Iran regime’s defiance increases tensions with Israel

-
Image
  By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Rising tensions between the Iranian regime and Israel have the potential to spiral into a wider conflict if not adequately addressed. There are several reasons for the heightened tensions. First of all, although the Iranian regime attempts to distract attention from the direct involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, Tehran continues to increase its military influence there and use its proxies against Israeli targets. Israel last month carried out an airstrike in Syria on a location where Iranian officials were meeting. Iranian leaders were reportedly meeting to discuss developments regarding their country’s drone and ballistic missile capabilities in Syria. The attack occurred on the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Iranian government for an attack on a vessel owned by an Israeli in the Arabian Gulf. He said: “Last week, Iran attacked an oil tanker … and harmed the international freedom of navigation....
Post a Comment

Iran: Security and Intelligence Agents Attack Political Prisoners in Greater Tehran Penitentiary

-

 


Several Political Prisoners Wounded

On Friday, October 8, 2021, acting on orders by the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashfouyeh Prison), a number of imprisoned criminals attack political prisoners with knives, clubs, and brass knuckles, wounding several of them, including Akbar Bagheri, Pouya Ghobadi, Shapour Ehsaniarad, Esmail Gerami, and Akbar Faraji. The wounded prisoners were taken to the Prison’s infirmary.

In collusion with the mercenaries, prison guards, who were aware of the attack, deliberately locked the hall to prevent the political prisoners from leaving. Only after the end of the assault and the wounding of prisoners, the guards opened the door to the hall. The Prison warden supervised the attack.

Akbar Bagheri has been sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of “membership in the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI),” and “propaganda activities against the regime.” Pouya Ghobadi, 27, has been in Fashfouyeh for two and a half years on the same charges. The clerical regime’s Judiciary has set a bail of 500 billion rials for his temporary release, which his family cannot afford. Esmail Gerami, 67, and Shapour Ehsanirad, a labor activist was sentenced to five and six years in prison, respectively.

After the media reported the attack, Mohammad-Mehdi Haj-Mohammadi, the head of the Clerical Regime Prisons Organization, attempted to justify the crime. The state-run news agency IRNA published his tweet, which said,” Regarding the vague news about the clash in Greater Tehran Prison it must be noted that prison is not a place filled with intellectuals but criminals. Despite the controls, disagreement and tensions between them are not unexpected.”

It is worthy of note that after the hacked cameras at Evin prison revealed the painful and inhuman treatment of defenseless inmates by Khamenei’s henchmen, Haj-Mohammadi shamelessly apologized to Khamenei and the prison guards for that behavior and referred to the henchmen as “honorable prison guards.”

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), condemned the brutal attack on political prisoners in the Greater Tehran Prison and urged the United Nations, the United States and the European Union, and the member states to take urgent action to save the lives of the political prisoners. She once again reiterated the need for an international commission of inquiry to visit the Iranian regime’s prisons and meet with prisoners. Under the mullahs’ rule, prisons have no meaning other than being torture chambers and slaughterhouses, Mrs. Rajavi said, adding: The case of horrific and systematic human rights violations in Iran, especially the treatment of prisoners, should be referred to the UN Security Council. The leaders of the regime must be brought to justice for four decades of crimes against humanity.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)

October 9, 2021

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Iran regime’s defiance increases tensions with Israel

-
Image
  By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Rising tensions between the Iranian regime and Israel have the potential to spiral into a wider conflict if not adequately addressed. There are several reasons for the heightened tensions. First of all, although the Iranian regime attempts to distract attention from the direct involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, Tehran continues to increase its military influence there and use its proxies against Israeli targets. Israel last month carried out an airstrike in Syria on a location where Iranian officials were meeting. Iranian leaders were reportedly meeting to discuss developments regarding their country’s drone and ballistic missile capabilities in Syria. The attack occurred on the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Iranian government for an attack on a vessel owned by an Israeli in the Arabian Gulf. He said: “Last week, Iran attacked an oil tanker … and harmed the international freedom of navigation....
Read more

Iran Regime’s Intimidating and Oppressive Measures Will Add To Society’s Restiveness

-
Image
  By Shahriar kia Footages from Iran on Wednesday show the regime’s police humiliating youths on the street. Under the pretext of fighting crime and thugs, this inhumane measure is another desperate attempt to intimidate the public.   The regime calls defiant youths “thugs” to tarnish their image, w hile the youths  continue targeting the regime’s repressive centers. Therefore, the regime justifies its oppressive measures against defiant youths.     The real “thugs , ” who killed  1500 peaceful protesters  during the major  Iran protests  in November ,  are officially protected and wear uniforms of either the  Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)  or  p olice. Also, organized gangs affiliated with the regime freely circulate in cities with knives and terrorize the public and extort money from people. All the while, the mullahs’ regime arrests, amputates hands or executes those poor people  who are  forced to steal to...
Read more

Threats by Friday Prayers Leaders To Iran’s Women Shows Mullahs’ Misogynous Nature

-
Image
By Sedighe Shahrokhi In a meeting with the head of the regime’s State Security Force (SSF) in Isfahan, central Iran, on Friday, Yousef Tabatabai, Isfahan’s Friday prayers leader and supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s representative, threatened women, paving the way for further oppression. “We should make the society unsafe for the few (mal-veiling women) and not allow them to break the norms on the streets and parks easily… The SSF should be given more authority in dealing with those breaking the law and the norms. We should not be afraid of any hostile action in dealing with the violators,” he said. One of the victims of the 2014 acid attacks in Isfahan These remarks once again show the regime’s misogynous nature. Earlier in 2014, Tabatabai’s statement against so-called “mal-veiled” women resulted in the regime’s thugs attacking young Iranian women and splashing acid on their faces. In a similar development, Abolghasem Yaghoubi, the Friday prayers leader and Khamenei’s representative in No...
Read more