tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26090365854062152082024-02-02T14:00:30.937+00:00Kimber's IranlogThis blog will be used to post some material from #iranelection on Twitter and Facebook, plus other news about the current situation in Iran focusing on human rights violationsKimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-45922458600327474852012-02-13T21:30:00.001+00:002012-02-13T21:34:22.983+00:00Chants of Allaho Akbar in Tehran tonight - 24 Bahman, 13 FebruaryChants of Allah-O-Akbar, Marg bar dictator, plus chants in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Purportedly from Northern Iran tonight.<br />
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آدرس محل های تجمع در تهران و شهرستان ها:<br />
تهران: حدفاصل میدان فردوسی و تقاطع خیابان نواب و آزادی<br />
تبریز: میدان ساعت تا چهارراه آبرسان<br />
اصفهان: چهار باغ پایین به سمت میدن انقلاب<br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">مشهد: خیابان احمد آباد، حدفاصل میدان دکتر شریعتی (تقی آباد) تا میدان فلسطین<br />
شیراز: ملا صدرا-نمازی<br />
کرمانشاه: چهارراه :نوبهار تا میدان مرکزی<br />
ارومیه: خیابان استادان<br />
رشت: خیابان مطهّری به سمت چهار راه میکائیل<br />
شاهین شهر: خیابان بهشتی شاهین شهر فلکه شهرداری<br />
اهواز: میدان شهدا<br />
همدان: حوالی آرامگاه بوعلی<br />
آمل : میدان 17 شهریور<br />
لاهیجان: حد فاصل بین میدان شهدا تا میدان چهار پادشاه،<br />
آبادان: خیابان امیری<br />
بندرانزلی: خیابان پاسداران<br />
یزد: میدان اطلسی تا دانشگاه یزد<br />
زنجان: خیابان سعدی<br />
کرمان: مسیرهای منتهی به میدان آزادی<br />
اردبیل: میدان شریعتی<br />
خرم آباد: خیابان شهدا<br />
اسلام شهر: خیابان باغ فیض<br />
بروجرد: از میدان رازان تا انتهای تختی<br />
برازجان: میدان بیمارستان<br />
تالش: میدان امام خمینی به سمت فرمانداری<br />
ایلام: از میدان امام تا میدان 22 بهمن<br />
گرگان: خیابان شالیکوبی تا میدان ولی عصر (کاخ)<br />
تنکابن: حد فاصل میدان امام تا میدان شهید شیرودی<br />
دزفول: چهارراه شریعتی تا چهارراه قاضی<br />
بابل: خیابان دانشگاه نوشیروانی)<br />
سنندج: میدان آزادی تا استانداری<br />
سبزوار: خیابان کاشفی<br />
قزوین: خيابان خيام جنوب به شمال<br />
بیرجند: خیابان مدرس<br />
بندرعباس: خیابان امام خمینی<br />
اراک: تمامی مسیر ها به سمت میدان باغ ملی<br />
قم: خیابان ارم و صفاییه اطراف بیت آیات عظام صانعی و مرحوم منتظری<br />
اراک: تمامی مسیر ها به سمت میدان باغ ملی<br />
خوانسار: پمپ بنزین - خیابان امام خمینی- میدان امام خمینی<br />
بهشهر: خيابان امام خميني به سمت پارك ملت<br />
شاهرود: سرچشمه به سمت آبشار<br />
بجنورد: میدان هفده شهریور تا میدان شهید<br />
شهرکرد: چهار راه فصیحی تا سه راه سینما<br />
یاسوج: پارک ساحلی<br />
سمنان: میدان سعدی به سمت میدان کوثر<br />
کاشان: میدان 15 خرداد<br />
ساری:از میدان ساعت تا میدان شهرداری<br />
ورامین: میدان راه آهن تا میدان اصلی ورامین<br />
کازرون: تمام مسيرهاي منتهي به فلكه خيرات - ميدان شهدا<br />
آستارا: خیابان امام خمینی</span></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="text_exposed_show">.</span></span></span></h6></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-73218078297464532712012-02-11T15:42:00.000+00:002012-02-11T15:42:43.461+00:00Young Iranians see no future - Sidsel Wold reports from Iran for NRKSource: <a href="http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.7991838">http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.7991838</a> <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">See the original link for Sidsel Wold’s own photos of daily life in Iran. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">- Michael Jackson's death devastated the green spring </span></b><br />
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We are sitting at an undisclosed location in Tehran, three young Iranian men in their twenties and me. <br />
- Michael Jackson's death devastated the green spring, Babak sighs. A quiet nodding goes around the table in the café's darkest corner. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">ABOUT NAMING AND use of pictures <br />
Fearing trouble with the regime the three men in this article only wanted to reveal their first names. They did not want to be photographed. <br />
The owner of the cafe also would not risk trouble by openly allowing Western journalists to do interviews in his premises.</span> <br />
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The atmosphere is strained. <br />
All three have just told me that they would prefer to leave Iran. That they see no future here now. <br />
Babak has visited the British Consulate for two years to ask for a residence permit, but in vain. <br />
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<b>Want the neighbour to rebel</b> <br />
- I just want to leave this country. I am desperately trying to get away from here, says Babak, who hopes to take a PhD abroad. <br />
Borna would prefer to go to Europe or Canada, but not forever. He hopes that Iran will undergo changes while he lives abroad. <br />
The others laugh. For here we are at the core. Everyone seems to want the neighbour to rebel. <br />
Are dissatisfied Iranians not ready to go out into the streets themselves, as the Syrians do? I ask. <br />
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This was how the uprising after the controversial counting after the presidential election in 2009 ended. <br />
When the Basij militia began using sharp ammunition on people in the streets, the protesters stayed at home. <br />
In Iran, I'm trying to figure out what had become of the green movement and where all the students who participated are now. <br />
Some have travelled abroad. Others continue with their lives and hope for the best. <br />
Several are sitting in cafes like these young men, being depressed. <br />
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<b>Not enough to lose yet</b> <br />
All shake their heads over the blood bath in Syria. It is cruel. <br />
- Assad cannot survive this. Eventually, all dictators will fall, Borna thinks. <br />
- We Iranians are somewhere between Syria and Europe, says Sina. <br />
- We do not have enough to lose yet, so we do not demonstrate with our lives on the stake, as the Syrians are doing. But we're not as civilized as the Europeans, he says. <br />
- Do you dream of a good future in Iran? I ask. <br />
- Maam, I am just hopeless just now, Babak repeats sorrowful. <br />
- We all live in social depression, says the three. <br />
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<b>- Have no Mandela</b> <br />
One of them is an accountant, the other a musician, the third an engineer. <br />
They are in their prime of life and an example of the brain drain that has afflicted the Islamic Republic for decades, but that reached a new peak after the 2009 elections. <br />
But change will come, they believe. The collective depression here cannot continue as it is now. <br />
Sina does not want a revolution, just reforms. Babak believes it is appropriate to impose sanctions on Iran in order to put pressure on the mullah regime. <br />
- But the sanctions also affect the people. It has become dangerous to fly now. Iranian aircrafts cannot find spare parts, and are often affected by technical errors. <br />
- I wish Russia and China did not support us. It would be better to be completely isolated, and force a crisis that would lead to a change. <br />
- If sanctions were imposed like in South Africa? Asks Sina as to vent the thought. <br />
- No, we have no Mandela. Our hope for change and reform has no leader. <br />
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<b>- A warning for the regime</b> <br />
What do the three think about the Arab spring? <br />
- The Arab uprising is a warning to the Iranian regime. Sina says. <br />
- The Arab spring does not help me, Babak interrupts. <br />
