NUR
2009-07-31 06:17:30 UTC
I'm NiteOwl AKA Josh Shahryar - twitter.com/iran_translator on
twitter. I'm a journalist and a human rights activist and NOT Iranian.
This is a compilation of news from Iran that I've gathered through
twitter and Iranian sites that were advertised on twitter. Remember,
this is all from tweets. (My work is released under Creative Commons
(CC).)
These are the important happenings that I can positively confirm from
Wednesday, July 29.
In German: http://tinyurl.com/n9l7qv
In Italian: http://tinyurl.com/m8bzrv
Protests / Unrest
1. Gatherings to honor protesters who’ve died in the post-election
violence will be held today in Tehran and other parts of Iran.
Mousavi, Karroubi and many other reformists are expected to join the
protests.
2. Beheshte Zahra Cemetery, where most of Tehran’s protesters who were
killed are buried, is currently in a state of lockdown. Plans have
been put in place by the government, to stop the flow of protesters
into the main grounds of the cemetery.
3 Neda’s mother has declined to join the mourners. She released a
statement saying that she does not want to share the blame for the
beatings, arrests or deaths of any mourners. However, she has
indicated that others could do as they please and join the gatherings
if they wanted to. Sohrab A'rabi's mother will be joining the
mourners, though.
4. The main gathering will be at Tehran Mosala, after a visit to
Beheshte Zahra Cemetery. Thousands of people are expected to attend.
It has been reported that protesters may march towards Neda’s house,
after the gathering at Mosala.
5. SMS services have been disconnected throughout Tehran in
anticipation of the protests on Thursday. Unconfirmed reports suggest
that Khamenei has ordered Basijis and plainclothes men not to
interfere with the mourners. He has stated that, at all costs, the
Basijis and plainclothes men are to avoid gathering near Mosala. Other
security forces are said to be in charge of keeping the peace.
6. At least 50 students of San’ati Sharif University have been forced
to write forms stating they will not chant Allah o Akbar from their
dorm rooms at night.
Opposition
7. The Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF) – the main reformist
party – issued a statement on Wednesday. They stated that the
Judiciary Chief’s one-week investigation, into the fate of arrested
detainees, is a complete sham. The statement also said that crimes
against citizens were continuing and were being perpetrated by the
government. The only way to end turmoil – according to the statement –
was the fall of Ahmadinejad’s government.
8. Ayatollah Mortaza Motahhari’s son, Mohammad Motahhari, has joined
the Green Movement and issued a scathing criticism of the government.
Mortaza Motahhari was one of Khomeini’s closest disciples and was a
founding figure of the Combatant Clergy Association.
9. Ayatollah Montazeri has, yet again, released a statement
criticizing the government, telling it to learn from what happened to
the Shah. He added that the shutdown of Kahrizak detention facility
was merely a government ploy to distract people. He asked the
government to stop the Basij and IRG from killing innocent people and
criticized the government for letting a few people control the fate of
the whole nation.
Government / International
10. For the first time, the government has admitted that security
forces might have been involved in violence during the protests. The
overall head of Iran’s security forces, General Esmail Ahmadi-
Moghaddam, said today that some members of security forces have
overreacted. Moghaddam also added that the government had paid at
least 197 Iranians money, to compensate for damages to their property,
sustained during the protests. The total amount of payments is about
$50,000.
11. Kazem Jalali, the spokesperson for a parliamentary committee that
is investigating the condition of detainees, as well as recent
arrests, said today that the committee had received news of an
underground detention facility, operated by the Ministry of
Intelligence. The facility might be located beneath the ministry –
according to Jalali. He said investigations were ongoing and declined
to comment further.
Arrest / Released / Killed
12. Partially confirmed reports suggest that Javad Abbasi Kangevari -
also known as Javad Azadeh Amoli - has been appointed as the chief
interrogator for high-profile detainees. He has been appointed after a
special order by Khamenei as other interrogators have so far failed to
extort confessions from these detainees. Amoli is famous for being a
proficient torturer and brutal interrogator. Hossein Ghorbanzadeh –
also known as Hossein Gestapo - who is another notorious torturer – is
at the moment the main man for extorting confessions from other
detainees.
13. Alireza Eftekhari, a former report for Abrare Eghtesad, was killed
on June 15 after sustaining massive head trauma. He had been hit badly
by security forces armed with batons. It has been also confirmed that
Amir Hossein Toofanpour has been killed in the unrest. No other
information could be obtained about him or the circumstances of his
death. A 16 year old protester Hossein Akbari’s body has also been
handed over to his family. He had been missing for a month and his
head, chest and limbs had sustained severe injuries from a blunt
object – possibly a baton.
14. Saeed Hajjarian still remains in prison, even though it had been
reported he would be released today. Today, Shayesteh Amiri – a former
aide of Khatami -, Saeed Shariati – a high-ranking member of IIPF –
and Fariborz Raees Dana were all arrested by security forces. Emad
Behavar – a student activist - and Abolreza Tajik were released
today.
