Evidence about the widespread, planned and systematic

Violation of Human Rights in Iran

 

 

Report August 2007

 

In this report a little part of the human rights violations instances in Iran has been compiled

 

Student News

 

1)             The families of prisoners students ’Majid Tavaoli’ ,’Ahmad Ghasaban’ and ‘Ehsan Mansoori’ in an open letter to Hashemi Shahroodi proclaimed:

During 80 days of detention in Evin prison, chain 209, their children were under physical and mental tortures in isolated cells to confess non committed crimes.

The tortures such as beating, inflicting, keeping in small cells without place to move, obliging to stand for long, using cables and whips for beating, not giving them to eat for 48 hours, shooting them to walls and ... .(Norooz.2007.July.24)

 

2)             Abbas Hakimzadeh, Amir Kabir university students, released on bail after 45 days detention, revealed the physical and mental tortures on himself and other students. The pressures that made aggravated his stammering and damaging his spinal column. He mentioned the whip marks, sexual pressures and suicide attempts of other students. (Amir Kabir news letter.2007.July.30)

 

3)             Saeed Hosseinnia , arrested student in July 9th, was released on 50,000$ bail. (Isna.2007.Aug.3)

 

4)             Arash Khandel arrested student in July 9th and member of the Daftar-e- Tahkim Vahdat central    council, was released on 80,000$ bail. (Advar news.2007.Aug.5)

 

5)             Bahareh Hedayat, Mehdi Arabshahi, Hanif Yazdani, Mohammad Hashemi, Mojtaba Bayat, Ali  Nikonesbati, Ali Vefghi, Morteza Aslanchi, Bahram Fayazi and  Abdallah Momeni arrested members of Daftar –e-Tahkim Vahdat on 9th July were arrested on 30.000 to 50.000 bail after one months.(Advar news.2007.Aug.10)

 

6)             Majid Tavakoli,Ahmad Ghasaban and Ehsan Mansoori, the Amir Kabir university students announced by publishing letters that all they had confessed was taken under hard tortures and unbearable pressure in isolated cells and they are all lies. (Amir Kabir.2007.Aug.13)

 

7)             The families of prisoners students ’Majid Tavaoli’ ,’Ahmad Ghasaban’ and ‘Ehsan Mansoori’ in an open letter to Hashemi Shahroodi explained part of the tortures done on their children. After publishing of the letter, the inspection team had summoned them to the ministry of security and asked them to change their tune for not making the cases’ judge angry. (Amir Kabir.2007.Aug.18)

 

Hindering ceremonies:

 

8)             Rasht province governor did not issue permission for the ‘constitutional government’ day, in Gilan under the name of ‘Gilan’s role in Iran’s constitution’. The governor also said, since the situation of the Advar Tahkim Vahdat organisation’s central council is not established and the organisation is known as suspended, none of their ceremonies or programs will not get permission by the ministry of state. (Advar News.2007.Aug.19)

 

Student: arrested

 

9)             Mehrdad Bozorg and Korosh Janati , Tehran and Tabatabai universities’ students , were arrested by security guards in Ershad mosque ,participating in ‘Iranian constitution’ day ceremony. (Student committee of human right reporter – SCHRR. 2007.Aug.3)

 

10)         Sabah Nasri and Hedayat Ghazali, Tehran university students and members of the ‘Rojameh’ student magazine editorial staff were arrested in Sanandaj by security guards. (Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization - RMMK.2007.Aug.3)

 

Student: Summoned and interrogated in courts

 

11)          Mehrdad Hosseini, Kermanshah University Islamic association political unit’s member was interrogated in province court for having relation with opposed groups and was released on bail.  (Isna.2007. July.23)

 

12)         After critiquing of Ali Khezrian, member of independent students’ Islamic association of Azad university, he was interrogated in government employee’s court, branch no,6 for publishing lies, insulting and disturbing public opinion.(Fars news.2007.Aug.19)

 

Students: Issued sentences 

 

13)          Soleiman Mohamadi, Tabatabai University‘s trade union‘s secretary was suspended for two semesters in disciplinary committee for disturbing university order and making disturbance in university. (Ilna.2007.Aug.6)

 

14)          Amir Yaghobali, Tabatabai University‘s Islamic association’s member was suspended for one semesters in disciplinary committee for disturbing university order and making disturbance in university. He was released on 20,000$ bail from jail.(Ilna.2007.Aug.12)

 

15)         Mana Taban,Fazeleh Khalilnejad and Razl Bolboli,Gorgan Azad University‘s Islamic association’s members were suspended for one semesters in disciplinary committee for disturbing public security and opposition with Islamic Low .12 other students of this university were summoned to disciplinary committee. (Tehran Jonob Daily.2007.Aug.14)

