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Several beaten or arrested for protest held in front of UN office
SMCCDI (Information Service)
Sep 24, 2006, 22:58
http://daneshjoo.org/publishers/currentnews/article_7897.shtml
Several female protesters and their male supporters were beaten or arrested, today, as the Islamic regime's militiamen and plainclothes agents rushed to break their peaceful protest action held in front of the UN Office in the Iranian Capital.
The protesters had gathered, for the 2nd consecutive time in less than seven days, in order to protest against the impending execution of several female inmates who are sentenced to death based on the application of the backward and discriminatory Sharia law. Some of those poor women, sentenced to death, are "Kobra Rahmanpoor", "Nazanin Fatehi", "Shahla Jahed" and "Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajooh".
Slogans against the persistent human rights abuses were shouted, in the today's action, by maverick protesters seen under brutal attack.
Several of the arrested protesters have been transferred to the official "Islamic Republic Law Enforcement Forces" (IRLEF) station, located in the Gholhac area of north Tehran, and several other to an unknown destination as seen as arrested by plainclothes agents.
The first protest was held, on September 19th, outside the offices of the Islamic Judiciary force, located in downtown Tehran, but was also smashed by the Islamic regime's agents.
Italian version
Manifestanti picchiate ed arrestate dopo protesta di fronte ad ufficio Onu
Alcune donne insieme ai loro familiari ed amici maschi, sono state aggredite e detenute da miliziani islamici ed agenti in borghese durante una manifestazione pacifica tenutasi ieri di fronte alla rappresentanza Onu nella capitale iraniana.
I manifestanti si erano radunati per la seconda volta consecutiva in meno di sette giorni, per protestare contro l'imminente esecuzione di alcune prigioniere. Esecuzione che avverrà secondo la brutale e retrogada Sharia, la legge islamica. Le povere donne che stanno per essere uccise sono: "Kobra Rahmanpoor", "Nazanin Fatehi", "Shahla Jahed" e "Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajooh".
Vari manifestanti detenuti sono stati portati alla stazione di polizia del commissariato per il rafforzamento della legge islamica. Degli altri non si sa ancora niente.
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Academic year starts in Iran under increased repression The official new Iranian Academic Year started, today, and millions of school students commenced a year placed under increased repressive measures. More than last years, Bassij paramilitary members and plainclothes agents, named "Youth Police", were deployed inside and around most academic facilities in order to make observe the "Islamic moral code" and the newly instated "compulsory prayer times". Discriminatory backward measures have also been increased, this year, and male teachers have been banned from teaching in all-girls schools. But despite all the official policy of intimidation, reports from many academic districts, such as, Tehran, Esfahan Shiraz, Rasht, Hamadan or Oroomiah (former Rezai-e), are stating about the astonishing refusal of especially school students to chant the regime's anthem and instead to chant the banned Iranian National Anthem "Oh, Iran...!" Universities will start, next week, their academic year. Iran has about 21 millions of students of all ages, including 14 millions in schools, who are eager to reach freedom and modernity; but the lack of a credible opposition is avoiding the general canalization of the existing massive and deep rejection of the Islamic regime. Most factions of the opposition, located abroad, are considered as not being much better than the clerical regime due to their Mafia type behavior and their constant try to block any independent younger oppostion to respond to popular aspirations. This main problem has reached an unprecedented level, in public eyes, due to the control exerced by some of these groups on some of the abroad based Iranian radio and satellite TV networks which have become a propaganda tools for these closed circles which do not have any real organic link with the masses inside Iran. Some of these radio and TV commentators have also become, in their own mind, the sole detentor of the complete knowledge and vanguard of freedom, but are in reality undermining costly earned values, such as, Modernism, Secularism, Democracy or Iranism. Facing financial problem, they have become a promoting tool in the hand of low moral or clueless wealthy businessmen seeking to build name or fame on the back of the Iranian people. This is one of the main reason that groups, such as, SMCCDI or INSP which were the leaders of spreading the notions of Modernity, Secularism and Iranism, by using these media networks till end of this year's spring, have preferred to stop using them. Italian version Inizia il nuovo anno scolastico in Iran sotto un clima di repressione E' cominciato il nuovo anno scolastico in Iran, ed il clima è un clima di repressione. I gruppi paramilitari Bassiji ed i poliziotti in borghese sono stati