Iran:Videos-Tehran Vanak Area Protests - July 25, 2009

Protesters in Vanak and Mirdamad districts who chanted "death to the dictator" and "we want our vote back" were attacked and beaten by police on Saturday.

Tehran Iran Video: 30 June 09 Riot police destroying cars and motor cycles

Why the Ahmadinejad Regime is doomed

These thugs -in this video- are so-called police engaging in wanton acts of vandalism. The Ahmadinejad regime is out of control and at war with its people. Peaceful protesters have been gunned down. Young women have been murdered. Universities have been ransacked and students arrested. Neighbourhoods have been targeted by the so -called forces of law and order on the basis that protesters may be in residence. Many journalists and bloggers are missing. The prisons are torture chambers. 100,000 men from the paramilitary Basij control Tehran and eight other major cities. Ahmadinejad is also reliant on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. There is some evidence that not all members of the Basij and Islamic Revolutionary Guard are loyal to the regime.

60% of Iranians are under 35. The majority of this age group seeks democratic change and will eventually bring down the regime. Many in this age group are computer literate and well educated. Women who are second class citizens in Iran are no longer prepared to tolerate repression. In 2006 Iran's Supreme Leader declared that women are not allowed to watch men's soccer games in person. The Campaign for Equality, an Iranian women’s rights initiative was launched in 2006. Members have been harassed and in some cases imprisoned. Women have been empowered by education and have played a major role in the protests. They will not tolerate inequality. The power structure of the regime has begun to rot from within and without. It lacks democratic legitimacy having stolen the election. It is living on borrowed time.

Iran June 27 : Protests continue in Tehran as many bloggers and human rights activists are arrested

The following comes from the Revolutionary Road Blog which has continuously provided a fascinating insight into the jackboot tactics employed by the Iranian regime against its political opponents:

Vahid the writer to Vahid Online weblog has been arrested. Ali Mosleh the writer of The Mailman ring twice weblog, has also been arrested.Many bloggers and Human rights activist are still in prison and we have not heard anything on their condition.Shiva Nazar Ahari, Ali Kalai, Somaye Tohid loo, Ahamd Zeid Abadi, Abdollah Momeni, Ali Mosleh, Emad Bahavar, Majid Dari, Mahsa AmrAbadi and Mohammad Ali Abtahi.
At least three people were wounded in clashes between Tehran residents and the Islamic Republic’s Forces on Saturday in the city center.
The clashes occurred on Towhid Street and Keshavarz Boulevard as Police tried to stop people from entering Laleh Park to attend a rally called for by the mothers of those killed during the recent nationwide protests. They also planned to honor the memory of Neda Agha Soltan.
Meanwhile, the Bazaaris have called for a strike. Trading has come to a halt today and the Bazaar is virtually closed.
The carpet Bazaar has been closed today following the call for today’s protest.
The Riot police & plain clothes attacked protesters today afternoon in streets leading to Laleh Park in Tehran. At least three persons were arrested.
“Since 5 pm (Tehran time), people have been going to Laleh Park in order to continue their anti-government protests. Riot police And Plain clothes have been stationed in all streets and alleys leading to Laleh Park including Enqelab Square. A large number of basijis are on the foot, on motorcycles and in patrol vehicles, in the square,” .
“The regime’s repressive forces attacked people who were chanting ‘death to dictator’ to force them to leave the area. Up to now at least three persons have been arrested.”
“In Enqelab Square there are a large number of plainclothes agents stationed.” Today at 6pm Tehran time, the people of Kermanshah in Iran have called for a rally to commemorate Neda and for 'freedom for all.

Iran:Tehran-Police brutality exposed in letter from “Rasul Akram” hospital

Police Brutality in Iran exposed

This comes from Revolutionary Road

Date: Wednesday 24th June 2009.
The following email in Farsi we received today (Wednesday 24th june). It is written by a doctor from “Rasul Akram” hospital in Tehran who says that some people were killed not only by one bullet as they found two or three bullets in some bodies, close to one another, showing that shooters used barrage shooting against people and not only a single shot. A 68 year old man had 3 bullets in his body, two on his left shoulder and one in the left side of his stomach.

The doctors of the “Rasul Akram”hospital say they had been faced with 38 people killed during last week’s protests. Apparently, police took the corpse of the dead bodies out from the hospital and carried them away by truck. Most of their families still do not know if their children have been killed. Besides, among the corpse there were some 15, 16 years old kids. According to the email, the crew of the hospital protested in the street next to the hospital giving out the information about the violence to the people. The photos attached are from this demonstration which appears to have taken place earlier this week.
Regards
-Where s my vote?

Iran:Report Live from demonstration at Baharestan Sq. Tehran today (24/6/09)

Excerpt of live blog by Revolutionary Road

More than 10.000 Bassij Milittias get position in Central Tehran, including Baharestan Sq.