 

16)          Emmad Borghei, Tabatabai University‘s student activist was suspended for one semesters in disciplinary committee for disturbing university order and making disturbance. Also Asal Akhavan, Soleiman Mohammadi. Amir Yaghobali and Emad Borghei are forbidden of entering the university. (Isna.2007.Aug.18)

 

17)         Hammed Mohaghegh, the Islamic association secretary of Tabriz university said: the primer and second

sentences of 10 students of this university was issued at same time and last week the second sentences were issued again without any changes .responsible had issued the sentences again after noticing their fault. (Amir Kabir.2007.Aug.19)

 

Peiman Aref, the fired student of Tehran university said: the administrative justice tribunal had issued the sentence for my continuing education, but the university’s head, Amid Zanjani, was opposed of this vote. He finally used his influence for making change of the case judge and my case was unsuccessful. (Student committee of human right reporter – SCHRR. 2007.Aug.19)

 

18)         Younes Zareion,the former secretary of the Azad University student Islamic Association was sentenced to 6 months suspended imprisonment for disturbing university’s order.(Isna.2007.Aug.20)

 

Filtering news sites and movies ban

 

19)          By the ministry of culture order the movie ‘Ali Santoori’ by Daryoosh Mehrjoui was banned. Also movies by   Mani Haghighi, Bahman Ghobadi, Jafar Panahi, Niki Karimi and Mona Zandi were banned. (Rooz.2007.July.25)

 

20)          ILNA, news agency’s filtered site was accused in government employee’s court, branch no.11 and summoned to public court. (Isna.2007.July.25)

 

21)          The Supervisory committee in Shahrood University had banned a meeting titled ‘Media’s role’. (Advar news.2007.Aug.8)

 

22)          Azerbaijan’s political prisoners defence committee’s predicative web log was filtered by authorities’ order and there is no access to their site in Iran. This is their third filtered web log. (Savalan si.2007.Aug.12)

 

23)          Etemad Melli party’s predicative site was filtered in Kohkilooye - Boyerahmad for objecting, publishing of a letter against Ayat Allah Malek Hosseini. (Etemad Melli.2007.Aug.13)

 

The Press: Bans

 

24)         Badralsadat Mofidi, the journalists’ trade union’s secretary said: from 3405 licensed publications, 2875 are published. That means 548 publication permits are cancelled. (Isna.2007.July.25)

 

25)         ‘Shargh’ daily with editor in charge of Mehdi Rahmanian was banned, after its 924 edition, by revision committee on press’s order, for interviewing an Iranian Poet in Canada. (Isna.2007.Aug.6)

 

26)         Publishing permit of ‘Iran Mehr’ monthly with editor in charge of Esa Khanhatami was nullified by revision committee on press’s order. (Isna.2007.Aug.15)

 

 Journalists; Summoned to courts

 

27)         Gholam Hossein Vahedipoor ,editor in charge of ‘Khabar Varzeshi’ sportive magazine was summoned to branch no.1083 of Tehran penal court ,with the charged of publishing lies for  disturbing public opinion.(Isna.2007.July.25)

 

28)         Masood Heidari, former editors in charges of the filtered news agency site ‘ILNA’ was summoned to Tehran public court, branch no.1083. (Isna.2007.Aug.5)

 

29)         Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, editors in charges of the ‘Hambastegi’ daily and former head of Hambastegi party was summoned to Tehran public court, branch no.1083, for publishing lies for. (Mehr.2007.Aug.6)

 

30)         Mohammad Naimipoor, editor in charge of banned daily ‘Yaas-e- no’ was summoned to branch no.76 of Tehran penal court, with the charged of publishing lies for disturbing public opinion and insulting authorities. (Isna.2007.Aug.6)

 

31)         Mohammad Dadfar, editor in charge of banned daily ‘Ayeneh Jonoob’ was summoned to branch no.1083 of Tehran penal court, with the charged of publishing lies for disturbing public opinion. (Etemad.2007.Aug.9)

 

32)         Mostafa Farhad, editors in charges of ‘Bahar Boroojerd’ magazine was summoned to province court, branch no.2. (Isna.2007.Aug.9)

 

Journalists: Interrogated

 

33)          Gholam Hossein Karbaschi, editor in charge of banned daily ‘Ham Mihan’ was interrogated in government employee’s court, branch no.2 for publishing lies for disturbing public opinion, insulting and accusing authorities. (Isna.2007. Aug.8)

 