schierati intorno ed all'interno delle scuole, con l'obbiettivo di far rispettare "il codice morale islamico". Da quest'anno c'è addirittura l'obbligo di partecipare alla preghiera, obbligo sul quale vigileranno i miliziani. Altre misure discriminatorie e retrograde sono aumentate, ad esempio gli insegnanti maschi non potranno insegnare nelle scuole di sole donne. Tuttavia, nonostante la politica ufficiale di intimidazione, si è venuto a sapere che in numerose scuole di città quali Teheran, Esfahan Shiraz, Rasht, Hamadan e Oroomiah (ex Rezai-e) gli studenti specialmente quelli delle scuole superiori, si rifiutano di intonare l'inno del regime invece dell'inno nazionale iraniano,"Ey Iran!" proibito dalla repubblica islamica sin dalla sua presa di potere. La prossima settimana invece riapriranno le università. In Iran, sono 21 milioni gli studenti, di cui 14 milioni sono studenti delle scuole superiori, ansiosi di libertà e modernità; ma la mancanza di un'opposizione credibile in esilio impedisce che si possa canalizzare meglio questo sentimento diffuso di ostilità nei confronti del regime. Alcune fazioni dell'opposizione in esilio non sono molto meglio del regime, per via del loro atteggiamento personalistico e quasi stile mafioso. Questa situazione è complicata anche per via del fatto che alcuni di questi gruppi utilizzano vari canali televisivi e radiofonici che trasmettono via satellite, per farsi propaganda senza neanche avere contatti con le masse in Iran. Costoro si credono gli unici detentori della conoscenza delle aspirazioni degli iraniani, mentre in realtà non fanno altro che danneggiare la causa. Essi vogliono conquistarsi la notorietà alle spalle del popolo iraniano. Questo è uno dei motivi che ha spinto SMCCDI ed il Partito Nazionale Laico Iraniano (INSP) - che sono stati tra gli ispiratori degli ideali modernisti, laici e iranisti - a smettere di partecipare ai programmi delle tv e radio satellitari.
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Sep 23, 2006, 16:16
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Hundreds Protest Khatami's Presence In Washington
SMCCDI (Information Service)
Sep 8, 2006, 01:0
http://daneshjoo.org/publishers/currentnews/article_7643.shtml
Hundreds of Iranians, from different political affiliations, gathered in order to protest against Mohamad Khatami's presence in Washington, DC and his speech at the National Cathedral. The Islamic regime's official's speech and the popular protest took place, yesterday evening, under an unprecedented and controversial security measure instated by the US Department of State and the DC Metropolitan Police.
The number of Islamic regime's supporters, its lobbyists and apologists, and the number of naive or mercantilist American participants, at the National Cathedral, has been declared, by the Washington Post, as 1300; while the number of protesters was in reality over 1000. The Washington Post has, somehow, placed the number of protesters as only 200 which is far away from the reality and not a real surprise by remembering how this printed material had a big role in the promotion of Khatami as a "reformist" just till two years ago.
Protesters shouted slogans, such as, "Down with Khatami", "Down with terrorist", "Down with Islamic republic", "House of God, Must kick Khatami out" and "Shame, Shame, Shame" by addressing those who were going in and out the Khatami's meeting at the National Cathedral. Tens of banned "Lion & Sun" flags and hundreds of placards, showing the human rights abuses in Iran or condemning the Islamic regime were held by protesters.
Aryo B. Pirouznia of SMCCDI and of INSP and several prominent activists, such as, Roozbeh Farahanipoor of Marzeporgohar were among the protesters and organizers of the inclusive rally. Pirouznia hold several conversation with DC security officials by condemning the protection offered to a man who's regime is a main sponsor of terror and tyranny.
"He's a smiley snake sent so you can open your arms due to your fear of a mad dog like Ahmadinejad, this regime knows how to manipulate your mind" Pirouznia said.
"I don't know how you can sleep when knowing that you protect a man involved in the death of so many and whom his regime is involved in the killing of your soldiers.. What you think you can answer to the wives, daughters and mothers of your killed soldiers?" He added.
Some of the obligated DC Policemen were seen with tears by hearing these words.
Several groups and activists will gather, tomorrow evening, in front of the Mariott Hotel, located in Jefferson Davis Blvd. of Crystal City, VA, in order to protest against a gala-fund raising ceremony, organized by CAIR, in honor of Khatami.
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Centinaia alla manifestazione contro Khatami a Washington
Centinaia di iraniani di diversi orientamenti politici erano presenti ieri sera a Washington per protestare contro la presenza di Mohammed Khatami ed il suo discorso alla cattedrale nazionale di Washington. Il tutto era accompagnato da ingenti misure di sicurezza, vergognosamente preparate dal Dipartimento di Stato Usa e dalla polizia metropolitana di Washington, per proteggere il mullah.