- Why did the West not help us in 2009, when the uprising began here? We were at it, but then Michael Jackson destroyed everything. When he died the world press went out of its wits and broadcasted nothing else. The world forgot Iran altogether. Why did Michael Jackson die just when we finally stood up against the regime? Borna sighs. <br />
They look down at the table. Sina lights another cigarette. <br />
We have to go. It is clear that neither the guests in the cafe nor the owner feel comfortable with the presence of foreign journalists. <br />
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When we walked out it was like a sigh of relief closed the door behind us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-38891292583331158022012-02-09T20:08:00.001+00:002012-02-09T20:12:44.585+00:00Darkness at noon – A report from Iran by NRK’s correspondent Sidsel WoldSource <a href="http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.7987844">http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.7987844</a> <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(See the original page for Sidsel Wold’s own photos from Iran, as I do not want to copy them here.) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sidsel Wold was met with fear, rejection and blocked websites in Iran </span></b><br />
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<b>NRK's Sidsel Wold just returned to Tehran, two and a half years since her last visit. She found a quite different and gloomier place, where everyone was afraid and no one opened their mouth.</b> <br />
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<div>With the shawl pulled over her head NRK’s former Middle East correspondent went back to Tehran to report from one of the world’s most combustible areas. There she met closed doors, frightened people and blocked websites. <br />
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In this article Sidsel Wold shares her experiences from six days in Tehran with the readers. <br />
Wold’s title for her story from Iran, "Darkness at noon", is not randomly chosen. <br />
It is the same title as Arthur Koestler's famous novel from 1940, where he reveals the horrors of Stalinism in the Soviet Union. <br />
Sidsel Wold was a tour guide in the Soviet Union when she was young, and she draws this comparison when she describes today's Iran. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Darkness at noon</span></b> </div><br />
<b>Finally I was going to Iran again! </b><br />
After two years of visits and tea drinking in the Iranian Embassy in Oslo, I was able to collect my prize: The press visa. </div><div>But in the weeks prior to departure I strongly felt that Tehran had become a different and gloomier place. <br />
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The last time I was in this metropolis of 14 million people was during the elections in 2009. <br />
In the days before the polling stations opened, a green Iranian spring blossomed. People were out in the streets screaming and shouting out their opinion. Most of them demanded reforms. <br />
The Opposition’s presidential candidates, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, were likely to do well. <br />
But when the votes were counted, another man was the election’s big winner: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. <br />
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<b>Closed the ancient Persia</b> <br />
In Tehran's streets the news was met with shock and disappointment. And much anger. <br />
It was not long before hundreds of thousands protested in the streets against an election result they believed to be manipulated. <br />
After several days of mass demonstrations, the Basij militia went from beating with clubs, to shooting with sharp ammunition. The Basijs are paramilitary hooligans who are paid by the regime to beat up citizens who create unrest. <br />
Several people were shot and killed in broad daylight. One was the 16-year-old Neda, the icon of the regime's brutal use of force against young Iranians. <br />
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Right after Iran's disputed election count, the regime closed the country to foreign news agencies. <br />
Since then there has hardly been any Western journalists there. Darkness descended on the ancient Persia. <br />
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<b>Pulled the shawl over my hair </b><br />
To return to Iran was a dream. The Iranians are a great and proud people that we should listen to. <br />
In my opinion, the demonization of the entire Iran because of the acrimonious dispute with the West is unfortunate. <br />
So I pulled the shawl over my hair, and began to work to show other sides of the country. <br />
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<b>Need permission to film</b> <br />
I was happy when I finally could walk through the door to Ivansahars premises. <br />
Ivansahar is a media agency we have worked with several times in the past, because journalists cannot work here quite the way we want to. <br />
We need permission to film, and Ivansahar also sets up interview appointments for us. <br />
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One month prior to departure, I had sent my booking request list: <br />
<ul><li>Film in a bank, and talk to the bank manager about the currency crisis. </li>
<li>Talk with a family about how the sanctions affect their daily lives. </li>
<li>Talk to nuclear physicists about how the liquidation of their peers has influenced them. </li>
<li>Talk to MPs about possible sanctions against the EU. </li>
<li>Visit friends of former prime minister Mossadeq who was overthrown by CIA and British intelligence in 1953. </li>
<li>Interview analysts and economists. </li>
<li>If possible: talk to people from the green movement ...? </li>
<li>Take pictures in slalom slopes. </li>
</ul>If two or three of these proposals could turn into good TV material, I would be happy. <br />
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<b>Something was wrong </b><br />
But when I came into the office I realized that something was wrong. The lights were out, only one employee was left. <br />
They had fired their three employees, and the boss had left Iran. Since no press people get a visa to Iran anymore, they had partially closed down the office. <br />
But now Ivansahars sole employee had only NRK to deal with, so I was optimistic. <br />
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<b>NRK blocked – Yr open </b><br />
In the small hotel Karoon internet was quite OK, except that NRK, Dagbladet, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and BBC was blocked. <br />
I could read Tehran Times, Iran's Press TV, Aftenposten, VG-nett and yr.no. * <br />
And with Yahoo, I could send home both radio material and mail. <br />
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<b>- Western Zionist media</b> <br />
Then the days went by without any interview appointments. <br />
Several times a day I called Ivansahar. Had we been given permission? Appointments? <br />
- No, unfortunately. Or: Noone answers. Or: The answer is no. <br />
The family of a liquidated nuclear physicist replied that they do not speak to Western Zionist media. <br />
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<b>Could only film our own cakes</b> <br />
Day after day we moved at a snail's pace, caught in Tehran's eternal traffic jams. <br />
Since the appointments did not materialize, we had to try and ask for filming permission ourselves, in shops, cafes etc. <br />
When we finally arrived, we were often given the same answer: No, you cannot film here. <br />
A cafe owner said that yes indeed, we could film at his place later in the day when there were more people around the tables. <br />
But when we came in with the camera, the mood quickly changed. The cafe guests became restless, they looked anxiously around as if a storm was approaching. <br />
