Mojahedin Iran (MEK)

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Iran: case of Farinaz Khosravani remains under legal investigations

With one and half a month since the tragic death of Farinaz Khosravani, the Kurdish young girl who jumped to her death from the fourth floor of the hotel building she used to work to save her honor and avoid a sexual aggression by an Iranian intelligence officer, her case is still open, despite the government attempt to shut the case and avoid an embarrassment for the whole dictatorial regime.
Various reports indicate that the case of the “Mahabad incident” (regarding the death of Farinaz Khosravani) has been closed by Iran’s Minister of Interior, the lawyer following up on this portfolio said, “This case remains open and investigations are continuing. The Khosravani family has filed a lawsuit against Nader Moludi, the owner of Hotel Tara, and the main suspect of this case by the name of Morteza Hashemi-vand.”

IRAN - SITUATION FOR WOMEN POINTS TO WORSENING CHALLENGES FOR ALL IRANIANS

INU - In our coverage yesterday of the launch of an official matchmaking website in the Islamic Republic of Iran, we pointed out that this attempt to promote speedy marriage and traditional families is of a piece with a broader effort by Iran’s leaders to crack down on the rights of women and to reassert conservative clerical control over the structure of Iranian society.

We referred, for instance, to the growth in efforts to enforce the imposed veiling of women, as by empowering civilian militias to accost women considered to be wearing “bad hejab.” On Wednesday, IranWire reported on an instance of the continued pressure toward such measures. The site pointed out that Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, one of the highest ranking clerics in the Iranian religious center of Qom, had encouraged security forces and others to “act beyond the law” for the sake of enforcing “good hejab.”

Saturday, June 20, 2015

IRAN- Iran’s Global Image Mostly Negative

As the June 30 deadline for negotiations over its nuclear program approaches, a new Pew Research Center poll finds that attitudes toward Iran are mostly negative worldwide. Majorities or pluralities in 31 of 40 countries surveyed hold an unfavorable opinion of the Islamic Republic. And in several Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and Asia, ratings have declined considerably in recent years.
June also marks the second anniversary of the election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani , who generally receives low marks across the Middle Eastern nations polled.
These are among the key findings of a new survey by the Pew Research Center conducted in 40 countries among 45,435 respondents from March 25 to May 27, 2015.
Low Marks for Iran in Middle East, Other Regions
Iran is viewed negatively by most nations surveyed, with a global median of 58% saying they have an unfavorable opinion of the country that borders Afghanistan in the east and Iraq in the west.

Iran’s Global Image Mostly Negative

Friday, June 19, 2015

IRAN - Mullahs at war with women

IRAN- General George Casey: Iran’s destructive role throughout the region must be curbed and deterred

General George Casey

IRAN- SENATOR LIEBERMAN URGES THE U.S. TO WORK CLOSELY WITH IRANIAN RESISTANCE

ENATOR LIEBERMAN

Iran is “a great country being held captive by a fanatical group of extremist,” said former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman in his video message to the grand rally of Iranian Resistance in Paris.

Senator Lieberman praised NCRI’s President-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, as an “extraordinary leader,” and urged the United States to work closely with the Iranian Resistance to topple the regime in Tehran.

He said in his message, “You have been extraordinary leader, Mrs. Rajavi. You have tremendous support from people inside Iran and outside and hopefully you will have increasing support from the governments in the world including the United States because you are in every sense our friends, our partners for freedom and peace.

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Iran:NCRI- 32 prisoners executed on the verge of holy month of Ramadan

Transfer of 22 prisoners in preparation for their execution in Shiraz; death verdicts for 10 more prisoners in Zahedan

#NCRI – The Iranian regime’s henchmen hanged at least 32 prisoners on the verge of the holy month of Ramadan.

On Tuesday, June 16, twenty-five prisoners were collectively hanged in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) Prison in Karaj. Prior to that, on Monday, four prisoners were collectively executed in the Central Prison in the same city.

Additionally, on June 16, one prisoner in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad and another prisoner in Eqlid (Fars Province) were executed. On June 17, an Afghan prisoner was executed in the city of Sari. The executions in Eqlid and Sari were public hangings.

Iran: 32 prisoners executed on the verge of holy month of Ramadan

IRAN- General George Casey: Iran’s destructive role throughout the region must be curbed and deterred

General George Casey

General George Casey, Chief of Staff of the United States Army and Commanding General of MNF-I (2004 to 2007) was among the guest of honors at the Paris rally on June 13, 2015. The gathering was held honor the martyrs and political prisoners in Iran. Gen. Casey addressed a crowd of over 100,000 Iranian exiled at the Grand Iranian Resistance Gathering and began his speech by saying: 'It’s an honor for me to be here with you again this year as you continue your struggle against the regime in Tehran. I’d like to use my brief moments with you this evening to reemphasize a point that we made in our statement, and that’s the point about Iran’s destabilizing role in the region. And it’s that role that I have personal experience with during my time in Iraq between 2004 to 2007. In our statement we said it is by now beyond dispute that the regime in Tehran is fomenting instability and conflict throughout the region, most notably in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. And we went on to say that Iran’s destructive role throughout the region must be curbed and deterred.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

IRAN- OFFICIAL MATCHMAKING SERVICE REFLECTS GENERAL CRACKDOWN ON WOMEN

INU - On Monday, it was reported that the Iranian regime had launched an official matchmaking website as part of an attempt to encourage marriage among the approximately 11 million unmarried adults in the country.

In the midst of economic circumstances affected both by international sanctions and widespread government mismanagement, many of the youth of Iran are choosing to avoid the expense of marriage and are delaying the formation of families. But the Associated Press reports that the Iranian constitution specifically tasks the government with facilitating the formation of families. As such, the currently popular practice of cohabitation without marriage is strongly discouraged.

IRAN- House passes bill calling on Iran to release American prisoners

American pastor Saied Abedini given more than 12 years imprisonment in Iran

The US House of Representative passed a resolution on Monday calling on Iran to immediately release three American political prisoners, according to an article published on The Hill.
The measure, approved 391-0, urges the Iranian government to free Pastor Saeed Abedini and two other Americans held in Iran prisons.
Passage of the resolution comes weeks before international negotiators’ June 30 deadline to reach a final deal with Iran over its nuclear program.
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), the measure’s author who represents Flint, Mich., said the prisoners shouldn’t be used as a bargaining chip.
“It’s important that we remember these names. These are individuals. They are not just pawns in a geopolitical struggle between Iran and the rest of the world,” Kildee said.