News Update - January 01, 2010

Disabling Iranian Police Riot Control Vehicles

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Opposition Leader Strikes Back in Iran

Makhmalbaf: Secrets of Khamenei's life - part 1 - His interests

Makhmalbaf: Secrets of Khamenei's life - part 2 - His entourage and Household operations

Makhmalbaf: Secrets of Khamenei's life - part 3 - His wealth

Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau

Shiva Nazarahari who's been on hunger strike in prison fainted & moved to clinic (Farsi)

Student Organization Foresees Fall of Establishment

Iran’s State TV Scandal Revealed

Standoff in Iran Deepens With New Show of Force

Israel, U.S. not discussing Iran war, envoy says

Iran says ready to offer assistance to Zimbabwe

Italian Parliament's statement of support for Mehdi Karroubi (Farsi)

What Will 2010 Mean for Iran?

Iran looks set on remaining a major threat to the US and all their allies

Mousavi's new statement on #Ashura: 5 methods to improve the current situation

Raids on Citizens’ Houses to Collect Satellite Dishes

Revolutionary Guard statement: Basijis will stifle enemies’ voices

210 Azad University of Mashhad Students Arrested, Including a Close Relative of Khamenei’s

Dr. Sharif: Massoud Bastani Remains in Jail Despite Bail Allowance

Reporter and Journalist, Nasrin Vaziri, Missing

A report from a student witnessing the events that happened in Mashhad University on January 1, 2010

Analysis of the Letters from the Iran Army (Artesh)

No One is Responsive

Hossein Karubi: Those Who Murdered People Must Run Away

Iranian dancer, Afshin Ghaffarian, describes ordeal at the hands of Basij

Iranian police deny any hit-and-run during protests

Iranian Cleric Haeri Shirazi: Don't Arrest The Protesters; Kill Them!

From Tweets

- Sites & blogs are under HEAVY cyber attack. Since Ashura attacks been brutal. Many blogs have been taken out.

- Parisa Kakaie member of CHRR & Mehrdad Rahimee a partner of the committee were arrested.

- The committee for Human Rights Reporters have now 7 members arrested.

- Mousavi: The biggest disrespect to the Sanctity of Ashura was the killing of innocent mourners of Ashura.

- Mousavi: Certainly we do not sanction any actions, if any, that disrespected the sanctity of Ashura.

- Mousavi: We want an honest & compassionate government & a system based on the votes of the people.

- Mousavi: We believe in the divine interpretation of Islam that all humans are created equal.

- Mousavi: My blood is not redder than those who have been martyred.

- Friday prayer Imams across the country have called for execution of the rioters.

- Justice Dept announced 7 people will be put on trial Sun-Tues for desecrating the ideals of the Islamic Revolution.

- Chief of Police said they have arrested 500 people on Ashura day. He said other entities had made arrests also.

- HRA: M. Sadegh Javadi-Hesar member of Etemad-Meli Party was arrested in Mashhad on Thursday.

Misc. Sources

- Dr. Abolfazl Fateh, the head of Mousavi’s election campaign’s media committee, regarding Mousavi’s statement #17 said: “Mousavi’s statement is a significant good will gesture from his side and an important test for the authorities.” He added that Mousavi’s statement is the solution for getting the country out of the cr...isis based on “good will and the minimum expectations of the people”. Fateh added that Mousavi by following the teachings of Imam [Hossein] proved that the days of those who deal with God is not over and that the difference between great men and those rootless pretentious tyrants is cleared right here. He continued that now Mousavi has made the last argument for all. Fateh at the end stressed: “Now if the authorities lose this chance the future great difficulties is their responsibility and they will be blamed for not taking advantage of this opportunity forever. Is there anyone listening among those who claim to care for the country?”

- Regarding the recent rumours spread by coup government’s propaganda machine about Mousavi and Karoubi moving to north of Iran with the aim of making the environment more intense, one should note that Mir Hossein Mousavi is in his home in one of the neighbourhoods in Pastor St. (South of Tehran) and has not left the cit...y at all in the recent days. It is interesting that in the past weeks and days the same propaganda machine falsely reported that Mousavi lives in wealthy neighbourhoods of northern Tehran, while given the existence of a very close relationship between the intelligence organisations and these propaganda agencies, they should know better that Mousavi lives in a very simple house located in one of the alleys of Pastor St. (working class neighbourhood in southern Tehran).

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