Iran: repression

September 8, a man was arrested by plain clothed agents in Qom.
The man was stopped in his car and was shot in his shoulder while he tried to run away.
The man started to chant political slogans after he was shot including “Down with Khamenei”. Plain clothes forces took the man and his family away to an unknown location.
source: hra-iran.net



Januar 2009 Shahram Chinian Bahaí from Shahr-e-Ray was arrested after complaints by several people.
He was charged with sedition, membership in illegal groups, claiming to be the promised one and insulting the Islamic beliefs.
He was tried at the Section 31 of the Revolutionary Court by Judge Zendehdel.
After the trial he was brought to Evinprison in solitary confinement.
The verdict is expected in a week.
source: hra-iran.net


An eyewitnessreport about the circumstances in Evinprison and the dead of Amir Javadifar can be read here.
Seyed Ali Akbar Kheradnejad tells what happened after his arrest on July 9th.
Human Rights Activists in Iran collected collected brief reports from Evinprison:
Reports indicate that security forces have put some of the detainees under pressure to confess that Mousavi is behind the release of the political video "Political 90".
This is while it is known that the producer is a journalist who was detained for 2 days.
Mohammad Reza Jalaipoor spokesman of the “Campaign for Khatami and Mousavi” remains in ward 209 of Evin. He is under pressure for his alleged role as the main organizer of the nightly Allah Akabar chants which have become a symbol of the recent protests.
Reports indicate that prisoners’ sexual relationships are still being used during most of the interrogation sessions to put pressure on the detainees.
Fariba Pajouh told her husband's family September 7, that she still remains in solitary confinement.
source:hra-iran.ne

Workers of Haft Tapeh Agricultural & Industrial Company went on strike, September 9th.
They are asking for an orderly payment of their wages. They also want the management to explain the reductions on overtime, the reduction of the wages,and the refusal to adjust the wages to the inflation rates.
The workers and union members have gathered in front of the management office but the gathering ended this afternoon without any answer from the management to the workers’ demands.
source: hra-iran.net




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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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