Ahmadinejad , they are infact facing forces that are more demon. I mean the opposition in Iran are facing two real challenges one is the Ahmadinejad coup government and the other is the Government in Shadow or the secret government . The secret government is dedicated -fundamentalists or hard core fundamentalists . This secret government does not believe at all on people or election or parliament to run the country. One such theoretician is Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, who openly speaks about : "Who are the people to elect president , it is only God who should select and instal the president.". Same words also came from the mouth of Richard Nixon the contraversial watergate US president who told once about Chile that: "Even if the people of chile elect president i won't accept it".


This secret Government in Iran has aboundance of resources on economic ,technology as well as people.


Therefore reformists -Green movement and other Iranian opposition groups in Iran are facing more complex forces and to push them back , to corner or to defeat them ,they must build more strength .


"It is the story of mosquito or bees facing the spider web , for going through you must be strong."

Or based on a poem:

"When an ant fell into the anthil (copper bowl)- To get free ( to get out) ,it must find a way , not just use force "

Why western countries shuldn't close their Eyes when it comes to Saudi Arabia ! Women's rights violation is barbaric....

by Jadaliyya Reports

[Anti-riot police standoff with protesters. Image from Rasid.com]

The $35 billion question for the last month has been whether the recent wave of protests that erupted across the Arab world, from its far west in Morocco to US-occupied Iraq in the east, will reach the Saudi Kingdom. Today, Friday March 4, 2011, witnessed two small protests, one in the capital city Riyadh, the other in the al-Ahsa in the Eastern Province. These are not the first signs of protest in Saudi Arabia since the Egypt ian revolution succeeded in ousting Mubarak. There have been several other small protests at government buildings in different Saudi cities, all of which demanded an end to corruption, reforming labor laws, creating jobs, and releasing political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. However, unlike these, today’s protests--as well as the one in Qatif last night--have not been so silent. In the East, protesters’ demands largely centered around the release of political prisoners, and add to that an end to corruption and the squandering of public money in the capital. The small, short protest in Riyadh took place after Friday prayers in front of the al-Rajhi Mosque. As many as 40-50 anti-government protesters were heard chanting “silmiyyeh, silmiyyeh” [peaceful, peaceful], as they condemned the riches that the Al Saud have been accumulating and demanded the release of political prisoners.

Soon after the demonstration started at al-Rajhi Mosque, police arrested at least one man involved with organizing the protest, Al Wad'ani. From the below video, it seems that some of those who were praying assisted the police in making the arrest.

In Hofuf, in the Eastern Province’s Al Ahsa region, protesters took to the streets after Friday prayers demanding the release of reformer Sheikh Tawfeeq Amer who protesters claim was arrested February 25 after calling in a sermon for Saudi Arabia to become a constitutional democracy.

Today’s Al Ahsa protest was preceded by one last night in the city of Qatif, also in the Eastern Province, in which 150-200 protesters demanded the release of all political prisoners who they claim are being held without trial. Anti-riot police allegedly broke up the peaceful demonstration.

According to Rasid, several confirmed arrests have been made in the aftermath of the Eastern Province’s protests.

http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/792/gathering-to-protest_videos-from-saudi-arabia

Plain cloth Security Agents arrested one protester- Western countries must pay more attention to violation of Human Rights ,Not oil in Saudi Arabia

Protest reach in Saudi arabia, protesters want the release of Sheikh Tawfeeq Amer after Friday prayer . Saudi Arabia need political culture change -

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Ahmadinejad has announced he will Celeberate Nourooz (The Persian New Year-March 20th )with world leaders !?

Say NO to Ahmadinejad's invitation!

World leaders should boycott this for extensive human rights violation by Ahmadinejad and his Government!

He has sent invitation for 12 kings including King Abdullah of Jordan.

Iranian people are organizing for their ongoing protest against Ahmadinejad and his Goverment in this coming Persian New Year.

