Category: Iran

The Green Brief #72 (September 9 – Shahrivar 18)

By: Josh Shahryar – twitter.com/iran_translator and twitter.com/joshshahryar

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credited where used. As reports coming from Iran cannot be fully authenticated if the report confirms something, at best it confirms that several reliable sources agreed upon it. This report is released under Creative Commons (CC) and can be republished under the condition that a link to the original source is provided.

Protests / Unrest

1. Partially confirmed reports from Tehran and other cities suggest that the government is sending some students home from their dorms, in anticipation of the September 18 protest. According to the source, these students had been identified as taking part in protests and the government is not taking any chances with them. It is unclear how many have been sent home, but the number could be in the hundreds. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the government is in the process of closing the dorms.

2. Greens all across Tehran are making and distributing flyers in major cities to get protesters out on the streets. An example, the flyer for Mashhad: http://bit.ly/7KJJG

3. New reports suggest that agents of Tehran’s Attorney General’s office took 15 boxes of papers and documents from the office of the Defenders of Prisoners’ Rights. The office was raided yesterday and closed down by the order of the Attorney General.

4. Yesterday, we reported that a protest may have occurred in Tehran – but could not confirm if it had taken place. (This protest was unrelated to the gatherings in front of Evin Prison and the Islamic Courts.) Today, a video has surfaced depicting the protest. We cannot confirm if this protest was held yesterday as yet: http://bit.ly/3ggSpf

5. Gatherings were held, on the occasion of the 19th of Ramadan in Tehran, Tabriz, Gorgan and Zanjan. The gatherings were attended by many reformists and Greens.

Reports in Persian:

Tehran: http://bit.ly/181wYc

Tabriz: http://bit.ly/CWQEk

Gorgan: http://bit.ly/13DC0

Zanjan: http://bit.ly/xNbVm

6. Chants of Allah o Akbar were heard louder than previous nights and some protesters denounced the government for arresting Alireza Beheshti.

7. Workers of Haft Tapeh Agricultural and Industrial Plant went on strike and held a protest on Wednesday. Hundreds of workers demanded that their wages be paid on time, overtime be paid and wages be increased. Protesters gathered in front of the management office and stayed there until the end of their working day.

Opposition

8. Mir Hossein Mousavi released a statement in response to the arrest of Alireza Beheshti and other reformists. Full translation by his Facebook team is copied below, (I have corrected some of the obvious translation ambiguities):

In the name of God, the Compassionate and the Merciful

The news of arrests of our dear brothers Dr. Seyyed Alireza Beheshti and Morteza Alviri, heads of the special committee investigating the abuse of victims of the recent events, and General Moghaddam head of the Veterans’ Committee of my election campaign have created a wave of shock and ambiguity in [the hearts of] those faithful to the Islamic establishment. They have been imprisoned while they are only guilty of following the revolutionary path, defending the serving of justice for the bloods that were unjustly shed and helping the families of the innocents that were imprisoned after the election. They are now in prison while those responsible for the recent disasters are free and the authorities are claiming that they will surely investigate the committed crimes. Are you going to do this by destroying the evidence of the crimes and imprisoning those who were following up on the victims’ rights?!

People’s dignities are protected in their children. Now people are asking those who claim to guard the Islamic Republic how they claim to be honoring the dignity of Ayatollah Dr. Beheshti – the innocent martyr of the revolution – by treating his family in such a way.

People of Iran:

It is obvious that your efforts to restore peace to the society are not going to be responded wisely. Dangerous days are ahead. Arresting individuals like Dr. Beheshti is a sign that forecasts more dangerous events. But evil is doomed and what benefits people will remain. Maintain your calm and awareness. The new series of events that have started, same as the other pathetic actions these days, won’t bring anything for your opponents but damage. Be careful not to let them provoke you and while destroying themselves not to harm your home and country.

I specially offer my condolences for the defamation of the innocent Beheshti to the children of that martyr, his students, followers, admirers and all devotees of the revolution and Islam; and pray to God that this sorrow which has been created in the hearts of our people would be compensated by enduring the honor of this family.

Mir Hossein Mousavi
September 9,2009

9. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Mehdi Karroubi, yet again, reaffirmed his commitment to getting justice for the oppressed. Excerpts are as follows:

“I feel I am obliged to defend the rights of people,” Karroubi said. “Political changes can come in two forms,” he said. “The change we are calling for is change within the system and constitution, the observation of citizenship rights.”

He was not specific about the opposition’s strategy, but sketched out goals for the coming months: loosen news media restrictions, freedom of assembly, an end to trials of opposition figures and revised laws to prevent the hard-line Guardian Council from having the final say on elections.

Full Interview: http://bit.ly/ov7fL

10. New reports from Qom indicate that Khamenei had attempted to sway the clerics opposed to Ahamdinejad in Qom by sending Sheikh Mohammad Yazdi to speak to them. Yazdi was shunned by the clerics in Qom and now relations between Khamenei and these clerics is degenerating.

Grand Ayatollah Safi-Golpayegani had sent a letter to Khamenei about female ministers in the government, expressing his opposition, however, Khamenei sent back a reply, stating that he was the Supreme Leader and other clerics should stay out of government affairs.

Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani has met with Ayatollah Safi-Golpayegani and expressed regret over congratulating Ahmadinejad and said he was tricked into doing so by the government.

Other reports indicate that some of the opposition clerics want to invite Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani from Iraq, to come to Iran and assess the situation. This proposal has been welcomed by most of the clerics and will be acted upon soon.

11. According to government-owned websites, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, in a telephone conversation from prison with Karroubi complained about being depicted as a traitor by Karroubi’s newspaper. This could not be confirmed through reformist or independent news services.

12. The Reformist Women’s Association released a statement decrying the treatment of prisoners and the government’s lack of action against perpetrators of violence against protesters.

13. 300 professionals, managers and laborers – who have worked in the past with Shapur Kazemi, the detained brother of Zahra Rahnavard – sent a letter to Sadegh Larijani asking for his immediate release.

