In the wake of the flood now in 30 of Iran’s 31 provinces
which according to the Iranian resistance, has taken the lives of at least 200
people in Shiraz and other cities, the Iranian Resistance’s President-elect
Maryam Rajavi sent a message to the people of Iran on Wednesday, March 27,
calling for unity and cooperation and solidarity in order to prevail over the
flood and the rule of the mullahs.
She said in part: The corrupt mullahs have inflicted
this catastrophe on Shiraz and its valiant people. They destroyed the channel
which used to lead flood waters out. In the dry seasonal river bed beside
Darvazeh Quran, they built urban facilities to gain huge profits for themselves
and their accomplice.
In Golestan Province, it has been several years that
they have failed to dredge the Gorgan River. They have destroyed vast parts of
the forests and pastures, and they have evaded to drain the farms and manage
the watershed.
In other cities, they have constructed buildings in the
periphery of rivers or have blocked the natural paths of rivers. In
implementing such a corrupt policy, they have taken over, damaged or sold river
banks, sea shores, foothills of mountains, and jungles which are public
properties….
Amid the disastrous flooding and such vast devastation,
there is not much presence of aid workers and relief agencies. Instead, the
mullahs have dispatched the Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Bassij
paramilitary force to quell the outbreak of protests.
Shiraz needs emergency aid for the injured and
assistance to clear the ruins and rubble, but Rouhani hastily sends there his
Minister of Intelligence and his mafia of executions, suppression and terror….
I hereby call on all my fellow countrymen and women to
cooperate together in the flood-hit areas and in other areas which are in
danger.
The only way and the best way is that we help one
another. No one and no other power is more effective and more accessible than
the power of solidarity among us.
I urge everyone, particularly the young men and women,
to form their popular councils in every neighborhood, and in every city, town
and village to confront the floods and their disastrous consequences….
Rush to the aid of families affected by floods and show
them your love and compassion. The mullahs have inflicted such a calamity on
our people and cities. Let us build amid such disaster, our own solidarity and
kindness which is the greatest strength of our nation.
Let us build with our tears and sorrow a force of
sympathy and unity against the mullahs. In these difficult days, rely on one
another and let people rely on you. Take one another’s hand and let us come
together to advance our plans for a free and prosperous Iran.
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The people of Shiraz in south-central city of Iran, held
a memorial ceremony for the victims of flood in Darvazeh Qur’an or Qur’an Gate.
In order to didpers the crowd, the city’s Friday Imam and Khamenei’s
representative in Shiraz held a similer ceremony in ShahCheraq mosque and
regime’s forces tried to guide people to that location which failed. People
sang Iran’s real National anthom and declaired they wouldn’t leave. They also
chanted against the main reason behind the flood, which is IRGC or Sepah.
- On Friday and Saturday March 29 & 30, 2019 the Iranian supporters of PMOI/MEK and NCRI held memorials in solidarity with the victims of #IranFlood2019 in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. According to the Iranian resistance more than 200 people have perished during the flood. Flood has devastated people of 30 province of Iran's 31 provinces.
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After four months of detention, Ameneh Zaheri Sari is
held in limbo in the women’s ward of Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz. Ameneh 20 and a student of accounting, was
arrested at her home on November 6, 2018, by IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corp) intelligence forces.
The IRGC Intelligence launched a new crackdown on the
populace in and around Ahvaz, on September 22, 2018, when the parade of its
military forces was attacked by armed men. Some 800 people were arrested in
Khuzestan province and taken under interrogation. Arab human rights activists
said at the time that many of the detainees were civil activists.
Ameneh Zaheri Sari, her father and two brothers were
arrested and detained in this wave of arrests.
The arrests and detentions were arbitrary and illegal as
security forces raided the residences of people after midnight or early in the
morning without showing any arrest warrants. They beat up the whole family and
took away their suspects.
Hattab Zaheri Sari, Ameneh Zaheri Sari’s father, is
reportedly in dire health conditions. He suffers from GI problems, back
problems and cataract. His situation is deteriorating but prison officials have
refused to grant him permission to go to a city hospital and undergo surgery.
Ameneh Zaheri Sari is presently incarcerated in the
women’s ward of Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz, where women have to endure unsanitary
and intolerable conditions. They are deprived of their most basic needs. Prison
cells are full of lice, cockroaches and other insects. Inmates are given dirty
and unusable blankets. Inmates who have to sleep on the floor have horrible
conditions because the sewage system is not working and contaminates the
floors.
The dispensary of the women’s ward does not have a
physician or even a nurse most days of the week. The meals are small and
low-quality. Women usually find garbage in the food.
