#iranuprising

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Iranian prominent #lawyer #MohsebBorhani openly criticized the death sentence of those accused of killing #Basij members and the legality of their court orders.

This is a very strong and brave movement that is (sadly) made him the target of massive hate attacks by so called "Iranian #diaspora" as well as hard line regime supporters.

Biryani is one of the few lawyers in #Iran who hasn't been put in prison for criticism of the unjust and rapid kangaroo courts.
#HumabRights #Politics #deathPebalty #IranProtests #IranUprising

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Sources in Iran say that the high court of #IRI judiciary has approved the death penalty for 2 more people in the group accused of participation in the stabbing of #Basij member in late September 2021.

They were transferred to #RajaiShahr prison in #Karaj.

#MohammadGhobadlou and #MohammadBoroghani facing execution by hanging in coming days.

Despise the clear violation of IRI's #Sharia law that denies the "ghesas" (execution) to be used when more than one person was involved in the alleged crime and despise request from family of the victim, the Islamic high court refered to the case as an act of rebellion against the rule of "god" and denied all other requests because the crime was comited as a direct rebellion against forces of regime and that all those involved had "intention" to kill.

Something that many scholars inside the regime are opposing, but #Reisi, with the backing of hard line #IRGC leadership and #Khamenei himself is forcing these executions to "teach others a lesson". None of the accused were given the right to impartial review of their case, nor had access to a lawyer during the short and unjst court session where they were interviewd on TV to confes to their "crime" after long and brutal torture in prison.

#StopExecutionInIran #Politics #IranProtests #IranUprising #HumanRights

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The IRGC commander Qasem Fathollahi who was killed during a drive by shooting was the head of Basij forces in Molhtari street of Theran.

I grew up in that street, where my parents had a house since 1940s. It was a few blocks from the city railroad station where my father used to work before he was exiled to Ahvaz after the 1953 coup. We moved out of there in 1980 just a few month before the Iraq invasion into our new home in northern Tehran.

The people on that street lost an entire generation to the revolution, civil war that followed and the Iraq invasion.

The murder of this commander will only bring more violence and excuse for the regime to justify execution of protesters, even if they were not directly involved in the assassination of this bastard.

#Iran #Tehran #IRGC #Assasination #Politics #IranProtests #IranUprising

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Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were executed after their sentences were approved by the highest court of #IRI regime.

The 2 are part of the group accused of participating in protest and riots that led to death of a member of Basij force back in early days of the protests in #Iran.

The other 3 accused in the same process are facing a "retrial". These process are all outside the normal judicial process and most of these victims were refused to have access to impartial observers or their own lawyers.

#DeeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran #Politics #Injustice
#IranProtests #IranUprising
#MohammadMehdiKarami

#MohammadHosseini

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Iran Crisis Update, January 4, 2023

The neo-con American enterprise institute analysis of latest protests in Iran. They seems to be looking at strategic issues with the protests and how is driving them.

It is an interesting and pretty accurate analysis, but leaves out many of the violent actions across the country including the murder of IRGC commander, attack against telephone base stations, mosques and religious institutes, as well as several armed attacks against IRI forces in Baluchistan, Kurdistan and Kuzestan in the past few days.

I wish more western reporters would read these rather than blindly listen to the Iran International, i24 and VOA for news about what is happening in Iran.

#Politics #Iran #IranProtests #IranUprising #US #AEI #CENTCOM

https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-crisis-update-january-4-2023

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Coalition for Iran - ائتلاف برای ایران - all inclusive, except for leftists, socialists, nationalists, independents, moderate religious or anyone who is against monarchy and foreign intervention

The Saudi backed Iran International 24h TV channel and 1000s of bots pushing the "democratic" alliance of "king" Reza Pahlavi, who's only achievement in the past 43 years is that he lost 90% of his father's stolen money and been living on the rest in Maryland, US, who is pushing for a free and democratic Iran, but refuses to acknowledge almost 4 decades of criminal rule by his farther.

Or the Trump/Pompeo/Netanyahu loving Maeoumeh (aka Masih that means "messiah") Alinejad, the self proclaimed feminist leader of Iranian women who has no problem receiving money from the most despicable Christian Taliban in US and work for an organization with ties to anti feminist action groups and domestic terrorists in US.

A coalition for a true US backed "democracy", who are having active hooligans, terrorists and online members who act like the terror groups in south and central America, even before having any kind of power,

Sign the Petition! https://chng.it/676TS4Sv #CIA need your voice.

