Thursday, December 3, 2009

Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 Newsletter



Student Information Center (SIC)

Newsletter Issue 137 - Wednesday December 2nd, 2009                                                                                                                                                             



Future Plans
--Iranian-style protests, Thursday evening, go to parks and around in the city with family.
 --Accompanying mothers of the green movement victims in Laleh Park – every Saturday afternoon.
--Chanting on the roof tops the night of Dec 6th (Azar 15th).
--Spreading news about Dec 7 (Azar 16th) demonstrations on the anniversary of Student Day in private and public universities across the country; inviting people and students to attend these ceremonies in universities.
News
--BBC: Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, Tehran's prosecutor, released a statement regarding the death of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani, who was the doctor at Kahrizak detention centre. He announced that the death of the doctor was caused by a poisoning medication found in the salad next to his body. He added that they are currently investigating whether the death was a suicide, or murder. Kahrizak was the detention centre where it was revealed that the arrested were kept in inhumane conditions and tortured and killed. It's closure was ordered by the Supreme Leader several months ago. Dr. Pourandarjani was found dead shortly after.
--Rooz Online: M. Pezeshkyan, reformist parliamentary representative, said that medical record do not indicate that Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani suffered from any mental illnesses and hence suicide would not be a likely cause of death. He added that police members present at Kahrizak detention center will be called in for questioning regarding the death of Dr. Pourandarjani.
--The Green Path: Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, also made a statement regarding the planned December 7th opposition rallies. He said that it is the police's duty to confront any gathering that does not have a proper permit, as well as confronting those who jeopardize public order.
--Wave of Freedom: weekly Times has nominated Iranian protesters in it's list of important people of 2009. This candidacy has been said to be based on the courage demonstrated after the Iranian elections.
--Radio Zamaneh: Regarding the resolution recently passed by the international body against the Islamic Republic, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Moscow has made a mistake ( Russia has been siding with Iran until recently) and that other countries such as Afghanistan that agreed with the resolution were either tricked or under pressure. he finally added that he does not mind this new resolution adding :"let them release resolutions until they get tired of it".
--Deutsche Welle: Sardar Rajab Zadeh, Tehran's chief of police announced that he plans to deal with disorder caused by motorcyclists by increasing the presence of police around Tehran. He added that residents of Tehran have gotten accustomed to the presence of police and if they are removed, chaos will return. He then added that in order to guarantee order, there will be no limit to the number of police members that could be present on the streets of Tehran.
--Rooz Online: Regarding the select Zahra Rahnavard, as the third influential individual in 2009 (by Foreign Policy), pro-Ahmadinejad newspapers in Iran expressed their anger. They compared this selection, as well as Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize, to "parasites who feed on the ignorance and prejudice of people". --AUTnews: Students of Razi University at Kermanshah demonstrated and went on hunger strike against continued arrests and oppression in the university. They refused to participate in classes on Tuesday. Pictures of this demonstration has been attached to the news letter. 
News of the arrested, the missing and the deceased
 --Mowjcamp: Saeed Leylaz, political analyst has been sentenced to 9 years of prison, also Shapoor Kazemi, Zahra Rahvanard's brother has been sentenced to 1 year of prison. 
Recommendations and Warnings
--A new anti-filtering strategy: 1- Visit AOL.com, 2- register an account (sign up for a free email), 3- download free software (AOL 9.5), 4- sign into your account in AOL 9.5, 5- enjoy surfing high speed internet without filtering.
--Mohsen Sazegara described the following in his daily discussions
Heavy sentences for political activists is a follow up of the oppression strategy of the government and has proven ineffective. We will hope that these sentences would be removed soon.
For 7th of Dec. demonstrations, its suggested that people join not only large universities but also smaller ones, as the militia forces will not be able to attack all the universities and will try to show their power only at a few ones.
Absence of high rank officials at the gathering in the parliament such as Ahmadinejad, Rafsanjani as well as previous heads of the parliament Karoubi and Nategh-noori shows that separation and dis-unity at high ranks of the government still continues and seems unresolvable.
High school students are also encouraged to join the university students in the coming 'student day' demonstrations.






