Iran: and on and on

Human Rights Activists in Iran
report that Rahim Bas-Hagh, member of the Labor Union at the Agricultural Company for sugar cane in Haft-Tapeh,is summoned to the revolutionary court, section 2, in the city of Shoosh.
He is accused of causing unrest in the factory and spreading propaganda against the regime.
Intelligence Service agents searched his home and took him to an unknown place.


June 30, Abolfazl Abedini Nasr a free journalist and a representative of public relations of Human rights activists in Iran was arrested in Ahwaz.
The reason for arrest is unknown, the last time he was arrested, he was reporting about the strike of workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company.
source: hra-iran.net


Tehran prosecutor's office and representatives of the Iranian Culture Ministry banned Etemad Melli (National Trust) newspaper. Chief Editor of the newspaper Mohammed Gochani and Mujtaba Tehrani were arrested.
Etemad Melli is owned by Mehdi Karroubi, former presidential candidate and Secretary General of the National Trust Party.
In his last statement, Karroubi said that the government formed as a result of the election is illegal and he would not participate in any activities of the government.
source: news-en-trend.az


Amnesty International is gravely concerned that several opposition leaders detained in Iran may be facing torture, possibly to force them to make televised “confessions” as a prelude to unfair trials in which they could face the death penalty.
The June 16, together with many other opposition leaders and supporters, arrested Mohsen Aminzadeh, Abdollah Ramazanadeh en Mostafa Tajzadeh are probably transferred to ward 209 in Evin prison.
June 26, cleric Ahmad Khatami, who is a member of the Assembly of Experts, in a sermon at Friday prayers at Tehran University, called on the judiciary to punish, “severely and without mercy” the demonstrators.Esfahan province’s Prosecutor General, Mohammad Reza Habibi, reportedly on 17 June stated already that the few elements behind the post-election unrest could face the death penalty.
June 16, Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeie told Fars newagency that 26 "masterminds" were arrested.
According to Iranian authorities, 8 members of Basij have been killed during demonstrations.
Several people arrested at the demonstrations that followed the 12 June election have made statements on state television saying they were “influenced” by foreign radio broadcasts.
source: Amnesty International




Green brief no.14



In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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