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HAIL TO THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini,
and his placeman president. The message of
the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or
get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO
FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
Click here for a total list so far
(Updates
December 4, 2024)
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December 31,
2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by
Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the
road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini,
our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom;
*Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother
of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom
2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in
prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the
mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands
and therefore is refused medical care although needing
it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory
is not easy, but it is certain" * and Maryam
Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since
15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally,
one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit
of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on
your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in
the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent |
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Please do read
the above and following articles about heroines who risk live and
limb for the women-led revolution and no matter what
they'll never give in nor up!and other stories: click on the underlined
November '24
topics:
November 26, 2024:
Corruption, Black Market, and
Shortages
November 25, 2024:
Iranian Journalist's Death Exposes
Flawed Healthcare System
24 Nov 2024:
Femicide: Unpunished Crimes in
Mullahs' Iran
November 22, 2024:
Iran Faces New Fuel Price Dilemma
November 21, 2024:
Inside Baluchistan's Educational
Nightmare
And other Actual stories:
November 23, 2024: Leila
Hossein Zadeh
says NO-hijab
and
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom
Part 5
And more commemorational stories
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts |
'New' topic: a regimes' re-newed method of
torture: denial of medical care
Nov. 22 - Aug. 30, 2024:
Medical torture of women during
incarceration
November 4, 2024
"UN Expert Highlights Alarming
Violations Against Women and Fundamental Freedoms..."
October 19-18 2024 - July 18, 2016
Health taken hostage
And read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
"Nurses can neutralize security
forces' efforts with unity."
August 30, 2024
and updates:
August 28, 2024:
Nurses' demands - "A nurse will
die, but will not accept humiliation,":
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"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
July 8 - 4, 2024:
The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024:
Prisoner Swap with Iran is
Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024:
It |Iran| puts people to death in
order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories
*OHCHR - UN Office of
the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Click here for earlier reports
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December 03 - November 29, 2024
<<Three prisoners,
including two women, executed...
& <<115 arrested in
November 2024...
& <<Eight political
prisoners sentenced to death and long-term
imprisonment...
& <<Iranian Rapper Toomaj
Salehi Released from Prison...
& "'People's Pockets Are
Empty': Black Friday in Iran...
& <<Iran Disrupts UN
Session to Exclude Kurdish Human Rights Group...
and more actual and fact-finding news
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December 01 - November 27, 2024
<<French Town Honors
Iranian Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared...
& <<Global campaign seeks
to abolish death sentences for Warisheh Moradi, Pakhshan
Azizi...
& <<Nasrin Shakarami,
mother of Nika Shakarami, sentenced to imprisonment...
& <<The Criminal <Chastity
and Hijab> Law: A New Wave of Crackdown on Iranian Women
and Girls...
& <<Four political
defendants in Alborz sentenced to fourteen years and ten
months of imprisonment...
& <<Iranian Regime
Sentences Two Grieving Mothers of Aban to Prison for
Advocacy...
& <<Iran's Regime Executes
27 Prisoners in 4 Days, Total Reaches 540 Under
Pezeshkian...
& <<Protests in Brussels
against death sentences of Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh
Mohammadi...
and more actual and fact-finding news |
December 1 - November 25, 2024
Protests against
violence against women in the Middle East November 2024
November 26 - 25,
2024
Preface by Gino d'Artali:
Yesterday, GMT time, was the
so-called 'International Day against violence
against Women'
Now, since the women-led "Woman, Life,
Freedom" revolutions
are getting a growing stronger hold in the Middle East
it is always wise to face the Fact-Finding reality
and so let's read two reports of 2
trustworthy outlets
who does excactly that: |
When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi
figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da
qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so
called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.
Dear reader, let us, apart from all the other news following please
read first the most inspiring but alas also most disturbing news
namely about
Iranian Activists and Others Condemning the new
<Hijab and Chastity Law>
Cartoonist Mana Neyestani
Rise more for the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprisal. Gino d'Artali
and more actual news
More women executed
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 3 Dec 2024
<<Three prisoners, including two women, executed in Ilam Prison
The death sentences of at least three Kurdish prisoners, including two
women, previously convicted of premeditated murder, were carried out in
Ilam Central Prison. The identity of one of the executed prisoners has
been confirmed as Hassan Hassanbeigi. According to a report received by
the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, in the early hours of Tuesday,
December 3, 2024, the death sentences of a man identified as Hassan
Hassanbeigi, a resident of Sarab Karzan in Shirvan and Chardavol County,
along with two women whose identities are still under investigation,
were carried out in Ilam Central Prison. Hengaw has learned that these
three prisoners had been separately convicted of premeditated murder by
the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. To date, the news of the
execution of these three prisoners has not been announced in state media
or media affiliated with the judiciary.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-46
Note that in the womens' cases 'pre-meditated murder' most likely was
about women defending themselves against violence from husbands,
boyfriends and/or family.