World leader needed to know that ,people in Iran know Ahmadinejad as not their legitimate president. He was installed by a coup d' etat by Khamenei- 'Sepah" (national guard )in last presidential election against Musavi who was believed wining the election. He is known as lier , he looks straight into your eyes and tell lies. He is known as the most fundamentalist Islamist like Taleban regime in Afghanistan and he is follower of such "Ayatollahs"!? as Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi , Janati, Mohammad Yazdi, Ahmad Khatami, Hossain Taeb, Naghadi, Said Mortazavi, Rohollah Hosainian , Hossain Shariatmadari and so many other radical fundamentalist moslem who believe Islamic Republic must run by God and his representative Imam Khamenei and not people of Iran. He does not have a good past , people believe he was torturer in Evin prison and some beleive his hands are covered with opposition's blood.

There are so many other reason that the world leaders must consider before accepting Ahmadinejads invitation coming to Nourooz Celebration.

Say NO to Ahmadinejads Invitation. This is definitely a political gesture. He may be successful inviting a few moslem countries leader by deceiving them or ..... But even the moslem country leaders must say No to his invitation for reason of killing hundereds of Iranian peaceful protesters for the last two and a half years .

Ahmadinejad and his deputy Mr. Mashaei are trying to buy credit among world leaders which they have lost since the presidential coup and people uprising, they need this to get their government and the Islamic Republic out of isolation in the world.

How was Tehran on March 8 !

Internet was shut down on March 8 and still it is difficult to make connection via phone,facebookor internet.

From the website of "Where is my vote" .

Mohseni Square and Mirdamad Street were full of seurity and plain cloths forces in a way that, pedestrians haven't seen this much forces in their entire life.

According to "Where is my vote " reporter ; presence of motorcycle riding militia , police forces,anti-rioting guards and Basij militia on foot were so many .

Hundereds of protesters have gathered in and around Shariati Street . Despite of all its uniform and plain cloths security ,regime also sent its plain cloths women and men informers among pedestrian who were planning to protest. And sometimes these plain cloths informers or agents would also start chanting anti regime slogan to motivate the people and then arrest them.

Vanak Square also had the same situation full of anti-rioting forces and plain cloth securities. When a group of protesters started chanting anti government slogan , confronted with teargas. Most of the business in this area were closed.

There were also widespread security forces in other streets such as Valiasr, Enghelab,Sadeqieh, Poonak and Fatemi Square.But the presence of these forces were much more in "Madar" (Mother ) Square formerly the Mohseni Square and Enqelab or Revolution Square and "Kargar" street . protesters have gathered and chanted anti dictatorship slogan but faced teargas and clashes with the anti-rioting guards and many protesters have been arrested.

I dont know how long Islamic Republic regime can go like this. The economic situation is a mess in Iran and workers strike are pulling more people into protest against the regime and division among regime officials moving to new position.
Link:
http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php?/news1/27453/

Shirin Ebadi the president of the Association of Human Rights Defenders in Iran:The wave of uprising will soon reach to Iran !

Shirin Ebadi to European countries:
Blokade the assets of 80 Islamic Republic officials who played role in suppression of peoples protest and ban their travel to European countries.

Radio Farda:

Today Wednesday Shirin Ebadi the Iranian lawyer and Noble Peace Prize Winner in a news conference at UN human rights session in Geneva told reporter that:

"Because of the Economic Situation of the people of Iran and widespread repression of protesters in this country: The smallest spark will lead to a big explosion in Iran."

she said: "I can't predict when it will happen, but because of the current economic situation in Iran, surly i can say it will happen very soon."

She added: "We want through a peaceful protest to achieve our goal and we dont want it will lead to bloodbath and civil war like what is happening in Libya to take place in Iran."

Shirin Ebadi, my message to European country: Dont help dictators.She also requested for a resolution against human rights violation in Iran and a UN representative to monitor the situation.

It is expected the resolution will be issued before March 25th by 49 members UN Human Rights Council .