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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Monday November 30th, 2009 Newsletter


Student Information Center (SIC)

Newsletter Issue 136 - Monday November 30th, 2009                                                                                                                                                              





Future Plans
--Iranian-style protests, Thursday evening, go to parks and around in the city with family.
--Accompanying mothers of the green movement victims in Laleh Park – every Saturday afternoon.
--Chanting on the roof tops the night of Dec 6th (Azar 15th).
--Spreading news about Dec 7 (Azar 16th) demonstrations on the anniversary of Student Day in private and public universities across the country; inviting people and students to attend these ceremonies in universities.
News
--Radio Farda: Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, an influential cleric, and a senior reformist religious leader spoke on Saturday on the occasion of Eid. He condemned the recent violence committed by the security forces and some Basij forces against the people of Iran. He added that "The philosophy behind Basij was that they were mobilized in the path of God, and not the path of the Devil". He stated that all who received any kind of damage following the recent events should be compensated and those who were arrested should be released. . He also criticized the Supreme leaders' encouraging reaction to the violence committed by the Basij.
--Radio Farda: Akbar Ganji, a prominent Iranian journalist, stated that intensified international economic sanctions against Iran would work against the democratic movement and would have no effect on the current regime. Mr. Ganji's speech gave his speech on Monday in Berlin at the Heinrich Böll Foundation. He added that similar sanctions against Iraq and Libya had no effects on their government and as a result, only children and the elderly suffered.
--Radio Farda: Iranian Students News Agency, ISNA, reported Fayaz Zahed, a journalist with the hundred million toman bail was released. The former member of the editorial council of the Etemad Melli newspaper Focus was detained since August. Mr. Zahid who is also the University Professor of History, was arrested more than two months ago after leaving court for hearing on charges of "acting against national security and participation in illegal gatherings".
--Radio Farda: American publication "Foreign Policy" has published its list of 2009's top 100 thinkers. Zahra Rahnavard (wife of Mr. Mousavi), was ranked in third place. First place went to Ben Bernanke (American Central Bank) and President Barack Obama came in second. The reason for Mrs. Rahnavard's selection was her involvement in the Green Movement from behind the scenes. Additionally, Mr. Abdolkarim Soroush, the Iranian dissident philosopher was also among the top 100 at rank 45.
--Reuters: Brigadier General Hossein Hamadani, the IRGC commander stated that the 12 imposters who wore Basij uniforms and caused trouble after the elections unrest, have been arrested. He added that the cases of these individuals are under investigation and that they have had no previous connection with the Basij.
--The Green Road: The Commander of IRGC in Shiraz announced that this city saw the most amount unrest after Tehran. And he added that the unrest was subdued thanks to the Basij force.
News of the arrested, the missing and the deceased
--Radio Farda: The family Kianoosh Aassa, a 25 year-old student who was killed during the recent unrest, has written an open letter to the judicial and legislative body and has demanded "clear and honest" information regarding the circumstances around Kianoush's death. His mother and brother added that after searching for him for 9 days and nights in Tehran's detention centers, prisons and hospitals, they were finally presented with his body, where his mouth was filled with blood, resulting from gun shot wounds. His family was then permitted to bury him in a private ceremony, in the presence of governmental guards.
--Radio Farda: The Iranian Assembly has allocated $ 20 million to exposing human rights violations in America and Britain. This budget is also intended to go towards supporting opposition movement in said countries. This fund will also serve against conspiracies propagated by USA and Britain as well as confronting their oppression worldwide. This follows the recent announcement that the US senate has made a $ 50 million commitment to deal with censorship of news networks and networks dedicated to the Internet in Iran.
--Reuters: Hengameh Shahidi, a journalist and consultant to Mehdi Karroubi's campaign who was arrested shortly after the presidential elections has been sentenced to six years imprisonment. Her charges are "Acting against national security through propaganda activities against the holy Islamic Republic through interviews with anti-Islamic republic news source, the BBC ".
--Norooz: Behzad Nabavi high-ranking member of the Islamic Revolution Mojahedin Organization who was recently released from prison, addressed a small gathering of friends and described his experience of detention and interogation. Nabavi was arrested on 25th of June and he described some of the interrogation tactics aimed at weakening his position.
--SIC: A short video of hunger strike on Monday at University of Tehran in protest against continued detention of their classmate is attached to the newsletter. Also a short video of the gathering of mourning mothers on Saturday is attached to the newsletter.
Analysis
--BBC: Based on recent events, it appears that Iran is placed in a difficult situation regarding the nuclear situation where recent negotiations have failed. The IEAE president stated that the recent investigation has reached a dead-end. This is in contrast to the optimistic atmosphere of 5 or 6 weeks ago. In addition to the current regime, the blow came from opposition leader Mr. Mousavi who believes that nuclear development is the right of the Iranian people. Essentially, the Iranian government is currently stuck between two bad situations. If it accepts the terms of foreigners, it will be accused of defeat by it's own country. And defiance to international pressure may lead to harsher sanctions. However, the current regime repeatedly claims that sanctions will not have a major effect on the economy. Many also note that the current economic situation is already so dire that further pressures may have unpredictable and dangerous outcomes. At the same time, it remains to be seen whether the Iranian regime will find a third option.
Recommendations and Warnings
--A new anti-filtering strategy: 
1- Visit AOL.com, 2- register an account (sign up for a free email), 3- download free software (AOL 9.5), 4- sign into your account in AOL 9.5, 5- enjoy surfing high speed internet without filtering.
--Mohsen Sazegara described the following in his daily discussions:
First he commended the courage of women and mothers who were attacked by guards at their last rally on Saturday.
He then focused on the upcoming events of December 6th. He emphasized the importance of unison. He added that all sections of society should be invited to rally, these include ordinary people, students, even security forces and also leaders of the green movement. Regarding student activities he added that if students are prevented from gathering at their schools and Universities, they can go in the surrounding area, or even rally in their own neighborhood and write and spread slogans. He also confirmed that the failure of nuclear negotiations will probably lead to more severe sanctions against Iran. He added that the Holland government has proposed to recognize the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. Finally, he applauded Ayatolah Montazeri's speech which condemned the Basij.





