Evidence about the widespread, planned and systematic
Violation of Human Rights in
Report َMars 2007
In this report a little part of the
human rights violations instances in
Student News
1) The
Daftar-e-Tahkim-e Vahdat central council on the occasion of the last days of the year announced;
student disciplinary committees have issued verdicts for 300 students. The
supervisory committee on student publication has banned 57 student magazines.
The University Supervisory Committee has also dissolved or suspended 35 student
formations. 17 undergraduate students were deprived from education and there
were forced retirements for university professors. . (Advar News.2007.Mar.12)
Student: Summoned
and interrogated in courts
2) Saeed Ghorbanian and
Hasan Saminfar the Sabzevar university students were summoned to the province
revolutionary court. (Ilna.2007
Feb.23)
3) Hamed Iranshahi the
member of the Daftar-e-Tahkim-e Vahdat
central council was summoned to the
Students: issued
sentences
4) Mohammad Kazemi the
economy University student was sentenced to having written reprimands in his
educational dossiers with the charge of writing articles in his personal web
log. (Advar news. 2007.Feb.20)
5) Mohammad Reza
Rahimirad the
6) Hamid Malekzadeh the
7) The expulsion sentence
of Matin Meshkin the AmirKabir university student was confirmed in the revision
committee of the university. (Ilna.2007.Feb.25)
8) Abbas Hakimzadeh the
student activist of the
9) Babak Zamanian the
member of the Amir Kabir student Islamic Association was sentenced to one
semester education deprivation. Also 6 other students were summoned to the
disciplinary committee.(Amir Kabir.Weblog.2007.Feb.13)
Bans on student
publications:
10) The Student
Publication ”Farvardin” with the editor in charge of Kazem Rezai was banned under the order of the supervisory
committee on student publications with the charge of publishing lies. (Ilna,
2007.Mar.3)
11) The Student
Publication” Ketab-e-Pedar” with the editor in charge of Saeed Shirshahi was banned for 3 months under the order of
the supervisory committee on student publications in Ahvaz university with the
charge of publishing lies. (Isna, 2007.Mar.12)
Preventions on student formation:
12) Making speech of
Dr.Mosa Ganinejad and Mohammad Bagher Nobakht in
13) The Board Overseeing
Student Groups banned the activities of the Zanjan University Students’ Islamic
Association under the accusation of disturbing order and not obeying the laws.
(Ilna.2007.Mar.6)
14) With the order of the
Amir Kabir university headmaster the clubs building of this university was
ruined: there were 11 clubs in this building: cultural club, movie and photo
club, theatre club, book club, music club and... .(Amir Kabir.2007.Mar.19)
Bans on Films, Books,
Websites, and Civil Organizations:
15)
The Iranian writers club announced: their site is also obstructed like
many other sites and this only means of communication between the members is no
longer valid. They also demanded the release o the political prisoners and
removing the death penalty sentence. (Advar news.2007.Feb.25)
16)
The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance cancelled the renewed publishing permit of the books “ the
three drops of blood”,” man and animal”, “ Khayam Sadegh”, and ‘ the Iranan vulgar culture ” written by Sadegh
Hedayat.(Isna.2007.Feb.27)
17)
The civil organisation ‘Koneshgaran-e-Davtalab” established by the
former Tabatabai university professor was inspected and plumbed by the security
guards. Also Dr.Sohrab Razaghi’ house
was detected by the security guards. (Advar news.2007.Mar.15)
18)
Th legal organisation Rahi leaded by Shadi Sadr the attorney and woman
right activist was inspected and plumbed by the security guards. (Meidan.2007.
Mar.15)
19) Ali Farahbakhsh, a
journalist of the banned Sharq Daily and a member of the Journalists’
Guild, was arrested at the airport on 25 Nov. returning from a conference. He
was interrogated at
The Press and Journalists:
20) The day-book of the
Taban magazine, published in Ghazvin province was attacked. Mohammad Alikhani
the chief in charge of the magazine is the member of minority of the Islamic
assembly fraction. (Noandish.2007.Feb.28)
21) Mostafa Kavakebian the
editor in charge of the Mardom Salari Magazine announced in a debate: we no the
people problems but under the order of the supreme committee of the nation security
we can not reflect them.
