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• 26 November 2009

  • 1) 60 men on motorbikes harass Karroubi   (21:43 PM)

    Mahdi Karroubi’s official website Tagheer reported today that 60 Basij forces on motorbikes had tried to intimidate Mahdi Karroubi by gathering outside his place of residence in the holy city of Qom.

  • 2) 150 student summoned in Ahvaz and Najafabad   (01:15 AM)

    In the days leading up to the Iranian opposition’s much anticipated show of force on 7 December, 100 students from the Azad University of Ahvaz and 50 students from the Azad University of Najafabad have been summoned to the disciplinary committees of their universities.

  • 3) Hunger strike and protest in Qazvin University   (01:14 AM)

    Three students from the Imam Khomeini International University in the city of Qazvin have been arrested due to hunger strike and protest.

• 20 November 2009

  • 4) Iranian Official issues threat ahead of 7 December rally   (20:07 PM)

    Iran’s Prosecutor General and former Minister of Intelligence warned on Thursday that “the Judiciary is determined to decisively and primitively confront any new unrest [caused] by those against the results of the Presidential Elections of Iran.”

• 13 November 2009

  • 5) Khamenei aide: ‘Leader should not have to abide by law’   (22:06 PM)

    In an extraordinary series of comments, the Supreme Leader’s official representative in the Revolutionary Guards Corps has made the headlines again by claiming that neither the people nor the Assembly of Experts are able to oust the Leader from power as he has been “chosen by God” for this position.

• 11 November 2009

  • 6) "Last Statement to people" by Ehsan FattahianPolitical prisoner, Executed today:   (18:39 PM)

    Last ray of sun at sunset/ is the path that I want to write on/

• 4 November 2009

  • 7) Mousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran   (11:39 AM)

    Iranian police clashed on Wednesday with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in the capital Tehran as the country marks the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy.

  • 8) Gunshots fired at protesters in Tehran   (11:15 AM)

    According to a mowjcamp reporter in Tehran, anti-riot police have fired gunshots towards protesters at Haft-e-Tir square which is very close to the former US embassy in Tehran.

  • 9) Widespread crackdowns reported in Tehran   (11:12 AM)

    According to reports from Tehran, security forces have launched a massive crackdown on protesters gathering close to Tehran University and Haft-e-Tir square which is very close to the former US Embassy in Tehran.

  • 10) Iran reformists warned on anniversary   (10:38 AM)

    TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Shouts of "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," a sign of continuing protest in Iran, could be heard Tuesday night in north and west Tehran, along with shouts of "death to dictator."

• 30 October 2009

  • 11) Fear of protest drives school closure   (21:20 PM)

    In an extraordinary measure, the governor of the city of Kashan in the province of Isfahan has announced the closure of 235 schools from now until the 6th of November. Students have also been cautioned not to come out onto the streets during this period.

• 13 October 2009

  • 12) Green banknotes another frustration for authorities   (15:23 PM)

    According to a recent report by the Iranian opposition website rahesabz, authorities in Iran have decided to take serious measures against financial operation carried with banknotes that carry messages in opposition to the coup government in Tehran.

• 11 October 2009

  • 13) Shiraz awaits Ahmadinejad   (23:17 PM)

    According to various reports from the ancient city of Shiraz, different group are mobilising in order voice their opposition to Ahmadinejad’s coming visit to their city.

• 9 October 2009

  • 14) Zarghami, a loyal and committed servant of the coup   (21:06 PM)

    One of the most despised figures in Iran these days is none other than the head of state-run TV and radio, Ezatollah Zarghami. His role in facilitating the election coup in June 2009 was instrumental and his organisation’s performance following the election unrest has made him a much hated personality among ordinary Iranians.

• 7 October 2009

  • 15) Punishments await Sharif University students   (16:04 PM)

    A Sharif University official has said that some of the students who staged a protest in front of the central library of the university last Tuesday will be summoned by the disciplinary committee of the university.

