April 2010

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March 2010

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The daily Etemad, banned by the authorities
ISNA / AFP, 1 March
The reformist daily Etemad and a weekly controlled by the family of the opponent Mehdi Karoubi were banned from publication until further notice ...
The publishing license of the weekly Dokht Iran (Iran's daughter) was canceled by order of the Commission for authorization and supervision of the press, controlled by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance ...

France condemns harassment imposed on civil society
AFP, March 2

France "condemns the harassment of opposition figures and civil society" in Iran, after the arrest of the Iranian director Jafar Panahi, said Tuesday the carrier word of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Valero.
The announcement of the arrest creates a "grave concern" of France, he added, calling the other "authorities to release all political prisoners."
Jafar Panahi, whose films have won numerous international awards, was arrested at his home in Tehran with his family and invited fifteen ...

He was not allowed to leave Iran since her public support the Iranian opposition in the Montreal Film Festival last summer, wearing the color green, one of the signs of rallying opponents.
Despite their international success, most of his films have been hit by the censorship in Iran.

death sentence of a protester upheld on appeal
New York Times / AFP, March 3

Jafar PanahiLa Iranian court has upheld on appeal the death sentence of a 20 year old student for participation in the riots of December 27. Valian
Mohammad Amin was found guilty of being "mohareb" (enemy of God), for throwing stones against security forces during these events ...

Norway expelled an Iranian diplomat in retaliation
AFP, March 3
Norway expelled an Iranian diplomat in retaliation for the expulsion last week of Iran one of its own diplomats said Wednesday the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry "has asked an Iranian diplomat to leave the country," said a press release that does not identify the Iranian diplomat referred.

Iran must free a journalist imprisoned for his political activities
AI, March 4

Amnesty International urges the Iranian authorities to free a journalist and women's rights activist imprisoned because of his political activities in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election of 2009.

Hengameh Shahidi began serving his sentence of six years' imprisonment in Evin Prison in Tehran, February 25, 2010, after his conviction was upheld on appeal.
His imprisonment is the latest in a series of attacks that are currently targeting journalists and media close to the opposition.

Germany will host Iranian dissidents
AFP, March 8
Germany will host Iranian dissidents living abroad as refugees in "solidarity" and to act against non-observance of human rights in Iran, said Monday the government ...

Two hangings Khoramabad
IRNA / AFP, March 8
Two drug traffickers were hanged in the city of Khoramabad (west).

Simin Behbahani
prevented from going to France
AFP, March 8

Simin Behbahani The Iranian poetess was blocked Monday morning to leave Iran when she was traveling to France to invitation of the mayor of Paris to give a speech feminism on the occasion of March 8, according to the website of the opposition ... Kaleme.com

March 8

Nice day international all

women and brave women of Iran

The situation of human rights has worsened in 2009 (USA)
AFP, March 11
Situation of Human Rights has worsened in Iran in 2009, especially after the June elections, denounced Thursday the United States in its annual report on human Rights.
"The government's poor record on human rights has worsened during the year, especially after the disputed presidential election in June," notes the document published by the Department of State.

The right of expression, freedom of association and the lack of reliable legal proceedings are dotted along the "severe restrictions" by the government of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against "the right of individuals to change their government peacefully, through free and fair elections. "
Obama administration had estimated a year ago in its previous report that the situation of human rights had deteriorated in Iran in 2008.

Two men hanged in Qom
Arman Daily / AFP, March 11
Two drug traffickers were hanged in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran. The two men, Hamid Kh. Zeinolabedine and Gh. had been arrested repeatedly for drug trafficking. They were hanged on Wednesday.

Abbas accuses Iran of being behind the failure of the inter-Palestinian reconciliation
AFP, March 12

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday accused Iran of being behind
the failure of the inter-Palestinian reconciliation between the two movements of Fatah and Hamas.
"Iran does not want Hamas sign reconciliation document of Cairo," said Mr Abbas in the two-day visit to Tunis.
"After initially given their approval to this agreement," the leaders of the Islamist movement Hamas "cited by the following excuses for not signing it," he said, adding that the important point of agreement concerned the organization of presidential and legislative elections next June ...

public hanging in Ahvaz
ISNA / AFP, March 12
A man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in a public execution in Ahwaz (southwest). The man was hanged on Wednesday, local judicial sources said.