115 arrested in November 2024
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 3 Dec 2024
<<115 arrested in November 2024 by security forces of Islamic Republic
of Iran
According to data compiled by the Statistics and Documents Center of the
Hengaw Organization for Human Right, at least 115 individuals, whose
identities have been verified, were arrested across Iran by security
forces during November 2024. Kurds accounted for the highest number of
arrests, with 45 cases, comprising 39% of the total.>>
Read all about Geographical distribution - Arrests of religious
minorities - Arrest of women activists and children - teachers and
students - writers and artists - media Activists and journalists incl.
names here:
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2024/12/article-2
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 3 Dec 2024
<<Five Arabs in Ahvaz arrested by Security Forces
Five Arabs from Ahvaz, identified as Reza Hezbavi, Mehdi Samiri, Nabi
Samirat, Mehdi Samirat, and Ahmad Samirat, were arrested after being
summoned to the Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz. They have been transferred
to Ahvaz Central Prison (Shiban). According to a report received by the
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Monday, December 2, 2024, these
five individuals were arrested following their court appearance and
subsequently transferred to Ahvaz Central Prison. Hengaw has learned
that these individuals were first detained at Ahvaz Airport upon
returning from Hajj. Their mobile phones were confiscated, and they
underwent several hours of interrogation before being permitted to
leave. In the subsequent weeks, they were repeatedly summoned and
interrogated by the Intelligence Department's News Headquarters.
According to the Karun Human Rights Organization, the primary charge
against these individuals is performing Sunni prayers during their
pilgrimage. Furthermore, Reza Hezbavi's wife was also summoned for
interrogation. It is noteworthy that Reza Hezbavi had previously been
arrested in 2009 for participating in cultural activities. He was
released a month later on bail from Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-45
political prisoners sentenced to death
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 02 Dec 2024
<<Eight political prisoners sentenced to death and long-term
imprisonment in Tehran
Six political prisoners - Akbar Daneshvar Kar, Seyyed Mohammad Taghavi
Sang-Dehi, Babak Alipour, Pouya Ghobadi Biston, Vahid Bani-Amarian, and
Seyyed Abolhassan Montazer - have been sentenced to death by the
judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran. Additionally, all six, along with
Seyyed Ali Taghavi Sang-Dehi and Seyyed Mojtaba Taghavi Sang-Dehi, were
collectively sentenced to 54 years and 7 months of imprisonment and 20
years of exile to Khash County. According to a report received by the
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Branch 26 of the Tehran
Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, issued the
death sentences under the charge of <baghi (armed rebellion)>, throughd
membership in the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). In
addition to these capital sentences, the defendants received various
prison terms and exile orders. Akbar Daneshvar Kar and Seyyed Mohammad
Taghavi Sang-Dehi were sentenced to death for <baghi>, along with 5
years of imprisonment for <collusion to disrupt national security> and
10 years for <forming illegal groups.> Combined with their death
sentences. Similarly, Babak Alipour was sentenced to death for <baghi>,
along with 5 years of imprisonment for <collusion to disrupt national
security> and 20 years of exile to Khash for <destruction of public
property.> Pouya Ghobadi Biston faced a death sentence for <baghi> and
an additional year of imprisonment for <illegal exit from Iran.> Vahid
Bani-Amarian and Seyyed Abolhassan Montazer both received death
sentences for <baghi>, accompanied by 5 years of imprisonment for
<collusion to disrupt national security.> Meanwhile, Seyyed Ali Taghavi
Sang-Dehi was sentenced to 2 years in prison for <membership in
opposition groups,> and Seyyed Mojtaba Taghavi Sang-Dehi received three
years and seven months imprisonment for <collusion to disrupt national
security> and three years and seven months for <membership in opposition
groups.> The trial for these eight individuals took place on October 6,
2024, at Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Earlier, the
defendants had been charged by Branch 5 of the Tehran Public and
Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in May 2024. Allegations against six
of the defendants centered on <baghi> due to their supposed affiliation
with opposition groups. Seyyed Mojtaba Taghavi Sang-Dehi was charged
with <collusion against national security> and <membership in opposition
groups.> Among those sentenced, Pouya Ghobadi Biston and Seyyed Mohammad
Taghavi Sang-Dehi were arrested on February 23, 2024, in Chaldoran and
transferred first to Maku Prison and later to Evin Prison. Vahid
Bani-Amarian and Seyyed Abolhassan Montazer were arrested in January
2024, while Babak Alipour was arrested in Tehran during the fall of
2023. Akbar Daneshvar Kar and Seyyed Mojtaba Taghavi Sang-Dehi were also
transferred to Evin Prison following their arrests, with Seyyed Ali
Taghavi Sang-Dehi later released on bail.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-43
Toomaj Salehi
Iranwire - 2 Dec 2024
<<Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released from Prison
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has been released from prison after serving
his sentence, the Isfahan Province Judiciary's Public Relations Office
announced on Sunday. The state-run Mizan News Agency reported that
Salehi was released after completing a one-year imprisonment term for
<propaganda against the Islamic Republic.> His lawyer, Mostafa Nili,
previously said that the court had discontinued prosecution related to
the 2022 protests. Salehi was initially sentenced to death by a
Revolutionary Court, a verdict later overturned by the Supreme Court.
Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after voicing support for the
nationwide "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests, which erupted in September
of that year. He released songs criticizing the government and
supporting the protests, which called for greater freedom and women's
rights. He also posted pictures and videos of himself participating in
the demonstrations. In July 2023, a court sentenced Salehi to six years
and three months in prison for <corruption on Earth.>
He was released on bail on November 18 last year after the Supreme
Court, in response to an appeal, found "flaws in the original sentence"
and returned the case to a lower court for reexamination and possible
retrial. However, less than two weeks later, Salehi was returned to jail
to face new charges after publicly discussing his torture in prison in a
video.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/society/136664-iranian-rapper-toomaj-salehi-released-from-prison/
Iranwire - 2 Dec 2024
<<Rapper Saman Yasin Leaves Iran Amid Ongoing Health and Legal Struggles
Saman Yasin, an Iranian rapper arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom
protests, has left the country, multiple media sources have confirmed.
The Mehr News Agency reported Yasin's departure, following confirmations
from social media activists. Yasin, a vocal critic of Iran's clerical
establishment, was arrested on October 2, 2022, and reportedly tortured
during his detention. He was released on medical furlough last month. He
was sentenced to death on October 29 for <waging war against God,> but
the Supreme Court later overturned the sentence. In a letter earlier
this year, Yasin highlighted his ongoing struggles with mental and
physical health issues, stating, "I continue to suffer, yet incompetent
officials cannot even facilitate my access to medical care. Please
inform me of the crime I have committed. If I am found guilty, then
imprison me - if not, then acquit me," he wrote.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/society/136679-rapper-saman-yasin-leaves-iran-amid-ongoing-health-and-legal-struggles/
Iranwire - 2 Dec 2024
<<Four Killed in Armed Attack on Ambulance in Southeastern Iran
An armed attack on an emergency ambulance in southeastern Sistan and
Baluchistan province killed four people on Saturday, according to Iran's
emergency medical services. Spokesperson Babak Yektaparast reported that
the ambulance was transporting victims of a tribal conflict when a
pursuing vehicle opened fire. The casualties included an emergency
technician, two injured individuals, and a patient's companion. The
ambulance driver was severely injured, and another emergency technician
remains in critical condition. Yektaparast condemned the violence
against emergency workers and announced the launch of the "White Wound"
campaign to address attacks on healthcare personnel.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/136681-four-killed-in-armed-attack-on-ambulance-in-southeastern-iran/
Iranwire - Nov 29, 2024 - by Tara Roshani
"'People's Pockets Are Empty': Black Friday in Iran
In Tehran's shopping centers, Black Friday’s global retail trends
collide with local economic realities. "Spend 200,000 tomans and get a
lottery ticket - only until the end of Black Friday" has been the
repeated promotional line for the past three days at an upscale shopping
center in northern Tehran, urging people to shop. Black Friday shopping
has gained popularity in Iran in recent years, despite having no
equivalent on the Persian calendar.
Businesses take advantage of the occasion to boost sales and revive
their struggling operations. Shops and stores, from uptown to downtown,
are adorned with red and black or gold and black Black Friday posters to
entice customers with discounts ranging from 20 to 70 per cent. While
areas like Naziabad and Salehabad in southern Tehran see fewer Black
Friday promotions, the closer one gets to northern Tehran, the more
frequent the advertisements become. From the clothing shops on Haft-e-Tir
Street to shopping malls like Mega Mall, Opal, Hamila Center, and
Palladium in northern Tehran, Black Friday fever has been raging from
Tuesday to Friday this week. Navid, who works at a children's clothing
store in the Haft Hoz neighborhood, says, "Most people's pockets are
empty because they’ve just passed the start of the school year and are
now preparing for Yalda Night. They can't afford Black Friday shopping.