Il Washington Post ha detto che i sostenitori della repubblica islamica che stavano assistendo al discorso di Khatami all'interno della cattedrale, erano 1300. I manifestanti presenti fuori, invece, erano più di 1000. Il quotidiano ha compiuto opera di disinformazione, dicendo che i manifestanti erano solo 200. D'altronde, il giornale non è nuovo a ciò, dato che ha sempre promosso Khatami quale "riformista e moderato".
I manifestanti hanno urlato slogan come: "Abbasso Khatami!", "Abbasso i terroristi!", "La Casa di Dio deve respingere Khatami!". A quelli che entravano ed uscivano dalla cattedrale per sentire Khatami, i manifestanti hanno urlato: "Vergogna, vergogna, vergogna!". Decine di bandiere iraniane raffiguranti il sole ed il leone e cartelli con raffigurati i crimini del regime, sono stati portati dai manifestanti.
Aryo B. Pirouznia di SMCCDI e INSP ed altri prominenti attivisti come Roozbeh Farahanipoor di Marzeporgohar, erano tra i partecipanti ed organizzatori della manifestazione. Pirouznia ha avuto qualche discussione con la polizia, alla quale ha espresso rammarico per la loro decisione di fornire protezione speciale ad un uomo il cui regime è la principale fonte del terrorismo mondiale.
"Costui è un serpente sorridente inviato dal regime affinchè lo accogliete per paura di un pazzo come Ahmadinejad. Il regime sa come manipolare le vostre menti", ha detto Pirouznia.
"Non so come possiate dormire tranquilli sapendo che state proteggendo un uomo coinvolto nell'uccisione di un sacco di persone ed il cui regime è responsabile della morte dei vostri soldati...Cosa direte alle moglie, madri e figlie dei soldati uccisi?".
Alcuni poliziotti, sentendo queste parole, si sono commossi.
Un'altra manifestazione si terrà domani sera di fronte all'Hotel Marriot in Virginia, contro una cena di gala che gli estremisti islamici del gruppo CAIR terranno in onore di Khatami.
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Protest against Mohammad Khatami in Washington DC
SMCCDI (Public Statement)
Sep 5, 2006, 13:18
http://daneshjoo.org/publishers/currentnews/article_7593.shtml
Dear Iranians and freedom lovers,
Once again, the regime of ignorance and insanity, has set another new trick, and by sending Mohammad Khatami to United States, trying to deviate the public attention of the World from it’s nuclear investigation in the United Nation Security Council.
The mullahs regime, who is so frightened of the World against their extravagant ambitions, trying to buy time with any kind of deceit, and with Machiavellistic tactics causing disunity in the World. Tehran Regime, whose it’s only hope is the continuation of chaos and convulsion in the region and the World, in one way, with deceit, assuming a pose of peace and show itself as the supporter of peace and stability, but on the other hand, with the deceit of it’s mercenaries in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan, emblazing the war and terror.
This unlawful regime, who doesn’t do anything but intrigue and ……, this time by sending one of the most hateful political figures to Washington DC, looking to cover up Ahmadinejad administration political crimes.
This time, Khatami, who is disgusted by the public in Iran for his deceitful politics, wants to repeat his show in Washington DC with the abuse of the freedom of the free World. The Presence of Khatami in the United States and his vain slogans of dialogue among civilizations, establishment of peace, no contrast of religion and democracy and reformablility of the mullahs regime, is the continuation of same usual nonsense and boring speeches, toward paving way of suppression of Iranians in Iran and creating war and terror beyond it’s borders, which, today, makes the most important strategical axis of misleading and Machiavellistic of Islamic Republic.
The Islamic regime, whose hands are deep into the blood of the freedom lovers and young generation of this country, is only surviving it’s shameful life by forging the concepts and violation of the meaning of words, and unfortunately, in this way, some traitors in the form of reformist and in the term of reform are recalcitrant against the will of the Iranian people when they welcoming this founder of despotism, perhaps to get their cut, but, the Iranian people are more wiser than falling into their deceits.
The "Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran" (SMCCDI), base on it’s mission, invites all our fellow Iranian citizens all over the World, to attend in the Committee demonstration, to be part of the voice of protest of millions of Iranian inside Iran, and show that the Iranian nation will not stop the protest till the abolition and annihilation of the dictatorial and despotic Islamic regime.
