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The Iranian regime expelled 12 students from Tehran University
Following the order of Kamran Daneshju, minister of higher education, 12 students of Tehran University were expelled. The students were from Tehran University’s School of Law and School of Literature. According to National Council of Resistance of Ira, the Students who resisted against regime’s agents when student dormitories were attacked, were forced out of the dorm, and were replaced by Basiji and paid mercenary students. Additionally, in order to create an atmosphere of fear in the universities, the security and control measures have been increased and intelligence and security agents are far more present at the universities than before.

IRAN: Nation mourns death of Nasser Hejazi, soccer hero and regime opponent

La Times reported that throughout Iran on Wednesday, sports fans wore black shirts in mourning and shouted out the name of Iranian soccer hero Nasser Hejazi who died of cancer on Monday. “Hejazi mardomi [Hejazi of the people],” they cried out in Tehran’s massive Azadi Stadium. People wept as an ambulance carrying his body drove around the stadium as part of the tribute to one of the country’s most beloved athletes. His wife stood next to the goal post as his son Atila walked to the pitch amid thousands of fans huddled together. “My dad loved you all,” he said. “He loved fans of Esteghlal and fans of Persepolis,” he said, referring to Tehran’s two main soccer clubs. Hejazi was a goalkeeper for the Tehran-based Esteghlal football team for almost two decades, but for many fans, he was not just a soccer player but a symbol of quiet defiance against the current regime. In addition to being considered by many as the best Asian goalkeeper of all time, the late soccer player’s legacy included a history of opposition to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Hejazi nominated himself for the 2005 presidential election that eventually brought Ahmadinejad to power, but the athlete was rejected by the Iranian Guardian Council, a powerful 12-member constitutional watchdog. Other sources reported that the mourners chanted anti regime slogan during Hejazie’s funeral and several people were arrested.

Iran vows to unplug internet

The Wall Street Jounal wrote on May 28^th that Iran is taking steps toward an aggressive new form of censorship: a so-called national Internet that could, in effect, disconnect Iranian cyberspace from the rest of the world. The leadership in Iran sees the project as a way to end the fight for control of the Internet, according to observers of Iranian policy inside and outside the country. Iran, already among the most sophisticated nations in online censoring, also promotes its national Internet as a cost-saving measure for consumers and as a way to uphold Islamic moral codes. The Revolutionary Guard, a powerful branch of the Iranian security forces, has taken the lead in the virtual fight. In late 2009, the Guard acquired a majority stake of the state telecom monopoly that owns DCI. That put all of Iran’s communications networks under Revolutionary Guard control. The Guard has created a 'Cyber Army' as part of an effort to train more than 250,000 computer hackers. It recently took credit for attacks on Western sites including Voice of America, the U.S. government-funded international broadcasting service. And at the telecom ministry, work has begun on a national search engine called 'Ya Hagh,' or 'Oh, Justice,' as a possible alternative to popular search engines like Google and Yahoo. Though estimates vary, about 11 of every 100 Iranians are online, according to the International Telecommunication Union, among the highest percentages among comparable countries in the region. Because of this, during the protests following 2009’s controversial presidential election, the world was able to follow events on the ground nearly live, through video and images circulated on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere.

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Eight female political prisoners transferred to Evin

National Council of Resistance of Iran said in a statement on Sat. May 21 that the Iranian regime has transferred 8 female political prisoners, some of whom are relatives of residents at Camp Ashraf, to Evin Prison from Varamin’s Qarchak Prison. The names of these prisoners are Shabnam Madadzadeh, Maryam Haji Loui, Maryam Akbari Monfared, Masoumeh Yavari, Kobra Banazadeh Amirkhizi, Tahareh Bahrami, Mahvash Sabet, and Fariba Kamal Abadi. Previously they were all transferred to Qarchak from Karaj’s Gohardasht Prison. They have now been taken to the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran. Qarchak, which used to be a large chicken house, lacks the most basic resources such as air conditioning and hygienic facilities. More than 300 prisoners were held in cells that usually could contain only 100. Some political prisoner families who had visited the prison referred to it as the “second Kahrizak,” in reference to the regime’s death camp in Kahrizak where a number of protesters were killed under torture.

