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The Iraqi government has ordered the attacks on Iranian refugees in Ashraf city in Iraq. 5 people have been killed so far and hundreds are wounded.
To condemn this attack on the unarmed Ashraf residence, the Iranians will gather in front of the American embassy in Ottawa tomoarrow morning July 29th from 9AM.
It is needless to say that Khamenie the Iranian regime's supreme leader ordered the expell of Ashraf residence from Iraq in an official message to the Iraqi government in Feb. 2009. Since March the Iraqi government has stopped the flow of food and medicine to Ashraf city.
The residnec of Ashraf are protected persons under the 4th Geneva Convension.

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Thousands of Tehran residents demonstrate in Vanak and Vali Asr squares According to NCRI’s(National Council of Resistance of Iran) statement on July 25th, on the 43rd day of nationwide uprising, thousands of Tehran residents demonstrated in Vanak and Vali Asr squares against the clerical regime according to Social Headquarters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside the country. Demonstrators were chanting “Shame on State Security Forces” and “Death to dictator” as they were marching at the junction of Mir-Damad and Vali Asr at about 19:00 local time. The anti-riot and other suppressive forces attacked thousands of demonstrators in Vanak Square at about 19:30 and brutally beat the people. A group of anti-riot forces savagely beat a 17-year-old girl and handed her over to the plainclothes forces. The suppressive forces attacked the angry people who protested against their brutality and beat them with batons. The regime’s forces smashed windshield and the lights of the cars whose drivers protested against the regime. They also took the plate numbers of these cars to prosecute owners of the cars at a later stage. The suppressive forces attacked people in streets and alleys around Vanak Square and forced them to disperse by beating them. They also forced the shops to close in order to prevent people from gathering in the area. Agents riding on motors were patrolling the area and forcing people to move away. Commemoration of national poet turned into anti-government protest More than a thousand people of Tehran converted the commemoration of demise of Ahmad Shamlou, the Iranian national poet to an anti-government demonstration on Friday, July 24. In this ceremony that was held in Emamzadeh Davood, the government suppressive agents surrounded the people. As people started chanting slogans against the government, additional suppressive forces were dispatched to the location to intimidate the people.

Exiles stage rallies to support people’s protest in Iran
Iranians in Europe, US, and Canada staged gatherings on Thursday to support the people’s uprising in their country. In Canada, protesters gathered in front of the parliament building in Ottawa to echo the demands of people protesting inside Iran. The Iranians have held demonstrations in front of the Parliament building for weeks now and continue to do so daily from Wednesday through Saturday at 7pm. They also have been organized another gathering in front of the Iraqi embassy on Metcalf st. on Mondays at one o’clock in protest of the siege of Ashraf City by the Iraqi police. Ashraf is a base of close to 4000 opposition members of PMOI (People’s Mojahedin or Iran). The Iraqi forces are blocking the entrance of Ashraf. They do not allow food and medicine to enter the compound.

Dozens of University students summoned to disciplinary committees
Following remarks by the regime’s Minister of Sciences Deputy of Education regarding the expulsion of student activists for “incidents before and after the elections,' many students in various universities in Iran have been summoned to the so-called disciplinary committees. NCRI said in a statement on 21st of July: during the past week, 18 students at Allameh Tabatabai University, many of whom were from the social sciences department, received letters in this regard from the Education Office of the department.According to obtained reports about the intensification of pressures on students, recently 10 students at Semnan University, 15 at the University of Tabriz, and more than 20 from the Free University of Mashhad have been summoned to disciplinary committees.On July 4, Mollabashi, the Science Ministry’s Deputy of Students Affairs, said that student activists involved in protests will be strongly dealt with, adding, 'This ministry is currently analyzing the data obtained and preparing its views about student offenders in some universities of the country both before and after election incidents.” With the passing of only several weeks after this official’s remarks, students in various universities have now been summoned and dozens more have received letters in this regard.

