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  • 8 September 2009

    • 151) 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.

    • 152) 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.

    • 153) Abducted daughter of reformist politician set free   (03:11 AM)

      Just hours ago Atefeh Emam, the daughter of a senior member of an important reformist party was set free after 24 hours after her arrest.

    • 154) More post-election victims identified   (00:02 AM)

      The name of Mohammad Naderipour, a civil engineering student from the city of Sirjan and the head of the student branch of Mir-Hossein Mousavi’s election campaign in the city of Sirjan is among the newly identified victims of the post-election violence in Iran.

  • 7 September 2009

    • 155) 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.

    • 156) 148 voice their protest to recent events   (21:00 PM)

      148 of Iran’s notable poets and writers have expressed their disapproval of the violence acts perpetrated against the Iranian people in recent months. The statement expresses discontent towards the “injustice committed against the people especially the youth of this country” during recent months. “Concealing [the truth about] this tragedy by anyone is an injustice towards human dignity and paves the way for the perpetrators to repeat this tragedy,” the statement continues.

    • 157) Karroubi: Why use batons, shields and helmets if you believe in the people?   (05:33 AM)

      While criticising the false claims made by the pro-government media, Mahdi Karroubi addressed those who suppress opposition by asking: “Why do you use helmets, shields and batons against people if you have faith and confidence in their judgment?”

  • 6 September 2009

    • 158) Mousavi on the “Green Path of Hope”   (07:12 AM)

      Mir Hossein Mousavi, the main reformist candidate in Iran’s presidential election of June 12, has issued a new statement explaining how he envisions the future and the role that the “Green Path of Hope,” the movement that he is founding, can play in it. The strongly-worded statement accuses Ayatollah Khamenei — without naming him — and the hardliners of distorting Islam, violating the Constitution, destroying morality in society, and forgetting the ideals of the 1979 Revolution, the most important of which was political freedom for all.

    • 159) 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.

  • 5 September 2009

    • 160) For My Soon-To-Be-Born Daughter   (07:21 AM)

      Iranian blogger and reformist journalist Hanif Mazrouei has been in hiding since after the disputed June presidential election. Mazrouei is a member of the Mosharekat party, which has come under fire by authorities who have arrested and put on trial a number of its senior members:

    • 161) Post-election death toll 72; search continues for more   (02:02 AM)

      Norooz News, the official website of the reformist party Islamic Iran Participation Front released on Thursday the names of 72 people who have until now been killed following the post-election violence. The website has announced that efforts are still being made to identify the other victims of the unrest. The report is in response to false statistics released by “officials related to the perpetrators of the coup regarding the death toll of recent events including comments made by commander of the revolutionary guard.” Earlier Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari of the Revolutionary Guards had claimed that in total only 27 people had been killed and only 7 of them had been protestors and the rest were all “revolutionary forces” and Basijis which had been killed by the protestors. The report names 72 people who have been killed until now and have been identified and promises that the efforts to identify more victims will continue. The death toll is presented in two lists; one dedicated to those whose names have been announced through official bodies and the second one contains the names of those victims whose families have not yet announced the names of their loved ones through official channels due to pressure from officials. The first list is as follows:

  • 4 September 2009

    • 162) Name of another slain victim revealed   (20:49 PM)

      According to the official website of the National Trust Party, Mahmoud Raeisi Najafi has been named as the latest in a growing list of protestors killed following the aftermath of the presidential elections on June 12th. Although he died more than two months ago following the great march at Azadi (freedom) square on 15 June, his name had not been revealed until now.

    • 163) 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.

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  • 31 August 2009

    • 175) Saeedeh, Young girl tortured and raped by plain clothes militia   (17:06 PM)

      After a careful investigation conducted by Green Wave of Freedom new details have emerged about the case of the daughter of a martyr of the Iran-Iraq War. This heartbreaking story suggests in addition to Taraneh Mousavi, another girl has met a similar fate and has become another victim of the criminal acts perpetrated by some members of the Basij. We can confirm that following the crime, this girl’s body was burnt with acid and finally secretly buried in a mass-grave in section 302 of Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in the absence of her family. In an amazing twist of fate, this news comes at a time when the government born out of a bloody coup is forming its cabinet.

    • 176) A cheater, found also to be a liar   (16:40 PM)

      Within recent days, numerous emails have been sent to us regarding the PhD degree of Ahmadinejad’s nominees for the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology which have caused us to investigate the issue. Initial investigations shows that like the person who appointed him as deputy of the Interior Ministry, Kamran Daneshju has also lied several time about his academic credentials. In order to prevent another fiasco similar to the one regarding Ali Kordan’s falsified PhD degree from Oxford to happen again, it is a necessity for independent members of the parliament to further investigate the issue.

  • 27 August 2009

    • 177) The Reports of Secret Burials   (06:41 AM)

      The news of the secret burial of martyrs of recent protests has gained widespread coverage in the media in recent days. Norooz website, the media arm for the Islamic Iran Participation Front [Jebheye Mosharekat Iran Eslami] has been under attack by government supporters for exposing the issue.
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