22) Mohammad Javad
Haghshenas the editor in chare of the Etemad Magazine said; we were reprimanded
of titling the Mr. Velayati’s speech. (Ilna.2007.Feb.28)
23) Rajab Ali Mazroi the journalist’s
trade union head said: in 2006-2007 more than 20 magazines were banned under
the supervisor committee on presses order and their harsh treatment for giving
publishing permit is obvious. (Ilna.2007.Mar.12)
24) Mashallah
Shamsalvaezin the spokes man of the press liberty defence committee said: in 2006 there were more than
3000 applicant for journal permission but this permission is just for special
persons. He added in this year 30 to 35 magazines were banned and 3000
journalists were unemployed and 120 journalists were interrogated. (Ilna.2007.Mar.12)
Journalists:
arrested:
25) Mansor Tifori the member
of the editorial staff of the banned magazine Ashti and Gofteman-e-no was
arrested in Marivan province by the security guards. (Ilna.2007.Mar.13)
Press: Bans
26) The Payam-e Kordestan
Magazine with the editor in charge of Ardeshi Sadraldini was baned and its
permission was nullified and his editorial staff member Soleman Bayazidi was
treated to death.(
27) Mohammad Bagher Samli
the chief in charge of the Salam Jonoob magazine was arrested with the chare of
insulting the Muslims prophet The magazine was banned and the day-book was
plumbed.(Ilna.2007.Mar.12)
Journalists
Summoned to Court
28) The editors in charge
of the magazines
29) Abdarasool Vesal the
editor in charge of the Ayandeh-e- no magazine was summoned to the branch no.7
of the government employee court. He was charged with before date propaganda
for the election and publishing lies. (Ilna.2007.Feb.28)
30) Mohammad Javad
Haghshenas and Mostafa Kavakebian the editors in charge of the Etemad-e-Meli
and Mardom Salari magazines were summoned to the branch no.7 of the government
employee court. They were charged with publishing lies for disturbing public
opinion. (Ilna.2007.Mar.7)
Journalists interrogated
31) Soleiman Soleimani the
chief in charge of the RougeHelat magazine was interrogated in Kordestan
province penal court with the charge of acting against the national security. (Ilna.2007.Mar.2)
Journalists trialed
32) Ali Farahbakhsh,the
Shargh magazine journalist was tried in
33) Mohammad Reza Khatami,
the chief in charge of the banned daily
Moshaarekat, was tried in
34) Gholam Hossein Eslamifar
the former chief in charge of the daily
35) Leila PoorYousefi the
chief in charge of the Sobh-e-Zendegi magazine was tried in branch no.76 of
36) Elyas Hazrati, the
chief in charge of the banned daily Etemad
was tried in
Sentences issued by
courts
37) Davood Bahrami
Siyavoshani the chief in charge, of banned daily Payam-e Azadi, was
tried at Branch 1083 of
38) Manijeh Zibai the
chief in charge, of the Shokoh Azadi magazine was tried at Branch no.2 of
39) Mehdi Rahmanian the
chief in charge, of the Shargh magazine was tried at Branch no.76 of
40) Gholam Hossein Karbaschi
the chief in charge, of the banned magazine Hammian was tried at Branch no.1083
of
41) The publishing permit
of the banned magazine Bonyan was nullified in
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists
42) Nahid Sayadat ,Hassan
Sarahi’s wife, the editor of the Ayatollah Taleghani ‘s publishing announced
that his husband is missed for more than 10 months and the efforts for finding him was with out
success. (Ilna.2007.Feb.25)
43) Dr. Alireza Rajai the
university professor and a national-religious activist was arrested after
coming back from a trip to
44) Mashallah Shamsalvaezin
the press liberty defence committee secretary‘s making speech in Gorgan
province was nullified and the participant in the meeting were beaten by the
Ansar Hezbollah. (Isna.2007.Feb.27)
45) Nasrin Sotoodeh, the
human right activist and the attorney of some women movement activists said: in
a gathering in font of the revolutionary court I was witness that the security guards
had beaten the women and arrested them. She mentioned 30 female activists were
released but during the last 48 hours 7 activists were threaten again. (Advar
news.2007.Mar.9)
Political, Cultural,
Social Activists Summoned to Courts
46) Ali Akbar Mosavi
Khoiniha was summoned to
47) Mohammad Reza Vatani,
one of the Gonabadi Dervishes of the
48) Akbar Alami the
49) Nasrin Sotoodeh the