Iraqi citizens hold Iranian regime responsible for deadly explosions
NCRI - Iraqi citizens who contacted Baghdad TV referred to the Iranian regime as the main culprit of the deadly recent explosions in Iraq, especially explosions at churches.On July 19, Iraq’s Baghdad TV channel had referred to the explosions of several churches in Baghdad during a broadcast, all of which took place in the span of 12 hours, and asked who the culprits may be. One of the viewers from the city of Samarra said: Shiites and Sunnis in Baghdad and other parts of the country are being murdered by the Iranian regime.A man from Suleymanieh said in an email: In my opinion, the reason for this is the Iranian regime’s activities in Iraq. As long as the issue of the Iranian regime’s interference in Iraq is not resolved, the explosions would not stop.Another viewer said: The Iranian regime wants to export its internal crises and create problems in Iraq. How much longer will this export of problems continue?A woman from Baghdad said: As an Iraqi woman, I want to say that those who caused the explosions in churches are the same people who exploded mosques. They operate as al-Qaeda and militias and are agents who want to sow the seeds of divisions among the Iraqi people in line with the interests of the Iranian regime.A caller from Syria added: This is all the work of the Iranian regime. What does the Iranian regime want from us that is killing Sunnis and Shiites in such a manner?Adel from Najaf said: This is all carried out by the Iranian regime. If the Iranian regime were to leave us alone there would be no crimes. The Iranian regime has destroyed Iraq. It wants to take revenge from Iraq. Heydar from Najaf added: These are all done by the Iranian regime. The Iranian regime wants to take Iraq back to the same situation it was in immediately after the occupation.

Khamenei: Regardless of their status, those pushing society toward insecurity are hated
NCRI July 21,09- Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, described today’s remarks by the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, before a group of the senior officials, as a sign of deepening schism and crisis within the regime. Khamenei’s remarks demonstrate that the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people has shaken the clerical regime to its foundations, Mrs. Rajavi said. Speaking on the occasion when Muhammad became Prophet of Islam, Khamenei warned of the regime’s downfall. Poignantly addressing [former President Akbar] Hashemi Rafsanjani, he said, “In the view of Iranian people, anyone in any position attempting to push the country toward insecurity, would be hated.” He added, “There are certain things that should have been said. If we did not say them, then we have acted irresponsibly. There are certain things that should not be said and if we uttered them, it would have been irresponsible as well. The elite are now taking a test. This is a major test. Failing in this test does not push us back only a year. It amounts to total collapse…” Mrs. Rajavi emphasized that Khamenei was trying in vain to save the despicable clerical regime from its inevitable downfall. There is no cure for the factional feuding within the religious dictatorship, nor is there any end to the people’s rage and hatred toward the criminal regime and nor is the uprising going to stop.

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According to NCRI’s statement on July 17th, regarding the huge demonstration in Tehran; a large crowd demonstrating at about 15:00 on Friday, chanted, “Death to the dictator, both Leader and the Doctor” referring to the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a self-proclaimed ‘doctor’. The protestors also chanted, “Political prisoners must be freed,” and “Victory is close, death to the deceitful government” as they marched toward Azadi Square. The suppressive forces are trying to disperse the crowd by attacking them. A large group of people are also moving toward Jalal Ahmad and Kargar streets chanting, “Political prisoners must be freed,” “Sohrab is not dead, it is the government that is finished” and “We are all one voice, we are all Neda.” Sohrab and Neda are two martyrs of the recent uprising who have turned into national symbols of resistance.

The scorched body of a young woman was discovered on Friday
Taraneh Mousavi, 28 was arrested a month ago during the people’s uprising in Iran. Her scorched body was discovered between Qazvin and Karaj (near Tehran). Her mother received a call informing her that her daughter had been admitted to a hospital in Karaj. The hospital administration did not know of Taraneh. One of the staff said that a young woman with similar description was brought into the hospital by the agents, unconscious, but they took her back with them in the same condition. Reports indicate that she was raped repeatedly by a group of plain clothes agents of the Iranian regime for days and then was set on fire so the evidence of sexual torture is not evident. The Iranian regime uses sexual torture as a tool to break the high spirit of women in jails systematically. Dr. Zahra Kazemi, the Iranian-Canadian photo-journalist was also raped by the Iranian regime’s agents. She was buried in hurry. There are reports to suggest that her body was covered with acid in order to hide the physical torture.

