Evidence about the widespread, planned
and systematic violation of Human Rights in
December 2007
In this
report a little part of the human rights violations instances in
Student: Arrested
1) 48 student actives of different Iranian universities were arrested by security guards. (2-9 Dec. 2007)
2) Farshad Doostipoor, Sohrab Karimi,Javad Alizadeh and Mohammad Saleh Iuman, four Kurd student ,who had made speech in students’ tribunal of ‘Daftar Tahkim Vahdat’ ,were arrested by security guards. They had objected the Kurd citizens’ condition and the difficulties they are facing. (Amir Kabir.2007.Dec.10)
3)
Sahar Yazdanipoor
and Hamdallah Namjo,
4)
Shirzad Hajilo,
5)
Parsa Kermanjian,
was arrested in
6)
Mehdi Allahyari,
7) Bahram Shojai, Tehran Azad university student was arrested and transferred to prison again after being interrogated for several days. (Isna.2007.Dec.19)
8) There is no news from Ali Reza Heidari, Kermanshah Azad university student after being summoned to university’s security office for interrogation. (Amir Kabir.2007.Dec.21)
9)
Younes Mir
Hosseini,
10) Sara Khademi, Milad Moini, Behrang Zandi, Hasan Maarefi and Hamed Mohammadi ,Mazandaran University’s students were released. They were arrested in Student’s day by security guards. (Advarnews.2007.dec.21)
*arrested students are under interrogation in special prison’s chain of Sepah Pasdaran and ministry of security.
Students: publications’ ban
11) The student
magazine ‘Roozha’ published by Hamadan university’s students was banned by the supervisory
committee on students’ publication with the charge of disturbing public opinion
by publishing news of the arrested students of Amir Kabir university. (Amir
Kabir2007.Dec.3)
12) Supervisory
committee on students’ publication of
Students: Summoned and interrogated
13) Five members of
14) Ali Vefghi,
15) Amir YaghobAli,
16) Najmeh Masoomi,
Poriya Sharifian, Mohammad Sayadi, Amin Nazari, Mehdi Jamalvand, Reza Jafarian,
Siavash Hatam and Mehdi Mosafer,
17) More than 30
students of
18) Mohsen Khosravi,
Hasan Hasani, Hesam Saidi and Mahmood Hadipoor ,
19) Amir Hossein
Norbakhsh, Mohammad Mizban and Adel Taeni, Islamic association members of
Students: Tried
20) Masoud Ghorbani
Nejad , Majid Tavakoli and Ahmad Ghasaban , prisoner students’ of Amir Kabir
university were tried for the third time with the charge of insulting blasphemy
and authorities. (Isna.2007.Nov.28)
21) Meisam Rashidi,
Students: Issued sentences
22)
Ali Gholizadeh, Shahrod
university ‘s Islamic Association member was sentenced to two semesters of
education deprivation .he was charged for insulting ,publishing lies ,acting
for the benefits of illegal parties and acting against the security of state. (Advar
News.2007.Nov.26)
23)
Davood Khodakarami, Zandjan
university’s “Islamic party” secretary and editor in charge of “Achigh sooz”
magazine was fired. (Amir Kabir.2007.Dec.10)
24)
Akbar Pashayi,
25)
Ebrahim Dehghan, student
activist in
26)
Farhang Islami and
Mehraban Keshavarz ,tabatabai university students were sentenced to one
semester education deprivation in disciplinary committee.
27)
Also Hengameh Mazloomi and
Aref Roshanai were sentenced to written reprimand in their educational dossier.