ministry of justice attorney said: in last 48 hours Homa Madah,Mansoreh Shojai,
Farnaz Seifi, Khadijeh Moghadam, Parisa Kakai,Bita Tahbaz and Mona
Mohammadzadeh were summoned to the
50) The secure guards had
broken the Sara Loghmani’s house padlock and hand inspected the house. They
have also confiscated bita Tahbaz‘s cell phone. (Advarnews.2007.Mar.8)
51) Nasrin Sotoodeh the
ministry of justice attorney said: the families of Mansoreh Shojai and Farnaz
Seifi, the women right’s activists, were also summoned to court. She also
mentioned during the woman’s day gathering in
52) Azadeh Forghani who
was arrested in 12 June gathering in
53) Dr.Parviz Mohammadi
the Naghadeh university professor was summoned to the province revolutionary
court. (
54) Hesmatallah Tabarzadi
and Mohammad Masod Salamati the members of the Iranian Democrat committee were
summoned to the revolutionary court and ministry of security and were
threatened. (Political prisoners’ committee.2007.Mar.15)
55) Majid Evar was
summoned to the branch no.2 of the Mahabad revolutionary court .He was charged
with collaborating with Kurd opposition. (Mokerian weblog.2007.Mar.17)
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists: Trialed
Fariba Davoodi Mohajer, Noshin
Ahmadi, Parvin Ardalan,Shahla Entesari and Sosan Tahmaseb the women right
activists were tried in branch no.6 of the
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists: Arrested
56) Khaled Ghobadi, member
of the
57) The security guards
have attacked a peaceful gathering in Zanjan province with the occasion of the
mother tongue day and have arrested some of them. The arrested names are as
follow:
58) Saeed Matinpoor ,jalil
Ghanilo, Hossein Rahmati ,AliReza Matinpoor, Ali Rahmati, Morteza Moradi
,Mohsen Rafiee, Elnaz Nemati, Davood Nemati ,Mahmod MOhajeri, Aidin Moghadam,
Rahmatallah Bayat Tabar, Yousef Mohammadi ,Amir Nasiri ,Behrooz Safari,
Mohammad Mohammadi, Iraj Mohamadi and Karim Jalili.(Advarnews.2007.Feb.22)
59) The security guards
have attacked peaceful gathering in Oromiyeh, Miyandoab,
60) Arash Bahmani, Babak
Mehdizadeh and Kohzad Esmaili the members of the Islamic Iranian students were
arrested by the Gilan province security guards. (Ilna.007.Feb.25)
61) Somayeh Bayenat, Ahmad
Batebi’s wife was arrested in
62) 36 women’s right
activists who were gathered in front of the revolutionary court were arrested
by the security guards. It is as follow their names: Parasto Sarmadi,Saghar
Laghai, Khadijeh Moghadam, Saghi Laghi,Nahid Keshavarz , Nahid keshavarz,
Mahnaz Mohamadi, Nasrin Afzali, Talat Taghiniya,Fakhri Shadfar,Maryam
Shadfar,Elnaz Ansari,Fatemeh Govarai,Azadeh Forghani,Somayeh Farid, Mino
Mortazi, Sara Imanian, Nahid Jafari, Sosan Tahmasebi, Parvin Ardalan, Noshin
Ahmadi, Farideh Entesari, Nahid Entesari, Shahla Entesari and Shadi Sadr. Nahid
Jafari was injured in this arrestment. (Advar news.2007.Mar.4)
63) Negar Asadzadeh and
Mehdi Amizesh the Azad university students were arrested for participating in
teachers gathering in front of the Islamic assembly. They were released on bail.
(8mars weblog.2007.Mar.8)
64) Bahareh Hedayat the
women commission secretary of the Daftar Tahkim-e-Vahdat said: at least 10
women participating in the gathering in front of the Islamic assembly were
arrested by the security guards. It is as follow their names:Gita
Ahmadi,Samaneh Moradiyan, Maral Farokhi, mona Feizbakhsh,and Nahid Noroozi.
They were released after one day. (Advarnews.2007.Mar.9)
65) Women’s day ceremony
was banned in Sanandaj province by the security guards and some participants
were arrested. Some of them were released the day after but 5 persons (named
below) are still in detention: Aso Saleh, Roya Tadaun, Peiman Nemati ,Elyas
Karimi ,and Salah Zamani.(Ilna.2007.Mar.10)
66) Shirzad Hajilo the
secretary of the Orin organization was arrested by the security guards in Khoy
province. (Hagh weblog.2007.Mar.11)
67) Hasan Karami the
security guard chief of the western
68) Some teachers who were
gathered in front of the Islamic assembly were arrested by the security guards
in
Tehran: Alireza Hashemi,Mohammad
Davari, Ali Poorsoleiman, Mahmod Beheshti Langeroodi, AliAkbar Baghani ,Karim
Ghashghavi, Mohammad Reza Rezai, Rasool Bodaghi, Mohsen Kamali, Norallah
Akbari,Sajad Kaksari, Soraj Jafari, Rabipoor, Khakbaazan, Bagheri and Akbari
Parvareshi.
