HRANA News Agency – Two Afghan Refugees were killed by Iranian border police at Iran’s western border on Saturday, November 17, 2012 in Salmas city.
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At Least 30 PKK Fighters Killed or Injured
HRANA News Agency – An Iranian military commander has announced that at least thirty members of PKK have been killed or injured since fighting resumed ten days ago in Kurdistan alongside the western and northwestern regions of Iran.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamid Ahmadi, a military commander with the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, has reported that at least 30 guerrilla fighters of Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed or injured by Sepah Pasdaran.
Iranian state media has reported, “Sweeping military operations continue in the northwestern regions of the country in order to get rid of members of the terrorist group, PKK.”
HRANA previously reported that on Friday, September 2, 2011, Iranian military forces resumed operations alongside the country’s western borders after a ten-day delay.
Two Citizens in Qom Humiliated and Disgraced
HRANA News Agency – On
Sunday evening, June 26, 2011, two citizens in the city of Qom were marched around town in order to humiliate and disgrace them publicly.
The deputy chief of police in Qom called these two citizens “thugs and hoodlums” during a ceremony following this event and added that the action was taken so that it would be a “lesson for others.”
According to a report by Mehr News Agency, Mohammad Reza Mirhaydari claimed that these individuals’ criminal records included charges of rape, kidnapping and other wicked and mischievous acts.Mohammad Reza Mirhaydari warmed all other citizens that they would be dragged around town to be humiliated and disgraced in the same way for similar crimes.
Mohammad Reza Mirhaydari added, “This plan will swiftly punish individuals who disturb and agitate families in various neighborhoods.Criminals must be stopped in order to establish security in the society.”
The deputy chief of police in Qom also announced that the second phase of Valadyat Plan is underway and said, “In order to move forward with this plan, five special police stations have been established in areas with high crime rates.”
It has been reported that in recent days, while the Moral Security Plan is being implemented, more citizens have been dragged around town in order to humiliate and disgrace them.
Beaten Because I Stopped Using Drugs
HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, June 23, 2011, the police beat and battered a citizen in one of the parks in Tehran Pars, an eastern neighborhood of Tehran metropolitan area.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), while the implementation of the Moral Security Plan is in progress throughout Iran, law enforcement officers beat a citizen because he told them that he was a recovering addict.HRANA is protecting this citizen’s identity.
In an interview with HRANA, this individual said, “Yesterday, when I was sitting on one of the benches in the park and just looked at the police officers, they approached me and in a condescending voice asked, ‘What are you looking at?’Then they took me to the police mobile command center where they gave me a full body search.”
“The police officers asked me what drug I was using. I replied that I no longer used any drugs.When they heard my answer, they began shouting and cursing and said that since I had stopped using drugs, I had to be beaten.Then they began beating me,” he added.
This report contains two pictures of this citizen’s legs bruised and injuries when police officers beat him with batons.
Iranian Cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati Blames Women Opposing Polygamy
HRANA News Agency – In his weekly televised lessons aired on IRIB Channel 1, Iranian cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati blamed women for opposing polygamy and standing in the way of their husbands who wish to get a second wife.Hojat-ol-Islam Mohsen Ghara’ati is the head of the Center for the Promotion of Prayers and a Muslim scholar teaching and promoting the Quran.
Referring to men who possess the physical strength and the financial means to have a second wife, Mohsen Ghara’ati said, “If a man has the physical power and the financial resources, if he has two cars, two houses, two cell phones, and two of everything, if he can provide two of everything, when it is time for marriage, women say: No!One God; one wife.”
Mohsen Ghara’ati added, “What does this mean?This means the hell with one million women!If they commit sins, the hell with them!If they burn in hell, the hell with them!This is female jealousy.Women’s envy and resentment cause one million other young females to remain widowed.”
At the end of his televised lesson, Mohsen Ghara’ati concluded, “About twenty years ago, Tehran’s Prosecutor told me that there were 500,000 young widows in Tehran.This was 20 years ago.Right now, there are probably one million young widows in Tehran.”
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People Protest Against Police and Judiciary in Khomeynishahr
HRANA News Agency – Residents of Khomeynishahr in Esfahan Province gathered in front of the courthouse to protest against the police and the judiciary officials who have failed to investigate several rapes that occurred during a celebration in a garden near the city.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), eyewitnesses have said that a number of men equipped with non firearm weapons attacked a family gathering, kidnapped the male guests and raped the women before fleeing the premises.It has been reported that a pregnant woman was raped during this incident.