Government / International

14. In a meeting with officials from the government, in the presence of Ahamdinejad, Khamenei praised Ahamdinejad as an ‘energetic’ and ‘tireless’ individual and said that he prayed for him and some other people from the government frequently.

15. According to reports, the official in-charge of Kahrizak Detention Facility who had been arrested and released has been rearrested by the order of Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani. According to reports, he had been released after spending only a few hours in detention, after pressure by some high-ranking officials in the government.

16. Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani today said that what had happened in the detention centers had inflicted a huge blow on the standing of the regime. He said that the Judiciary would pursue these violations carefully and vigorously.

He also said that some had tried to call the elections fraudulent and attempted to stray outside ‘the circle of legality’. He said that law-breaking had become rampant and it had been observed in the aftermath of the elections how such actions had inflicted a great cost on the Islamic regime. He said that these violators shouldn’t think that they’re not being watched and the Judiciary should pursue the perpetrators of any such law-breaking legally.

17. The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy, Rear Admiral Morteza Saffari, said that Iran’s enemies had shifted to a strategy of waging “soft war” against the country. He said that a “media war” had been launched against Iran and efforts were being made to stir up “civil disobedience” in the country, which were parts of the enemy’s soft war against Iran. “The US strategy to confront the Islamic Republic of Iran is based on soft measures,” but the US was also continuing its threats to launch a military attack, he noted.

18. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the French newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday, that Ahmadinejad was an ally and a friend and they had agreed to transfer nuclear technology to Venezuela during his visit to Tehran last week.

19. Iran presented their new package of proposals to the group of 5+1 nations. The package was presented on Wednesday by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to the ambassadors of China, France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland – on behalf of the US – and the British charge d’affaires in Tehran. No details have emerged of what the proposals in the package were.

20. Reports have emerged, that the IRGC may be implicated in the events that occurred on 9/11, including providing terrorist organizations with money, logistics and even a direct involvement by Iran in the events of 9/11. The reports so far are sketchy and caution must be exercised until more information is made available.

Arrested / Released / Killed / Torture

21. Mohammad Ozlati-Moqaddam, a former IRGC commander and head of the veteran’s faction of Mir Hossein Mousavi’s campaign, was arrested at his home. Ozlati-Moqaddam, who formerly served in the IRGC political bureau alongside Hossein Shariatmadari and Hossein Safar-Harandi, was arrested on Tuesday. Officers went to his residence and arrested him after searching his home.

22. Partially confirmed reports indicate that Alireza Beheshti has been badly beaten after a heated altercation with one of his captors. The reports suggest that his skull was broken and he was hospitalized. There, he was punched again by another of his captors, injuring his face. After receiving treatment he was taken to an undisclosed location.

23. Sayed Ali Akbar Kheradnejad, a recently freed detainee, spoke of the horrors of detention with an Iranian human rights organization. According to Kheradnejad, who was taking part in a protest in Tehran’s Waliasr Square two months ago, security forces forced pepper spray in his eyes, beat him with a baton and then arrested him. He was repeatedly locked away with other prisoners and left to starve for days or given food that was meager and unhealthy. They were beaten repeatedly, blindfolded, interrogated and finally, kept in overcrowded cells. He added that some people had been so brutally tortured, he had heard, even some of the men who had taken part in the torture were opposed to it being so brutal.

24. Partially confirmed reports suggest that Sadegh Noroozi – a reformist politician – was released today.

25. Yesterday, we reported that 15 journalists had been summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence and interrogated about a letter a group of journalists had written to the Judiciary Chief. New reports suggest that agents of the ministry told the journalists that if their names were signed under any letters or statements in the future, they would be arrested. The journalists were given 3 options; deny their signatures, have their case sent to court or work for the Ministry of Intelligence. Reportedly, the journalists declined to accept any of the offers.

26. Isa Saharkhiz – a detained Iranian journalist – has told his family that technology sold to the government by Nokia was directly responsible for his arrest. His son Mehdi Saharkhiz has expressed the willingness to sue Nokia and is in touch with legal counsel over the issue.

27. New reports indicate that the trial of the violators of Kahrizak Detention Facility will not be held in public.

Miscellaneous

28. Greens at the Venice International Film Festival: http://bit.ly/Ucrqa

29. Greenings in Qom: http://www.mowjcamp.com/article/id/27711

30. A beautiful website designed to commemorate Neda and her friends: http://neverforget.us/

International Protests / Events / Warnings / Efforts

31. Project Green Light might just be the thing for you! : http://twitpic.com/gk3c5

32. For information on protests organized against Ahmadinejad’s speech in the UN Check: http://united4iran.com/

33. Transportation info: Maryland & Virginia to NYC For Sep 23 Protest: http://bit.ly/lHNrp

34. For an unofficial list of upcoming protests in the US: http://protests.sharearchy.com/

35. For a list of protests that are being planned in Germany, please visit this link: http://tinyurl.com/nbzacj

36. A to the point website for helping traumatized Greens: http://healingthegreensoul.blogspot.com/

(If you, your friends or your organization are holding events, protests or doing something else related to the Iranian election internationally, please send me an email with details and I will give you coverage. (Will only cost you 10 million dollars!) My email is: [email]dbosca@gmail.com

To Helpers

– Info on republishing the Green Brief: http://tinyurl.com/mjxrz3

– Information on Tor: http://torir.org

This page contains a listing of external mirrors of the GB, as well as various information about the GB. Links to translations are also encouraged: http://aic.openmsl.net/wiki/index.php/Green_Brief

– (A list of all the Green Briefs): http://ded1.hybrid-optix.com/greenbriefs.html

– A hearty thanks to S joon for helping me out with proof-reading and very valuable tips. Also, a BIG THANKS to all the translators who’re spending their precious time on getting this to as many people as possible.

The Green Brief #71 (September 8 – Shahrivar 17)

By: Josh Shahryar – twitter.com/iran_translator and twitter.com/joshshahryar

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credited where used. As reports coming from Iran cannot be fully authenticated if the report confirms something, at best it confirms that several reliable sources agreed upon it. This report is released under Creative Commons (CC) and can be republished under the condition that a link to the original source is provided.