The only thing we were able to film there was our own slices of cake and coffee cups. <br />
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<b>Voices disappeared and silenced</b> <br />
Before 2009 we had at least two, often three to four appointments each day. We filmed in cafes, in shopping centres, and could interview people without problems. <br />
Before 2009 an interpreter took me to the regime-critical journalist Issa Saharkiz, the reformists Ali Abtahi and the dissident Ibrahim Yazdi. <br />
- Why do you take me to these critics? I asked the interpreter, who obviously was engaged by Iran's ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. <br />
- Because it is important to show the range of opinions here, so you get the whole picture, said the interpreter. <br />
Another exciting source was Sayed Hussein Adeli, former ambassador of Iran in the United Kingdom. <br />
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Now all four of them were out of reach. Their voices are silenced and vanished. <br />
Saharkiz is in prison. Abtahi was imprisoned, then turned up on TV 15-20 kilos lighter admitting that he had been wrong. <br />
Ibrahim Yazdi, aged 81, was imprisoned after 2009, and later put under house arrest. Adeli has not given interviews in two years, I was told. All four participated in the Islamic revolution in 1979. <br />
Yazdi was even with Ayatollah Khomeini on the historic flight from Paris to Tehran after the Shah's fall. <br />
Now they are all gagged. The revolution seems to eat its own children. <br />
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<b>The Street, The Grand Bazaar and the ski slopes</b> <br />
During the week we only received three permissions: <br />
<ul><li>To film in the street and in the bazaar. </li>
<li>To film in the slopes. </li>
<li>To interview the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry. </li>
</ul>We were able to speak to some Iranians in the bazaars. There were those who would not talk on camera, but radio was quite OK. <br />
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<b>Became nervous myself </b><br />
We also had some luck. One day, an Iranian television reporter came over to us on the street. <br />
His team filmed us, as if he wanted to show the viewers of the Iranian state TV channel IRIB that, yes, here is full press freedom for western journalists. <br />
But when he wanted to interview me, I quickly said that we had to interview him instead. <br />
Of course, smiled the confident, smiling man; of course, we could interview him. <br />
I was nervous at the thought of being interviewed by Iranian TV. Because I did not want to say what I really mean. <br />
And I realized why so few would talk to NRK ... <br />
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<b>Memories from the USSR</b> <br />
When I was young I worked as a tour guide in the USSR. Memories from that time resurfaced now. <br />
Like the Soviets, the Iranians are also afraid to speak now. Some wrote on a sheet of paper instead of talking for fear of spies or microphones. <br />
It was like a clammy hand had tightened its grip on the entire community. <br />
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<b>Everyone wants U.S. dollars</b> <br />
And then there was the money riyal. During the Soviet era the rubel was a non-convertible currency. <br />
Everyone wanted only the great Satan’s money: The dollar. <br />
At the Imam Khomeini International Airport, I experienced the same thing: <br />
I wanted to exchange my Iranian riyals, which are not convertible in the West any more. <br />
Because of inflation the Iranian currency had so many zeros that I no longer understand any of them, and I wanted to exchange them. But no, the banks at the airport did not want them back. <br />
- Why do you not want your own money, I asked annoyed. <br />
- Only those with Iranian passports can exchange riyal, was the answer. <br />
The Western world is boycotting the Iranian central bank. So maybe this is tit for tat... <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* Dagbladet, Aftenposten and VG are Norwegian newspapers. YR.no is the popular Norwegian weather forecast-site.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">February 8th, 2012 - [Kaleme] <strong>On the eve of the one year anniversary of the illegal house arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, and following the joint letter recently published by the children of Mousavi and Karroubi, , security forces have reportedly threatened to arrest Mousavi's daughters and one daughter has been banned from activities at the university where she teaches. </strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kaleme reports that security forces who have in the past repeatedly threatened Mousavi's daughters, this time contacted the daughters directly and threatened to arrest them, transfer them to prison or another location where no one will have any news of them. Furthermore, one of Mousavi's daughters have been banned from activities at the university where she teaches.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">No explanation has been provided to date regarding why Mousavi's daughter has been banned from the university where she teaches. Despite numerous inquiries into the matter, it is unclear who is behind the order to ban Mousavi's daughter and no one has taken responsibility for the ban. Mousavi's daughter teaches art at the University of Alzahra. It is worth mentioning that the ban took place without any written notice, but Mousavi's daughter was deleted from the university's internet teaching system.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the past year many of the supporters of the Green movement have been detained and imprisoned and their families have also endured extreme pressure. These pressures have included continued arrest of family members, repeated interrogations, interference with every day activities, threat to their lives, pressure and threat at work, being banned from leaving the country and even being banned from pursuing their careers or professions.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi requested a permit from the ruling government for a rally in support of the freedom fighting movements in the Middle East. Their request for a permit was not only denied, but the ruling government went as far as illegally detaining the two companions of the Green movement in their homes. In the past year Mousavi, Karroubi and Rahnavard have been deprived of the basic rights afforded all prisoners in Iran and their families have been denied the right to contact them by phone or to see them in person. They have been isolated, rendered incommunicado, kept in the dark with regards to the condition of their families, told lies and even prevented from attending the funeral of their loved ones. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Their arrest, the ambiguity regarding their location, their well being and the medicines they have been prescribed points to the possibility of dangerous scenarios designed to put their lives at risk.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although in principle this illegal arrest is similar to all other questionable and illegal arrests that have taken place since 2009; arrests that were merely as the result of the commitment by Green activists and their sense of responsibility towards the challenges facing our nation, what makes it bizarre and unprecedented is the fact that an unjust political conflict has now entered the daily lives of family members of the arrested and detained. It goes without saying that given that Mousavi and Karroubi have repeatedly reiterated that they will remain true to their oath with the people and their family's insistence to stand by their demand for justice, these type of tactics by the ruling government are fruitless and will lead to nothing more than short term and temporary gains.