The parents of hanged political prisoners fight back

Bijan Fathi, the father of Abdollah and Mohammad, who were hanged by the regime at Esfahan Prison on Tuesday, said, “The republic of crime and ignorance, which sees the continuing of its despicable survival contingent on the persistence and domination of an atmosphere of terror and fear, hanged Abdollah Fathi, 27, and Mohammad Fathi, 28, on Tuesday, March 17, 2011, on charges of Moharebeh [enmity against God], at Esfahan Prison.” He added, “This crime will never help the ‘Islamic Republic’ and its Supreme Leader escape from their disgraceful and certain fate.”
The grieving parent added, “I have a broken heart and blood-soaked eyes. I condemn the hanging of my sons, and hereby indict on those who ordered and carried out these crimes in the court of the Iranian people and international organizations.” The mother of Fathi brothers, two political prisoners who were accused by the ruling dictatorship of “Moharebeh” or “war against God” and were executed yesterday, said in a message: When during the last visit I was facing my two sons, I told them to keeps their heads high and die with open eyes and look into the eyes of the henchman who is placing the noose around your neck, according to Iran-Khabar. Mrs. Mahvash Alasvandi added Fathi brothers also said: If my sons died once, the murderers, torturers, and those in charge of this case will die a hundred times everyday; they will not ever be at peace again, especially, Rahimi, Bahrami, Colonel Hoseinzadeh, and Isfahan’s prosecutor Habibollahi, Iran-Khabar said on May 17.
She addressed the regime’s henchmen who prevented a last farewell of a mother and her sons and said: “My sons asked for their handcuffs to be removed momentarily to give me a final hug. The authorities said: No! Where in the world the last wish of a condemned person is not respected? My son said he wanted to hug his mother, and to remove his handcuff. The authorities didn’t do it and said: ‘No! That’s the law.’ I told my sons, wow! Look and see what a law-obeying government we have! I told my sons I will embrace you instead and I will hug you as I have done so since your childhood.” In her message, the mourning mother said: “After they murdered my sons and the ambulance that was carrying their bodies was about to leave, fully armed guards were terrified by the unarmed youths and people who had gathered there and were only weeping and crying. Fear was obviously seen in their eyes. I ask you to light candles in memory of my sons, and let’s hope for a world where there will be no prison. Let’s hope that there will be no executions anywhere in the world

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Al Jazeera journalist missing in Syria is being held in a prison in Tehran

Associated France Press reported on Thursday that the missing Al Jazeera journalist is being held in Tehran. A statement issued by Al Jazeera TV says that its journalist is in a prison in Tehran and that it has asked Iranian officials for information about her and called for her immediate release. According to AFP, Al Jazeera TV reported on Wednesday that its journalist Dorothy Parvaz who has been missing since she arrived at Damascus airport on April 29 is being held in Tehran. An Al Jazeera spokesman said: 'We have now received information that she is being held in Tehran. We are calling for information from the Iranian authorities, access to Dorothy, and for her immediate release.” Dorothy Parvaz was born in Iran and is a citizen of Iran, US and Canada.

French magistrate threw out terrorism charges of PMOI members

Reuters reported on May 13 that a French magistrate threw out terrorism charges against about 20 members of an exiled Iranian opposition group on Thursday after eight years, the group and a judicial source said. The charges go back to a 2003 crackdown on the People’s Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI), the main faction within the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) that saw 150 arrests leading to protests across Europe in which several people set themselves on fire.

Five more citizens hanged in Urumia

The regime of Iran hanged 5 more people in the city of Urumia. According to HRANA news agency, the 5 individuals were hanged in the yard of the central prison in Urumia northwest of Iran on Monday May 9. The identities of the victims of this crime have not been published.

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Massive money theft, scandals, by Iranian embassy officials in France

The state-run web site Jahan News reported reported on May 4 that: A year has passed, and yet no one is willing to answer about the money swindling at the Iranian embassy if France. Thus far, neither the embassy nor the ambassador has provided any explanation of the 600,000-euro fraud at the embassy. The scandals and larceny by regime’s officials have leaked to the French media too. Recently, Le Monde wrote: some employees of the Iranian embassy, using odd methods, have transferred thousands and thousands of Euros from the embassy’s account to their personal accounts.