International Committee of Lawyers to Defend Victims of Crackdown in Iran

An international committee of jurists has been formed to defend the rights of the victims of the crackdown on the month-long Iran uprising in Iran.The International Committee of Jurists in Defence of Victims of Crackdown on Iran Uprising is comprised of a number of distinguished lawyers in Europe and North America with the objective of informing the world public of the atrocities of the Iranian regime against its own citizens in the post-election turmoil, many of which are considered to be crimes against humanity.The Committee will take further steps to pursue its objectives including taking legal action against those responsible for such crimes. The conference was chaired by Jean Pierre Spitzer, who said in his opening remarks that gravity of the situation in Iran requires the intervention of the United Nations and that they intend to submit such a request to the Secretary General.


“Iran has means to test bomb in 6 months”
The Associated Press reported on Saturday July 18 that Iran is blocking U.N. nuclear agency attempts to upgrade monitoring of its atomic program while advancing those activities to the stage that the country would have the means to test a weapon within six months, diplomats told The Associated Press Friday. The diplomats emphasized that there were no indications of plans for such a nuclear test, saying it was highly unlikely Iran would risk heightened confrontation with the West- and chances of Israeli attack — by embarking on such a course. But they said that even as Iran expands uranium enrichment, which can create fissile nuclear material, it is resisting International Atomic Energy Agency attempts to increase surveillance of its enrichment site meant to keep pace with the plant's increased size and complexity. For Iran to amass enough fissile material to conduct an underground test similar to North Korea's 2006 nuclear explosion, it would likely have to kick out monitors of the IAEA- the U.N. nuclear agency- from its one known uranium enrichment site at Natanz. Technicians then could reconfigure the centrifuges now churning out nuclear-fuel grade enriched uranium to highly enriched, weapons-grade material. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed Elbaradei has repeatedly warned that his agency cannot guarantee that Iran is not hiding nuclear activities. Iranian nuclear expert David Albright on Friday put the chances that such a secret site exists at "50-50."
Since its clandestine enrichment efforts were revealed more than six years ago, Iran has steadily increased activities at its cavernous underground facility at Natanz, a city about 300 miles (500 kilometres) south of Tehran. An International Atomic Energy Agency report circulated last month said nearly 5,000 centrifuges were now enriching at Natanz- about 1,000 more than at the time of the last agency report, issued in February- with more than 2,000 others ready to start enriching. Albright said Friday six months are "in line with our estimates."

Iranian Resistance calls on international community to condemn execution of 13 prisoners in Zahedan
The Iranian regime executed 13 political prisoners in Zahedan, provincial capital of Sistan and Baluchestan in southeast Iran, at dawn on Tuesday. They were accused of “Waging war on God,” and “Spreading corruption on earth.” The aim of the mass execution by the regime is to create fear in order to prevent the spread of popular uprising in the province. The victims had spent months in critical condition under torture and were deprived of the right to legal counsel or a fair trial. The regime is extremely fearful of the deprived people in this province and their rage against it over repression, discrimination and poverty.IRNA, the regime’s official news agency, reported on Monday that the victims were to be hanged in public and the regime invited people to attend the event, but, in fear of general outrage, the regime was compelled to carry out the executions inside the prison in Zahedan. The Iranian Resistance offered its condolences to the bereaved families of those executed and called on all international human rights organizations to condemn this heinous crime. It also called for the referral of the regime’s dossier on brutal suppression of peaceful demonstrators, mass and arbitrary executions, and systematic suppression of religious and ethnic minorities to the UN Security Council for adoption of immediate measures to stop them.

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Large number of women arrested on July 9
According to received reports by the National Council of Resistance of Iran from inside Iran by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) Social Headquarters, in the course of the July 9 uprising in Tehran, a large number of young women were arrested. They were taken to undisclosed locations and their fate remains unknown.Plain-clothes agents beat young women with batons and used pepper sprays, which could cause serious harm to their eyes, during the arrests. The agents then transferred the detainees in vans which had license plates.Separately, underscoring the intensity of July 9 protests, at 23:00 local time, people in Aryashahr chanted, “We are men and women of war, Fight and we will fight back.” People also went to their rooftops after the protests to chant “God is great” and “Death to dictator.”
On the 10th anniversity of the 1999 student uprising in Iran, thousands of Iranians outside of the country gathered to commemorate this day and to show support to the freedom loving Iranians inside the country. As such there was a gathering at the Parliament Hill. The music of “classmate” which has become the symbol of solidarity with the Iranian students since the Shah’s era, was playing. The people were chanting the same slogans that the Iranian inside of Iran has been chanting for the past few weeks. They were waving the sun and the lion flags. The passing cars honked repeatedly to show their support.
The demonstration at the parliament will continue are told on Wed., Thur., Fri., and Saturdays from 7-9 Pm.
There’s also another gathering in front of the Iraqi embassy on Metcalf St. against the siege of Ashraf city. Ashraf city is located in Diali province in Iraq where close to 4000 Iranians reside. The PMOI members have vowed to stay in their camp and fight the Iranian regime to the end. The Iranian regime has put more pressure on the Iraqi government in recent months in order to expell the Mojahedin from Iraq. The PMOI members are the protected persons under the 4th Geneva Convention and removing or relocating them is against international laws.