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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Newsletter for Saturday 28th November 2009

Student Information Center (SIC)

Newsletter Issue 135 - Saturday November 28th, 2009                                                                                                                                                              





Future Plans:
--Iranian-style protests, Thursday evening, go to parks and around in the city with family.
--Accompanying mothers of the green movement victims in Laleh Park – every Saturday afternoon.
--Chanting on the roof tops the night of Dec 6th (Azar 15th).
--Spreading news about Dec 7 (Azar 16th) demonstrations on the anniversary of Student Day in private and public universities across the country; inviting people and students to attend these ceremonies in universities.
News:
--Norooz: In an exclusive interview with a Dutch Channel 2 television program, Iranian opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi discussed his thoughts about the recent violence the government has been exercising against election protesters. Mehdi Karroubi, who has been personally attacked several times in the post-election events, maintained that he never believed the election dispute would become confrontational and he especially did not expect the extent of violence would reach the level it has. Mr. Karroubi added: "It is a new thing for me that they violently beat women and easily attack seniors. We were very active during Shah's (Iran's last monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) time and in those days they did not beat people like this. In demonstrations, they in effect tried to merely shoo people away and disperse them." Karroubi in response to a question about the probability of his own arrest said: "there is nothing that we can say it is impossible".
--Taghir Website: On Wednesday while Mehdi Karroubi had travelled to Qom, around 1:00am a group of 60 bike riders dressed in Basij uniforms gathered in front of Karroubi's mansion. They continued shouted against Karroubi and called him names. They chanted slogans such as "death to the anti-mullah rule". Finally, due to low temperatures and the intervention of police they left the location.
--Mowj-camp: The family of Kianoush Asa, the student of Elm-O-Sanat University, who got killed in the incidents after the election, published a letter to the nation and asked for clarifications on the hidden perspectives of their son and for the punishment of those responsible for this horrible killing.
--Norooz: The first day after the release of Behzad Nabavi, Mousavi went to Khatam-Ol-Anbia hospital to visit Nabavi who once was the Minister of heavy industries in Mousavi's administration. Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, were amongst the political figures visiting Nabavi on Thursday.
--Norooz: On the 11th anniversary of establishment of Jebhe Mosharekat, an announcement was published by the Mojahedin Enghelab Eslami. In this announcement, the role of this political establishment in the last decade in Iran has been praised and the announcement says: "When tens of members of this political party are in jail for no legitimate reason, and its central office has been sealed against the law, the torch of seeking the truth and justice is still shining from the horizon of this party and is warming the souls of those who love freedom and truth."
-- Radio Zamaneh: The White House says new charges against New School University professor Kian Tajbakhsh are "baseless." Tajbakhsh was arrested in his home in Tehran in July on charges that he had led in organizing the massive aniti-government demonstrations this year after incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won disputed elections. A renowned American-Iranian scholar, Tajbakhsh was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison in October. His detention included three months in solitary confinement, according to Amnesty International, which has called his sentence a "judicial travesty." This week, the New York Times reported that the 47-year-old had been charged with "spying for the George Soros foundation." Soros, one of the world's richest men and leading philanthropists, is chairman of the Open Society Institute, which advocates for human rights and democratic governance. The new allegations prompted the White House to issue a statement, "The charges against Mr. Tajbakhsh are baseless, and his original sentence on October 20 was an outrage." "The Iranian government cannot earn the respect of the international community when it violates universal rights, and continues to imprison innocent people. We call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Mr. Tajbakhsh, and to respect the human rights of those within its borders," the White House added.
-- Radio Zamaneh: Commander Hossein Alati, the ex-chief of the coalition of guards, warned against the conversion of "Baseej" to a job description and said, "Baseej should not act as a sheriff around the city". This conversion would significantly reduce the potentials of this institution.
-- Radio Farda: Mohsen Makhmalbaf presented his prize, "the freedom of creation", to those affected in the recent events and specifically offered it to Ayatollah Montazeri as the "spiritual father of the green movement".
-- Radio Farda: The US State Department has condemned the confiscation of Shirin Ebadi's Noble Peace Medal and blockage of her bank accounts by the Iranian regime and has asked that the Islamic Republic put an end to the threats against this human rights activist.
-- Jaras: The representative of the supreme leader in schools said: "The green movement is not a movement but a dirty conspiracy by other countries and the heads of anarchy and they committed a grave mistake by choosing the green color which has a great sanctity in our country".
NEWS OF THE ARRESTED, MISSING, AND DECEASED
--Jaras: Despite an agreement from the public prosecutor in Tehran, Fariba Pazhouh is still denied bail and remains in prison.
--Radio Farda: Three human rights organizations have published letter demanding an investigation into the suspicious death of Ramin Pourandarjani, the medical resident of Kahrizak prison.
--Jaras: On Friday, Behzad Nabavi, was temporarily released from the hospital and sent home for a brief period. He returned home after five and a half months. He'll return to the hospital on Monday to continue his treatments.
--Jaras: On Sunday Nov. 22nd, Sasan Aghayi, journalist and blogger, was arrested at his home by the security forces. According to an anonymous source, his signature under a letter from the journalists and political activists to the spiritual leaders has been the reason for his indictment.
--Radaio Zamaneh: The 15 months imprisonment of Abbas Jalilian, the Kurdish author and researcher, has been executed.
--Norooz: The verdicts against the political activists and prisoners, who have been arrested after the disputed elections, continue to pour in. According to recent verdicts, the cumulative sentence of only 18 prisoners exceeds 113 years.