Protests / Unrest

1. The government flexed their muscles today by seizing and closing Mehdi Karroubi’s office. Officials from Tehran’s Attorney General’s office entered the building during the day, forced Karroubi and his staff to leave and confiscated documents, CDs and computers. Until further notice, Karroubi’s office is currently under government control.

2. The office of Karroubi’s newspaper, Etemaade Melli was also raided and closed. Documents, computers, films and CDs were confiscated and the office was locked down. All staff members were forced to give their names, addresses and other information and then sent home.

3. This comes, as the planned protest for September 18 is gaining a lot of support amongst the populace. Karroubi today, yet again confirmed that he would be participating and invited all Greens to participate.

4. The Attorney General’s office also sent officials, to close down the office of the human rights organization Defenders of Detainees’ Rights. Material from the office, located in Tehran was confiscated. Further information in the next Brief.

5. More than a hundred members of detainees’ families gathered under a bridge close to Evin Prison this evening and chanted against the government. They were surrounded and threatened by security forces, but they did not stop chanting. They were joined by more people from the area. The protest lasted for more than an hour.

6. More than a hundred family members of detainees also gathered in front of the Islamic Revolutionary Court – the main judicial body in the country. They were also surrounded by security forces. There were unconfirmed reports of other gatherings and clashes in other parts of the city as well.

7. In Qom, a man was arrested with his family while they were through a busy streeet. Armed plainclothesmen stopped his car in the middle of the road and after meeting with resistance, shot him in the shoulder. He was dragged away while chanting, “Death to Khamenei”. His crime and where the family was taken could not be confirmed.

8. Iran’s Police Chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam has warned reformists against using September 18 for protesting. According to him, it would only show the true colors of reformists who are going to use the day for political purposes. He said people had accepted the results and rejected that the elections were fraudulent. He also added that no rape had occurred at Kahrizak.

9. A high-ranking IRG commander, Ali Fazli, said they will be holding meetings with officials in Iranian universities to counter any unrest that might occur as a result of protests planned for next week.

10. Greens are holding prayer gatherings in Tehran, Qom, Tabriz and Shiraz to mark the final days of Ramadan. The gatherings are non-political and are being used by Greens, praying for the release of detainees and the reform of the regime.

11. Yesterday, we reported the government was banning dozens of university students from continuing their education. Today, it has been reported that a women’s rights activist and campaign worker for Mir Hossein Mousavi’s election bid Leila Sehat has been barred from continuing her education at Tehran University.

12. On the occasion of the first Qadr night, Allah o Akbar was heard all across Tehran and other parts of Iran.

13. After the government banned the annual gathering for commemorating Ayatollah Taleghani at Hosseiniya-e Ershad, his family has asked all those who want to gather to come to the office of his son on Wednesday to commemorate the cleric’s life.

Opposition

14. Karroubi’s son, Hossein Karroubi, today said that his father was being intimidated by the government into giving up his support for the investigation of rapes in Iranian detention centers. He said his father was very serious about the cases and was not going to give up that easily.

15. The Imam’s Way faction of MPs released a statement today denouncing IRGC Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari’s accusations against reformists. The statement said that these allegations were baseless and were being pitted against people who had spent their entire lives following the footsteps of Imam Khomeini.

16. Sazemane Mujahidine Enghelab (Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization) today released a statement asking newly-appointed Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani to step down if he couldn’t deal with the rampant lawlessness of government agencies. The organization called upon Larijani to step up and deal with the illegal activities of security forces, especially in the aftermath of the elections. They also accused security forces of trying to coerce Javad Imam into confessing by abducting his daughter and holding her for 24 hours.

17. In a meeting with members of reformist student groups, Grand Ayatollah Bayat-Zanjani harshly criticized what had happened in the aftermath of the elections. Zanjani said that power was not the source of legitimacy, but rather legitimacy was the source of power. He added that some think – clearly hinting at the government – that if by playing with words, they could change that. However, he said this had been the monarchy’s ideology and not the Shi’ite Imams’ ideology, which emphasized that no one was above the law.

Government / International

18. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, sought to quell people’s anger today. Speaking at an Iftar party with a group of MPs, Larijani called for diminishing, and not exaggerating, the political disputes in the country amid what he described as a “critical juncture” in the political arena. Every healthy government and society witnesses “ideological, tactical, and strategic differences of opinion,” he said. “The country is currently going through a complicated phase, and right and wrong are mixed up,” Larijani said.

“If we want to help the country pass this critical situation with little cost [so that] the people are not affected with these differences, we should not create disputes or raise issues that take the [existing] disputes in the society to another level,” Larijani added. He went on to stress, that in situations like this “there is doubt about certain issues; we should heed the Leader’s views and advices.”

19. Khamenei will be leading the Friday prayers on September 11. Since June, this is the first time he is going to be taking the pulpit. Sources inside Iran, strongly suggest he will be calling for another crackdown – possibly against reformist leaders this time.

20. Brigadier Yadullah Javani – the head of IRGC’s political office – in response to criticism over IRGC’s increasing political role, said that the country’s atmosphere had changed and the IRGC no longer viewed itself solely as a security organization. He added, the IRGC would continue to fight with people opposed to the regime.

21. Also today, a high-ranking official, in the intelligence branch of the IRGC, backed Commander Jafari’s statements, that accused reformist leaders of attempting to weaken Khamenei. He said they had clear evidence, which had been handed over to the Judiciary, and in case the necessity arose, it would be given to the public as well.

22. A government source claimed, the attack, on the office of the committee to investigate the plight of detainees, was ordered by Ahmadinejad personally. He added, Ahmadinejad had always been against the committee and wanted to send a clear message out to the reformists.

23. Sources inside the government also indicated, that the new Attorney General of Tehran, does not want the trials of reformist to be broadcast. He also believes that the trial of the perpetrators of abuse at Kahrizak, should also not be tried in public.

24. The governor of Tehran Province Morteza Tamaddon, has said that the National Security Council has appointed a panel to investigate the attack on Tehran Universtiy’s dorm.

