The supreme leader of the clerical Iranian regime made an appearance on Saturday in front of a crowd in the city of Mashhad, where he called for “Death to America”, a day after the President of the United States Barack Obama appealed to the regime to seize the opportunity being provided to them for a nuclear deal.
Death to America” says Khamenei as the deadline on the prospective nuclear deal approaches
Young worker killed in Iran after being arrested and tortured
Henchmen of the Iranian regime killed a young laborer during torture after arresting him last Tuesday shortly before the Fire Festival marked the beginning of New Year celebrations in Iran.
Fire Festival continues in the face of repression (2)
Paranoid mullahs ruling in Iran have banned the Fire Festival. The regime fears that the Iranian people will use the Chaharshanbe-Suri (fire festival on eve of the last Wednesday of the year in the Persian calendar) to stage popular protests against the religious dictatorship. They have resorted to extensive repressive military and security measures across the country, particularly in the country’s capital city, Tehran.
Fire Festival continues in the face of repression
Paranoid mullahs ruling in Iran have banned the Fire Festival. The regime fears that the Iranian people will use the Chaharshanbe-Suri (fire festival on eve of the last Wednesday of the year in the Persian calendar) to stage popular protests against the religious dictatorship. They have resorted to extensive repressive military and security measures across the country, particularly in the country’s capital city, Tehran.
Iran Expanding influence to keep mullahs in Tehran secure
Finding itself in a tight spot over its nuclear programme and facing deep internal and external crisis, the Iranian regime especially in the last decade has looked outwards to find a solution to its many woes.
Women hung in secret executions
At least two women were hanged to death on the eve of International Women’s Day in a prison in Iran. One of the prisoners, identified as Mehrnoosh Qavasi, was in her fifties. She was executed after serving many years in prison.
Before being transferred to Qezel Hesar Prison in the city of Karaj for execution, the two victims were held in the infamous Qarchak (Gharchak) women’s prison in the city of Varamin where conditions are harsh.
International Women’s Day celebrated in Berlin
On Saturday, March 7, a grand gathering, “For Tolerance and Equality against Fundamentalism and Misogyny”, was held in Berlin to mark the International Women’s Day and address the many challenges and hurdles in the pursuit of gender equality. One of the major themes discussed at the event was the extremely destructive role of Islamic Fundamentalism in relation to women rights. Be it the Middle East or Africa, Asia or Europe – Islamic Fundamentalism has emerged as a serious threat to human and women rights, and has to be overcome for the advancement of the cause.
Demands seeking lifting of medical siege on Camp Liberty Iranians
During an event titled “Right to access to medical care” held on February 20, calls were made in favour of lifting the cruel medical siege on Camp Liberty, which has severely added to the many hardships faced by unarmed residents.
Human Rights Groups call on Iran to stop the execution of political prisoners
Saman Naseem, an Iranian-Kurdish man was arrested at the mere age of seventeen; he underwent false trials where he was prosecuted on the charges of “enmity with God” and “Corruption on Earth”.
He was sentenced to death by these sham Mullah Courts and the decision was upheld by the regimes supreme courts in 2014. Catherine Ray the EU spokesperson for foreign affairs urged the Iranian authorities not to execute Saman. Mrs Ray said, “We call on the Iranian authorities to abide by international human rights law, under which the execution of juvenile offenders is a violation of international minimum standards, and not to carry out the execution of Mr Naseem or any other juvenile offender.”
