(Radio Zamaaneh) | March 15, 2010 Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, Tehran’s Prosecutor-General announced that Iranian judiciary has issued execution sentences for six of the Ashura Day detainees. Fars News Agency reports that after meeting with Ayatollah Nouri Hamadani in Qom, Tehran’s Prosecutor-General declared that these sentences have been issued and are now in the appeals court. [...]
Tag Archives: Police brutality
Iran puts 12 policemen on trial over Kahrizak prison deaths
(Reuters) | March 9, 2010 TEHRAN — Iran put 12 policemen on trial in an army court on Tuesday over last summer’s deaths of at least three anti-government protesters at notorious Kahrizak jail, state media reported. The case has caused major embarrassment to the Islamic republic, which acknowledged, after months of denial, the deaths as [...]
The Destination was to Begin the Journey
(The Pedestrian Blog) | March 10, 2010 The Pedestrian is an excellent blog providing insightful pieces on Iranian culture, politics and life. Highly recommended by Iran News Now. Emad Bahavar [1979] is a political activist, writer and the head of “Supporters of Khatami and Mousavi” in the 2009 presidential campaign. He was arrested shortly after [...]
The truth about Iran’s campus attack
(Guardian, UK) | February 23, 2010 Saeed Kamali Dehghan Shocking film footage has emerged showing how riot police brutally suppressed protesting Tehran University students Last night the BBC Persian service broadcast for the first time a very disturbing video of the attack by the Basij militia and riot police on Tehran University’s campus just two [...]
Letter from Iran: Eye-witness Account of Uprising in Iran on 40th Day after Neda was Killed
The security forces were using batons, chains, whips, tasers, paint-ball guns, and I saw handguns in the hands of three of them. There was a rumor that a few were shot at in Vanak Square. Two people were picked up near us and people tried to chase after the security forces to get the young men back, but it was a futile chase. Until around 11pm the streets were full of people. At 10pm the shouts of Allah-o Akbar and Death to the Dictator were being screamed from the rooftops all over the city until 10.30pm.
Green Report #23 – Fresh News from Iran – July 9
I’m NiteOwl AKA Josh Shahryar – twitter.com/iran_translator on twitter – and I’ve been immersed in tweets from Iran for the past several hours. I have tried to be extremely careful in choosing my tweet sources. What I have compiled below is what I can confirm through my reliable twitter sources. Remember, this is all from [...]
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