25. The Iranian government has reportedly launched an investigation into public complaints regarding the post-election unrest, with a focus on charges of prisoner abuse. The Supreme National Security Council has formed a committee to look into the cases of those who sustained losses, of any kind, after the June 12 presidential elections. The officials are investigating the charges of mistreatment made by a number of detainees who were held at the Kahrizak detention center, which is located in southern Tehran. This committee is not linked to the committee formed by the parliament for the same purpose.

26. Ahmadinejad has reportedly cancelled the nomination of two ministers that he nominated only yesterday. Fatemeh Alia and Ali Zabihi were introduced to the parliament as the ministers of education and energy. However, today, a new letter was sent to the parliament, asking them not to consider either Fatemeh Alia or Ali Zabihi and new names would be sent to them.

27. Ali Motaheri, MP from Tehran, today accused Ahmadinejad of attempting to buy the support of voters who had backed reformists by nominating women for ministerial positions. He said Ahmadinejad might even legalize the use of satellite dishes to appease people.

28. Iran is set to submit a new nuclear package to the West on Wednesday.

29. Tehran has been excluded from the upcoming summit of nations bordering the Caspian Sea. The meeting will be held in the city of Atkau in Kazakhstan on Thursday and will be attended by representatives of Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and the host nation.

Arrested / Released / Killed / Torture

30. Some rape victims have taken their cases and evidence to Ayatollah Javad Amoli in Qom, who is the interim Friday prayers Imam of the city. It has been reported, that after the seizure of Karroubi’s office and its subsequent closure, Ayatollah Javad Amoli and Ayatollah Yusuf Sane’ie have opened the doors of their offices to anyone who has a complaint of abuse, torture or rape. Both have promised to pursue the cases.

31. There were three high-profile arrests today. A clear sign the government is going to broaden its crackdown on reformists. First, a senior aide to Mousavi, Alireza Beheshti – the son of Ayatollah Beheshti, who was one of the leaders of the Islamic Revolution – was arrested. He was Mousavi’s representative in the reformist committee, investigating the deaths, arrests and the condition of detainees in the aftermath of the elections. He was arrested by order of Tehran’s Attorney General by security forces.

32. Later in the day, Morteza Alviri, Mehdi Karroubi’s representative on the same committee, was arrested from his home. His home was thoroughly searched and many documents together with other material was confiscated. This comes after the office of the committee, of which Alviri and Beheshti are members of, was attacked yesterday and almost everything from the office was confiscated by the order of the Attorney General.

33. Also arrested was Mohammad Dawari, a journalist and the editor of Sahaam News, a news website close to Karroubi. He had also been working with Etemaade Melli newspaper after the Chief Editor, Mohammad Ghouchani was arrested by the government.

34. A day after 300 journalists wrote to the new Attorney General of Tehran, asking him to stop illegal actions by his office and allow reformist newspapers to publish again, 15 signatories of the letter were summoned by the Ministry of Intelligence and threatened. The journalists were also told they were no longer allowed to travel outside of Iran.

35. Reporters Without Borders called for the release Ali Asguar Jamali, a blogger and doctor based in the northern city of Qasvin. Jamali, who was arrested along with other activists for “inciting actions against national security including protests and insults against government officials by means of publications and meeting,” as reported by the news agency Fars on 2 September. A Qasvin judge was quoted by Fars News as saying that Jamali was arrested as the head of a group of activists and as a “doctor having immoral relations with his patients.” The court also claimed that “alcohol and evidence of membership of counter-revolutionary groups were also found in his office.”

36. There were reports today that at least 30 people were arrested by security forces from Shohada Square where a gathering was held. This news could not be confirmed.

37. New reports, arriving from Tehran, indicate the government has created at least one clandestine security force unrelated to other security organizations solely for arresting dissidents. This force is tasked with searching and arresting low-key reformist organizers of protests.

Media

38. Raja News – a conservative news outlet, which is a strong backer of Ahmadinejad – today published an article complaining that protesters were using buses in Tehran as a stage for protests. According to Raja, people were chanting from buses while they were going through the streets of Tehran, creating unrest!

International Protests / Events / Warnings / Efforts

39. For information on protests organized against Ahmadinejad’s speech in the UN Check: http://united4iran.com/ and also check this story out about efforts to stop Ahmadinejad from staying in New York: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regiona…LoqWoXlyno6JyK

40. An event is being organized in Brussels in remembrance of people who’ve been wrongfully killed by the Iranian regime in the past 30 years.
For Information Call: 0032 486 48 43 65

41. Transportation info: Maryland & Virginia to NYC For Sep 23 Protest: http://bit.ly/lHNrp

42. A fundraising event is being held in Richmond, California for the New York City protests on September 23 and 24. Link: http://tinyurl.com/n5adyj

43. For an unofficial list of upcoming protests in the US: http://protests.sharearchy.com/

44. For a list of protests that are being planned in Germany, please visit this link: http://tinyurl.com/nbzacj

45. A to the point website for help traumatized Greens:
http://healingthegreensoul.blogspot.com/

(If you, your friends or your organization are holding events, protests or doing something else related to the Iranian election internationally, please send me an email with details and I will give you coverage. (Will only cost you 10 million dollars!) My email is: [email]dbosca@gmail.com

To Helpers

– Info on republishing the Green Brief: http://tinyurl.com/mjxrz3

– Information on Tor: http://torir.org

This page contains a listing of external mirrors of the GB, as well as various information about the GB. Links to translations are also encouraged: http://aic.openmsl.net/wiki/index.php/Green_Brief

– (A list of all the Green Briefs): http://ded1.hybrid-optix.com/greenbriefs.html

– A hearty thanks to S joon for helping me out with proof-reading and very valuable tips. Also, a BIG THANKS to all the translators who’re spending their precious time on getting this to as many people as possible.

The Green Brief #70 (September 7 – Shahrivar 16)

By: Josh Shahryar – twitter.com/iran_translator and twitter.com/joshshahryar

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credited where used. As reports coming from Iran cannot be fully authenticated, if the report confirms something, at best it confirms that several reliable sources agreed upon it. This report is released under Creative Commons (CC) and can be republished under the condition that a link to the original source is provided.

(This Brief also has material from September 6 included, but since most of September 6 was covered in September 5, I did not repeat most of the news.)