(Etemad.2007.Dec.13)
28)
Behnam NoorMohammadi,
Ghahraman Soltani ,Parviz Soltani and
29)
Behnam NoorMohammadi,
Uromiyeh university student and editor in charge of the ‘Obanish’ student
magazine was fired. (Amir Kabir.2007.Dec.13)
30)
Mohammad Reza Avazpoor, 16
years old student was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment in
Beaten
students by university’s security guards
31) Rashid Esmaili,
education deprived student of Tabatabai, was beaten by security guards. (Advar
News.2007.Dec.12)
32) Ali Samavatian,
former member of Islamic association of
Filtering news
sites and dissolving social organisations
33) Security guards had banned commemoration ceremony of Daryoush and Parvaneh Forohar in their home. (Radio Dutch vele.2007.Nov.22)
34)
Making speech of
Dr. Poran Razavi, Bahareh Hedayat and Mostafa Tajzadeh for student day in
35) Shab Yald ceremony in ‘Chelcheragh’ magazine was banned by security guards. Mohammad Khatami was invited to the ceremony. (Norooz.2007.Dec.9)
36) Free tribune in
37) Making speech of Sorosh Farhadian, former student activist in
38) Iranian Women Organization web site was filtered. (Goya News.2007.Dec.12)
39)
After disposing a
free tribune in
40)
Security police
chief of
41) Pakdasht Security police chief announced; 3 coffee nets and 4 coffee shops were plumbed for disregarding Islamic codes. (Jomhori Islami.2007.Dec.20)
The Press Banned
42) Feiz Allah Piri,
Kurd journalist was fired after working 3/5 years in ‘Sirvan’ weekly magazine. After
changing the province’s governor general many of magazine’s staffs were fired. (Mokerian
News.2007.Nov.23)
43) Abasalt Abed, ‘Mardom
Salari ’ and Reza Avazpoor, ‘Kerman
Varzeshi’ dailies’ in charges were attacked by knife and were injured severely.
He is semi paralyzed now. (Isna.2007.Nov.26)
Journalists;
Summoned to courts
44) Editor
in charge of ‘Abarchay’ magazine was summoned to Zanjan public court. He was
charged with publishing lies for disturbing public opinion. (Fars.2007.Nov.25)
45) Ali Anjam, editor in charge of the ‘Gilan Behtar’
weekly was summoned to
46) Morteza Lotfi, former editor in charge of the ‘ Kar o Kargar’ magazine and Ali Ghanbari editor in charge of the ‘Zagros’ magazine were summoned to Tehran public court. (Etemad.2007.Dec.15)
47) Mehdi
Rahmanian, editor in charge of the banned daily
‘Shargh’ was interrogated in
Journalists:
Interrogated
48) Leila Madani, editor in charge of ‘Karaftoo’ magazine, published in Sanandaj and member of ‘Kurd Writers organization was interrogated in province’s security office. She was interrogated for inviting and talking to human right’s activists in human right day. (Emrooz.2007.Dec.19)
Journalists:
Arrested
49) Reza Vali
zadeh,’Ketab Hafteh’ journalist, ‘Istgah’ weblog and ‘Baznegar’ web site in
charge was arrested in Tehran by
security guards.He was charged with disturbing public Opinion .A 50.000 $ bail
sentence is issued for him. (emrooz.2007.Nov.28)
50) Omid Ahmadzadeh ,
editorial staff member of ‘Aso’ and ‘Didgah’ weeklies was arrested by security
guards. (Mokerian News.2007.dec.8)
51) Adel Mazari ‘Sobh
Zahedan’ magazine’s in charge was arrested in Zahedan. He was charged with
disturbing public opinion. (Etemad Meli.2007.Dec.9)
52) Abolfazl Abedini’s
family announced: he was arrested by security guards in 13 November for
interviewing Radio Farda and other foreign media about workers strike in Haft
Tapeh .he is under interrogation in
Journalists:
Sentences issued by courts
53) Ali Nazari, director in charge of the banned magazine ‘Arzesh’, was sentenced to 1100$ monetary punishment. His publishing permission was also cancelled. He was charged with publishing lies for disturbing public opinion and insulting authorities. (Isna.2007.Dec.3)
54) Borhan lahvani and Bahram Valadbeigi, editorial staff of banned weekly magazine ‘Ashti’ were sentenced to 1000$ monetary punishment, each in Sanandaj court. Magazine’s publishing permission was also cancelled. (Mehr.2007.Dec.13)
55)
Mohammad Mehdi
Faghihi, director in charge of the ‘Entekhab’ predictive site was sentenced to 100$
monetary punishment and 4 months imprisonment in
56)
Mohsen Ashrafi,
director in charge of the banned daily ‘ Bonyan’ was sentence to 1000$ monetary
punishment in
57)
Mohammad Javad
Rooh, journalist was sentenced to 100$ monetary punishment and 35 lashes in
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists:
58) Mansoor Faraji,
political activist arrested for acting
against the security of state, propaganda against state and being member of
Iran Democrat party was release on 100,000$ bail after 80 days of imprisonment.