Parvin Ardalan received the award for "netizens"
Nouvelobs.com / AFP, March 12

The first prize of "netizens" was awarded Thursday to Iranian feminist cyber site www.we-change.org ( Change for Equality) by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in partnership with Google.
Designed by a score of women, most bloggers and journalists, the site began in September 2006 to promote a campaign to mobilize about laws that discriminate against women, "said RSF.
The award ceremony was held as a prelude to the third World Day against cyber-censorship celebrated every March 12.
activist, blogger and journalist Parvin Ardalan, a founder of the site, received the award Thursday from the hands of French journalist Jean-Marie Colombani.
She dedicated her prize to Iranian prisoners victims of their struggle for freedom of expression in Iran.
"vital information"
Julliard, RSF Secretary-General said that "the Internet has largely contributed to the defense of freedom and democracy in Iran since the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June.
"The Iranian blogosphere is very active and should be strongly supported. Netizens Without these brave and determined, we would be deprived of information essential to understanding our world," he said.

30 opponents associated with the People's Mujahideen arrested in Iran
AFP, March 13
authorities Iran has dismantled a group allegedly linked to exiled opposition movement People's Mojahedin, which gathered information on Iranian nuclear scientists, according to state television.
According to news channel continuous year English Press TV, 30 members of this network who communicate on the Internet have been arrested and authorities have called on Interpol to seek the arrest of two other leaders of this group.
One of the two leaders is Ahmad Batebi, a student activist who fled the Islamic Republic in 2007 after serving a sentence of nine years in prison after the student riots of July 1999. It currently live
United States, and speaks regularly on television to denounce violations of human rights in Iran.
Press-TV has only identified the other officer by the name of ... Rafie

A reformist sentenced to three years in prison
ILNA / AFP, March 13

A prominent Iranian reformist, arrested following the controversial re-election of President Ahmadinejad, was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiring against national security, said his lawyer Saturday.
Azar Mansuri, one of the leaders of the Participation Front of Islamic Iran, a reformist party, was arrested in September in the wake of protests resulting from the June 2009 presidential election.
She was accused of disrupting public order by attending rallies, by engaging in propaganda against the regime, spreading lies and conspiring to harm national security ...

How to make a good marriage? The authorities are launching online courses
AFP, March 15 Young Iranian
age can marry now take courses online to learn how to design a lasting marriage, a government initiative which seeks to curb the rising number of divorces in the country.
The Iranian Youth Organization officially opened this weekend program during "interactive" for three months, supposed to help them choose the right partner for a happy marriage and lasting, after which participants will receive a degree of "fitness for marriage."
The number of divorces is increasing rapidly in Iran in recent years, particularly in large cities like Tehran, where a quarter of marriages end by separation, according to psychologist Ahmad Borjali participant.

In 2009, "the number of divorces increased by 15% and that of marriages has increased by only 2%," he said on the occasion of the presentation Saturday of this initiative.
Meanwhile, the average age of marriage has risen steadily in particular for economic reasons, ranging from now to 29 years, according to official estimates. The conservative clerics ruling Iran, condemning extramarital sex, marriage advocate around 20 years for men and women, the legacy of traditional society with suspicion singles over 30 years.
The courses offered by specialists on the internet and religious than "students" can question the candidates are supposed to help the marriage to meet a number of questions: how to meet and choose the right partner, what obstacles to avoid for a successful marriage , how to prepare every detail from the provisions concerning the dowry the bride before the ceremony to purchasing.
The authorities provided few details on the exact content of the courses that the hundreds of candidates will gradually discover
... Despite his good intentions, the initiative was greeted with skepticism by some experts who questioned his conservatism.
"Education is good, but to promote what kind of family," wondered Shahla Ezazi sociologist, told AFP.

Mahboubeh Karami held in Iran
Urgent Action - Amnesty International, March 16

Mahboubeh Karami, a defender of women's rights, is being held in Evin prison in Tehran, the Iranian capital, since March 2. Amnesty International considers a prisoner of conscience, detained solely because she is campaigning for the rights of women. It is likely to suffer torture or other ill-treatment.
Mahboubeh Karami part of the Campaign for Equality since its launch in 2006. This movement aimed at ending the discrimination women face in Iranian law.
March 2 to 22 hours, three officers of the security forces raided the home of Mahboubeh Karami, Tehran. Before the arrest, they searched and seized several personal items.
Mahboubeh Karami had already been arrested four times on the basis of the same charges. Each time, she had been detained for several days before being released and was later acquitted of all charges against her.