Protests / Unrest

September 7

1. At around 4:30 PM Tehran time, security forces entered the office of Mousavi’s campaign committee, who are pursuing the fate of detainees, without any warrants or court orders. They confiscated all documents and material inside the office and took it with them to an undisclosed location. When asked about a warrant or court order, the security forces told the office personnel, that the confiscated documents and material, were not going to be returned, so there was no need for a court order or a warrant.

The committee, which is headed by Alireza Beheshti – the son of Ayatollah Beheshti – had been set up, by the Mousavi campaign, to investigate the cases of the detainees, to determine the number of casualties, as well as investigating disappearances and other issues related to violence against protesters.

The committee’s office was one of the few places, where people could come, file complaints and speak of violence against them. This was important, as security organizations have turned a blind eye towards victims and in some cases, even arrested the victims who complained.

2. The government has banned the annual gathering to commemorate Ayatollah Taolghani. The gatherings for Shabe Qader at Imam Masooma’s Shrine in Qom, will continue as planned. However, instead of the usual speakers; Ayatollah Amini, Ayatollah Javad Amoli, Ayatollah Ostadi and Nategh Nouri, this year, the speakers will be pro-government clerics; Ahmad Khatami, Ayatollah Sediqi, Dr. Rafi’ie and Alireza Panahiyan. Reports had indicated that the Greens were going to join the gatherings and this appears to be an attempt, by the government, to stop the Greens from having venues to gather.

3. Reports indicate that dozens of people gather, in different parts of Tehran, every night and chant against the government. These gatherings are quick and simultaneous.

An example of such a protest from September 03 in Shahrake Gharb:

http://bit.ly/3L3evK

September 06 from Vanak Square: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJ3cRFuP9Y

September 06

4. Flyers are being distributed across Iran for the protest on September 18. Reports indicate that since the backing of reformists, people have started to organize in mass numbers, in order to make the protest as successful as possible. Pictures of flyers: http://bit.ly/WBXJk

5. Dozens of students from across Iran, are losing their right to study in universities, as the government starts to punish them, for taking part in protests. Reports indicate that these students, are being suspended from their universities or outright barred from ever joining higher education facilities because they have either been photographed during protests or have been detained.

Tabriz, Shiraz and Tehran are the main cities where this is happening.

Opposition

September 7

6. Former President Seyed Mohammad Khatami, today said that they were opposed to those, who in the name of fighting Western liberalism, were using fascist tactics and totalitarian ideas to force people, to where they thought was best. He warned all those who cared, to think of rebuilding national solidarity and yet again restore trust that the current system could help solve the problems.

He hinted that he was in favor of Islam remaining in the government, yet he was opposed to those who were using it to commit wrongdoings. Speaking about the current crisis, he said they believed the election was a great opportunity, which had been wasted. He said that people had hoped, to come forward and take part in the election and this could have been an event to restore people’s trust.

His speech indicated that, if in the coming months, nothing was done to right the wrongs that had been committed, then it would be too late to reform the affairs.

7. On September 5 Grand Ayatollah Safi-Golapyegani visited the Imam Sajjad seminary in Qomm, to meet and confer with Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi. The meeting, which took place on September 5, was held behind closed doors. According to Ayatollah Golpayegani’s official website, the two Shia Sources of Emulation, discussed and reached a mutual decision on different issues. Safi-Golpayegani had previously called the elections ‘a grand lie’. Makarem-Shirazi has yet to take sides. Makarem-Shirazi however, refused to congratulate Ahmadinejad and did not show up to meet him on his first visit to Mashhad.

8. Other reports coming in from Qom, indicate that clerics are slowly gearing up to get involved. According to these reports, pro-Khamenei clerics are attempting to gather support for Ahmadinejad, on the grounds that Khamenei has backed him, while opposing clerics are declaring Khamenei’s authority null and void.

After reports of the meeting between Grand Ayatollah Yusuf Sane’ie and Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, it has now been confirmed that Sane’ie has also met with Ayatollahs Safi-Golpayegani, Mousavi Ardabeli, Shabiri Zanjani, Bayat Zanjani, Mousavi Tabrizi, Sayed Javad Shahristani (who is the representative of Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Sistani of Iraq) and Said Hasan Khomeini.

Reports also confirm that in the past two months, Ayatollah Shabiri Zanjani has met with Ayatollah Sane’ie and Ayatollah Montazeri. Ayatollah Bayat Zanjani met with Sane’ie, on the day his office was reportedly about to be attacked by pro-government forces.

Sane’ie and Zanjani’s meeting, reportedly resulted in both clerics reaching the conclusion, that clerics needed to take sides and show opposition to the atrocities being committed in the name of Islam. Sane’ie’s meeting with Montazeri’s was also about the same issue. It has now been reported, that both clerics discussed actions that could be taken in solidarity with other clerics.

9. Ayatollah Sane’ie, in a meeting with students, called all allegations levied against reformists during their trials a lie. He added that no one, should stay silent when it came to people’s rights and that their rights needed to be defended.

10. The Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers, in reply to IRGC Commander Ali Jafari, released a statement saying, making the system healthier was more important than saving the system.

The Assembly, which is composed of reformist clerics, asked the government to immediately release all political prisoners, openly apologize to all victims of the unrest, compensate all those who have lost property, put all political, judicial and military personnel and individuals, who have committed illegal acts on trial, prosecute them and stop all lies against politicians, clerics and scholars.

11. The Combatant Clerics Association, also released a statement saying that the Association, intended to file legal complaints, against Commander Jafari and accused him of violating Imam Khomeini’s will.

12. The Islamic Iran Participation Front has released a statement, condemning IRGC Commander Ali Jafari’s statements, in which he accused several high-ranking reformist leaders of attempting to weaken Khamenei. The reformist party asked for legal action against Jafari and accused him of slander.

13. Ali Hoseiniyan – an MP, who is a member of the Imam’s Way faction of parliament and is considered Rafsanjani’s de facto representative in parliament – also blasted Jafari and asked the military court to prosecute him for slander. In response to Jafari’s accusations against Rafsanjani’s son, Mehdi Hashemi, Hoseiniyan asked Jafari where he was, when Hashemi was a toddler and went to meet his father in prison during the Shah’s rule.