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">پنجشنبه, ۲۰ بهمن, ۱۳۹۰</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>چکیده :</strong>ماموران امنیتی که پیش از این بارها دختران میرحسین موسوی را تهدیدهای کاری و جانی کرده بودند این بار تماس گرفته و تهدید نموده اندکه آنها را بازداشت و به زندان یا مکانی منتقل خواهند کرد که هیچ کس از آن خبردار نشود. همچنین یکی از دختران میرحسین از ادامه فعالیت در دانشگاه بازداشته شد...</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">در آستانه یکمین سال از زندان خانگی میرحسین موسوی و زهرا رهنورد و بلافاصله پس از انتشار نامه مشترک فرزندان میر حسین و کروبی، دختران میرحسین موسوی از سوی زندانبانان تهدید به بازداشت شدند و یکی از دختران آنان از تدریس در دانشگاه منع شد.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">به گزارش کلمه، ماموران امنیتی که پیش از این بارها دختران میرحسین موسوی را تهدیدهای کاری و جانی کرده بودند این بار تماس گرفته و تهدید نموده اندکه آنها را بازداشت و به زندان یا مکانی منتقل خواهند کرد که هیچ کس از آن خبردار نشود. همچنین یکی از دختران میرحسین از ادامه فعالیت در دانشگاه بازداشته شد.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">برای این ممانعت از تدریس دختر میرحسین تا کنون هیچ گونه توضیحی داده نشده و مرجع دستور به ممانعت نیز مشخص نیست و علیرغم پیگیری ها کسی حاضر به قبول مسوولیت نشده است. دختر میر حسین در رشته هنر در دانشگاه الزهرا تدریس می کند. این ممانعت بدون ارائه دستور کتبی و تنها با حذف از سیستم اینترنتی آموزشی و به صورت غیر مکتوب بوده است.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">طی یک سال گذشته نه تنها همراهان جنبش سبز در حصر و زندان بوده اند بلکه خانواده آنان نیز بشدت تحت انواع فشارهای مرئی و نامرئی قرار گرفته اند. دامنه این فشارها از دستگیری پی درپی اعضای خانواده ، بازجوییهای مکرر ، دخالت در مراسم و روال عادی زندگی ، تهدیدهای جانی یا شغلی تا ممنوع الخروجی و یا ممانعت از فعالیتهای مرسوم کاری بوده است.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">سال گذشته میر حسین موسوی و مهدی کروبی در حمایت از قیام های مردم منطقه درخواست مجوز یک راهپیمایی کردند که نه تنها به این درخواست پاسخ داده نشد بلکه این دو همراه جنبش سبز به طور غیرقانونی در خانه های خود زندانی شدند.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">طی یک سال گذشته موسوی و کروبی و رهنورد از حداقل حقوق زندانی نیز برخوردار نبوده و خانواده آنان از امکان تماس تلفنی و ملاقات دیداری ،وسایل ارتباطی محروم هستند آنها از سایر حقوق زندانیان نیز چنانکه بارها گفته شده بی بهره بوده اند. دور نگهداشتن آنها از چشم های ناظر از یک سو و بی خبر نگهداشتن آنها از مسائلی که در خانواده می گذرد ارائه اخبار دروغ و در مورد اخیر حتی جلوگیری از شرکت در ختم اقوام نزدیک بخشی از این موارد بوده است.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">دستگیری آنان، ابهام در محل نگهداری و سلامت دارویی، امکان سناریو های خطرناکی که جان آنها را نشانه رفته است را دامن میزند.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">اگرچه در اصل این دستگیری غیرقانونی همچون سایر دستگیری های گسترده از سال ۸۸ تاکنون ، که تنها به دلیل تعهد و مسئولیت فعالین سبز اندیش نسبت به مسائل کشور صورت گرفته از هر نظر قابل سوال است، اما مساله عجیب تر و بی سابقه تر اینکه دامنه آن به اعضای خانواده سرایت کرده و سطح یک درگیری نا عادلانه سیاسی را به مسائل خانوادگی نزدیک کرده است که با توجه به تاکید مدام آنان بر ایستادگی و مقاومت بر عهد خود با مردم و همچنین عزم خانواده ها بر همگامی با عزیزانشان بر حق جویی ،جز تلاش برای ایجاد التهاب های موقتی سود و بهره دیگری ندارد.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-5365255418188269862011-11-14T15:01:00.000+00:002011-11-14T15:01:26.530+00:00Nine months in house arrestToday the leaders of Iran’s Green opposition movement, Mir Hussein Mousavi, his wife Zarah Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi, have spent exactly nine months under strict house arrest.<br />
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In the beginning Karroubi’s wife, Fatemeh, was also kept under house arrest. She was however temporarily released this summer due to health problems. As far as I know she is now back in house arrest again.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/28HQ1T_b7b8" width="480"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-18035677545272943412011-03-08T14:13:00.003+00:002011-03-08T15:15:07.607+00:00Live-blogging #17Esfand - 8 March, International Women’s Day - in Iran<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There doesn’t seem to be as many live blogs active today as there was one week ago. But since the Green movement has announced protests for today (every Tuesday until the Iranian new year, or Norouz), I’ll link the blogs I have found below. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/3/8/the-latest-from-iran-8-march-from-international-womens-day-t.html">Enduring America</a> (English - Scott Lucas)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dissectednews.com/2011/03/international-womens-day.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHypeDissectedNewsForACuriousWorld+%28The+Hype%3A+Dissected+News+for+a+Curious+World%29">Dissected News</a> (James Miller)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mardomak.org/blog/post/60860">MARDOMAK liveblog</a> (Farsi)<br />
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<a href="http://www.rahana.org/archives/37191">RAHANA</a> News Agency (Farsi)<br />
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</div><div>Saeed Valadbaygi: </div><div><a href="http://www.astreetjournalist.com/2011/03/08/live-blog-report-of-international-womens-day-events-in-iran-%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">Street Journalist</a> (English and Farsi)<br />
<a href="http://reroad.blogspot.com/2011/03/live-blog-report-of-international.html">Revolutionary Road</a> (English and Farsi)</div><div><br />
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Protests are scheduled for 5 pm in Tehran. Protests in other cities have also been announced.<br />
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My <a href="http://twitter.com/kiraber/live-bloggers">live-blogger Twitter list</a> also gives easy access to reliable news from Iran. <br />
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<a href="http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/live-blog-iran-february-28-2011-10-esfand-regime-raises-stakes-on-day-of-expected-opposition-protests/">Iran News Now</a> (Dave Siavashi and James Miller) <br />
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<a href="http://www.dissectednews.com/2011/03/liveblog-iran-march-1-2011-10-esfand.html">Dissected News</a> (James Miller) <br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2011/03/iran-live-blog-10-esfand-march-1.html">Tehran Bureau</a> (Dan Geist, Josh Shahryar, Homylafayette, TB staff and correspondents) <br />
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</div><div><a href="http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/3/1/the-latest-from-iran-1-march-in-prisonand-on-the-streets.html">Enduring America</a> (Scott Lucas, James Miller) <br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2011/02/110214_live_iran_25bahman.shtml">BBC Persian</a> (farsi)<br />
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Homylafayette: <a href="http://homylafayette.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-esfand-scrapbook.html">10 Esfand Scrapbook</a> (english)<br />
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<a href="http://rahekargar.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/nawi-4176/">Rahekargar</a> (farsi)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dissectednews.com/2011/02/liveblog-where-are-mousavi-and-karroubi.html">Dissected News</a> (James Miller)<br />
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<a href="http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/live-blog-iran-green-opposition-leaders-arrested/">Iran News Now</a> (Dave Siavashi)<br />
