Salman Sima Arrested on June 12

RAHANA reports that Salman Sima, an Iranian Activist was arrest during a protest on June 12th. This is his second arrest this year. He was supposed to be transported to Evin prison, but his whereabouts are unknown.

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12June.org

12June.org is organizing demonstrations around the globe. To see where they are and how to get involved, visit their website at 12June.org.

A Year Later: Suppression Continues in Iran -Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

Short report on the suppression of dissent in the days, weeks and months following the election

This report by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center provides a detailed synopsis of the human rights violations perpetrated by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the days, weeks, and months following the election. They also feature those responsible for the crimes with photos, dates of birth, hometowns and specific claim. See an example below.

Mohammad Reza Naqdi

Born: Hometown: Positions:

1953 Najaf, Iraq

Deputy Director of Intelligence, Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards and Head of Basij

“Those groups that chant slogans against the revolution’s values ... should know that they will be confronted by Basij.”

Known as the “Tyrant of the Campus,” Mohammad Reza Naqdi was born in Najaf, Iraq but moved to Iran following the revolution in 1979. In 1993, he became Deputy Director for intelligence of the “Quds Force,” a branch of the Revolutionary Guards tasked with exporting the Islamic Revolution. During 1997 and 1998, Naqdi was allegedly involved in the imprisonment and torture of Tehran mayor Qolam-Hossein Karbaschi as well as other prominent city officials. He is reported to be a “key figure” in the organization and financing of Ansar-i-Hezbollah, a group that was involved in the 1999 attacks on students at Tehran University.

Journalist and former Basiji, Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, claims that Naqdi was present during torture of protesters at Kahrizak prison in the summer of 2009. On January 5, 2010, Naqdi told the hard-line daily Kayhan “[a]nyone who objects to this [Islamic] revolution or the rule of the Just Jurisprudent is making futile efforts to bring the establishment to its knees. These people are either morally or financially corrupt or are drug addicts, and it is rare to find someone who has objections [to the establishment and the Supreme Leader] to have a healthy personal life.” He has blamed the demonstrations following the June 12, 2009 election on the United States.

Amnesty International - IRANIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS DETAINED FOR DISSENT SINCE THE 2009 ELECTION

IRANIAN PRISONERS DETAINED FOR DISSENT SINCE THE 2009 ELECTION

Amnesty International uses the anniversary of the election protests to highlight a few cases of prisoners of conscience to shed light on the ever-expanding repression in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Men of Violence

Men of Violence by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has put together a spectacular compilation of the men you have been accused of perpetrating the violence following the June 12, 2009 elections. Included in the report are:

1. Hossein Taeb - Commander of the Basij Forces at the time of June election

2. Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei - Minister of Intelligence at the time of election

3. Ismail Ahmadi Moghadam - Head of the Iranian Police

4. Saeed Mortazavi - Tehran’s prosecutor General at the time of June election

5. Sadeq Mahsouli - Minister of the Interior time of June election

6. Abolghassem Salavati - Presiding judge of Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Courts

7. Seyed Hassan Firouzabadi - Chief of Staff of the Joint Armed Forces

8. Mohammad Ali Jafari - Commander of IRGC

9. Mohammad Moghisseh - Head of Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Courts

10. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati - Secretary General of the Guardian Council

11. Yadollah Javani - Head of the IRGC Political Office

12. Rouhollah Hosseinian - Member of Parliament

13. Ali Saeedi - Representative of Supreme Leader in IRGC

14. Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi - Member of the Assembly of Experts

15. Hossein Shariatmadari - Managing Editor of Kayhan Newspaper

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Protestor in Danger of Execution as Iran Flouts Human Rights Standards

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Protestor in Danger of Execution as Iran Flouts Human Rights Standards

Thank you to the International Campaign for highlighting the excessive use of capital punishment in Iran.