September 6

14. Ayatollah Bayat Zanjani accused some elements in the government of attempting to purge Imam Khomeini’s ideals from the government and said that soon, they might close the doors of Khomeini’s shrine on people. He expressed grave concern over the government’s discontinuation of Shabe Qadr gatherings at Khomeini’s shrine.

15. Shirin Ebadi – Iranian women’s rights activist and a Nobel Prize Laureate – asked those who wished to participate in the protests globally, in support of the Sea of Green, to post questions on her Facebook page. Readers can post their questions on her Facebook account’s wall. Link: Shirin Ebadi | Facebook

16. MP Hossein Hashemian – the head of Imam’s Way faction of MPs in the parliament – also blasted Jafari and called his accusations lies. He also indicated that several officers in the IRGC, were planning on tending their resignations because of his statements and because of the IRGC’s increasing role in politics.

Government / International

September 7

17. Farhad Tajari – a member of the committee to assess the events in the aftermath of the elections and detainees – told Mehr News, the committee had held a meeting with the new Attorney General, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi and discussed some of the weaker modes of conduct by prison guards. He said they had discussed the release of individuals whose crimes were forgivable, like university students and lecturers, whose role had been not so influential.

He also said the second category of detainees, who had an influential role in the events after the elections, had been detained, without a long-term detention permit and not enough evidence had been provided to prosecute them. Therefore, he said, it was asked, they be put on trial and their cases pursued quickly, so they could be punished or released.

He asked Ahmadinejad, to provide evidence against those, he had claimed, were responsible for the mistreatment of detainees. Earlier in the day, Ahmadinejad at a press conference, said the mistreatment of detainees in detention centers, as well some arrests and the attack on universities, were by elements linked to violence, who had infiltrated the ranks of security forces.

18. Khamenei asked Ahmadinejad, to listen to criticism by supporters of the government. Sources claim it was in reference to his attempt at appointing female ministers.

19. “The government should have a deeper, wiser and more effective presence in all fields and defend national interests and the ideals of the Islamic establishment,” Ahmadinejad said, during the first meeting of his new cabinet. He also introduced Fatemeh Alia and Ali Zabihi to the parliament, as the proposed ministers of education and energy. The third vacant cabinet seat, the position of welfare minister, has yet to be filled. It is worth mentioning that Fatemeh Alia, is the fourth woman Ahmadinejad has proposed as a cabinet member, after the appointment of one minister and rejection of two by the parliament.

This comes as many clerics and at least one conservative MP, has asked Ahmadinejad not to nominate more women to the cabinet.

Arrested / Released / Killed / Torture

20. The identity of five new casualties of Sea of Green have been revealed. According to sources, the new casualties include Mohammad Naderipour from Serjan and Majid Kamali from Imamshahr. Naderipour was a member of Mousavi’s campaign in Serjan. The other three have only been identified by their last names. As soon as full information is at hand, we will post.

21. Tehran Bureau reports:

“One of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s photographers, who had been violated in Kahrizak, personally informed the Leader about the incident, leading to the closure of the detention center. He was arrested during the post-election unrest and taken to Kahrizak where he was violated and tortured.

According to the source, he reportedly told the Leader, ‘What they did was inhumane and in violation of all human rights… When they did those things to me, in my eyes it was you who was doing them.’ It was after hearing his accounts that the Leader ordered the closure of the notorious detention center.

During the election, he worked as Mir Hossein Mousavi’s documentary maker and was one the cameramen who made Mousavi’s campaign films.

22. According to Saham News, Mehdi Karroubi, disputed claims made by two members of the special judiciary committee, tasked with investigating jail rapes, that he had presented them with no documented proof of his allegations. The opposition cleric turned over a medical report on one jail rape victim, tortured in detention and signaled his readiness to turn over more proof.

“I offered them three documents at the meeting,” Karroubi said. “The first was a video statement by the individual who has gone missing because of threats issued by the representative of Judge Saeed Mortazavi. My second document was about the [sexual] assault of a woman. The third was a document about one man who was subjected to various calamities after his arrest and I offered a CD and the medical examiner’s report on him as well. In that session I also offered two verbal reports as well.”

Karroubi went on to elaborate, on the two oral reports he had offered at the meeting. “One of the reports was about Taraneh Mousavi… I told them her family [is so scared] after the incident that they refuse to even let the girl who was with their daughter on that day [when she was taken] into their home anymore… [I told them] that you, as the officials of this country, must visit the family yourselves and find out the truth of [the] matter… Go to Karaj city’s Imam Khomeini Hospital and seek the doctor’s opinion about the injuries on this girl’s body… I gave them a second report as well.”

September 7

23. Seven Christian converts, who had been detained for more than three weeks have been released on bail.

24. Zahra Towhidi has been released.

25. Saeed Shariati has reportedly spent Thursday night’s Iftar dinner with his family and then has been promptly taken back to prison. Abtahi was allowed to do the same a few days ago.

26. Atefeh Imam – the daughter of detained reformist Javad Imam – was arrested on September 7 from Taloghani Avenue, but released today.

September 6

27. Idris Ariashokoh and Ziauddin Saboori – two senior officials at the Ministry of Interior – have been detained for the past 80 days. News about the detention has only now surfaced.

28. On Saturday, a young man was beaten and injured by security forces at Laleh Park and later arrested.

Media

September 7

29. Saeed Hajjarian, Saeed Shariati and Atrianfar have been forced to take part in a round table discussion on IRIB by the government. During the discussion, the speak of why they changed their views. It will be broadcasted by IRIB soon.

September 6

30. Keyhan has called Mousavi’s demands, from his 11th statement, a plan that has been written by the CIA.

31. IRIB broadcasted a documentary on Kahrizak, which was slightly more impartial, yet refrains from following the more serious allegations levied against the detention facility. It is worth mentioning that the documentary shows Kahrizak, after it has received a fresh coat of paint and has been considerably cleaned up.