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Demonstrations are planned in Iran every Tuesday until the Iranian New year, ie. March 1, March 8, March 15 (10 Esfand, 17 Esfand, 24 Esfand)<br />
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After the confirmed arrest of the two opposition leaders, reports from Iran tell of anger and determination. The reignition of the Green movement we saw on 25 Bahman and 1 Esfand will has brought the Iranian people back on the streets. Tune in for tomorrows live blogs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-81480696473289829472011-02-28T21:12:00.001+00:002011-02-28T21:16:03.371+00:00BREAKING NEWS - Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi & Spouses Arrested & Transferred to Heshmatiyeh PrisonA few hours ago Kaleme - Mir Hussein Mousavi’s official website - announced that the two opposition leaders in Iran had been arrested. Here’s an English translation of Kaleme’s news article, translated by BanouyeSabz:<br />
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<div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Monday February 28th 2011 - BREAKING NEWS -</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The leaders of the Green Opposition Movement in Iran Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroub and their spouses Zahra Rahnavard and Fatemeh Karroubi, have been arrested and transferred to Heshmatiyeh prison in Tehran. </span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">According to the latest reports received by Kaleme, </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">their arrest and transfer to Heshmatiyeh prison has been confirmed, however, the time and date of this transfer remains unclear.</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The government of the Islamic of Iran had remained absolutely silent with regards to the recent restrictions and house arrest of the companions of the Green Movement, leading to much speculation and uncertainty regarding their whereabouts and well being. Mir Hossein Mousavi's daughters had also repeatedly tried to visit with their parents by going to Akhtar street [location of their parents' residence], only to face more ambiguity and contradictions and denied all contact with their parents. The lights to the residences of Mousavi and Karroubi were also off over the past few days. It looks as though the families of the Green opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi were denied contact with them in order to ensure secrecy regarding the location to which they had been transferred. The lack of news and refusal by government authorities to take responsibility for the events also sparked numerous media outlets to report on and question the whereabouts of the Green opposition leaders.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is worth mentioning that Saham News, the website for Mehdi Karroubi reported that one of Karroubi's neighbors had witnessed their transfer from their residence at around midnight on Thursday. The eye witness reported the arrival of 8 security vans in front of Karroubi's residence and the entrance to the parking lot, stating that after a few minutes they all left the area in a car that left the parking structure.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In other news, after the contradictory and ambiguous reports regarding the recent illegal house arrest and restrictions on Mousavi, Karroubi and their spouses</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Iran's Attorney General stated today: "The Prime Minister during the 8 year holy war with Iraq [Mousavi], the two times former Head of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic [Karroubi] and their spouses have been arrested and transferred to Heshmatiyeh prison on orders of high ranking Iranian officials.</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Source: Kaleme </span><a href="http://www.kaleme.com/1389/12/09/klm-49729/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "ff509", event);" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.kaleme.com/1389/12/09/klm-49729/</span></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">فوری/ میرحسین و کروبی بازداشت و به زندان حشمتیه منتقل شده اند</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">دوشنبه, ۹ اسفند, ۱۳۸۹</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">چکیده :</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">میرحسین موسوی و مهدی کروبی از رهبران جنبش اعتراضی سبز، به همراه همسران خود زهرا رهنورد و فاطمه کروبی ،دستگیر شده و به زندان حشمتیه تهران منتقل شده اند.طبق آخرین اطلاعات رسیده از منابع موثق به کلمه، بازداشت و انتقال آنها به زندان قطعی است اما زمان دقیق انتقال آنها همچنان مبهم است. پیش...</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">میرحسین موسوی و مهدی کروبی، به همراه همسران خود زهرا رهنورد و فاطمه کروبی ،دستگیر شده و به زندان حشمتیه تهران منتقل شده اند.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">طبق آخرین اطلاعات رسیده از منابع موثق به کلمه، بازداشت و انتقال آنها به زندان قطعی است اما زمان دقیق انتقال آنها همچنان مبهم است.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">پیش از این و در دوهفته گذشته مقامات کشور در مورد محدودیتها و نحوه حصر همراهان جنبش سبز سکوت اختیار کرده بودند. این مساله به مبهم شدن فضا و گمانه زنی ها دامن زده بود. دختران میرحسین نیز بارها با مراجعه به کوچه اختر با پاسخ های مبهم و متناقض روبرو شده بودند، و امکان هیچ گونه تماسی نیز برای ارتباط با پدر و مادرشان فراهم نشده بود. همچنین چراغهای خانه نیز در این چند روز خاموش بوده است. به نظر می رسد عدم اجازه تماس با خانواده ی موسوی و کروبی برای مطلع نشدن آنها از مکان موسوی و کروبی بوده است. این بی خبری و نیز مسوولیت ناپذیری مقامات در پاسخگویی به برخی اخبار در روزهای گذشته دامن زده بود.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">در سوی دیگر سحام نیوز سایت مهدی کروبی اظهارات یکی از همسایگان مهدی کروبی را نقل کرده بود که میگفت نیمه شب پنج شنبه شاهد حضور هشت ماشین ون نیروهای امنیتی در مقابل ساختمان و ورودی پارکینگ منزل آقای کروبی بوده و پس از دقایقی همگی به همراه یک ماشین که از داخل پارکینگ درآمده محل را ترک کردهاند.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">در این حال امروز و پس از اظهارات متناقض و مبهم دادستان کل کشور در مورد حصر و اعمال محدودیت بر آقایان موسوی و کروبی و همسرانشان، مشخص شده است: نخست وزیر هشت سال دفاع مقدس و رییس دو دوره مجلس شورای اسلامی به همراه همسرانشان و به دستور مقامات عالی کشور بازداشت و به زندان حشمتیه تهران منتقل شده اند.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-86703609667456168992011-02-20T12:36:00.011+00:002011-02-20T14:42:19.416+00:00Live-blogging #1Esfand - 20 February protests in IranThe following blogs are live blogging the #1esfand protests in Iran today:<br />
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<a href="http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/2/20/the-latest-from-iran-20-february-so-what-happens-on-1-esfand.html">Enduring America</a> (Scott Lucas)<br />
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RAHANA (Human Rights House Of Iran)<br />
- <a href="http://www.rahana.org/en/?p=10134">In English</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.rahana.org/archives/36339">In Farsi</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/live-blog-iran-1-esfand-february-20-2011/">Iran News Now</a> (Dave Siavashi)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dissectednews.com/2011/02/liveblog-iran-02202011-1-esfand.html">Dissected News</a> (James Miller)<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2011/02/tehran-updates-regime-will-confront-protests-mousavi-cut-off-entirely.html">Tehran Bureau</a> (Dan Geist, Josh Shahryar)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mardomak.org/blog/post/60443">Mardomak</a> (farsi)<br />