8 March 2010 - Unity of Freedom loving women !

Iran Tehran 8 March 2011 riot forces beating protestors! Islamic regime Dictatorship-Repression continoue ....

The riskiest job in Iran!

As the regime targets lawyers like Nasrin Sotoudeh, who will defend our rights now?

By Shirin Ebadi
Monday 7 March 2011

Not so long ago, my colleague Nasrin Sotoudeh was the lawyer so many of us human rights defenders in Iran would call when our government harassed us or put one of us, or one of our family members, in jail. Sadly it is now Nasrin who is in jail. The government's accusations against her include acting contrary to "national security", "propaganda against the state", and "membership" of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre, an organisation I founded in 2001. The government has also accused her of failing to wear hijab, the traditional Islamic covering for women. On some of these trumped-up charges she has been sentenced to 11 years in jail, and is now banned from practising law for 20 years.
This courageous 45-year-old mother of two young children is one of many in Iran who are targeted – and punished – for speaking up for the rights of others. Women are all too frequently on the receiving end of the Iranian regime's wrath – as we know from the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, sentenced to be stoned to death for allegedly committing adultery. But what makes Nasrin's case especially poignant is that it raises a fundamental question about Iran's future. If the people who come to the defence of people whose human rights are violated cannot do their jobs, who will ensure that such values as equality and justice are upheld in Iran?
Iranian authorities arrested Nasrin at Tehran's notorious Evin prison last September, during a visit to a client who is a political prisoner. Since then Nasrin has spent most of her time in solitary confinement. To protest against her illegal arrest, Nasrin has gone on several hunger strikes. Iranian officials have denied her access to a lawyer, and for the first month she was not allowed to talk to her family, even on the phone. At one point authorities detained her husband for speaking publicly about his wife's case.
Why is the Iranian government so afraid of Nasrin Sotoudeh? It is clearly frustrated that an Iranian woman's work is shining a light on the deplorable human rights situation in Iran. Nasrin is fearless in taking on cases that other lawyers carefully avoid, and for that she has earned respect around the globe. She took on the case of Zahra Bahrami, a Dutch-Iranian who was arrested for participating in post-election demonstrations in 2009. Zahra was denied her right to an appeal and, despite the intervention of Dutch authorities and a call by the European Union not to go ahead, she was executed without warning on 29 January.
Nasrin was my lawyer in a complaint I filed against Kayhan, a conservative newspaper, and she also defended me when Iranian authorities seized my assets in 2009. Nasrin has also taken on cases involving juvenile executions – Iran is one of the few countries in the world that still puts children to death. Nasrin's case, among others, is making Iran's failure to uphold basic human rights increasingly obvious. This is why some countries are pushing for a United Nations human rights council resolution on Iran, with a special rapporteur to carry out investigations into human rights abuses there. Such a push is encouraging, but it will still take a few more countries to reach a majority within the council.
Before her arrest the authorities summoned Nasrin to the tax office and froze her assets. While she was there she realised that the government was carrying out similar "investigations" of at least 30 other lawyers. If Iran is jailing its human rights defenders we need to step up efforts to ensure that justice is upheld there. Such concrete international action would be, in my mind, the best way to honour my colleague Nasrin.
www.guardian.co.uk

Iranian women will pour into the streets for equality and protest against dictatorship as part of protest on every Tuesdays !

"Iran,a nation waiting for opportunity to pour into the street"

Pictures shows Kian Tire workers protest and Vahid Haghanian walking along with Khamenei

"Iran ,a nation waiting for opportunity to pour into the street "

This was the title of the article of an Iranian online newspaper.
http://www.pyknet.net/1389/01esfand/12/page/31Khiaban.php

1-Excerpt from same article:

Iranian people have no fear anymore .......
People are angry from the entire system ,they openly show their anger by insulting the parliamentary speaker Mr. Ali Larijani , Khamenei and other officials in the Government with obscene words in the street , in Metro's and in market places. In the past people wouldn't use obscene words before women but now it seems their anger is way surpass their shyness and modesty.
* * * *
2-After Feb. 14 and Feb.20 protest by the green movement which once again surprised the regime officials, and since the regime officials were announcing green movement was dead, and in retaliation ,the security agents including Vahid Haghanian the deputy executive from Khamenei's office personally attended at Musavi and Karoubi's home and arrested the green movement leaders together with their wives and transfered them to Heshmatieh barracks. This news angered Iranian people in the green movement and in reaction to their arrest the "Coordinating Council for the green path of hope" called for a searies of protest on every Tuesdays until the end of Persian calendar new year on March 20.
In fear from large crowed uprising, yesterday Gholamhossein Ejeei the spoksperson for judiciary and Heidar Moslehi the minister of Information and Foreign Minister told reporters that Musavi and Karoubi are not arrested and they are at their homes.

People believe they are lying.
They are good in lying anyway.
In the past two weeks childeren of Musavi and karoubi went to their homes and knocked the doors but no one responded and the neighbours also said the lights of the houses were off and.....

* * * *
3-In a press conference in Paris on Thursday March 3 Mr. Amirarjomand a member of the coordinating council for the green path of hope said:
From now street protest won't be the only option and we are looking other option like strike and civil resistence /disobedience and.....
Mr. amirarjomand also spoke about "lawful defence". People have the right to defend themselves lawfully.

4-It was in the news that workers in the city of Tabriz and Tehran went on strike because of not receiving their salary ...

5- Adding to this is the news about the son of Hashemi Rafsanjani . Mr. Mohsen Hashemi (son of Hashemi Rafsanjani )the head of Metro Transit in Iran has resigned from his post due to the lack of budget Ahmadinejad's Government supposed to pay.

"Women United for the Future of Middle East" calls:

We are a group of feminists from a few countries in the Middle East, getting together to create a regional feminist alliance (Women United for the Future of the Middle East), in these incredible times of struggle, victory and hope. Inspired by the power of people who transformed our region and our world in the past few weeks, we urgently feel the need for a feminist intervention in these defining times. Most of us are young women who build our efforts to end women’s oppression on a long history of women’s struggles, in the Middle East and throughout the world. Our first collective action is taking to the streets of the Middle East on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2011.
What can you do?
If you are a member of a feminist/women’s organization or network in the Middle East/North Africa, please join us. There are already marches planned in man countries. We want to unite our actions. Please send this invitation to other organizations you know.
If you are a feminist organization in other parts of the world, please support us by signing our call, and mentioning us in your 8 March events.
If you are a well-known individual feminist, please sign our call. Your names are precious to us.
Finally, you can reach out to media and spread the news of our united presence on the streets of the Middle East/North Africa.
Write to us at womenum@wordpress.com. Send us the name and possibly the logo of your organization.

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http://www.sawtalniswa.com/2011/03/wufme/
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Next protest date:Tuesday March 8-Shirin Ebadi:"For equal rights,we will come to the streets"-Will Iranian women protest by the thousands on March 8?

Shirin Ebadi :This March 8 is special for Iranian women!

Next national day of protest against dictatorship is on Tuesday March the 8th.

News from Iran are:

1-Shirin Ebadi the Iranian Noble peace prize winner in a statement released on March 2nd called all Iranian women to join the protest on next Tuesday March the 8th as part of Green Movement protest on Tuesdays until the end of Persian calendar New Year.

She said:

The regime made women half of the men !?

The regime allowed men to get married upto four wives !?

The regime allowed men to get tens of temporary marriage" Siqeh"!?

This March 8 is special for Iranian women!

We shouldn't forget our democratic rights and equality !

Iranian women are not for political power but are in search for Justice and equality.

Link to this in Farsi:

http://news.gooya.com/politics/archives/2011/03/118549.php

2-According to News, Mr. Musavi, his wife Zahrarahnavard and Mr. Karoubi ,his wife Fatemeh Karoubi are disappeared from the public.