Report by PMOI Social Headquarters reveals details about July 9 suppression of the uprising in Iran
NCRI, 11 July 2009:
After Thursday’s uprising in Tehran, the Social Headquarters of the main opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), inside the country, released a report to the Iranian people about the details of the Iranian regime’s suppression on July 9.According to the report, the Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hejazi, and Brig. Gen. Fazli, the commander of the IRGC’s Seyyed al-Shohada, were in charge of Thursday’s operations from the Sarallah base in Tehran. The crackdown was carried out by the IRGC, the paramilitary Bassij Force, agents from the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), State Security Forces (SSF), anti-riot forces, and plainclothes agents belonging to special forces backing the Supreme Leader, acting in effect as Ali Khamenei’s exclusive army. The Sarallah base and the special forces backing the Supreme Leader have their own independent motorbike units.The regime had also brought units from the terrorist Qods Force to various locations in Tehran to suppress Iranian youth, the PMOI’s Social Headquarters in Iran added.According to a report by the Sarallah base’s commander in Tehran, the number of protestors in Kargar Shomali Street and Vanak Square were more than 5,000, and in 23 other locations in Tehran, the number of protestors reached anywhere between 3,000 to 4,000 people.MOIS agents, Bassij militiamen, plainclothes agents, and especially the Supreme Leader’s special forces, were specifically told to outshine and replace the crowds’ “Death to Khamenei” slogans with other religious or non-religious chants. The tactic was used by the regime’s forces in various parts of Tehran, including Vali Asr intersection and in front of the University of Tehran. But, each time, the courageous protestors refused to relinquish the “Death to Khamenei” slogan and even chanted it louder, according to the PMOI’s Social Headquarters.

Protests in dozens of spots across Tehran, many youths arrested
Gatherings and protests erupted Thursday (July 9th 2009) afternoon in dozens of spots across Tehran, the Social Headquarters of the PMOI reported. Thousands of young people took part at some of these locations. In most spots, attacks on protestors by suppressive forces led to clashes.Thousands participated in protests at Enghelab Square, 16-Azar Street, and Kargar Street, and widespread clashes ensued. People at Vali Asr Junction chanted “Death to the dictator”, “God is Great”, and “Shah Supreme leader, your death is coming”.Large numbers of protestors have been injured or arrested. At 19:30 local time, 16 people were arrested near Enghelab Square. Many people have been badly injured by suppressive forces using batons and tear gas.People resisted barbaric attacks by the Revolutionary Guards and chanted ‘death to Khamenei,’ ‘death to the dictator’ and ‘do not be afraid, we are all together.’ In some parts the suppressive forces tried to disperse the crowd by firing into the air.In order to prevent people from joining the demonstration, the suppressive forces shut down metro stations in some parts of Tehran.

19-year-old killed under torture in Evin Prison
Sohrab Arabi, 19, was killed under torture in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. He was arrested during the uprising on June 20.The mullah’s Revolutionary Court on July 7 asked his family to post bail for his release. However the notorious Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi on July 11 informed his relatives that they should go to Evin Prison to collect his body.Previously, Kianoush Asa, a post-graduate Chemistry student from Tehran’s Science and Technology University, was arrested on June 15 and after enduring 10 days of brutal torture died under torture on June 24.