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<a href="http://reroad.blogspot.com/">Revolutionary Road</a> (English & Farsi - Saeed Valadbaygi)<br />
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<a href="http://persian2english.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/live-blog-updates-from-february-20th-protests/">Persian to English</a><br />
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You can follow my list on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kiraber/live-bloggers">http://twitter.com/kiraber/live-bloggers</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/live-blog-iran-25bahman-feb14-2011/">Iran News Now</a> (Dave Siavashi)<br />
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<a href="http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/2/14/the-latest-from-iran-14-february-it-is-25-bahman.html">Enduring America</a> (Scott Lucas)<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2011/02/iran-live-blog-25-bahman-14-february.html">Tehran Bureau</a> (Josh Sharyar, Muhammad Sahimi and others)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dissectednews.com/2011/02/iran-liveblog-february-14-25-bahman.html">Dissected News</a> (James Miller)<br />
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<a href="http://www.astreetjournalist.com/2011/02/14/minute-by-minute-reports-of-february-14-25-bahman-%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85/">Street Journalist</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(</span><span class="name" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Saeed Valadbaygi</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://homylafayette.blogspot.com/2011/02/25-bahman-scapbook.html">Homylafayette Iran News in English</a> (25 Bahman Scrapbook)</span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At least 92 executions by hanging were carried out in Iran in one single month -- January 2011. The madness must stop. Please help us spread the word by sharing this video widely! Thank you!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Read Iran Human Right’s annual report on death penalty in Iran <a href="http://www.iranhr.net/spip.php?article1984">here</a>. </span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;">1-تهران امام حسین تا آزادی–ساعت 3</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">2-بابل :روبروی دانشکاه فنی بابل (چهار راه امیرکبیر)–ساعت 4</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">3-شیراز : از میدان نمازی تا ساختمان مهندسی2(خیابان ملاصدرا)–ساعت 3</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">4-اصفهان : میدان انقلاب–ساعت 3</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">5-اهواز : خیابان نادری–ساعت 6</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">6-مشهد : سه راه راهنمایی -ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">7-رشت : خیابان مطهری–ساعت 3</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">8-اردبیل : میدان شریعتی به طرف بازار -ساعت 4</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">9-بوشهر:خیابان لیان تا ششم بهمن-ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">10-کرمان : جنب تریا فرد(ستاد قبلی مهندس موسوی)–ساعت 3</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">11-ارومیه : خیابان عطایی–ساعت 4</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">12-تبریز :میدان ساعت–ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">13-همدان : آرامگاه بوعلی –ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">14-تنکابن-از میدان کریم آباد یه میدان امام–ساعت5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">15-کرمانشاه :سه راه 22 بهمن -خیابان نوبهار تا میدان آزادی -ساعت 3</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">16-سنندج : خيابان ششم بهمن -ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">17-سمنان : از میدان سعدی به میدان کوثر -ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">18-خرم آباد : خيابان خرم رود- ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">19-شهرکرد :ميدان انقلاب -ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">20-کاشان : ميدان پانزده خرداد-ساعت5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">21-قزوین خیابان خیام -میدان عدل-ساعت5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">22-ساری :خیابان انقلاب -ساعت5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">22-گرگان : فلکه کاخ -ساعت5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">23-اراک : میدان ولیعصر -ساعت 5</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;">خارج از ایران : </div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">انگلستان : منچستر : شنبه ۱۲ فوریه ساعت ۱۲ تا ۱۴ در محل بیکاد لی کاردن </div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">آلمان: فرانکفورت : شنبه ۱۲ فوریه ساعت ۱۴ تا ۱۶ مرکز شهر</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">دانمارک : کپنهاک : دوشنبه ۱۴ فوریه ساعت۱۶ در برابر سفارت اسلامی</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">نروژ :اسلو : دوشنبه 14 فوریه ساعت 16.30 تا 17:30 جلوی مجلس</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">ایتالیا : رم :دوشنبه ۱۴ فوریه ساعت ۱۶ مقابل سفارت حکومت اسلامی</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">فرانسه : باریس : دوشنبه ۱۴ فوریه ساعت ۱۸ تا ۲۰ در میدان سن میشل</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">بلژیک : بروکسل :دوشنبه ۱۴ فوریه ساعت ۱۷ تا ۱۹ مقابل سفارت حکومت </div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">ژاپن : توکیو : دوشنبه ۱۴ فوریه ساعت 13:30 تا 14:30 روبروی دانشگاه سازمان ملل </div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">آلمان: کلن :یکشنبه 13 فوریه ساعت 16 در رودولف پلاتز</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">آلمان: هامبورگ : دوشنبه ۱۴ فوریه ساعت 3 مقابل کنسول گری حکوکت اسلامی</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">آمریکا :لس آنجلس : یکشنبه 13 فوریه ساعت 15 تا 18 مقابل ساختمان فدرال</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">هلند :لاهه :دوشنبه ۱۴ فوریه ساعت ۱۵.۰۰ تا ۱۷:۳۰ روبروی سفارت جمهوری اسلامی</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">آلمان : هامبورگ : دوشنبه :14 فوریه ساعت 15 مقابل کنسول گری حکومت اسلامی</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">لطفا آدرس شهر یا کشور خود را به صورت کامنت بزارید تا اطلاع رسانی کنبم</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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This video was made by Amnesty Norway this summer, and it was sent on national TV almost every day.<br />
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Read more about Shiva Nazar Ahari on <b>Tehran Bureau</b>:<br />
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/08/post-3.html">Courageous and Principled: Shiva Nazar Ahari</a> - by Muhammad Sahimi<br />
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<a href="http://www.amnesty.ca/iwriteforjustice/take_action.php?actionid=485&type=Internal">Amnesty International’s campaign to save Shiva Nazar Ahari</a>: Write a letter!!<br />
<blockquote>“.... since her arrest she has spent much of the time in solitary confinement which she described as a “cage-like” cell, where she cannot move her arms or legs. She has limited access to her family, and no access to her lawyers. If she is convicted of the charges held against her, she will face a lengthy prison term, or possibly the death sentence.” </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-56830649269472099562010-09-04T11:13:00.002+01:002010-09-11T11:24:23.025+01:00Photo report showing damage to Mehdi Karroubi’s residence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs306.ash2/58685_431578679453_45061919453_4711541_2247186_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs306.ash2/58685_431578679453_45061919453_4711541_2247186_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From the Facebook page supporting Mir Hossein Mousavi:<br />