Criminal regime hanged three more Iranians in public

In continuing the recent wave of executions, the clerical regime in Iran hanged two people in the city of Sari and one person in Mahshahr, according to the Justice Ministry website (May 3rd) of the Mazandaran Province, where Sari is located, and the Justice Ministry website (May 2nd) of Khuzestan Province, where Mahshahr is located. Without identifying the victims, Mullah Jafari, the district attorney of Sari said that the execution orders of two people were carried out in the morning. According to the government controlled media, the head of Khuzestan’s judiciary only identified the hanged citizen as “A. M.” and said that he was hanged in public on April 28.

Iranian regime`s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad: accept minister or quit

The Guardian reported on 6 May 2011 that Iranian regime’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad: accept minister or quit. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei`s ultimatum widens rift between leaders and increases pressure on president
An unprecedented power struggle at the heart of the Iranian regime has intensified after it emerged that the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had given an ultimatum to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to accept his intervention in a cabinet appointment or resign. A member of the Iranian parliament, Morteza Agha-Tehrani - who is described as ’Ahmadinejad`s moral adviser’ - told a gathering of his supporters on Friday that a meeting between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei had recently taken place, in which the president was given a deadline to resign or to accept the decision of the ayatollah. The extraordinary confrontation came to light after Ahmadinejad declined to officially support Khamenei`s reinstatement of a minister whom the president had initially asked to resign. The rift between the two men grew when the president staged an 11-day walkout in an apparent protest at Khamenei`s decision. In the first cabinet meeting since ending his protest, the intelligence minister at the centre of the row, Heydar Moslehi, was absent and in the second one on Wednesday, he was reportedly asked by Ahmadinejad to leave.

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Manouchehr Sakhaei died of Cancer

Manouchehr Sakhaei, Singer, Sitar player, actor, Parliamentary reporter and a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran died in California on Thursday April 28, 2011. He died of cancer at age 76. He is one of the first and most popular pop singers and actors who started his career in Iran before the revolution. Manouchehr joined NCRI at the age of 60 and was politically active. Radio Irava sends its condolences to his family and fans.

Cleric warns Iran’s president to end power struggle with supreme leader, show obedience

According to Associated Press a cleric warned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday to end an escalating power struggle with Iran’s supreme leader, calling it a religious obligation to do so and accusing the country’s enemies of trying to sow rifts among its leadership. The split threatens to destabilize Iran at a time of tension with the West over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program and appears to center on a battle for influence between the two men over next year’s parliamentary election and a presidential election in 2013. “Obedience to the supreme leader is a religious obligation as well as a legal obligation, without any doubt,” said Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami. “In a friendly way, I am telling the officials “Do not play in the enemies’ ground. Do not fill the empty boxes of the enemy’s crossword,” Khatami said. Khamenei has made clear he will defend his powers, including the authority to name Cabinet ministers, warning in a speech last week that he will intervene in the government’s affairs whenever necessary. His words were a sharp rebuke to Ahmadinejad.

Iraqi government continues its inhumane policy of torturing the injured Ashraf residents
The Sceretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran said in a statement on Wednesday that Nouri al-Maliki and the forces under his command continue their inhumane policy of torturing to death the resident of Ashraf who were injured during the April 8 bloody attack. On April 26th, while due to widespread international activities the preparations had been made to transfer 11 critically wounded patients to the Erbil hospital, the Ashraf Suppression Committee in the Iraq’s Prime Ministry- whose two officials are under prosecution by the Spain’s National Court, opposed their transfer and said that the patients must be treated in the ‘New Iraq Hospital’, where is in fact nothing more than a torture center. According to the al-Dastur Daily April 26, 19 days after the massacre of bloody Friday at Camp Ashraf, the military forces continue to occupy Ashraf’s cemetery, and contrary to all the Islamic traditions, international laws, and Arab customs are preventing the bodies of 35 martyrs to be buried.