Sayeh Hassan is a Toronto based Barrister & Solicitor and owner of Shiro-khorshid-forever.
According to news reports from Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran Behrouz Javid Tehrani, a pro-democracy political prisoner has gone on a hunger strike to protest against his imprisonment in the solitary section of the Gohardasht prison also known as the “dog house.”
On Tuesday February 23rd 201 Islamic Regime security forces “captured” Abdulmalik Rigi, the 27 year old leader of the armed Balouchi/Iranian opposition group Jundullah.
Jundullah is also known as People’s Resistance Movement of Iran and is a Sunni, Balouchi group that carries out armed operations against the Islamic Regime.
There have been numerous and contradictory accounts of how Mr. Rigi was “captured.” Regime’s English language network Press TV reported that he was “arrested” in one of Iran’s southern ports when his jet was “forced” to land while taking him from Kyragyzstan to Dubai.
One of the most under-reported human rights issues in Iran is the current state of Kurdish political prisoners, and in particular, the current eighteen political prisoners who are on death row and may be facing imminent execution. Unfortunately, serious consequences and escalated conflict may be imminent if the conditions continue to be ignored.
Mr. Hamed Omidi a student and a human rights activist who is majoring in Technology at the “Alameh Tabatabi” University in Tehran was arrested last Wednesday, February 17th 2010.
Activists and freedom loving Iranians gathered in front of the Islamic Regime Embassy in Ottawa today from 11:00am to 1:30pm to show their opposition to the Islamic Regime in Iran.
The protestors included individuals from various groups including monarchist and leftist groups as well as independent people like myself who did not belong to any political groups or organizations. Many individuals travelled from Montreal and Toronto to attend the protest. The Lion and Sun Flags were flying high as usual.
“The Masters of Persian Music” featuring Hosseing Alizadeh, Kayhan Kalhor and Hamid Reza Noubakhsh are having a concert at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto at 6:30 pm on Friday February 5th 2010.
Recently a female political prisoner Ms. Shirin Alam Hooli was sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly being a member of a Kurdish opposition organization PJAK.
Below is the translation of her letter from prison which was written on January 18th 2010 which describes the torture and interrogations she underwent before her death sentence was handed down. Please keep in mind that I am not a professional translator, however I have done my best to translate the letter word for word.
Mr. Arash Rahmanipour and Mr. Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani were executed this morning (Thursday January 28th 2010), due to their peaceful participation in the recent post [s]election protests.
In total 11 protestors have been sentenced to death. There is no information about the identity of these individuals.
It seems as though in the anticipation of the 22 Bahman (February 11th ) protests which are expected to be the largest anti-Regime protests to date, the Regime is doing everything in its power to try to intimidate the potential protestors.
The execution of Mr. Rahmanipour and RM. Ali Zamani, so close to the 22 Bahman protest is nothing but a sign of weakness and fear by the Islamic Regime.