Miscellaneous

32. Shajarian joined the Green Movement with a new masterpiece called put down the guns: http://bit.ly/s3rJi

33. Social Gaming with Conscience! Play4Iran: http://bit.ly/32kL7u

34. A cartoon sent by Iranian cartoonists to the 9th Bi-Annual Caricature Festival in Tehran:

http://www.persiancartoon.com/site_f…toon-bieni.jpg

International Protests / Events / Warnings / Efforts

35. Greens in Stockholm breaking Nokia cell phones: http://bit.ly/NokO

36. Something for French Greens to consider: www.whereismyvote.fr

37. Transportation info: Maryland & Virginia to NYC For Sep 23 Protest: http://bit.ly/lHNrp

38. Green Stockholm, Earth, Sea and Air: http://bit.ly/hPpnB

39. A fundraising event is being held in Richmond, California for the New York City protests on September 23 and 24. Link: http://tinyurl.com/n5adyj

40. For more information on the NYC protest, please check http://standbyiran.org or http://united4iran.org/)

41. A petition to be signed and sent to ambassadors as well as their contacts: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcnj8jzc_8dxb9vbgf

42. For an unofficial list of upcoming protests in the US: http://protests.sharearchy.com/

43. For a list of protests that are being planned in Germany, please visit this link: http://tinyurl.com/nbzacj

44. A to the point website for help traumatized Greens: http://healingthegreensoul.blogspot.com/

(If you, your friends or your organization are holding events, protests or doing something else related to the Iranian election internationally, please send me an email with details and I will give you coverage. (Will only cost you 10 million dollars!) My email is: [email]dbosca@gmail.com

To Helpers

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1. Mr. Hossein Akhtar-Zand, 32 years old. Died on June 15 in Isfahan after being thrown down a three-story building by Basiji militia.

2. Mr. Kianoosh Asa, post-graduate student. Died on June 15 in Tehran’s Azadi Square after being struck by a bullet fired by plainclothesmen. His body was identified nine days later and collected from a morgue in Tehran by family members.

3. Sohrab A’rabi, 19, high school student. Died of injuries sustained under torture at Evin Prison in Tehran. A’rabi’s mother was informed of his death nearly a month after his disappearance.

4. Mr. Alireza Eftekhari, 29, reporter. Died on June 15 of a brain hemorrhage after being struck with batons on the head and other parts of his body. His body was returned to his family on July 13.

5. Neda Agha-Soltan, 27, philosophy student. Died on June 20 on Tehran’s Kargare Shomali Avenue of a gunshot wound to the heart, fired by a plainclothesman. Buried at Beheshte Zahra’s Section 257 the next day.

6. Amir Javadifar, 25, student of industrial management at Qazvin’s Azad University. Died on July 9 of a seizure inside a van while being moved from Kahrizak to Evin. Had been blinded by blows to his head and face.

7. Moharram Ghagini Gheshlaghi, 34. Buried in Beheshte Zahra’s section 256, row 156, grave #13.

8. Masood Khosravi. Died on June 15 at Azadi Square and is buried at Beheshte Zahra.

9. Abbas Disnad, 40, laborer. Died after being beaten with batons on the head.

10. Ramin Ramezani, 29. Died of internal bleeding in a hospital after being released from detention. Buried at Beheshte Zahra. Section 257, Row 46, Grave #32

11. Mohsen Rohulamini, 25. Died on July 9 after sustaining injuries during torture in detention.

12. Ashkan Sohrabi, 18, IT student at Qazvin University. Died on June 20 at the junction of Rodaki and Sarsabil Avenues in Tehran after being shot by Basijis and other security forces thrice.

13. Amir Hossein Toufanpour, 32. Died on June 19 after being shot thrice in the leg, arm, waist and side. There were visible bruises on his neck and a deep hole on the back of his head which was filled with cotton and a broken arm. His nose seemed to have been broken as well.

14. Saeed Abbasifar Golchini, 24, seller of shoes and purses. Died on June 20 in Tehran after being struck by bullets fired by security forces.

15. Mostafa Ghanyan, graduate student at Tehran University. Died on June 15 in Tehran University’s dorms during a raid by security forces. Buried in the courtyard of Imam Reza’s shrine on June 18 under tight security.

16. Ali Fathalian. Died on June 20 in front of Lolagar Mosque. Buried in Beheshte Zahra. Section 9, Row 110, Grave #22.

17. Hadi Fallahmanesh, 29, laborer. Died in Tehran and is buried in Beheshte Zahra – section 53.

18. Ahmad Kargar Nejati. Died of torture wounds in the hospital. Buried in Beheshte Zahra – section 213, Row 15, Grave #35.

19. Behzad Mohajer, 47. Died on June 15 of a gunshot wound to the chest. Body kept at Kahrizak detention facility’s morgue.

20. Nader Naseri. Died on June 20 at Khosh Avenue in Tehran. Buried in Babol.

21. Ahmad Naeemabadi. Died of a gunshot wound at Azadi Square. Shot fired by IRGC’s Ashoura 117 Battalion.

22. Masood Hashemzadeh, 27. Died on June on Shademan Avenue in Tehran of a bullet to the chest which tore through his lungs and caused severe internal and external bleeding. Buried in northern Iran.

23. Mehdi Karami, 17. Died on June 20 at the junction of Janatabad and Kashani avenues after he was badly beaten and his throat was slit by a knife. Body was kept at Payambar Hospital in Ashrafi Isfahani Boulevard.

24. Naser Amirnejad, 25, student of aviation and space technology at Azad Islamic University in Tehran. Died on Mohammad Ali Jinnah Street in Tehran after being sprayed with bullets by Basijis. Body was kept at Payambar Hospital’s morgue and was buried in a village close to Yasuj.

25. Mahmood Raeesi Najafi, construction worker. Died on June 28 after being shot by security forces on Azadi Square and beaten badly with batons. Died at home 13 days later.

[The families of deceased protesters below have not gotten in touch with Karroubi’s or Mousavi’s campaign offices and are under pressure from the Government to refrain from public acknowledgement of the death, let alone the cause of death, of their loved ones.]

26. Mobina Ehterami. Died on June 15 at Tehran University’s dorm. Body was buried in secret without her family’s knowledge.