(Student Committee of Human Right Reporters.2007.Nov.27)
59)
Mohammad Nabi Rodaki,
Islamic Assembly’s vice president of the state’s security commission said: Some
of the arrested students in Dec 4th were the ones guided by out of
country’s oppositions who wanted to make new formations in universities. (Mehr.2007.Dec.11)
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists: summoned
60)
Zeinab Yousefi , writer
and member of ‘Molavi’ literary
association was summoned to revolutionary court for participating in ‘Galavizh’
Festival in
61)
Ali Poorsoleiman, arrested
in gathering in front of Islamic Assembly in March 2006 was summoned to
62)
Keivan Rafii, human right
activist was summoned to
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists: Trial
63) Emadaldin Baghi,Fatemeh
Kamali, Ahmad Sarai, Maryam Baghi and Ehsan Kamali were tried in
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists: Arrested
64) Ashkan Razavi,
Jebheh Meli
65) Ali Reza
Jahanshahi, clergy in
66)
67) Yasaman rezai, Fatemeh Abd Allah Vand, Narges Ghafar Zadeh ,Maryam Azimi ,Amir Alizadeh ,Morteza Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Sadeghi, were arrested for supporting Mohammad Hossein Kazemeini Borojerdi. (Bam Azadi.2007.Nov.30)
68) Mohammad Saeed Kohneh poosh, Marivan Townships’
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists: Sentences issued by Courts
69)
Hadi Ghabel ,jebheh
Mosharekat
70) Hossein Asghari, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months imprisonment in
Revision court, branch no.36 for spying and miss using the documents. (Human right activists in Iran.2007.Dec.5)
71) Hamid saedi, Sanandaj cultural activist was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment in province’s revolutionary court .he was charged with propaganda against state. (Mokerian News.2007.dec.8)
72) Saleh Kohandel, Mujahedin‘s partisan was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Tehran revolutionary court. He is Evin prison for last 11 months. (Human right activists in Iran.2007.Dec.11)
73) Yousef Zarei, Majid Forozanfar, Jalal Naderi, Yousef
Refahiat, Hadi Gholami, Nader Ghadimi, Ali Najafi, Mahmood Jalilian and Ali sadeghi,
74) Hadi Amadehbash, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment in clergy’s
special court. He was charged with making innovations in religion. He was under
torture in Evin prison for 50 days and was tried without attorney. (Human right activists in Iran.2007.Dec.8)
75) Mohammad Ebrahim Rodini, 23 Iranshahr university student and Davood Mozafari,24 were arrestee in Nov.19th in Khomeinishar airport. They were transferred to Zahedan security office. They family had seen the sign of sever tortures on their body. (Human right activists in Iran.2007.Dec.13)
Political
Prisoners
76)
Farzad Kamangar, member of
Teachers trade union in Kamyaran province , editorial staff member of banned
magazine ‘ Royan’ , member of ‘Asak’ environmental committee and reporter of the
77)
Hedayat Ghazali,
Tabatabai university student and Sabah Nasri,
78)
Majid Tavakoli, prisoner
student in a letter addressed to Ali Khamenei wrote that he was beaten and
insulted in prison by Reza Ziai, prison’s assistant. (Advar News.2007.Nov.25)
79)
Fatemeh Kamali, Emadaldin
Baghi’s wife announced that he was interrogated in isolated cell for 45 days. (Advar
News.2007.Nov.26)
80) Mostafa Alavi Jadani was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment .he was
charged with making illegal formation by establishing ‘Kanoon Nokhbegan
81) Mohammad Ebrahimi, writer of the book ‘Tohid’(unification) kept in isolated cell for 3 years under the accusation of apostasy was transferred to Evin Prison ,chain 8.He needs immediate medical treatments in an equipped hospital. (Human right activists in Iran.2007.Dec.6)
82) Saeed Matinpoor, Ali Reza Matinpoor ,Behroz Safari , Jalil Ghanilo and Leila Heidari ,kept in different prisons for 7 months without receiving sentences, were transferred to Evin Prison to be interrogated. (Amir Kabir.2007.Dec.6)
83)
Ejlal Gavami,
Sanandaj province’s journalist and member of
84)
is in an urgent
need for medical treatment. He was sentenced to 3/5 years imprisonment for
acting against the national security. (
85) Families of Saeed Matinpoor, Ali Reza Matinpoor ,Behroz Safari , Jalil Ghanilo and Leila Heidari found the opportunity to visit them after 7 months because they were transferred from isolated cell to public chains. Their appearance showed they were under severe torture. (Advar News.2007.Dec.17)
86)
Ali Aziz’s family