Recommendations and Warnings:
--A new anti-filtering strategy: 1- Visit AOL.com, 2- register an account (sign up for a free email), 3- download free software (AOL 9.5), 4- sign into your account in AOL 9.5, 5- enjoy surfing high speed internet without filtering.
--Mohsen Sazegara described the following in his daily discussion of Thursday: 1. The students of Qazvin University have gone on food strike to protest the arrests of their friends. 2. The workers of the Ziaran meat products have gone on strike because they haven't received their salaries for a few month. 3. In his 15th statement, Mousavi has described what are Basij's responsibilities and has scolded them for cooperating with regime, which is in contrast to supreme leader's definition of Basij in which Khamanei considers Basij at service to himself and on his own side. 4. The green movement still needs to grow in several aspects: geographical, joining other human rights groups, quality and organization and decentralization.
--In his daily discussion on Friday, Mohsen Sazegara talked about the following issues: 1. Basij militia have held their gathering in Mosalla because they didn't have enough people to fill the Azadi stadium. 2. The taxi drivers are refusing to give rides to the members of Basij which shows how they have lost respect and legitimacy. 3. On Friday they were supposed to have 7 million people take it to the streets and support the regime, which didn't happen. 4. Behzad Nabavi is now in a hospital and he has met Mirhossein Mousavi. 5. The students in Venezuela protested the appearance of Ahmadinejad to show their support of the Iranian students. 6. El-baradei has lost all hope in Iran and this harbingers new sanctions against Iran. 7. It is important to chant "God is great" from the roof tops on the night of December 6th.
--In his daily discussion on Saturday Mohsen Sazegara discussed the following topics: 1. He pointed out that what was supposed to be a 6million man Basij march had been converted to one hundred thousand at the Azadi Stadium and finally to ten thousand in the Mosalla square. Once again he invited the regime to show the support they claim they have in 24million voters on the streets. He added that this event for the Basij week show how little support the regime has despite paying people for their support. 2. In the end he described some of the points made in the first statement of the coordination committee of the student's green movement: The programs on December 7th are to be held in the afternoon at the same time in all the universities and it is important to keep the on time. Ordinary people have been invited to join the students at the university that is closest to them. If it isn't possible to enter the university campus, people can hold demonstrations near the campus or anywhere else. It is important to avoid being violent and being beaten on this day and the students should familiarize themselves with the scape routs in advance. The schools (k-12) have also been invited to join the university students on December 7th, so have been, for the first time, the members of the army and the revolutionary guard. The leaders of the green movement are being scheduled for seminars on campuses the schedule of which will be announced accordingly.



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