Political prisoner executed under pretext of ordinary criminal
Saeed Allahyari, 23, a political prisoner, was executed as an ordinary criminal by the mullahs’ regime. He was among six prisoners executed on July 1.He was arrested two years ago on charges of fighting with State Security Forces and was transferred to Gohardasht prison in Karaj. In an effort to create fear and terror, the henchmen of the regime transferred Saeed Allahyari and Nasser Kheirollahi, another political prisoner, along with four others to Evin prison on June 30 to carry out their execution. They were hanged on July 1. State run media reported their crimes as murder.The mullahs’ regime has executed many political prisoners in the past on bogus charges of drug trafficking and ordinary crimes.
It is also reported that Naser Kheirollahi was chanting “death to khameneie” while being executed.

Teenagers used by mullahs to attack protesters in Tehran
NCRI, 09 July 2009: Eye witnesses reported that the regime deployed youngster between 12 and 18 to attack demonstrators in Tehran. These youngsters were seen among paramilitary Basij agents in Enghelab Square, Ferdowsi Square and Hafez Street. They used batons and truncheons and wore camouflage uniforms. The young Basiji agents were in groups of 30 to 40 and were seen to be commanded by two or three older plainclothes agents. Eye witnesses also reported that the suppressive agents hit the demonstrators with batons mostly on their heads and faces, inflicting heavy injuries.

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The Dutch Parliament has passed a resolution calling to ban the sale of internet filters to Iran

A majority in the Dutch Lower House is calling on the European Union to ban the sale of internet filters to Iran which would enable the authorities to control web use. In a motion initiated by governing Labour and opposition Green Left parties, the House is asking the government to bring pressure on fellow EU members to get the measure accepted. The EU leadership is currently considering imposing sanctions against Iran for the government violence targeting protesters against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection.The Lower House also called on internet technology companies Siemens and Nokia, who earned money in Iran by selling web filter equipment, to donate these earnings to organizations which promote free and safe use of new media in Iran.

Iranian regime executed 22 prisoners
National Council of Resistance of Iran said in a statement on 4th of July that the mullahs’ regime early on Saturday callously hanged 20 prisoners under the false premise of drug traffickers in Karaj, and two others in Shiraz, in order to spread fear to counter the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising. Over the past three days, six prisoners have been hanged in Tehran and six others in Qom. The regime has in many cases in the past executed political prisoners for ordinary crimes and drug trafficking.Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, said the barbaric executions, which were ordered by the mullahs’ notorious hated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, were a sign of the religious dictatorships’ weakness and instability because of the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising. She said that the mullahs’ regime thinks it can frighten the population and subdue the uprising through a wave of arrests and executions and by extracting televised forced confessions which the regime’s criminal Tehran Friday prayers leader had promised. Mrs. Rajavi urged the UN Secretary General and all UN bodies and international human rights organizations to immediately condemn the executions and refer the regime’s criminal file to the UN Security Council.

Plainclothes agents prevent Bazaar merchants from going on strike
As news of an anti-government protest by merchants in Tehran’s Bazaar spread on Thursday, plainclothes agents of the Iranian regime prevented them from closing down their shops. The agents were heavily present to forcefully prevent merchants from going on strike.

Protests continue throughout the night on rooftops
Tehran residents continued with their protests against the regime last night by going to their rooftops and shouting “God is great.” This has been the trend since the uprising started in Iran following the mullahs’ sham election on June 12. Cries of “death to dictator” and “death to Khamenei” could be heard from 10:00pm local time from all parts of the city. Special Forces, the Revolutionary Guards, Basij forces and plainclothes agents tried to make their presence felt before dark in a bid to create fear among people. The suppressive forces damaged people’s property on the streets and attacked the houses where people were chanting anti-government slogans. The forces threw stones and shattered the windows of houses. They also damaged entrances to houses. The rooftop protests continued throughout the night despite all repressive measures.

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Last Sunday (June 28th) the Iranian community in Ottawa moaned one of its beloved human rights activists. Froogh Hassani died of breast cancer last Sunday. Froogh was buried a long side her brave daughter Neda Hassani in Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa on Monday. Neda Hassani set herself a blaze as protest to the arrest of Iranian resistance leader, Maryam Rajavi on June of 2003 by the French government. Yesterday hundreds of people gathered for the 7th day of Froogh passing and the sixth anniversary of Neda’s martyrdom. Froogh and Neda’s grave was covered in flowers. Froogh was survived by her husband Ahmad, her daughter Sara and her son Ali. The Honourable David Kilgour talked about Froogh and Neda at the ceremony yesterday.

A tribute to Froogh Hassani: (please watch)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KCF4ayTYXU