34)          Masood Bastani, journalist said: in spite of several interrogations and summoning, the arrestment sentence is not issued for him, yet. The interrogations are based on a case in security court of Tehran revolutionary court. (Aftab.2007.Aug.8)

 

Journalists: Trial

 

35)          Hossein Tabatabai, editor in charge of ‘Madineh Goftego’ magazine was tried in Markazi province, penal court. (Isna.2007.July.23)

 

36)          Elyaas Hazrati, editor in charge of ‘Etemad’ daily was tried in branch no.76 of Tehran penal court, for publishing lies for disturbing public opinion, propaganda against state, insulting authorities and encouraging people against state. (Isna.2007.Aug.5)

 

37)          Pishgahi, editor in charge of ‘Payam Sepidar’ magazine, was tried in Tehran penal court, branch no.76 for publishing lies. (Isna.2007.Aug.5)

 

38)          Saadi, editor in charge of ‘Jahan Sanat’ magazine, was tried in Tehran penal court, branch no.76 for publishing lies. (Isna.2007.Aug.5)

 

39)          Ejlal Ghavami and Saeed Saedi, editorial staffs of the banned magazine ‘Payaam-e- Mardom-e- Kurdistan’, were tried in Sanandaj public court, branch no.76 for publishing lies. Ejlal Ghavami was in prison and received judgment by default. (Isna.2007.Aug.14)

 

40)         The ‘Shargh’ daily’s case, was sent to government employees’ court, branch no.6, by the revision committee on press. The paper was banned in Aug.6 for publishing an article in Aug.4. (Isna.2007.Aug.19)

 

41)          Mohammad Safizadeh, editor in charge of ‘Abrar’ daily will be trying in branch no.1083 of Tehran public court in Aug.9. He has private complainant. (Ilna.2007.Aug.19)

 

Journalists: Arrested

 

42)             Farshad Ghorbanpoorn, journalist, was arrested by security guards. Court had issued a 200,000$ bail for making him released. His family can not afford this much money.(Advar News-Isna.2007.July.31-Aug.12)

 

43)             Soheil Asefi, journalist and weblog writer was arrested by revolutionary prosecutor’s office order. The guards had inspected his house and banned his writings and belongings. (Student committee of human’s right reporters. 2007. Aug.4)

 

44)             Ako Kordnasab, ‘Karafto’ magazine’s journalist was arrested 20 days ago by security guards. His family couldn’t visit him, yet. (Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization - RMMK.2007.Aug.8)

 

45)             Ali Hashemi, editor in charge of ‘Bidari Kerman’ weekly was arrested in Aug 8.(Isna.2007.Aug.12)

 

46)             Fatemeh Hajilo, member of the ‘Tavan Yab’ magazine’s editorial staff was arrested visiting Mansoor Osanlo’s family. Tehran revolutionary court’s, interrogator, branch no.14 is responsible for his case. (Human right defence committee in Iran.2007.Aug.12)

 

47)             Najaf Aghazadeh, editor in charge of the ‘Fajr Azerbaijan’ daily said: the papers’ executive in charge was arrested under the accusation of distributing letters against Tabriz Public Persecutor. The guards had inspected documents and computers of the office and transferred the employees to the police station. (Isna.2007.Aug.22)

 

Journalists: Sentences issued by courts

 

48)          Saeed Saedi, member of the ‘Payam Mardom Kurdistan’ banned magazine’s editorial staff was sentenced to 1100$ punishment, in Kurdistan revision court. He was charged with propaganda against the state and profanity for oppositions. He has been interrogated and tried several times in last 3 years for the same accusations. (Isna.2007.Aug.1)

 

49)          Bahman Ahmadi Amoi, journalist and participant in 12 June 2006 was sentenced to 6 months suspended imprisonment in Tehran revolutionary court. He was charged with acting against the security of state, propaganda against state, participating in illegal gathering and disturbing public order. (Women association site.2007.Aug.2)

 

50)          The revision court, branch no.36 had issued for ‘Ham Mihan’ daily, with editor in charge of GholamHossein Karbaschi ,3,000$ punishment and the paper’s publishing permit was released.(Isna.2007.Aug.19)

 

51)          The investigation court had released the publishing permit of ‘Ravanshenasi Jamee magazine with editor in charge of Ali Reza Khoshandam. He was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and 3 years of publishing suspension. (Isna.2007.Aug.19)

 

Political, Cultural, Social Activists:

 

52)         Meisam Lotfi’s mother had written in a letter to, Khamenei, Shahroodi, Ahmadinejad and Hadad Adel:

My son was arrested during 9 July event in Tehran University and was in Evin prison for 6 months. This year he was arrested again under the accusation of ‘Arazel-Obaash’ (being rascals) and was sentenced to death. The attempt of his attorney Abdalfatah Soltani and Shirin Ebadi were also futile. The authorities had also confirmed the pressures and tortures on him and other prisoners alike. (Goya.2007.July.23)

 

53)         Ahmad Meidari, Beheshti University’s professor was laid aside from ‘Dana insurance company’ board of directors. He is a member of ‘Mosharekat’ party and one of the 57 signatories of a letter to Ahmadi Nejad about country’s economy. (Norooz.2007.July.24)

 

54)         The 3 days ‘constitutional government’ day ceremony in Hosseinie Ershad was nullified by security guards order. The ceremony was supposed to be held by Sharif university’s students. The speeches were Mohsen Kadivar, Eshkevari, Alijani, Rajai, Nili and Khaniki. (Etemad.2007.Aug.4)

 

55)         Dr.Sadegh Zibakalaam, the political science professor of the Tehran University, in correspondent day discussed the critical situation of journalism in Iran .He compared journalists of ‘Shargh’ daily as a symbol of all other papers to bomb neutralizer agents. (Asr Iran.2007.Aug.13)

 

56)         Arsh Hajilo, Fatemeh Hajilo, the social activist’s son, declared that his mother was arrested in Masoud Osanloo’s house under the accusation of acting against the national security. They were told, they couldn’t meet her till 10 days after her arrestment .They are anxious about her situation in Evin’s public chain, because she suffers from digestion illness. (Iranian women’ organisation. 2007. Aug.20)

 

 

Political, Cultural, Social Activists: summoned

 

57)         Abdalfatah Soltani, counsellor and member of human right defenders organisation was summoned to branch no.104 of the Tehran public court.(Isna.2007.July.25)

 

58)         Hossein Loghmanian, Hamadan province’s representative in sixth assembly was summoned to government employee’s court, branch no.3 .he was charged with propaganda against the state. (Isna.2007.Aug.6)

 

59)         Abdallah Ramazanzadeh, vice president of ‘Jebhe Mosharekat’ was summoned to branch no.1083 of the Tehran public court, with the charge of acting against the national security. (Norooz.2007.July.25)

 

60)         Yousef Azizi Banitaraf, Arab-Khuzestan writer and journalist was summoned to court. He was charged with acting against the security of state. He was arrested before for participating in a gathering in Ahwaz and was released on bail.  (Isna.2007.Aug.21)

 

Political, Cultural, Social Activists: interrogated

 

61)         By Yaghoob Yad Ali’s case proceeding in Yasooj court, with the accusation of disturbing public opinions by publishing a novel “Adab Bigharari” by him ,Farzaneh Taheri, the managing director  of Golshiri organisation was summoned to branch no.8 of government’s employees court for dedicating organisation’s award to his novel. (Advar news.2007.Aug.19)

 

Political, Cultural, Social Activists: Arrested

 

62)         Mohseni Ejei, security minister said: some related peoples to Haleh Esfandiari and Keihan Tajbakhsh programmes were arrested by security guards. (Fars.2007.July.25)

 

63)         Masood Soltani, was arrested by security guards in Ardebil province. He was charged with spying and acting against the national security. (Savalanci.2007.Aug.11)

 

64)         15 arrested in gas price increase objection in Saghez township are in prison for 20 days.( Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization.2007.Aug.14)

 

65)         Abbas Maslahati, member of Liberty organisation and prayer leader in Esfahan province was arrested by security guards.(Mizan news.2007.Aug.17)

 

66)         Security guards had attacked Eshragh book shop in Ahwaz province and arrested 50 of its workers and plumbed the magazine. 44 of them were released after a objecting gathering by their families. This bookshop has great importance among Arab-Khuzestan educated. The ones who are still in arrestment are:

Satar Abiat, Esmail Abiat, Ebrahim Abiat, Abbas Abiat , Hossein Mahavi and Valid Nisi.