Two Iranian human rights organization are preparing a complaint to UN about their situation.

Recently childeren of both green leaders spoke about not being able to see or speak to their parents.

End Enforced Disappearance of Opposition Leaders

http://www.iranhumanrights.org/

(26 February 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the immediate release of Zahra Rahnavard, Fatemeh Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi who have been removed to an unknown location—reportedly a “safe house”– from their homes. Under international law, the secret holding of the four opposition figures is an enforced disappearance.
The four opponents of the government had been confined in their homes under an illegal “house arrest,” with no arrest warrant, summons or charge, since before 14 February, when they called for public demonstrations in solidarity with Egyptian and Tunisian pro-democracy activists.
“The four prominent people have been disappeared; they are being held incommunicado in an unknown location, a severe breach of Iranian and international law,” stated Aaron Rhodes, a spokesperson for the Campaign.
“Given the lynch mob-like calls for their execution by numerous Iranian politicians and clerics, there is reason to be deeply concerned for their safety and well being,” he said.
An informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the four political dissidents are no longer under “house arrest” and have been moved to a “safe house” in an area close to Tehran. He added that their detention location is not a prison.
A “safe house” is considered a place for the secret detention of high security- value detainees, which is not under the control of the Judiciary or any other monitoring mechanisms. The Revolutionary Guards and Iranian intelligence agencies are well-known for using safe houses for all methods and techniques to get confessions from detainees without scrutiny or pressure from other legal bodies. Given the use of so-called safe houses to mistreat opponents of the government in the past, the Campaign finds it deeply disturbing that the four opposition figures have reportedly been removed to such a facility.
One of Mehdi Karroubi’s neighbors told the Campaign that there are no security forces present on Karroubi’s street any longer. “I am certain that they are no longer inside their home. All the windows are broken and nobody is home,” his neighbor said.
An eye witness in Tehran’s Pastor neighborhood, where Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard live, also told the Campaign that no comings or goings into the house on Akhtar Alley had been observed. Iron bars were installed on the alley leading to the couple’s home last week, barring any traffic into and out of their property.
No official source has yet assumed responsibility for the abduction of the four reformist figures. Some reports received by the Campaign indicate that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which led the brutal crackdown on citizens protesting the tainted 2009 presidential election, is responsible for holding them in a secret location.
“Their enforced disappearance and removal to a secret place of shows the inability of the Iranian Judiciary to protect the rights of citizens from abuse by security agencies,” Rhodes said.
The Campaign believes that with the attention of the international community focused on events in Libya, Iranian authorities have moved to neutralize the opposition leaders as the people of Iran have again massively raised their voices against human rights violations by the government. While demonstrations on 14 and 20 February were met with violent repression resulting in at least three deaths, new demonstrations have been announced for the coming three Tuesdays.
The Islamic Republic endorsed a 25 February statement by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which demanded an end to violence against Libyan civilians and human rights violations there, and noted, “The world is witnessing far-reaching developments in a number of OIC countries at present. It is a time of awakening; a time for reckoning. Muslims will no longer be denied their rights.”
“All members of the OIC and of the wider international community need to think of the fate of Zahra Rahnevard, Fatemeh Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, and to demand accountability for their legal treatment and safety from the Iranian government,” Rhodes said.
Note: This article was updated on 27 February 2011, to reflect the active role of Zahra Rahnevard and Fatemeh Karroubi as opposition figures.

Tehran 1 March 2011 "Death to dictator"- More people & cities joining the protest- a disfunctional regime focusing only to deal w/ protesters

BBC Farsi Report by Fariba Sahraei - 1 March 2011 . Several cities protest and demand for the release of musavi and Karoubi

March 1,2011 people chant in one of Tehran street : Karoubi ,Musavi must be freed!

Iran Shiraz 1 March 2011 "MUBARAK, BEN ALI Now its time for SEYYED ALI" , protest in the city of Shiraz against Khamenei's dictatorship . March 1,2011