Alameh University : Female student activists in support of Green Moharam

Yesterday Alameh University Students gathered in support of a Green Moharam, after the burial of Ayatollah Montazeri.
This is the welcoming move of the upcoming protests of Moharam, called for by various Student movements

Urgent Action Alert: Student Leader MAJID TAVAKOLI at Risk of Torture!

URGENT ACTION : - Iranian STUDENT LEADER at RISK of TORTURE -

Student leader Majid Tavakkoli was arrested on 7 December after a demonstration. His whereabouts are unknown and he is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Amnesty International considers that he is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression, association and assembly.


Majid Tavakkoli was arrested as he left Amir Kabir University of Technology in Tehran, where he had given a speech at a student demonstration marking Student Day in Iran, held on the Persian date of 16 Azar, the anniversary of the killing of three students by security forces in 1953.
The following day, Fars News Agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards and the judiciary, published pictures of Majid Tavakkoli wearing women's clothing, and said he had been wearing them at the time of his arrest in order to escape detection. Student websites and others, which have claimed that Majid Tavakkoli was beaten at the time of his arrest, have denied that he was wearing the clothes at the time, but suggested he was forced to wear them afterwards to humiliate him.

Dozens of students and others were arrested around the time of the 7 December protests, which took place in cities across the country. Many have been released, but an unknown number remain in detention.

SOURCE: Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/131/2009/en/d71b0870-44f3-4376-ae69-e3009314e44b/mde131312009en.html


PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 29 January 2010!

LETTER /APPEAL:


Your Excellency,

I’m concerned about the fate of Majid Tavakoli, student leader arrested on 7 December after a demonstration as he left Amir Kabir University of Technology in Tehran.
I respectfully call on You, the Iranian authorities, to immediately and unconditionally release Majid Tavakkoli, and any others detained around the 7 December demonstrations who are held solely for the peaceful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
I also deeply concern that Majid Tavakkoli has been subjected to an enforced disappearance andthat's why I urge the authorities to disclose his whereabouts immediately.
I calling on You to ensure that he is protected from torture and other ill-treatment, and grant him immediate and regular access to his family, a lawyer of his choice and any medical treatment he may require.
I also ask You to investigate promptly and impartially the reports that Majid Tavakolli was beaten during his arrest.

Sincerely,



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A look at slogans chanted in the protests for Ayatollah Montazeri:

“Down with dictator "..In front of Massoumeh Shrine. This is an amazing development as far as Quom the religious town is concerned. People chant: "In all this midst , where is the National TV" . This is a reference to the latest propaganda of regime which has used allots resources to show force on the streets by rallying all resources into major cities and filming he scenes and releasing it almost 24 hours during the past several days.

"We are not Kufites to be bribed and back the Yazidis (dictators)"

"Oppressed Montazeri your path will be continued..even if we have machine guns on us"

” Political prisoners MUST be freed" .. "Dictator shame on you, Montazeri hail to you "

"Its the day of mourning, Oppressed Montazeri is with God today "

"this month is month of change Bassij will be kicked off".." With Gods will triumph will come..."..This month is the month of blood (Moharam) this regime will be toppled"..

People locate an agent on top of a building and chant "Agent how much did you sell your self to film us"

" What's happened o oil revenues ? Its gone for the Bassidj".."This month the regime will topple"

"Its Mourning day...The green nation of Iran is mourning today"

"Down with Taliban..In Tehran or Kabol"

Somayeh Rashidi Arrested

Somayeh Rashidi, women’s rights defender and Campaign activist was arrested on Saturday December 19, after appearing for interrogation at the Revolutionary Courts.

Afrooz Maghzi, the lawyer representing Somayeh, explained to the site of Change for Equality that: “this morning and in follow up to a summons she received after the search of her home, Somayeh Rashidi went to the Revolutionary Courts. Despite the fact that the court accepted that I would represent Rashidi in the case against her, I was not allowed to be present during the interrogation. Somayeh Rashidi was in interrogation for about 2 hours, after which I was informed that she had been charged and a temporary arrest order had been issued in her case. She was then transferred to Evin prison.”

Three Women’s & Human rights activists have been Arrested whilst travelling to Qom

Feminist School

As a result of the news of the sudden death of Ayatollah Montazeri on the 20th of December people in large numbers were on their way to Qom for the next day burial ceremony. Around 45 activists and their families joined the travellers to pay their last respects. The travellers were suppose to set off at 9 in the evening from Haft e Tir square. Whilst the security forces were dispersing people from the square, at last the buses carrying people set off by 9.30. The security forces had caused diversions and hence the buses were stopped, searched and Mahboubeh Abasgholi Zadeh, Shiva Nazarahari and Kouhyar Goudarzi members of women’s and Human rights movement were arrested.

Latest Clips of Montazeri 's burial and events around his house

All Clips from Freedom Messenger & INA

Inside house of Montazeri,20Dec



As Ayatollah Montazeri's body is borough into the square to be put to his tomb near the Holy Massoume Shrine, people get exited and chant "Its the day of Mourning for our nation,the green nation is the host mourner"


Some Girls shout "We are reason for uprising...and will topple the dictator"



We shall Continue even if the dictators machine gun us down...



Slogan against the staged tearing of Khomein's photos in Iran which was used in much propaganda by regime as pretext to introduce more suppression and also incite religious sentiments in Khomeini's followers to rise against the students and progressive forces . The slogan says; "The one who rigged the election, tore the photos"



Slogans : "Dismal dictator ..this is only the beginning .."


The slogans : "This month is the month of downfall ..this regime will go ".."Allah O Akbar".."O the promised messenger, rout out the oppression here"...and slogans in support of Mirhossein


In front of Massoumeh Shrine people chant "Down with Dictator.." .."Dictator shame you, leave our homeland".."We shall fight and resist and never accept oppression "



"shame on you the national TV"... "People woo those who are fiming and the guards who threaten them they start chanting "Down with dictator"


" Down with dictator "..in front of Massoumeh Shrine . This is an amazing development as far as Quom the religious town is concerned. People chant: "In all this midst , where is the National TV" . This is a reference to the latest propaganda of regime which has used allots resources to show force on the streets by rallying all resources into major cities and filming he scenes and releasing it almost 24 hours during the past several days.


Slogans ; "We are not Kufites to be bribed and back the Yazidis (dictators)"


"Oppressed Montazeri your path will be continued..even if we have machine guns on us"


Slogans;"Political prisoners MUST be freed"


A shot of the population in Najaf Abad


InNajaf Abad : "Its the day of mouning, Oppressed Montazeri is with God today "



People chant "Down with Dictator"


"this month is month of change Bassij will be kicked off".." With Gods will triumph will come..."..This month is the month of blood (Moharam) this regime will be toppled"..


People locate an agent on top of a building and chant "Agent how much did you sell your self to film us"


Slogans " What's happened o oil revenues ? Its gone for the Bassidj".."This month the regime will topple"..




Bassidji taking film of people


In front of Khamenie portrait people chant "Dictator shame on you, Montazeri hail to you "






Its Mourning day...The green nation of Iran is mourning today"


Down with Taliban..In Tehran or Kabol"

Evin Prison waiting hall, 14 Dec 2009

Hundreds have been arrested in the past protests. The more than 140 prisons in Iran are uploaded and crowded with prisoners and despite this, protesters and students still continue to urge International Community to hear their appeal that :"This regime is not legitimate and will be toppled soon".

The clip is showing the waiting hall of the notorious Evin prison.