69) Porvosoogh the
secretary of the teachers’ trade union said: unfortunately we don’t have any
exact number of the arrested teachers but the due date for making release the 44
of them is by the end of the Norooz vacation.(Ilna.2007.Mar.18)
70) Zakariya Abasi the
member of the
71) Mahbobeh Abasgholi and
Shadi Sadr the women right activists after 16 days detention were released on
250,000$ and 200,000$ bails. (Meidan .2007.Mar.19).
Political,
Cultural, Social Activists: Sentences issued by Courts
72) Saeed Derakhshandi and
Abolfazl Jahandar the student activists were each sentenced to three and two
and a half years in prison by Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch no.6.They were
charged with insulting the authorities, acting against the security of the state,
making illegal gathering.(Ilna.2007.Feb.23)
73) Keivan Ansari the
member of the Iranian students’ organization was sentenced to 3/5 years
imprisonment in
74) Hojat Al Islam
Jahanshahi, was sentenced to 3 months and a day imprisonment under the
accusation of having an openly campaign against the landed in Sirjan
province.15 of his supporters were also arrested by the security guards. (Aftab.2007.Mar.3)
75) Logman Rashi who was
in Mahabad prison for the last year, was sentenced to 6 years imprisonments. He
was charged with collaborating with a Kurd party of the opposition. (Mokerian
Web log .2007.Mar.8)
76) .Hamid Rahgozar the member of the Iranian students
organization was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in Hamedan revolutionary
court branch no.1, under the accusation of acting against the public security
and the government.(Ilna.2007.Mar.13)
77) .Mostafa Avazpoor the
activist of the Azerbaijan national movement was sentenced to 2 years
imprisonment in Tabriz revolutionary court, under the accusation of pan Turkism
and propaganda against the state. He was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment
before. (Hagh Web log.2007.Mar.19)
78) SalahAldin Alai the
representative of the Saghez and Baneh in sixth assembly was sentenced to 6
years imprisonment in branch no.1 of the government employee court. He was
charged with breaking out with the security guards in the assembly. (
Political Prisoners
79) Miad Bayenat said:
Ahmad Batebi is in a food strike after hearing the arrestment news of his wife.
Somayeh Bayenat, his wife, was active in informing his situation and attempting
for his release (B.B.C.2007.Feb.23)
80) Mohammad Ebrahimi, the
religious book writer and member of the ‘Right and Justice’ organisation is kept
in 209 jails for a year. He was arrested in 2002 and was sentenced to 13 years
imprisonment in
81) Most of prisoners in
These are the name of ten prisoners
and their conviction period:
AhmadAlbogish, 6 years. Javad Jaberi,
5 years. Aziz Karefi, 3 years. Aziz Saedi, 2 years. Mansoor Tayoorinasab. 13
years. Javad Naimi, 6 years. Kazem Zahiri, 3 years. Ali Savari, 11 years. Leila
Kabi, sentenced to death (There is no information about her!) and Mehdi
Khazirai. (Human rights activists in Iran.
2007. Mar.5)
82) Khaled Hardani,Shahram
and Farhang PoorMansoori were transferred to Rajai Shahr prison overnight from
Evin Prison. As an objection they went on a strike. They are under the death penalty
sentence for committing Hijack. (Student committee of the human right
reporters.2007.Mar.8)
83) Seid Mohammad Kazemi
Brojerdi was in a food strike in Evin prison for two weeks as an objection to
the arrestment of his wife and son. (Bam Azadi Web log.2007.Mar.9)
Worker situation
84) 25 labourers of the
Pars Cartoon Company in Ghazvin province were fired. (Ilna.2007.Feb.21)
85) “1500 municipality
workers of the
86) “400 labourers of
Metal Industries Co.no.2 in
87) Labourers of Kashan
Makhmal-e- abrisham Company have not received their pays for several months (Ilna.2007.Feb.23)
88) Kaghaz Karoon Company
in Shoshtar province is closed over a year and its 170 workers have not
received their pays for 10 months. ( Ilna, 2007.Feb.23)
89) Labourers working at
Sazmayeh Company have not received their pays for last three years.” (Ilna.
2007.Feb.23)
90) Mansoor Aslanloo,
syndicate chief of the
91) 700 labourers of Khozestan
province Tube Pipe industry have not received their pays for three months (Ilna.2007.Feb.24)
92) 250 labourers in
Lorestan province have not received their pays for eight months (Ilna.2007.Feb.24)
93) 200 labourers of
Naghsh Iran Company, 80 labourers of the Ghoveh Pars Company and some workers
of the Kelaj Company in Ghazvin province have not received their pays for five
months (Ilna.