27. Neda Asadi

28. Saeed Esmaeeli Khanbeen, 23. Died of blows to the head.

29. Morad Aghasi

30. Hossein Akbari. Died of blows to the head.

31. Vahed Akbari, 34, laborer. Died on June 20 at Vanak Avenue of a bullet wound to the lower side. Buried at Beheshte Zahra – section 261.

32. Mohsen Entezami

33. Mohsen Imani. Died on June 15 in Tehran University’s dorms. Body was secretly buried without his family’s knowledge.

34. Fatima Barati. Died on June 15 in Tehran University’s dorms. Body was secretly buried without her family’s knowledge.

35. Mohammad Hossein Barzegar, 25, laborer. Died on June 17 on Hafte Tir Square in Tehran of a bullet shot to the head. Buried on June 21 in Beheshte Zahra, Section 302.

36. Jafar Barvayeh, lecturer at Chamran University of Ahvaz and candidate for doctoral degree at Tehran University. Died in Baharestan Square in Tehran of a bullet shot to the head. Forensics report that he died of a brain hemorrhage.

37- Yaghoub Barvayeh, graduate student of theatre arts at University of Art and Architecture in Tehran. Died on June 25 of a bullet wound to the head after being shot in front of Lolagar Mosque by Basijis from the roof of the mosque.

38. Soroor Boroomand, 58, died on June 15 on Mohammad Ali Jinnah Avenue in Tehran.

39. Hameed Besharati, 26. Died on June 20 in Tehran after being shot by security forces several times.

40. Farzad Jashni. Died on June 20 in Tehran.

41. Bahman Jenabi, 20, employee of a radiator repair shop. Killed in Tehran.

42. Mohsen Haddadi, 24, computer programmer. Died on June 15 at Nosrat Avenue in Tehran after being shot in the forehead. Buried on June 23 in Beheshte Zahra – section 262.

43. Shalir Khezri. Died on June 16 at Baharestan Square in Tehran.

44. Fatima Rajabpour, 38. Died on June 15 on Mohammad Ali Jinnah Avenue in Tehran.

45. Babak Sepehr, 35, died on June 20 in Tehran after being sprayed with bullets by security forces.

46. Fahimeh Salahshour, 25, high school graduate. Died on June 15 at a hospital of internal bleeding after being hit by batons on the head at Valiasr Square on June 14 in Tehran.

47. Tina Soodi, university student. Died on June 20 at Enghelab Square in Tehran after being shot.

48. Hasan Shapouri

49. Ali Shahedi, 24. Died in the Tehran-Pars police station on June 21. Forensics could not determine the cause of death; however, the family believes he was killed after being struck with batons on the head at the station.

50. Kasra Sharafi. Died on June 15 in Tehran University’s dorms. Body was secretly buried without family’s knowledge.

51. Kambiz Shoa’ee. Died on June 15 in Tehran University’s dorms. Body was secretly buried without family’s knowledge.

52. Davood Sadri, 27, shopkeeper at Salsebil Avenue. Died on June 20 in front of Lolagar Mosque in Tehran after being struck with a bullet in the head.

53. Seyyed Reza Tabatabayee, 30, bachelor’s degree in accounting. Died on June 20 on Azerbaijan Avenue in Tehran. Family forcefully sworn to secrecy by security forces and buried on June 24 in Beheshte Zahra – section 259.

54. Vahid Reza Tabatabayee, 29, bachelor’s in English. Died on June 24 in Baharestan Square in Tehran of a bullet wound to the head. Buried on June 27 in Beheshte Zahra – section 308.

55. Hossein Tahmasebi, 25. Died on June 15 in Nobahar Avenue in Kermanshah after being attacked and beaten by security forces.

56. Salar Tahmasebi, 27, undergraduate student of trade management in Rasht. Died in Jumhoori Avenue of a bullet to the forehead. Buried on June 23 in Beheshte Zahra – section 254.

57. Meisam Ebadi, 17, worked at a carpet store in Tehran. Died in Sadeghiyeh in Tehran.

58. Abolfazl Abdollahi, 21, graduate student majoring in electrical sciences. Died on June 20 in front of Sharif Industrial University after being shot in the back of the head. Buried on June 23 in Beheshte Zahra – section 248.

59. Hamid Araghi. Died in Azadi Square, Tehran after being shot.

60. Pour Kaveh Ali, 19. Died on June 20 in Tehran.

61. Hossein Alef. Died on June 17 in Isfahan.

62. Reza Fattahi

63. Parisa Kolli, 25, BA in Literature. Died on June 21 in Keshavarz Boulevard in Tehran of a gunshot wound to the neck. Buried on June 24 in Beheshte Zahra – section 259.

64. Mostafa Kiarostami, 22. Died on July 17 of blows to the head with batons in front of Tehran University. Was there to take part in Friday prayers.

65. Mohammad Kamrani, 18. Was beaten badly on Valiasr Square and died of his injuries on July 9 in Mehr Hospital, Tehran.

66. Hamid Maddah Shoorcheh, activist working for Mir Hossein Mousavi’s campaign headquarters. Died on June 15 in Mashhad shortly after being released of injuries sustained during torture in detention. Forensic experts ruled a brain hemorrhage as the cause of death.

67. Maryam Mehrazin, 24. Died on June 20 in Tehran as a result of gunfire by security forces.

68. Taraneh Mousavi. Died on June 28 after she was arrested in front of Ghoba Mosque. Charred body was found between Karaj and Qazvin.

69. Iman Namazi, undergraduate student of architecture in Tehran University. Died on June 15 in Tehran University’s dorms after the attack by security forces and plainclothesmen on the dorms.

70. Mohammad Nikzadi, 22, BS in architecture. Died on June 16 in Vanak Square, Tehran after being shot in the chest. Buried in Beheshte Zahra – section 257.

71. Iman Hashemi, 27, laborer. Died on June 20 on Azadi Avenue, Tehran. Died after being shot in the eye. Buried in Beheshte Zahra – section 259.

72. Milad Yazdanpanah, 30. Died on June 20 in Tehran after being shot by security forces.