(Ahwaz’s Human Rights Organization.2007.Aug.14)

 

67)         Saleh Kamrani, counsellor of some Azerbaijan political activists and banned magazine ‘Shams Tabriz’ was arrested in August 18th and transferred to an unknown place. (Peik Iran.2007.Aug.20)

 

68)         Massoud Mazroi, activist in recent elections in Esfahan province is in detention for last month. His family doesn’t have any information about his situation or his accusations. (Norooz.2007.Aug.18)

 

69)         6 were arrested in Khuzestan province with the charges of breaking down between sects, making disturbance and doing terrors of religious characters. They were presented as Sheikh Hosham Samiri’s terrorists. (News Agency.2007.Aug.21)

 

Political, Cultural, Social Activists: Sentences issued by Courts

 

70)         Siamak Moradi, litterateur and Loghman Sedaghati, mathematic teachers of Baneh province were fired .This year 4 teachers of the province were fired by security guards order. (Goya.2007.July.23)

 

71)         Changiz Bakhtavar ,Azerbaijan national movement activist and was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment in Tabriz revolutionary court and he was barred from leaving the country for 6 months. (Student committee of human’s right reporters. 2007. July.27)

 

72)         Emadaldin Baghi, the prisoners defence organisation’s head was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment in Tehran revolutionary court branch no.6.he was charged with acting against national security, propaganda against state

73)         and propaganda for the foreign parties. Also Fatemeh Kamali Ahmad Sarai and Maryam Baghi, his wife and daughter were sentenced to 3 years suspended imprisonment for acting against the national security. (Isna.2007.July.31)

 

74)         Ebrahim Rashidi, active Azerbaijan journalist was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment in Uromiyeh revolutionary court. He was charged with disturbing public order. (Savalanci.2007.Aug.12)

 

75)         Eskandar Lotfi, a marivan township teacher was sentence to 3 years banishment to Ardabil province for participating in teachers’ objection. (Mokerian Weblog.2007.Aug.14)

 

76)         Abdallah Hosseini, was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment, with the charge of cooperating with an opposed party. His sentence was confirmed in revolutionary court. He is prisoner in Saghez prison for last 2 years. (Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization, 2007.Aug.14)

 

77)         Zanyaar Mesgari, 17 was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, with the charge of cooperating with an opposed party. He is prisoners in Saghez prison now. (Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization, 2007.Aug.14)

 

78)         Khalil Mostafa, Kurd- Syria citizen   was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment, with the charge of cooperating with an opposed party. His sentence was confirmed in Kurdistan revolutionary court. He is prisoner in Saghez prison for last 2 years. (Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization, 2007.Aug.14)

 

79)         AliReza Hashemi Iranian teachers ‘organisation head, was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, with the charge of acting against the security of state, disturbing public order and disobeying Police order in Tehran revolutionary court, branch no.28. (Norooz.2007.Aug.15)

 

80)         Hesam Firoozi, human’s rights activist and Ahmad Batebi’s physician, was sentenced to 6 months firm and 6 months suspended imprisonment for 5 years. His interviews related to his patient’s health situation were known as acting against national security in branch no.6 of Tehran revolutionary court. (Amir Kabir, News Letter.2007.Aug.19)

 

Political Prisoners

 

81)         Mohammad Nikbakht, member of Mujahidin organisation who had received 8 years imprisonments sentence in 2003 in Esfahan court, received another one year imprisonment with the charge of propaganda against the state. The ministry of security had arrested his father and the term on which he will be released is that his other son in Iraq, delivers him self to them. (Student committee of human’s right reporters. 2007. July.24)

 

82)         Farzad Kamangar, political prisoner for the last 11 months is in food strike since July 31th .objecting his humiliating situation in chain no, 209 of Evin prison. He could have any contact with his family or having attorney.  .( Human right defence committee in Iran 2007.July.5)

 

83)         Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, Abolfazl Jahandar’s attorney said, he has dangerous health situation and medical treatments should be done on him out of prison. This student activist was sentenced to 2/5 years imprisonment in Tehran Revolutionary court for acting against public security and illegal gatherings for disturbance security. (Ilna.2007.Aug.5)

 

84)         Mohammad Sedigh Kaboodvand, Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization head who is in detention since 1st July 2007, is in food strike for last 8 days. He is kept in isolated cell under severe pressure for disorganizing Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization. His accusations are: acting against national security, propaganda against state, opposition with state’s constitutional rules, opposition with Islamic rules and supporting political prisoners. (Kurdistan’s Human Rights Organization - RMMK.2007.Aug.8)

 

85)         Hasan Hadad, Tehran public prosecutor’s assistant said: Mansoor Osanloo, managing director of Bus drivers’ syndicate is arrested with the charge of distributing manifesto against state and the syndicate is an illegal formation. (Irna.2007.Aug.12)

 

86)         Mohammad Reza Faghihi, Odeh Afravi’s counsellor’s, accused for Ahvaz Bombardment, said his appointed is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and is exiled to Ardebil prison .he added the authorities prevent any access to his appointed dossier .Ali Afravi, his son, was executed last year.(Savalansi.2007.Aug.6)

 

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