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Photo report showing the traces of bullet shots and severe damage to Mehdi Karroubi’s residence: Lat night for the fifth consecutive night the Basij and plain-clothes thugs while chanting slogans in support for the supreme leader attacked the residence of Mehdi Karroubi and wrote insulting slogans on his building walls such as “Death to Karroubi”. They opened fire and cut telephone lines, damaged water pipes, smashed the windows, put the entrance door on fire and severely vandalized the building while trying to terrorize Mehdi Karroubi, his family and neighbors. All this happened while the police and security forces did nothing to stop the pro-government thugs! According to SahamNews among the attackers there were notorious criminals who were intoxicated on the holy night of Qadr. These criminals were hired specifically to terrorize and destroy.<br />
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متهمان و مجرمان سابقهدار در میان مهاجمان به منزل کروبی: چند نفر از مهاجمان در شب قدر از مشروبات الکلي استفاده کرده بودند<br />
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”بسیاری از مهاجمان شبهای گذشته به منزل کروبی، از میان متهمان و مجرمان سابقهدار اجیر شده بودند.”ا<br />
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به گزارش سحام نيوز : به گفته برخی کارکنان کلانتری فرمانیه و نیاوران بسیاری از مهاجمان افرادی بودند که پیشتر به دلایل مختلف مانند فساد اخلاقی،دزدي و مشروبخواری و دلایل مشابه بازداشت شده بودند.ا<br />
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به گزارش خبرنگار سحام نيوز چند نفر از مهاجمان در شب قدر از مشروبات الکلي استفاده کرده بودند که بعد از پرتاب کني سنگ به سمت شيشه هاي منزل آقاي کروبي و نثار دشنام هاي ناموسي به عزاداري مي پرداختند <br />
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اين افراد که به نظر میرسد صرفا برای انجام خرابکاری و حمله و بیحرمتی به منزل شیخ اصلاحات اجیر شده بودند، امروز ساعت سه بعدازظهر محل را ترک کردند، اما گفتهاند که مجددا باز خواهند گشت.ا<br />
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حمله به منزل مهدی کروبی، پنج شب پیاپی صورت گرفت، که در آخرين شب با خشونت بسیاری همراه بود، به طوری که تیراندازی و جراحت شدید یکی از محافظان کروبی را در پی داشت.ا<br />
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در حمله شب گذشته این افراد که شعار “خونی که در رگ ماست، هدیه به رهبر ماست” را مدام تکرار میکردند، شیشهها و در خانه کروبی شکسته و جای گلوله در راهرو خانه و پنجرهها به وضوح دیده میشود. همچنین این افراد با قطع کابل، تلفنهای خانه را نیز از کار انداختهاند.ا<br />
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منبع: سحام نیوز<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-82378643322269094392010-09-03T09:14:00.001+01:002010-09-03T09:15:27.902+01:00Live Blogging Iran Quds Day ProtestsThe following blogs are live blogging today's Quds day events in Iran:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.dailyniteowl.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/09/03/liveblog-iran-quds-day-protests-2010/">The Daily NiteOwl (Josh Shahryar)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.dissectednews.com/2010/09/iran-live-blog-qods-day-a-gathering-storm.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHypeDissectedNewsForACuriousWorld+%28The+Hype%3A+Dissected+News+for+a+Curious+World%29">Dissected News (James Miller)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://enduringamerica.com/2010/09/03/the-latest-from-iran-3-september-qods-day/">Enduring America (Scott Lucas) </a></span><br />
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Please inform me of other live blogs following today's protests.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-29760377799323044002010-09-02T22:53:00.002+01:002010-09-02T23:08:31.485+01:00Karroubi’s house under ‘siege’ for the fifth consecutive night- and now it’s getting nasty.<br />
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A few hors ago the Twitter #iranelection feed bursted into a frenzy with news of violent attacts outside Karroubi’s house.<br />
Some damage had already been done to the residence yesterday, and Saham News posted <a href="http://www.sahamnews.org/?p=7185">some images</a> earleier today. An alleged video also emerged:<br />
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The thugs are shouting "Marg bar Karroubi!", "Death to Karroubi!".<br />
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At 18:50 GMT today reports were that the pro-regime crowd were throwing Molotov cocktails and Karroubi’s bodyguards firing shots into the air.<br />
<div>About an hour later reports came out that one of Karroubi’s bodyguards was taken to hospital.</div>At 20:30 GMT Mehdi Karroubi’s son Hossein spoke to Radio Farda before the family’s phone was cut off:<br />
<blockquote>The home is completely blockaded. Our neighborhood is now just like the desert of Karbala (where Imam Hossein was martyred after being denied water for days) and occupied Palestine. The building is completely surrounded. There were gun shots fired directly at the building. The bodyguards in return fired some warning shots. All windows of the building are broken. They shot out all the street lights in the alley. Apparently some [assailants] were injured and ambulance has taken them [to hospital].</blockquote><blockquote>The situation is very chaotic now and the attackers are continuously chanting slogans and their attack word is “We are responding, O Khamenei”.</blockquote><div><br />
</div><div>Read the complete, updated report on the blog <a href="http://enduringamerica.com/2010/09/02/iran-the-latest-on-the-karroubi-siege-and-the-qods-day-rally/">Enduring America</a>. </div><div><br />
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Last update via Facebook (Negar Irani) - about 22:00 GMT:<br />
<blockquote>In a short message to the nation of Iran, in an effort to protect people's lives, Karroubi explicitly requested that people NOT come to the area of his residence. Karroubi stated "On this sacred night I accept what God has destined for me and I will continue to fight for the people's rights to the bitter end. Despite recommendations by his security to leave his residence, Karroubi has refused to leave the building. Source: Saham News</blockquote></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-14133922916263334952010-09-02T22:05:00.001+01:002010-09-04T23:07:59.692+01:00A happy family reunion in OsloThe Iranian human rights lawyer who had to flee Iran in July this year, was reunited with his wife and daughter in Oslo today.<br />
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<object height="300" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zij-bf4Dtbo?fs=1&hl=nb_NO&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zij-bf4Dtbo?fs=1&hl=nb_NO&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="300"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-18530444678897470502010-09-02T21:55:00.001+01:002010-09-02T21:58:07.185+01:00Nightly chants from the rooftops - 2 September 2010Allahu Akbar = God is Great!<br />
Marg bar diktator! = Death to the dictator!<br />
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The video is dated by voice over.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-5734690983725173102010-09-01T22:00:00.006+01:002010-09-02T23:11:08.791+01:00Basijis Brutally Attack Karroubi's Residence for 4th Consecutive Night!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.payvand.com/news/10/jan/Mehdi-Karoubi1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://www.payvand.com/news/10/jan/Mehdi-Karoubi1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Source: <a href="http://negar-irani.posterous.com/27112352">Negar Irani’s blog</a></div><div><br />
</div><div>English translation by Negar Irani, from <b>Saham News</b> - Mehdi Karroubi’s official newspaper. </div><div><br />
</div>Wednesday September 1st, 2010 (Wed 10th Shahrivar, Tehran Time)<br />