15. Reports have partially confirmed that starting Saturday, trials
for detained protesters and political prisoners, will commence in
Tehran. IRNA also reported on Wednesday, that indictments had been
issued against nearly 20 detainees, allegedly involved in “planning
and carrying out sabotage”. Their trials are set for Saturday, IRNA
reported. Among the detainees are members of MKO, as well as some
members of Iran's Baha'i minority. This could not be confirmed as of
yet.
16. PressTV has announced that Iranian security forces have arrested a
group of photographers who had been hired by foreign media outlets, to
get photos and video of protests in Iran. Majid Saeedi and Satyar
Imami – two photographers who have been detained for some time - were
forced weeks ago to give confessions and have been introduced to the
public as Iranians who are working for foreign elements.
Media
17. Hossein Shariatmadari – the representative of Khamenei in Keyhan
Daily – wrote in his column today that the protesters killed in the
past few weeks, had been killed by hired thugs, who had been paid for
their services by Mousavi and Khatami.
Miscellaneous
18. The Italian government has named a street in Rome after Neda Agha-
Soltan. Article in Italian: Neda: Roma le dedica una via
*Discuss/Annotate: http://aic.openmsl.net/wiki/index.php/Green_Brief_43
; Create it if it doesn't exist.
**If you wanna republish the Green Brief, please visit this page: For
Bloggers, News Sites and Forum who want to republish the Green Brief
Plesae Read! - Why We Protest - IRAN
***For Radio Broadcasters: Green Brief Pronounciation Guide - Why We
Protest - IRAN
****(A list of all the Green Briefs: The Green Briefs
*****A hearty thanks to Sahar joon and S joon for helping me out with
proof-reading and very valuable tips. Also, a BIG THANKS to all the
translators who're spending their precious time on getting this to as
many people as possible.
Read this if you want to help or get help!
Helpers:
A. You can retweet this link and help others know what is going on in
Iran.
B. Iranmapping: iranmap.whyweprotest.net ; If you would like to help
out with compiling all the news stories from Iran in a geo-spatial
context for Iranmapping, please follow the instruction over at
IranMapping - Anonymous Intelligence Collective
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throttling in an attempt to silence their people. Anonymous info shows
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twitter. I'm a journalist and a human rights activist and NOT Iranian.
This is a compilation of news from Iran that I've gathered through
twitter and Iranian sites that were advertised on twitter. Remember,
this is all from tweets. (My work is released under Creative Commons
(CC).)
These are the important happenings that I can positively confirm from
Wednesday, July 29.
In German: http://tinyurl.com/n9l7qv
In Italian: http://tinyurl.com/m8bzrv
Protests / Unrest
1. Gatherings to honor protesters who’ve died in the post-election
violence will be held today in Tehran and other parts of Iran.
Mousavi, Karroubi and many other reformists are expected to join the
protests.
2. Beheshte Zahra Cemetery, where most of Tehran’s protesters who were
killed are buried, is currently in a state of lockdown. Plans have
been put in place by the government, to stop the flow of protesters
into the main grounds of the cemetery.
3 Neda’s mother has declined to join the mourners. She released a
statement saying that she does not want to share the blame for the
beatings, arrests or deaths of any mourners. However, she has
indicated that others could do as they please and join the gatherings
if they wanted to. Sohrab A'rabi's mother will be joining the
mourners, though.
4. The main gathering will be at Tehran Mosala, after a visit to
Beheshte Zahra Cemetery. Thousands of people are expected to attend.
It has been reported that protesters may march towards Neda’s house,
after the gathering at Mosala.
5. SMS services have been disconnected throughout Tehran in
anticipation of the protests on Thursday. Unconfirmed reports suggest
that Khamenei has ordered Basijis and plainclothes men not to
interfere with the mourners. He has stated that, at all costs, the
Basijis and plainclothes men are to avoid gathering near Mosala. Other
security forces are said to be in charge of keeping the peace.
6. At least 50 students of San’ati Sharif University have been forced
to write forms stating they will not chant Allah o Akbar from their
dorm rooms at night.
Opposition
7. The Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF) – the main reformist
party – issued a statement on Wednesday. They stated that the
Judiciary Chief’s one-week investigation, into the fate of arrested
detainees, is a complete sham. The statement also said that crimes
against citizens were continuing and were being perpetrated by the
government. The only way to end turmoil – according to the statement –
was the fall of Ahmadinejad’s government.
8. Ayatollah Mortaza Motahhari’s son, Mohammad Motahhari, has joined
the Green Movement and issued a scathing criticism of the government.
Mortaza Motahhari was one of Khomeini’s closest disciples and was a
founding figure of the Combatant Clergy Association.
9. Ayatollah Montazeri has, yet again, released a statement
criticizing the government, telling it to learn from what happened to
the Shah. He added that the shutdown of Kahrizak detention facility
was merely a government ploy to distract people. He asked the
government to stop the Basij and IRG from killing innocent people and
criticized the government for letting a few people control the fate of
the whole nation.