  • 16) Criminal rewarded by promotion!   (02:30 AM)

    Mohammad Reza Naghdi is a name that consistently comes up when we talk about the post-election violence in Iran. His role in the violent student clampdowns in 1999 is not exactly a secret to Iranians either. His name is infamous with illegal arrests in places like Kahrizak and Vesal prisons, in addition to the torture of political activists. Even though Naghdi was sentenced to three months in prison for his criminal past, recently he was appointed as the Commander of Basij forces by the Supreme Leader. Naghdi, alongside other criminals and torturers, has been promoted despite his horrendous track record, which compelled us at Mowjcamp to have brief look at Naghdi’s dark past.

• 6 October 2009

  • 17) Another newspaper shut down   (20:45 PM)

    According to the official website of a reformist faction in the Iranian Parliament, ParliamentNews one more newspaper was shut down yesterday.

• 3 October 2009

  • 18) Ahmadinejad’s VP a fraudster   (23:22 PM)

    A report by Mowjcamp’s Persian service has revealed further corruption scandals in the new government, this time regarding his new First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Rahimi; a man with a history sycophancy whose name comes up whenever there is talk of corruption after the 8-year war with Iraq.

• 27 September 2009

  • 19) Another fraud; this time Ahmadinejad’s Transport Minister false   (03:32 AM)

    ‌It seem that there is no end sight for the cases of fraud and plagiarism in Ahmadinejad’s illegitimate cabinet. Another case of academic fraud has been revealed about Ahmadinejad’s Transport Minister after 2 more such cases had already surfaced with regards two other ministers in his cabinet.

• 26 September 2009

  • 20) More plagiarism in Ahmadinejad’s government   (00:02 AM)

    An article published on the website nature.com on September 23rd raises serious questions about the possibility of plagiarism by Iran’s minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Kamran Danesjou. Mowjcamp had already raised serious question about the authenticity of Daneshjou’s academic certificates; question which have yet to be answered by authorities.

• 24 September 2009

  • 21) Ahmadinejad gets a New York welcome   (06:06 AM)

    Thousands of Iranians have traveled to New York by chartered bus, plane, automobile, and bicycle to demonstrate against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and support human rights in Iran.

• 21 September 2009

  • 22) Guests recoil from mad 'Jad   (21:56 PM)

    New York Post: "He knows he's hated around here, but I think unfortunately he thrives on it," said Rob O'Connor, a guest at the hotel.

  • 23) UANI Calls on Gotham Hall to Deny President Ahmadinejad a Platform for Propaganda   (21:52 PM)

    Hiram7 Review: New York, September 18, 2009 – The think tank United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today called on Gotham Hall to refuse to host President Ahmadinejad and offered Gotham Hall an opportunity to clarify its role as the host of a banquet for the Iranian delegation and as host for a speech by President Ahmadinejad on September 25, 2009 during his stay in New York for the UN General Assembly.

  • 24) Green football bans barred from entering stadium   (21:15 PM)

    Iranian police have prevented supporters wearing green from entering the stadium for a football match between Persepolis and Rah-Ahan.

  • 25) Authorities try to disrupt Mowjcamp   (00:43 AM)

    As you might have noticed within recent days, mowjcamp has been under relentless cyber attacks which existed ever since the launch of the website. Recently, the security apparatus have intensified their pressure on the website and have at times disrupted the normal operation of the site.

• 20 September 2009

  • 26) Authorities force family into denial   (20:22 PM)

    Last week Norooz Website published a report about the abduction and maltreatment of an 18 year-old daughter of a political prisoner Java Emam. After the report, her abduction received a great deal of media coverage and forced the religious core of the conservatives to react.

• 19 September 2009

  • 27) Ayatollah Montazeri forced to cancel important annual prayer   (21:49 PM)

    Grand Ayatollah Montazeri was forced by authorities to cancel his annual prayer marking the end of Ramadan.

• 18 September 2009

  • 28) A'jad gets heave-ho from Helmsley Hotel   (23:34 PM)

    Helmsley representatives told Ahmadinejad to beat it after being informed by the security group United Against Nuclear Iran that the Israel-hating, Holocaust-denying America basher was going to be in the house next Thursday.

  • 29) Atmosphere of terror in Isfahan   (22:38 PM)

    Isfahan is under tight security restrictions and mobile phone lines have been cut at certain periods during the day.