Place and time of demonstration:
Time: From 5:00pm, Thursday September 7, 2006 (16th of Shahrivar, 1385); Place: In front of National Cathedral Church, Wisconsin and Massachusset, Washington DC
Tehran, 5 Sepetmber 2006 (14th Shahrivar 1385)
The "Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran" (SMCCDI)
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Protesta contro la visita di Mohammad Khatami a Washington
Cari iraniani, cari amanti della libertà,
ancora una volta il regime ha inviato Mohammad Khatami negli Usa per tentare di sviare l'attenzione mondiale attualmente incentrata sul programma nucleare.
Il regime dei Mullah, che ha paura della reazione mondiale verso la sua politica, sta provando tutte le tattiche macchiavelliche per poter ingannare la comunità internazionale e prendersi del tempo, fomentando la divisione tra le nazioni del mondo libero. Il regime di Teheran, il cui scopo è la continuazione del caos e dei problemi attuali della regione e del mondo, da una parte fa finta di volere pace e stabilità, ma dall'altra - con l'aiuto dei suoi mercenari in Libano, Palestina, Iraq ed Afghanistan, contribuisce al terrorismo.
Con la visita a Washington da parte di una delle figure più odiate dalla gente, il regime cerca di coprire i crimini politici del governo di Ahmadinejad.
Stavolta Khatami, che è odiato dagli iraniani che sono rimasti disgustati durante i suoi anni alla presidenza del regime, vuole sfruttare la libertà del mondo democratico ripetendo il suo show mediatico a Washington. La sua visita negli Usa, dove parla di "pace", "stabilità",eccetera, è il proseguo della sua tattica volta ad ingannare l'opinione pubblica internazionale.
Il regime islamico, che ha le mani sporche del sangue di centinaia di dissidenti e giovani che hanno lottato contro di esso, sopravvive grazie a questa sua capacità di ingannare facilmente le opinioni pubbliche internazionali. Ma gli iraniani non ci cascano più.
Il comitato di coordinamento del movimento studentesco per la democrazia in Iran (smccdi) invita gli iraniani sparsi nel mondo a partecipare alla manifestazione organizzata dal movimento, per dar voce agli iraniani e ribadire che non smetteremo di protestare ogni qualvolta ce ne sarà bisogno e fino a quando non avremo rovesciato una volta per tutte questo regime islamico.
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Protest Against Khatami's Speech at the WDC National Cathedral
SMCCDI (Urgent Action Call)
Sep 1, 2006, 17:50
http://daneshjoo.org/publishers/currentnews/article_7547.shtml
Dear Iranians, Dear Freedom Lovers,
Once again, Mohamad Khatami has been called back to duty in order to rescue the corrupt and tyrannical Islamic Republic regime. In that line, the 'former' 'president' of the Islamic regime has set foot on American soil in order to participate in a demagoguery show titled "Dialogue among Civilizations".
The man, who has been one of the main masterminds of the backward Islamist ideology of "Monologue against the Iranian Civilization" and "Monologue against Humanist and Liberal Values", in general, is set to deliver a speech at a conference hosted by the "Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation".
This masquerade is to take place at the Washington DC's "National Cathedral" on September 7, 2006 at 07:15 PM (local time).
In reality, the Islamic Republic and its leaders, including Khatami himself, have never believed in a real "dialogue among civilizations". Rather, they have been and are promoting an ideology of death, calling for the slavery of the Iranian people and the gradual Islamization of the free world!
The Islamic regime's intelligence circles, helped by some of the very same naive or mercantilist foreign circles known since 1995, are seeking to influence the American and world opinion in order to reduce the current international pressure, at its highest level ever, and to extend the life of their miserable regime.
Khatami's trip, to the US, and his scheduled speeches are, without a doubt, more desperate propaganda tactics in order to buy more time for the ruling theocratic oligarchy. He intends, by showing a false image of the Islamic regime rather than its real dark and blooded nature, to spin the increasing fear of a war and to buy time for his falling regime for which he has been successively its Ministry of Propaganda and Ideology, Its head of Security Council and its PR President.
Iranians will always remember his eight years of Presidency and its dark records!!!
Eight years that Khatami used to deviate the International opinion from the increasing secularist and democratic aspirations of the Iranian People!!
Eight years that under cover of 'reforms" and 'seeking world stability', he covered up executions, murders and hidden nuclear activities!
Eight years that a naive foreign audience put their trust on the possibility of reforms from within an irrational and ideological political frame instead of empowering the Iranian People by shading moral support on it!