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According to SahamNews, minutes ago, Mehdi Karroubi's residence was once again brutally attacked by Basiji thugs. Following Fatemeh Karroubi's open letter of protest to Ayatollah Khamenei last night and as a result of the government's fear of Karroubi's potential attendance at the Qhods Day demonstrations, a large number of organized Basiji thugs once again gathered outside the Karroubi residence from around 10pm Tehran time tonight.<br />
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On the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Ali and Qhadr night, and in the presence of security forces that supported them, these individuals were allowed to disturb the public order and create discomfort for people leaving in the neighborhood who were fasting during the sacred month of Ramadan. According to the SahamNews Reporter on site, the thugs chanted slogans against Mehdi Karroubi and in support of the Supreme Leader, threw rocks and sprayed paint on the walls of the residential complex creating substantial damage to the building. In addition to breaking the windows and spraying the walls with paint, the Basiji thugs also vandalized the building's security cameras. The Basiji thugs affiliated with a neighborhood martyrs group (Shahid Mahalati) chanted slogans such as "If only Khamenei would give us the order to fight..." and "We congratulate the union of the United States and Karroubi", wreaking havoc and disturbing people's peace and quiet.<br />
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These individuals carrying all sorts of weapons had also engaged in similar activities during the past three nights with the intention to create fear and disturb public order and in particular prevent Mehdi Karroubi from participating at the Qhods Day demonstrations. It looks as though the ruling government is intent on using Basiji thugs and the Sepah (IRGC), doing everything possible to prevent Mehdi Karroubi from participating at the Qhods Day demonstrations. It is worth mentioning that as a result of last night's attacks in an open letter written to Khamenei, Fatemeh Karroubi had stated: "What do my husband's differences of opinion with you (a fact apparent to everyone) have to do with the right of my family to exist?"<br />
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Source: SahamNews <a href="http://www.sahamnews.org/">http://www.sahamnews.org/</a><br />
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خبر فوری:حمله وحشیانه اراذل بسیجی به منزل مهدی کروبی در چهارمین شب متوالی<br />
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سحام نیوز:دقایقی قبل منزل مهدی کروبی مورد حمله وحشیانه اراذل و اوباش بسیجی قرار گرفت. به گزارش خبرنگار سحام نیوز در پی نامه اعتراض آمیز شب گذشته فاطمه کروبی به آیت الله خامنه ای و همچنین ترس حکومت از حضور مهدی کروبی در راهپیمایی روز قدس، از ساعت ۱۰ امشب تعداد کثیری از اراذل و اوباش بسیجی در اقدامی هماهنگ واز قبل برنامه ریزی شده اقدام به تجمع در جلوی ساختمان محل سکونت مهدی کروبی نمودند. این افراد به نوعی از حمایت نیروهای انتظامی نیز برخوردار شده اند، بطوریکه در شب قدر و شب شهادت امام علی(ع) این افراد بدون هیچ گونه ابایی اقدام به بر هم زدن نظم عمومی و آسایش مردم روزه دار در این شب مبارک نموده اند. گزارش خبرنگار ما حاکی از آن است که این افراد با سردادن شعارهایی بر علیه مهدی کروبی و در حمایت از رهبری اقدام به پرتاب سنگ و پاشیدن رنگ بر روی ساختمان محل سکونت مهدی کروبی نمودند. اقدام این افراد موجب وارد آمدن خسارت های به ساختمان شد. این افراد علاوه بر شکستن شیشه های ساختمان اقدام به پاشیدن رنگ و دزدیدن دوربین های امنیتی ساختمان نمودند. این افراد اراذل و اوباش نظامی که وابسته به قرارگاه شهید محلاتی هستند با سر دادن شعارهایی همچون”وای اگر خامنه ای حکم جهادم دهد و … ” ” امریکا- کروبی- پیوندتان مبارک” و پرتاب سنگ و اشیاء مختلف به سمت ساختمان مسکونی، موجب بر هم زدن آسایش مردم منطقه شدند.<br />
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این در حالیست که این افراد همچون۳ شب گذشته با به همراه داشتن سلاح های گرم و سرد قصد ترساندن و ایجاد رعب و وحشت در اذهان عمومی و علی الخصوص جلوگیری از حضور مهدی کروبی در راهپیمایی روز قدس را دارند. گویا جریان حاکم با توسل به گروه های اوباشگر بسیجی و استفاده از امکانات بسیج و سپاه قصد دارد تا از هر طریق ممکن از حضور مهدی کروبی در راهپیمایی روز قدس جلوگیری بعمل آورد. لازم به یادآوریست که در پی حمله شب گذشته این افراد، فاطمه کروبی در نامه ای به آیت الله خامنه ای گفته بودند: اختلاف همسرم با جنابعالی در مسائلی که همگان بر آن واقفند چه ارتباطی با حق زیستن خانواده ما دارد؟<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609036585406215208.post-22217182235100996862010-07-07T00:49:00.000+01:002010-07-07T00:49:02.449+01:00Iran’s ambassador to Norway had a bad day at work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/124/124340/12434021/jpg/active/960x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/124/124340/12434021/jpg/active/960x.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> On Monday, 5 July, Iran’s ambassador to Norway, Seyed Hossein Rezvani, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to receive a formal diplomatic condemnation of death sentences in Iran, in particular the case against Sakineh Ashtiani. On his way he was met by journalists and photographers. <br />
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He quite obviously did not like this, and in a comment to <a href="http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/07/05/nyheter/utenriks/iran/norge/steining/12434933/">Dagbladet</a> complains about the way he was treated. In the usual style we have got accustomed to from IRI officials, he tries to come across as the real victim and accuses everyone else of lies and disinformation. <br />
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Sakineh Ashtiani has been sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery, but ambassador Rezvani told Dagbladet that the case against her had not been decided yet, and denied that she will be stoned. He also claimed that stoning is no longer a practice used in Iran. <br />
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Other comments from Rezvani according to Dagbladet: <br />
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- State Secretary Espen Barth Eide did not have enough information about the case, so I had to update him. <br />
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- This is unacceptable. Especially since the matter is not settled, any criticism is premature. <br />
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- The legal process is still running, and any comment about her case will be to interfere in the independence of the judicial system in Iran. <br />
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- Norway shows a double morale. This is part of a political campaign to put pressure on Iran. It's an excuse to launch a political campaign against Iran. <br />
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- It would be better to discuss the topic in a meeting, or possibly via a simple phone call. <br />
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- It is unfortunate that it should go so far that I would be called to the Foreign Ministry.<br />
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- I asked Barth Eide if he would protect human rights rather than to launch political campaigns. <br />
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It sure is tough to be Iran’s ambassador these days. And if this wasn't enough the TV news continued torturing him till late in the night by setting this case up as number one. <br />
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Good job from Norway’s Foreign Ministry. Keep it up!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://kimbersiranlog.blogspot.com">Kimber's Iranlog</a></div>Kimberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182419762231332823noreply@blogger.com1