visited him after 40 days he passed in isolated cell. He was former member of
87) Saeed Habibi, Behrooz Karimizadeh, Peiman Piran and Mehdi Graylo were transferred from Evin Prison’s chains 209 to chains 325 which are under control of Sepah security services. (Amir Kabir.2007.Dec.19)
88) Yaser Goli, main secretary of “Kurd Students’ Democratic Party” arrested by security guards in Oct.9 is still in isolated cell and can’t have visitors. He will be in temporary detention for more two months. (Amir Kabir.2007.Dec.20)
Women movement
activists:
89)
Zeinab
Peighambarzadeh, student’s activist and women movement activist was tried in
90) Jelveh Javaheri, student, women movement activist, arrested in March 3th gathering and writer of the ‘Taghir Baraye Barabari’ web site was arrested and transferred to Evin prison. She was charged with propaganda against state, disturbing public opinion and publishing lies. (Taghir Baraye Barabari.2007.Dec.1)
91) Nilofar Golkar, student activist of Tehran university, women movement activist and been arrested in March 3th gathering was tried in Tehran public court. She was charged with disturbing state’s security, disobeying Police order and disturbing public order. (Advar News.2007.Dec.16)
Workers’
situation
92) By falling in
Building in Robat Karim Township a worker was killed and 5 were injured.dis
regarding standard features by the contractor caused the accident. (Fars.2007.Dec.26)
93) Mohammad Gh. 42,
was killed by falling mountain while digging for making Tunnel in Miameh
Township. (Keihan.2007.Nov.28)
94) Ali Najani, Feridon
Nikofard and Nejat Dehli worker activists of Haft Tapeh cane-sugar industry
were arrested and transferred to prison.
95) Ramezan Alipoor and Mohammad Heidari, Rahim Basak and Jalil Ahmadi were arrested before by security guards. They were released after being interrogated. (Human right activists in Iran.2007.Dec.3)
96) Workers of ‘Niro Raksh’ industry were on strike, objecting delay on receiving their payments. (Mokerian News.2007.Dec.8)
97) Mahmood Salehi, baker sindicate activist in Saghez Township, sentenced to one year imprisonment is in a critical situation for damages to his only kidney. He was transferred to Hospital from Sanandaj prison. (Kurdistan’s Human Rights defence Organization.2007.Dec.13)
98) Mohsen
Hakimi,member of Iranian writer organization, Ali Reza Asgari, Poet , Ebrahim
Gohari, Bus Drivers’ syndicate member and Hossein Gholami worker activist were
arrested by security guards and transferred to Evin Prison. They were charged
with cooperating against the security of state. (Isna.2007.Dec.17)
99) Labours of ‘Pak
Ris’ industry in Semnan province did not receive their pay for four months. (Isna.2007.Dec.19)
100) Horam Abad Township’s
representative in Islamic assembly said: labours of the different industries in
province are gradually losing their jobs .They don’t receive their pays and
don’t have any job facilities such as insurance or retirement.
(Etemad.2007.Dec.20)
Stone to death
101)
AbdAllah Farivar,
48, married and father of two was sentenced to be stoned to death for having an affair. He is in prison for 4 years. (International
committee against stone to death .2007.Dec.2)
Sentenced
to Death
102) Ahmad, 17 was sentenced to death in Tehran penal Court Branch 71, with the charge of murdering his cousin Abolfazal. (Etemad.2007.Nov.22)
103) Gholam, 22, was sentenced to death in Branch 74 of Tehran Penal court, with the charge of murdering Gholam.S. (Etemad.2007.Nov.24)
104) Two men were sentenced to death in Karaj Revolutionary court with the charge of drug dealing. (Iran.2007.Nov.25)
105) Kobra 38 was sentenced to death in public Tehran Court branch no.71 for murdering her son in law. (Iran.2007.Nov.26)
106) Ali Mihan Torabi, 21, sentenced to death in Karaj public court, asked for a new investigation of his case. He had 16 while committed the crime. Amnesty international had asked for nullifying his sentence. (Etemad.2007.Nov.27)
107) Farhad was sentenced to death in Tehran’s Penal Court, branch no.71 with the charge murdering Massod. (Iran.2007. Nov.28)
108) Bagher, Amir, Nader and Abdalhossein were sentenced to death in public in Karaj Revolutionary court with the charge of drug dealing. (Iran.2007.Nov.29)
109) Delara Darabi, was sentenced to death with the charge of murdering her cousin. The issued sentence was confirmed in revision and Supreme Court. She had 17 while committed the crime. (Etemad .Dec.1)
110) Ali Reza was sentenced to 3 times death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.71, with the charge of murdering Farahnaz, Shohreh and a 50 years old woman. (Etemad.2007. Dec.3)