  • 30) More from Quds day: Phone lines cut in areas with densely packed crowd   (22:16 PM)

    The large crowd that had gathered at Vali-Asr Square chanted slogans against the illegitimate government of Ahmadinejad today.

  • 31) IRGC preparing for bloodbath   (00:52 AM)

    Even after the international and internal fiasco caused by clampdowns, prisoner abuse and killings after the disputed elections in June which have made Iranians more determined to support their Green Movement, it seems that the expected conclusions have yet to be drawn.

• 16 September 2009

  • 32) Cyber attacks intensify ahead of massive demonstration   (21:07 PM)

    According to reports from Iran, attacks on reformist and green movement websites have intensified.

  • 33) Concealment of Tehran University   (20:54 PM)

    According to sources from within Tehran University, tarpaulin cloths are being used to conceal the site of Friday prayers from those outside the area in which the sermon is actually delivered.

  • 34) Ban lifted on Shargh newspaper   (20:32 PM)

    When asked whether Shargh will be published again or not, Alizadeh Tabatabaei a lawyer for the publication states that “this newspaper will most certainly be published again; however the exact time is not certain yet.”

  • 35) Ahmadinejad’s speech on Al-Quds day ‘a great gift’   (19:47 PM)

    After a series of contradictions and cancellations (which were all signs of behind the scenes disputes) the radical conservative cleric Ahmad Khatami will deliver the Friday prayer sermon on Al-Quds day and Ahmadinejad will deliver the pre-sermon speech.

• 14 September 2009

  • 36) Fifth show trial on Monday   (04:22 AM)

    The prosecutor general of Tehran has stated that the fifth trial of Iranian reformists accused of provoking unrest after the disputed presidential elections in June, will be held on Monday.

• 11 September 2009

  • 37) Family of political prisoners under immense pressure   (20:15 PM)

    Intelligence and security institutions in Iran are taking unprecedented measures to pressure the family of Javad Emam who is a political prisoner and a member of the reformist party the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization.

• 8 September 2009

  • 38) Iran tightens grip on human rights groups; Group advocating prisoners’ rights raided   (23:04 PM)

    The office of the “Defence of Prisoners’ Society” has been forced to shut down and its possessions confiscated by authorities.

  • 39) Karroubi’s bureau forced into shutting down   (20:40 PM)

    After a ruling by the prosecutor general of Tehran, police have shut down the office of senior Iranian politician Mahdi Karroubi “Around three o’clock in the afternoon, police officers carrying a warrent issued by the prosecutor general of Tehran came to Mr. Karroubi’s office located in the Jamshidiyeh neighbourhood of Tehran. They also inspected the building and gathered documents, CDs, computers and films they found in the building,” according to the spokesperson for the National Trust Party, Esmail Gerami Moghadam.

  • 40) Islamic Republic of Iran intelligence ministry threatens journalists   (05:45 AM)

    Following a letter sent by 330 journalists to the persecutor general of Tehran, Iranian intelligence have summoned and threatened 15 prominent journalists from among the signatories of this letter. There are fears that other journalists will face similar threats in the near future.

• 7 September 2009

  • 41) Mousavi office dealing with detainees raided   (21:47 PM)

    One of Mir-Hossein Mousavi’s campaign offices dealing with the condition of detainees was raided hours ago by individuals who refused to provide any kind of warrant for their actions.

• 6 September 2009

  • 42) Ceremonies at Imam Khomeini mausoleum cancelled   (03:05 AM)

    The ceremonies to be held at Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum during the holy month of Ramadan have been cancelled.

• 4 September 2009

  • 43) Proposed Ministers Begin with Lies   (20:44 PM)

    The Iranian legislative assembly, the Majlis, continued to examine the qualifications of the cabinet ministers proposed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday while the Iranian people continue to challenge and protest the official results of the June 12 election.

• 3 September 2009

  • 44) Peaceful protesters attacked at Evin   (19:21 PM)

    Police and security forces have attacked a peaceful gathering of protesters while breaking their fast in front of Evin prison in Tehran on Wednesday.

• 1 September 2009

  • 45) Suspension of Students for supporting Mousavi   (09:28 AM)

    The disciplinary committee of Tabriz University has ruled in favour of the suspension of 8 students for two semesters.