Laleh Hassanpour arrested reporters
Committee on Human Rights in Iran, March 16

writer and activist for the rights of women, Laleh Hassanpour was arrested Tuesday following the descent of the forces Security at home. She was transferred to an unknown destination.
No reason was provided about the arrest.

Activist arrested
Reporters Committee for Human Rights, March 16

Somayeh Farid, activist for human rights has been arrested today outside the Evin prison, so that she came to learn and track the status of her husband, Hojat Montazeri, a political prisoner. She was locked directly to Evin Prison after his arrest. Her husband was arrested March 4, 2010. He is currently in Evin prison.

A Kurdish writer and journalist arrested
RSF, March 16
Sussan Mohamadkhani Ghiassvand, writer and online journalist, was arrested March 11, 2010 at his home by intelligence ministry agents in the city of Karaj (west of Tehran). Two days after his arrest, a Kurdish journalist was able to contact his family. She is being held in jail ... Ghezel Hessar

Large police deployment to celebrate the fire festival
AFP, March 16

The security forces were widely deployed in Tehran prevent incidents on the occasion of "Chahar shanbe smiled, "the" fire festival "dating from the pre-Islamic period, which falls on the night preceding the last Wednesday of the Iranian year ending March 20.

The Day Fire Iran revives the sling
Le Figaro, March 17

By Delphine Minoui - Under the embers, fire.
Just Iranian dissidents had they given a few weeks off - forced by violent repression - that 'they resumed Tuesday night, they sling at high risk.

The opportunity was perfect. Each year, a large proportion of the population has a tradition of jump over small bonfires in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday before the spring equinox - and the Iranian New Year, celebrated on March 20. The ritual, inherited from the pre-Islamic Persia, according to historians back to 1725 BC ignored by the Islamic Republic before being recently revived the chahar shanbe smiled (or "fire festival") is a real outlet for Iranian youth in need of recreation and seeking freedom.
"This year, the ritual is even more symbolic. It's a way to protest again against fraud last June and re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even if space allotted to the challenge is reduced more, "said by telephone, a resident of Tehran, before joining friends and neighbors around a small altar erected embers quietly among his impasse. The more daring, they were preparing for new clashes with security forces ...
For a regime whose legitimacy has never been so undermined, the social défouloir not seen a good eye . Fearing a new wave of protest, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned, on Saturday, his detractors. This festival has "no religious basis. She brings a lot of damage and corruption and it is appropriate to avoid it (...) It is a kind of worship of fire, "he told news agency IRNA. A police official, whose teams have been deployed as reinforcements in Tehran, he, asked families to "celebrate Chahar shanbe smiled near their house because the police would prevent" any gathering on the main arteries "

March 21

Happy Norouz and Happy New Year 1389

to all Iranians

The Taliban receive training in Iran, armed by the MOIS
AFP, March 21
Some armed Taliban receive training in Iran provided by members of Iranian security services, said The Sunday Times Based on the testimony of two rebel leaders who say anonymous have benefited ...

A mother and her two children sentenced to death
The Organization of Human Rights in Kurdistan, March 22
Three members of a family of Urmia were sentenced to death for ordinary crimes, to the Court of Mahabad. A Kurdish
mother and her two children who had been arrested for common crimes, were sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in Mahabad. These prisoners are
Jazieh Darvish Zadeh and his two children Afsaneh Darvish Zadeh, 19 years and Fatollah Darvish Zadeh, U21. They are currently detained in Mahabad prison.

EU protests against the jamming of TV shows in Iran
Reuters, March 22
The foreign ministers of the European Union on Monday urged Iran to stop disrupting European satellite transmissions.

230 members of Congress calling for the protection of Iranian dissidents in Ashraf
PR-Newswire, March 23
A bipartisan majority of the members of the House of Representatives of the United States co-sponsored Resolution (H.Res.704) requesting the President to take all necessary steps to support U.S. commitments to ensure the protection of Ashraf ...

Europe wants to address the censorship of foreign media in Iran
AFP, March 23
Countries EU officials said Monday their intention to act against Iran to "stop" the interference of foreign programs of radio and television broadcasts to that country, when negotiations on sanctions on the nuclear issue are struggling to make progress.