2007.Feb.24)
94) Labourers of the
Oromiyeh province, Ajor-e-Machin Company have not received their pays for three
to seven months (Ilna.2007.Feb.25)
95) The head of the
Hossein nejad contract work company in Tabass province is forbearing to pay the
20 municipality workers. (Ilna.2007.Feb.25)
96) 150 labourers of the Khoram
Abad province, refrigerator industry have not received their pays for three
months (Ilna.2007.Feb.26)
97) 20 labourers of the
98) 15 labourers of the
Mahabad province, Arz Gostar Company were fired. They have not received their
pays for three months (Ilna.2007.Feb.26)
99) 24 labours of the
Pakdasht province sand company were fired. (Ilna.2007.Feb.28)
100) 1500 labours of the
Ziggurat company in Ilam province have not received their pays for 6 months.(Ilna.2007.Feb.28)
101) 72 labourers of the
Ghoveh Pars Company have not received their pays for 8 months. These workers
were gathered in front of the worker’s house of the Gazvin province in protest
(Ilna.2007.Feb.28)
102) 295 labours of the
Chit sazi industry in Behshahr province have not received their pays for 6 months.
The industry have had 1760 workers before, but most of them were fired or
retired.(Ilna.2007.Mar.2)
103) The knitting industry
Maryam was shut down and its 100 workers were fired. (Ilna.2007.Mar.2)
104) 18 contract workers of
the Tabas Air port have not received their pays for 5 months. (Ilna.2007.Mar.2)
105) 600 labours of the
Tabarestan knitting industry have not received their pays for 5 months. (Ilna.2007.Mar.3)
106) The modern electronic
company in
107) 30 contractor company
of the
108) 90 Labourers working
at Sandogh-e Nasooz Khoram Company have not received most of their pays over
the past six months. (Ilna.2007.Mar.3)
109) 35 labours of the
Zagros Dairy products company in Khoram Abad province have not received their
pays for a year. (Ilna.2007.Mar.3)
110) 12000 labours of the
Karoon Industry-Cultivation Company in Shoshtar province have not received
their pays for 2 months. The workers participate in food strike for objection.
(Ilna.2007.Mar.4)
111) 50 labours of the Khoi
Gatch industry have not received their pays for five months (Ilna.2007.Mar.5)
112) Some workers of the
modern electronic company in
113) Labours of the Parsan
Industry in
114) 70 labours of the
Taleghani Wood Industry have not received their pays for 7 months. They were
gathered in front of the Islamic Assembly for objection. (Ilna.2007.Mar.6)
115) 70 contract workers of
the
116) Gholam Reza Abotalebi
the executive of the Khoozestan Workers’ house said: eighty percent of the
province workers are working with the chief contractors and these contractors
have not paid them for 3 to 4 months. (Ilna.2007.Mar.6)
117) 500 labours of the
Khoi province knitting industry have not received their pays for six months
(Ilna.2007.Mar.6)
118) 50 labours of the
Miandoab province Pasteurized milk industry have not received their pays for
three months (Ilna.2007.Mar.6)
119) Soltani Nasab the
chief director of the Labour ministry said: in last year 1100 labours were died
as a cause of the workmanship accidents .He added if these workers have
received any trainings these accidents would not happened. (Ilna.2007.Mar.6)
120) 400 labours of the
ship manufacturing Industry in Arvandan province have not received their pays
for 3 months. They were gathered in front of the khoram Shahr governorship for
objection. (Ilna.2007.Mar.6)
121) 500 labours of the
Rajai Wood industry in Mazandaran province are unemployed for four years .The
workers have financial problems and have no incomes. (Ilna.2007.Mar.7)
122) 3000 labours of the
123) 300 daily-paid workers
in
124) Fakhr Aldin
Mosavi,Ghazanfar Karami, Rahim Baba,Ali Reza Feizi and Farzin Barkhordar the
labours of the “Pooshineh Baft” industry in Ghazvin province were arrested by
the security guards under the accusation of causing trouble. This company’s
have not received their pay for 6 months.(Ilna.2007.Mar.7)
125) More than 500 labours
of the metal industry in
126) Mohsen Hakimi, Jalal
Hosseini, Mahmood Salehi and Borhan Divargar who were arrested in 2005 labour’s
day in Saghez province were tried with the charge of illegal gathering and
collusion for committing crimes in
127) 170 labours of the