But we shopkeepers have no choice and must use every occasion to boost
sales. Here, it's mostly middle-class people who shop, so our annual
profits aren't enough to offer huge discounts for events like Black
Friday. That's why shopping in areas like this isn’t as lively." In
contrast, Armin, who works at a shoe store in Opal Mall in northwest
Tehran, says, "We're a franchise of a famous leather goods brand with
multiple branches. Our products are usually expensive due to their
high-quality materials, many of which are imported. But for special
occasions like Black Friday, we offer up to 50 percent off. This
attracts our regular customers, who shop a lot during these times."
Nazanin, overwhelmed by the flood of promotional texts from both online
and physical stores, decided to visit one of the shopping centers to see
what the buzz was about. She says, "Prices are still high. Black Friday
discounts in Iran aren't like abroad, where you suddenly get a genuine
70 percent off quality goods. Here, most sellers raise prices a few days
before Black Friday, then lower them back to the original price or
slightly less and advertise them as Black Friday discounts. Whether the
discounts are real or not, shopping centers, particularly those in
northern Tehran, were packed on Thursday and Friday". Meanwhile, Iran's
Chamber of Guilds announced intensified market monitoring and
inspections for Black Friday. It stated, <Inspections revealed that many
discounts being offered are unrealistic and irregular. In cases of
violations - such as holding sales without following legal regulations,
offering fake discounts, and not adhering to legal profit margins -
legal action will be taken,> it added.
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/features/136592-peoples-pockets-are-empty-black-friday-in-iran/
Iranwire - Nov 29, 2024
<<Iran Disrupts UN Session to Exclude Kurdish Human Rights Group
Governments allied with the Islamic Republic attempted to block a human
rights group raising concerns about the treatment of ethnic and
religious minorities in Iran at the 17th session of the Forum on
Minority Issues, which concluded at the United Nations Human RIghts
Council in Geneva on Friday. Venezuela, Belarus, and Iran interrupted a
Kurdistan Human Rights Association-Geneva (KMMK-G) representative
talking about the persecution of minority groups in the Islamic
Republic. "They discriminate against and oppress minorities in Iran and
even deny them a voice at the UN," KMMK-G president Taimoor Aliassi,
told IranWire. "They aim to silence minority voices, even here in
Geneva." KMMK-G has been raising concerns about the discrimination faced
by ethnic and religious minorities in Iran at the session. Speaking on
behalf of the group, Shenah Razabi highlighted grave human rights
violations targeting Kurdish, Baluch, and other non-Persian minorities
in the Islamic Republic. "Iran is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious
country with a population of over 80 million, composed mainly of
Baluchis, Persians, Kurds, Azerbaijani-Turks, Turkmens, and Ahwaz-Arabs,"
she said during the Forum on Minority Rights session. "According to
Iran's former Minister of Education, over 70 per cent of Iran's children
starting primary school are bilingual, with Persian still not used as
the primary language even after first grade. ... Despite being the
majority of the Iranian population, non-Shia Muslims and non-Persians
are excluded from political life," she added. Established in 2006 and
based in Geneva, the Kurdistan Human Rights Association works to raise
awareness of human rights violations affecting minorities. The United
Nations Forum on Minority Issues - running 28-29 November in Geneva, as
part of the current UN Human Rights Council session - has already drawn
controversy and criticism from UN member states after Diane Ala'i, an
independent human rights expert and a Baha'i of French and Iranian
descent, was barred from becoming chair.
IranWire understands that the decision was influenced by the Iranian
government.
The move provoked sharp criticism from UN members and human rights
advocates for barring a qualified member of a minority from chairing
deliberations concerning minorities. Nominations for the Forum chair
rotate across different UN member states groupings, which for the
current session was the Western European and Others Group, and are
decided by the president of the Human Rights Council. The current
president is Ambassador Omar Zniber, Permanent Representative of Morocco
to the UN in Geneva, and IranWire understands the objection came from
the Asia-Pacific group and specifically the Islamic Republic.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/136610-iran-disrupts-un-session-to-exclude-kurdish-human-rights-group/
Women's Liberation Front 2019/cryfreedom.net 2024
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