In Baharestan Sq. in the Police shooting, A girl is shot and the police is not allowing to let them help
The girl who was shot was taken to a private clinic, not known yet of her well being...alive or not?
About 5,000 Protesters gatherd at Sadeghieh Sq, Bassij and Hezbollah attcking them
At Baharestan Sq plain clothes are between people and whoever talks they arrest him/her
We saw 7/8 militia beating one woman with baton on ground - she had no defense nothing

So many people arrested - young & old
In Baharestan we saw militia with axe choping people like meat - blood everywhere - like butcher
The military plain clothes have entered the crowd with high speed on bikes, they are beating people with cable and batons, almost everyone in the crowd is injured, there is blood everywhere!..

Iranian journalists and bloggers missing -believed taken by police

The sister of Amir Sadeghi who runs tehranlive.org in Iran has announced that he has gone missing. His blog provided excellent coverage of the demonstrations. He went out to participate in the protests last night but failed to return. It is believed that he has been taken by the police of Mahmoud Ahmadinijad. There is grave concern for his welfare. According to Revolutionary Road 23 journalists and bloggers have been arrested in Iran. Many others are missing: Roohollah Shahvadar in Mashhad, Mashallah Heydarzadeh, Hamideh Mahvarzi, Amanollah Shonaji Hossein Shokoohi in Booshehr, and Mojataba Poor Hossein in Rasht are the journalists who have been arrested. Two more journalists Behzad Bashou and Seyyed Khalil Mir-Ashrafi have now been arrested.

Tehran Demonstration June 20 2009:Minute by Minute report

There is a fine minute by minute report of events in Tehran today on Revolutionary Road
Included in the report is an excellent BBC video

Iran (Kerman) Video:Mousavi Protestors offer flowers to police

Isfahan Iran-Student killed tonight (16/6/09)

This student Died After Police Shooting in Isfahan's student's dorm!(IRAN).

This report comes from "Marija" in Isfahan:

My family is living in Isfahan, Iran. One student was killed tonight in Isfahan, please inform people. The violence is not only in Tehran, it is ongoing in Ifahan, Tabriz , Shiraz, and other cities as well . Please help people in Iran.

Iran: Pictures of Riot Police Brutality at male dorm- Isfahan university of technology (14/6/09)

Iranian riot police attacked the male students dorm at isfahan university of technology. These are the first pictures. Some students have been arrested. Others are in hospital (14/6/09).

Tehran Video: Iranian Demonstrators Brutally attacked by police (14/6/09)

This shocking video shows Iranians being beaten up by Ahmadinejad's guards.

Australia-Sydney:Friends seek missing Irishman

Friends of an Irishman who has gone missing in Sydney are seeking help to locate him.
Sean Walsh-a native of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford-lives in the Randwick area and friends are hoping someone may have seen him in a pub or a party over the weekend.
Police have also joined the search for Mr Walsh. Detective Inspector Paul Pisanos of Maroubra Police said they were considering all possibilities. “We have escalated our response based on the concerns of the family,” Det Insp Pisanos said.



“We are not treating it as a suspicious death, but as a high risk missing person. It is definitely out of character.”
If you have seen Mr Walsh since Sunday morning, please contact Brian Flanagan on +353879509895 or Maroubra Police on 9349 9299.
Southern Courier

Video: Anarchist violence in City of London ahead of G20 Summit April 1st 2009

India- Video of Moral Police attack on girls in Mangalore pub

Video of the incident shows how the women were pulled by their hair and thrown out of the pub by almost 30 men. Eight girls were injured with two needing treatment in hospital.The incident has caused a furore, drawing criticism from all quarters. Some 28 men were arrested but later released on bail.The activists said the women were violating traditional Indian values by drinking alcohol in public and warned that the women would face dire consequences if seen in pubs again...RT

High Court judge in Zimbabwe orders police to release Jestina Mukoko and 31 other activists

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A High Court judge in Zimbabwe has ordered police to immediately release 32 activists, including former Zimbabwean newscaster Jestina Mukoko.

A prominent human rights activist, Ms Mukoko appeared in court in Harare on Christmas Eve charged with plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe's government.

She had been missing for three weeks after she was abducted from her home by armed men

Zimbabwe: Fears grow for the safety of abducted Human Rights activists as repression grows

There are fears for the safety of
Jestina Mukoko (left), director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) who was abducted from her home in Harare on December 3 when fifteen armed men in plain clothes broke into her family home. Her son witnessed the abduction.

Two of Mukoko’s colleagues were seized from their offices on December 8. Their whereabouts are also unknown. In the last six weeks, 22 opposition or civil rights activists have been seized and not heard from since.


The ZPP, a human rights organization has been documenting human rights violations by the Mugabe regime and its henchmen.
Human rights have drastically deteriorated in Zimbabwe, Caritas Internationalis reports.

People are being indirectly denied food and clean water, health care, and education. The police and army have shot illegal diamond miners, while more than seventy people have been arrested at trade union protests.
Reportedly, civil society activists have been detained after peaceful protests and human rights advocates have been systematically targeted and detained...

Please take this online action demanding the release of Jestina Mukoko.
A recording of an interview with Jestina Mukoko when she visited Ireland is available via Trocaire. The interview was conducted by George Hook on Newstalk