by Atousa Pilger
An official from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Hamadan Province has reported the mass arrest of 20 women at a party, which they referred to as “dismantling the assembly of a women’s network aimed at promoting a Western lifestyle”.
By Azita Carlson
During the summer of 1988, more than 30,000 political prisoners were executed following a fatwa that was issued by the then Supreme Leader. Most of those who died were members or supporters of the PMOI – the main opposition to the Iranian regime.
So-called “death commissions” were set up to question prisoners about their beliefs and followings. If the prisoner so much as expressed sympathy with the PMOI, they were sent for execution.
by Navid Felker
Iranian political prisoner Peiman Mirzazadeh went on hunger strike yesterday to protest his unfair sentence of two years in prison and 100 lashes for the charges of “blasphemy” and “drinking alcohol”.
Mirzazadeh, who is being held in Urmia Prison in northwestern Iran, started his hunger strike the day after being flogged. Mirzazadeh was transferred to the 4th Branch of the Sentence Implementation Department on Sunday, where he received 100 lashes.
By Armin Baldwin
Iran’s nuclear chief said Tehran will resume activities at the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, according to the state-run ISNA news agency.
ISNA cited MP Mehrdad Lahouti, the spokesman for the “independent” faction of the Iranian parliament, as saying that during a meeting with lawmakers on Sunday, the matter of the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor was discussed and Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, made the decision to restart activities there.
By Azita Carlson
The Washington Times has published a Special Report on the Free Iran gathering that took place in Ashraf 3 in Albania earlier this month. The publication showcased the wide range of speeches and messages of support from politicians, Members of Parliament, distinguished speakers, dignitaries and human rights figures from around the world.
by Atousa Pilger
Kellyanne Conway said Monday on Fox News that the White House’s message on Iran is clear — the rogue state’s “maligned” behaviour cannot continue.
She told Bill Hemmer and Sandra Smith, co-anchors the America’s Newsroom show, that: “The president’s been very, very clear… how he feels about the developments.”
by Navid Felker
Iranian women play an important role in the Iranian opposition’s struggle against the Iranian regime. Thousands of these women, inside the country and abroad, joined the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (also known as the Mojahedin-e-Khalq, MEK or PMOI) to struggle for freedom and justice. MEK women asserted their powerful determination by resisting against the mullahs’ torturers and executioners. Thousands of these women stood firm to the edge of death and so the Iranian woman became as the symbol of the struggle and resistance against the Iranian religious dictatorship.
By Azita Carlson
On Saturday 20th July, thousands of Iranians participated in a major demonstration in Stockholm calling for comprehensive sanctions and a firm policy against the clerical regime in Iran. They also called for the notorious Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) to be listed as terrorist organisations and to be treated accordingly.
By Armin Baldwin
In 1979, Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic regime, seized the Iranian revolution by deceiving fed-up people those sought freedom and justice. But he founded a new oppressive regime under the religious turban instead of the crown of monarchy, claiming that “We (the mullahs’ rule) will take you (the Iranian people) to the highest rank of the humanity, don’t satisfy of this level.”
by Atousa Pilger
An oil tanker, which disappeared mysteriously in the Persian Gulf four days ago, has been found and this story is more strange than the disappearance.
It seems that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), designated by the US as a terror group, towed the oil tanker Riah to an Iranian island for repairs, but the crew didn’t contact their base in the UAE, which all seem very suspicious.