Government / International
10. For the first time, the government has admitted that security
forces might have been involved in violence during the protests. The
overall head of Iran’s security forces, General Esmail Ahmadi-
Moghaddam, said today that some members of security forces have
overreacted. Moghaddam also added that the government had paid at
least 197 Iranians money, to compensate for damages to their property,
sustained during the protests. The total amount of payments is about
$50,000.
11. Kazem Jalali, the spokesperson for a parliamentary committee that
is investigating the condition of detainees, as well as recent
arrests, said today that the committee had received news of an
underground detention facility, operated by the Ministry of
Intelligence. The facility might be located beneath the ministry –
according to Jalali. He said investigations were ongoing and declined
to comment further.
Arrest / Released / Killed
12. Partially confirmed reports suggest that Javad Abbasi Kangevari -
also known as Javad Azadeh Amoli - has been appointed as the chief
interrogator for high-profile detainees. He has been appointed after a
special order by Khamenei as other interrogators have so far failed to
extort confessions from these detainees. Amoli is famous for being a
proficient torturer and brutal interrogator. Hossein Ghorbanzadeh –
also known as Hossein Gestapo - who is another notorious torturer – is
at the moment the main man for extorting confessions from other
detainees.
13. Alireza Eftekhari, a former report for Abrare Eghtesad, was killed
on June 15 after sustaining massive head trauma. He had been hit badly
by security forces armed with batons. It has been also confirmed that
Amir Hossein Toofanpour has been killed in the unrest. No other
information could be obtained about him or the circumstances of his
death. A 16 year old protester Hossein Akbari’s body has also been
handed over to his family. He had been missing for a month and his
head, chest and limbs had sustained severe injuries from a blunt
object – possibly a baton.
14. Saeed Hajjarian still remains in prison, even though it had been
reported he would be released today. Today, Shayesteh Amiri – a former
aide of Khatami -, Saeed Shariati – a high-ranking member of IIPF –
and Fariborz Raees Dana were all arrested by security forces. Emad
Behavar – a student activist - and Abolreza Tajik were released
today.
15. Reports have partially confirmed that starting Saturday, trials
for detained protesters and political prisoners, will commence in
Tehran. IRNA also reported on Wednesday, that indictments had been
issued against nearly 20 detainees, allegedly involved in “planning
and carrying out sabotage”. Their trials are set for Saturday, IRNA
reported. Among the detainees are members of MKO, as well as some
members of Iran's Baha'i minority. This could not be confirmed as of
yet.
16. PressTV has announced that Iranian security forces have arrested a
group of photographers who had been hired by foreign media outlets, to
get photos and video of protests in Iran. Majid Saeedi and Satyar
Imami – two photographers who have been detained for some time - were
forced weeks ago to give confessions and have been introduced to the
public as Iranians who are working for foreign elements.
Media
17. Hossein Shariatmadari – the representative of Khamenei in Keyhan
Daily – wrote in his column today that the protesters killed in the
past few weeks, had been killed by hired thugs, who had been paid for
their services by Mousavi and Khatami.
Miscellaneous
18. The Italian government has named a street in Rome after Neda Agha-
Soltan. Article in Italian: Neda: Roma le dedica una via
*Discuss/Annotate: http://aic.openmsl.net/wiki/index.php/Green_Brief_43
; Create it if it doesn't exist.
**If you wanna republish the Green Brief, please visit this page: For
Bloggers, News Sites and Forum who want to republish the Green Brief
Plesae Read! - Why We Protest - IRAN
***For Radio Broadcasters: Green Brief Pronounciation Guide - Why We
Protest - IRAN
****(A list of all the Green Briefs: The Green Briefs
*****A hearty thanks to Sahar joon and S joon for helping me out with
proof-reading and very valuable tips. Also, a BIG THANKS to all the
translators who're spending their precious time on getting this to as
many people as possible.
Read this if you want to help or get help!
Helpers:
A. You can retweet this link and help others know what is going on in
Iran.
B. Iranmapping: iranmap.whyweprotest.net ; If you would like to help
out with compiling all the news stories from Iran in a geo-spatial
context for Iranmapping, please follow the instruction over at
IranMapping - Anonymous Intelligence Collective
C. The government in Iran is still increasing internet filtering and
throttling in an attempt to silence their people. Anonymous info shows
that many in Iran are looking for proxy and Tor information in Tehran
and all around the country. Please donate your bandwidth to help bring
down the Iran Curtain. Here are links on how to help and get help on
this:
English:
Tor Browser Bundle
Tor Browser Bundle
Tor Browser Bundle
Tor and the Iranian Election - Bring down the Iran Curtain | Ian's
Brain
Farsi:
Tor Browser Bundle
Tor: آنلاين Tor
Get video torrents and help on Tor here:
Gonzo Times � Torrents List (82 videos)
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