Eight years of demagogies and naive dreams with a sudden wake up call and reducing the window of action by a deceived Iranian People exasperated by over two decades of Islamist tyranny!
Eight years that could have brought Freedom and eliminated any long term prospect of any kind of war!!!
Dear Iranians, Dear Freedom Lovers,
Just as a reminder, in addition to many other human rights abuses that took place under his presidency, Khatami - qualified as "reformer" by some who are in a desperate search for a sort of temporary solution - had directly sanctioned the brutal repression of the 1999 Student Uprising, in which tens were killed and many others arrested and tortured.
It was the very same Khatami who, abusing the trust placed in him by the very same students that later he qualified as a "bunch of hooligans" and unleashed his brutal repressive forces against them.
Furthermore, tens of genuine activists, intellectuals and journalists were arrested, tortured or killed. One of the most known cases is that of a Canadian-Iranian photojournalist, Zahra Kazemi, who was brutally murdered in 2003 for taking photos of the Evin Prison, where thousands of political prisoners are detained in very bad living conditions.
We as Iranians who are struggling to save their countrymen and nation CANNOT stand idly by and watch while some naive or mercantilist circles are helping promote one of those responsible for our nation's suffering and plight!!
We cannot allow tyrants and terrorists to speak on behalf of our beloved homeland and oppressed countrymen!!
We have to make our voice heard loud and clear!!!!
Let us all together say a big NO to terrorists and tyrants dressed as "moderates" and "reformists" !!
Let us echo the Iranian people's outcry and aspirations!!
Let us all together make it clear that demagogues like Khatami DO NOT represent the Iranian people and nation!!
LET US ALL do it for OUR countrymen, families, OUR children and for the generations to come!
Be aware that the threat of a war will only be canceled if the door to demagogues is blocked and if the world shed its moral support on the Iranian People in order to free themselves!
Eight years of demagogies and the wake up call should serve as a good lesson on which path to choose
Hence, we call on all the freedom lovers to join us in a peaceful demonstration which will take place on "Thursday, September 7, 2006, beginning at 06:00 PM (local time) in front of the "Washington National Cathedral", located at:
3101 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20016-5098
Map Link: http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/visit/direction.shtml
Looking forward for your responsible participation.
United We Stand, Divided We Fall!!
The "Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran" (SMCCDI)
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Protesta contro la presenza di Khatami alla Cattedrale di Washington
Cari iraniani, cari amanti della libertà,
Ancora una volta Khatami è stato mandato a far da propagatore del regime islamico. Con questo scopo, Khatami mette piede negli Usa per promuovere lo show mediatico chiamato "dialogo tra le civiltà". Quest'uomo, uno dei principali artefici del Monologo contro la Civiltà Iraniana, e contro i valori umanisti e liberali in generale, parlerà ad una conferenza ospitata dal Centro per la pace e la giustizia globale.
Questa pagliacciata si terrà luogo il 7 Settembre presso la cattedrale nazionale di Washington.
La Repubblica Islamica ed i suoi leader, compreso Khatami, non credono e non hanno mai creduto in un dialogo tra le civiltà. A contrario, essi promuovono un'ideologia di morte, basata sulla schiavitù del popolo iraniano e sulla graduale islamizzazione del mondo libero!!!
Il regime, con l'aiuto di alcuni gruppi internazionali, punta a diminuire la pressione internazionale cercando di influenzare l'opinione pubblica americana e internazionale. I viaggio di Khatami negli Usa ed i discorsi che farà, serviranno al regime per prendersi tempo. Mostrando una falsa immagine del regime islamico, egli cercherà di infondere il timore di una guerra.
Gli iraniani non potranno dimenticare quello che fece durante la sua presidenza!!!
Otto anni in cui Khatami ha fatto il possibile, riuscendoci, per deviare l'attenzione che l'opinione pubblica internazionale aveva verso il popolo iraniano!
Otto anni durante i quali, mentre illudeva il mondo con promesse di "riforme" e "stabilità", ha ordinato esecuzioni, assassinii e presenziato ai lavori di arricchimento nucleare!
Otto anni nei quali la comunità internazionale ha creduto nella possibilità di riforma interna del sistema teocratico, invece che offrire sostegno morale al popolo iraniano!!
Cari iraniani, cari amanti della libertà,
oltre alle tante violazioni dei diritti umani commesse durante la presidenza Khatami, egli aveva direttamente e pubblicamente difeso la repressione delle rivolte studentesche del 1999 a Teheran.
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