ITU asks Iran to stop the jamming of Radio and TV European
AFP, March 26
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Friday urged the Iranian authorities to end the jamming of the Eutelsat satellite, which broadcasts to Iran foreign programs of radio or television.

Medvedev: sanctions against Iran might be necessary
Associated Press, March 28
impose additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program is not the best option, but this track can not be excluded, said Saturday the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ...

Violations of freedom of the press in real time in Iran
RSF, March 29
To mark the Iranian new year, several journalists and Bloggers have been provisionally released pending trial, or have obtained permission ...
Several other journalists, however, in a worrying situation, were deprived of their right to visit, or could not get permission. This is the case Lavassani Masoud, journalist and blogger arrested Sept. 26 and sentenced in December 2009 to 8 years in prison ...

Reporters Without Borders has learned of the release, March 13, three journalists and bloggers: Vahid
Pourostad, blogger arrested Jan. 8, 2010, Lilli Farhadpour, Meher News employee, who was arrested Feb. 7 and Somayeh Momeni, Nasim Bidary journalist, arrested on February 7.

The journalists were released Following the interim bail, awaiting trial.

"Executions in Iran send a chilling message"
Amnesty International, March 29
Interview with Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur of the UN.
Recent events in Iran have raised fears that the authorities once again use the executions as a tool to stifle political unrest ...

Allawi has accused Iran of "interference" in the formation of Government
AFP, March 31

The secular Iyad Allawi, who won the elections in Iraq on Tuesday accused Iran of "interference" in the process of training the new Iraqi government and trying to prevent him from becoming Prime Minister ...

G8 ministers advocated a tough stance against Iran
Reuters, March 30
The foreign ministers of the G8, meeting for two days in Ottawa, called the international community to take "measures strong and appropriate "to show its determination to tackle Iran's nuclear activities.

Sarkozy and Obama show their agreement and their firm on Iran
AFP, March 31

U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy has set out on Tuesday a common position of strength vis-à-vis the Iranian nuclear program, also showing face Press the excellence of reports that had been marked by misunderstandings ...

The postmortem condemnation of the Iranian
Le Monde, March 31
When Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri is dead at 87 In late December 2009 in Qom, the Iranian holy city, security forces had intervened to minimize the ceremonies of mourning. It is true that it is one of the highest Shiite religious authorities, was contained for twenty years championed the dispute, which he lambasted the authoritarian excesses of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the regime, became his eyes, " religious dictatorship. " Prevent
his funeral will be an opportunity for thousands of protesters, shouted down the government might seem sacrilegious and moved it partly justified in the eyes of the authorities in the repressive logic ongoing for months in Iran. But that such vindictiveness may be transmitted "post mortem" to his wife, Mah Soltan Rabani, few had imagined.
Now it is dead, more than 80 years on Saturday March 27 at Qom. In accordance with the wishes of this woman, but cleared completely respected as both "mother of martyrs" since the assassination of one of his son in an attack at the start of the 1979 Islamic revolution, and woman of "source of imitation ", his relatives wanted to bury him alongside his son and her husband in the mausoleum Masoumeh, place of worship the most sacred city.

This right was denied by the representatives of the Supreme Leader. They demanded an explanation. The answer never came. Otherwise as a commando agents Secret Service who, before the mourners who thronged to the shrine, took the body, witnesses said, to cut short the rallies, burying it in great haste and with complete discretion on the outskirts of the city.

A prayer of defiance
matter. Shocked, many "marjas" or their representatives, including those of Ayatollah Saanei, Mousavi Ardebili or Sistani, had gathered to pray under the leadership of one of the most respected Grand Ayatollah Chobeyr Zanjan. A prayer, some commentators felt in the form of challenge to authority "religious" the Supreme Leader, often criticized Qom for its overly "political" function.
The challenge to the authorities "time" will not wait: even without being able to follow the remains, as is the tradition, hundreds of Iranians in mourning kept the funeral march, parading through the streets of Qom, under surveillance . Soon political slogans against the "dictatorship" have blended and what the Secret Service had wanted to avoid at all costs is here: clashed with demonstrators and security forces. Thirty people were arrested. Conclusion of a son of the deceased: "By this unfortunate action the secret services have clearly showed their fear. They are even frightened by a dead body. "

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