111) Gholam Reza was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.71, with the charge of murdering Nader. The issued sentence was confirmed in Supreme Court. (Iran.2007.Dec.3)
112) A young woman was sentenced to death in Karaj Revolutionary court for drug dealing. (Iran.2007.Dec.4)
113) Ayoub 53 was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.71, with the charge of murdering Ali Reza. The issued sentence was confirmed in Supreme Court. (Isna. 2007. Dec.5)
114) Ramezan was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.71 with the charge of murdering Razagh.The issued sentence was confirmed in Supreme Court. (Isna. 2007. Dec.5)
115) Abdullah, 28 was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.71, with the charge of murdering Rabee. The issued sentence was confirmed in Supreme Court. (Iran.2007.Dec.6)
116) Mohsen 25 was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.71, with the charge of murdering Akbar. (Etemad.2007.Dec.6)
117) Nasrin Sotoudeh, Soghra Najafi’s lawyer said: her appointed was released on bail after 18 years of detention with the charge of murdering when she was 13 but she is arrested again and transferred to Rasht prison for being executed. She said number of people executed under the age of 18 is unknown and is more than what we imagine. For example execution of Makoan in Kermanshah prison was not listed any where. (Radio Farda.2007.Dec.11)
118) Two men, 24 and 27 were sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.77, with the charge of abducting a girl and committing violation. The issued sentence was confirmed in Supreme Court. (Etemad.2007.Dec.11)
119) Saeed 24 was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.71, with the charge of murdering Mohammad. (Isna. 2007. Dec.11)
120) Mostafa, 33 was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.74, with the charge of murdering Saeed. (Isna. 2007. Dec.17)
121) Hashem, 25 was sentenced to death in Tehran Penal Court, branch no.74, with the charge of murdering5 members of his family. The issued sentence was confirmed in Supreme Court. (Etemad Melli.2007.Dec.17)
Doubtful
murders
122) After suspicious death of Dr.Zahra Bani Yaghob 27, in Hamadan detention office, her brother confirmed injuries on her body, while they are saying she had committed suicide. Her fiancé was also fired. Her first attorney Najafi Ragheb said we can do nothing, they are more powerful!! (Shahrgan.2007.Dec.3)
123) After 4 days of arresting Mehdi Hosseinpoor by security guards, they contacted their family to come and take his body from Sajad Hospital. (Human right activists in Iran.2007.Dec.13)
Death
Sentences executed by Courts
124) Ali Reza, 35 was executed in public in public in Ghom. He was charged with drug dealing. (Iran.2007.Nov.22)
125) Shamsadin Dorakh and Mahmood Shahpashton were executed in Zahedan prison. They were charged with drug dealing. (Jomhori Islami.2007.Nov.26)
126) Ahmad, 37 was executed in public in Esfahan. He was charged with drug dealing. (Iran.2007.Nov.27)
127) A man was executed in Zahedan prison. He was charged with drug dealing. (Irna.2007.Dec.2)
128) Yahya Madadi, 41, AtaAllah Poorzehi, 37 and Hossein Safarlo were executed in public in public in Ghom. There were charged with drug dealing. (Keihan.2007.Dec.2)
129) Hamid was executed Baft prison. He was charged with drug dealing. (Isna.2007.Dec.5)
130) Adullah, Mohammad Reza, Alikhan and Amir were executed in Bam prison. They were charged with drug dealing. (Isna.2007.Dec.5)
131) Saeed Eghbal ,Makoan Molodzadeh’s lawyer said: her death sentence while she had 20 years old was executed in Kermanshah prison without any legal procedures. Even me as her lawyer or her family didn’t know that she was going to be executed. She was sentenced to death for having sexual relation ship while she was 13. (Radio Farda.2007.Dec.6)
132) A man was executed in public in Shiraz, with the
charge of murdering and robbery. (Keihan.2007.Dec.15)
133) Hassan and Mohammad were executed in Esfahan prison, with the charge of murdering Jila 24 and his son 3. (Etemad Meli.2007.Dec.17)
134) Khodadad Shahbakhsh and Mohammad Reza Saleh were
executed in Zahedan prison, with the charge of drug dealing. (Keihan.2007.Dec.18)
135) A man was executed in public in Kohdasht Township, under the name of ‘Ruffians’. (Jomhori Islami.2007.Dec.19)
136) Ghasem 28 was executed in Evin prison, with the charge
of committing violation to 15 teenagers. (Isna.2007.Dec.19)
137)