While this crime was occurring, one of the victims attempted to contact the police by placing an emergency call, but this plea for help was ignored.Afterwards, when the public heard the victims’ stories, the citizens of Khomeynishahr became outraged and gathered in front of the courthouse in protest.
During this rally, Khomeynishahr’s Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor assured the protestors that his office will find the perpetrators of this crime and will punish them to the full extent of the law.He further added, “Twelve suspects have been identified, and four of them have been arrested.The rest are being hunted down by the police.”
Although one week has passed since this crime took place, state media and news agencies have not reported the incident and prevented the news from being disseminated.Additionally, there have been contradicting accounts of police intervention which has sparked the most recent protest.
Sporadic Protests in Tabriz and Urmia
HRANA News Agency – On Saturday, September 3, 2011, protestors in Tabriz and Urmia demonstrated in streets again to save Lake Urmia.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Iranian security forces were on alert since early Saturday morning throughout Tabriz and Urmia to confront protestors.As a result, clashes broke out in both cities.
Eyewitnesses in Urmia reported that Motahari and Taleghani streets were blocked by protestors, and a motorcycle was set on fire.Furthermore, clashes were reported in Atahie Street.
Other reports indicate that demonstrations have begun in Tabriz, and hundreds of protestors have poured into streets throughout the city.Clashes have been reported from Mohammadi Bazaar and Raste Alley, and fighting has spread into Qongha Bashi, Golestan Garden, Sayat Qabaghi.
Eyewitnesses have told HRANA that anti riot forces have shot tear gas canisters and rubber bullets at people in both cities in order to disperse the crowd.
The First Retribution Blinding by Acid Delayed
HRANA News Agency – The first retribution blinding sentence scheduled to be carried out today in Iran against Majid Movahedi has been postponed for unknown reasons. Majid Movahedi was convicted of throwing acid in a woman’s face and sentenced to be blinded by acid in retribution for this act.
Quoting a reliable source, Iranian Fars News Agency reported that the retribution punishment expected to be carried out today has been delayed for unknown reasons. This reliable source added, “At the present time, it is not possible to explain the reasons for this delay, but soon further news will be released.”
In 2004, Majid Movahedi threw acid in Ameneh Bahrami’s face after she rejected his marriage proposal several times. He was subsequently tried and sentenced to be blinded by acid in both eyes.
In the last few days, many civil activists have reacted against this inhuman sentence. Additionally, the British and Norwegian governments have issued separate statements condemning this type of punishment and have called for the sentence to be repealed.
Contract Teachers Rally at Parliament House
HRANA News Agency – A group of contract teachers gathered this morning in front of the parliament building in Tehran to appeal to their representatives for permanent employment in the Ministry of Education.
According to a report by Jame Jam Online, demonstrators who were mostly female teachers with temporary contracts protested in front of the north entrance of the Iranian parliament to ask their representatives to take the necessary measures towards resolving teachers’ problems. Additionally, some of the contract teachers gathered in a sit-in protest at a street corner close to the east entrance of the building and objected to the policies preventing them from being employed by the Ministry of Education as civil service teachers.
Seyyed Kazem Mousavi, the House Representative from Ardabil Province [Azerbaijan, Iran] and a member of the House Committee on Education and Research, appeared amongst the protestors and spoke with them.
Plain Clothes Agents Opened Fire at 2 Dervishes
HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, November 16, 2011, Security agents attempted to detain two members of Nimatullahi Gonabadi Sufi Sect in Kavar County, Fars Province, Iran, and opened fire at them when the dervishes resisted arrest.
According to a report by Majzooban Nur, Nimatullahi Gonabadi Order website, on Thursday afternoon, while Zabehe Kurdpour and Reza Poshtkar were heading towards the dervishes’ temple in Kavar County, security agents together with plain-clothes officers stopped them and attempted to detain both dervishes.When Zabehe Kurdpour and Reza Poshtkar resisted arrest and tried to escape, security agents opened fire at them.During this incident, no one was injured.
Recently, pressure on Gonabadi dervishes in Kavar County has increased, and more arrests are made continuously such that the members of this religious minority feel more threatened and insecure every day.
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