#Politics #Iran #IranUprising #IranProtests #RegimeChangeIran

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It is sickening to see how much these so called "Iranians" spend time discredit, terrorize and attack those who do not share their extremist views and support of war mongers in US, Saudi Arabia and Israel!

The post like this, where people act like they are doing this because they support the uprising in Iran, but in reality, all they are doing is to attack Iranians who have been working in the past 2 decades to ease the deadly sanctions on Iran and stand up against the war machine, Israeli and Saudi lobby as well as neo con christian talibans in US.

#Iran #Politics #IranProtest #NCRI #FakeActivists #IranUprising

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Coalition made in heaven (or CIA's headquarter)

In the past 43 years, US has worked hard to find a puppet, strong enough to replace the regime of Iran.

After each uprising in Iran, from the civil war of the 80s, to reformist movement by Khatami, to election protests of early 2000 and now during the recent protests, they worked hard to push for Reza Pahlavi, the son of former dictator Mohammad Reza shah as their main puppet.

The latest uprising in Iran has been the strongest and the longest (but nit the bloodiest) uprising in IRI's post 1980s history.

From the start, the charlatans like Reza Pahlavi and Masih Alinejad tried to take credit for the protest and act like they are the ones "leading it".

The radical push by specially Alinejad, the Trump loving , neo-con paid "reporter" pushed the protest toward confrontation and the peaceful demonstration of the (mostly) women in the country were sidestepped by assassination of IRI police and officials, attacks against government building, mosques and police/paramilitary buildings as well as the attack against religious mullahs all over the country.

The recent "coalition" in the US, by Reza Pahlavi and Alinejad has now got support of Ali Karimi former football player, Golshifteh Farahani the Hollywood actress and some lesser known people is trying to create a US (western) backed alternative to the IRI regime who also openly terrorize anyone who is questioning actions and roles of these people online and in person.

They are also behind most of the fake stories about the death sentence against 1500 protesters, calling those who received death sentence for protesters, despite the fact that they were involved in actions that led to death of many IRI police and Basij members making it harder for those who want to prevent the death penalty to help and save the lives of those people.

It is really sad to see that people (specially media in west) give publicity and credit to these people, specially Alinejad, who has been in close contact with extremists Christian Taliban leaders such as Pompeo, Bolton and other high ranking GOP members in US, but (sadly) also many center and left wing politicians and activists in Europe who seems to ignore her background and those who fund her activities.

The protests in Iran has slowed down and the regime seems to have caught many of the key players in the attacks against the police and military but also many activists in the country, except in Baluchestan region by the border of Pakistan where militant groups seems to have escalated their attacks against the regime and the IRGC and Basij has responded with extreme brutality.

The situation in Kurdish regions (mostly Kurdistan Province, but also Kermanshah province as well) is also escalating into open armed conflict between the regime and organized and unorganized groups in various parts of the provinces.

Iran, after the initial protest, had a chance to isolate and push the extremists in the regime to give up their iron grip of the country and many voices inside the regime were also were talking about the possibility of easing the strict dress codes pushed by Reisi and the hardliner, but sadly, those voices are now silenced since they no longer see the uprising as a possibility to reform, but a call for regime change. The opposition seems to be in denial or completely ignoring the fact that regime, as uinpopular as it is, still holds a sold base among the religious groups, military and IRGC who are now united against anyone who question their authority.

I am afraid that with the way things going now, the opposition groups, including the Maoist/Islamist cult of Rajavi (MKO/NCRI) as well as the radical groups such as Kumelah, PKK and Ansarollah turning Iran into a open civil war, similar to those in the 80s.

These are just my thoughts, and I have to say that I left engaging in Politics in Iran many years ago and I am more of an outside observer than a person who participates or engages in discussion or actions.

#Iran #Politics #Iranprotests #IranUprising #DeathPenalty #IRGC #IRI #Basij

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I am so sick of these "celebrity" "Iranians" spreading BS stories about protesters in Iran and when their lies are exposed, still don't give it up and repeat the nonsense and receive 1000s of likes and tap on shoulder for "saving the lives of protesters".

In the mean time, real cases go unnoticed, or won't get the needed attention and those who's lives ARE in real danger, end up losing their lives and become yet another tool for these morons to use for their disgusting push for a military conflict between US and Iran.

#IRI regime, as brutal and disgusting as it is, it is not like it was in the 80s, it is not homogeneous and unified entity and there are many moderate forces there who want to get rid of #Khamenei and the iron grip of the #GuardianCouncil to push #Iran toward a less totalitarian type of government, something that hopefully develop into it moving towards a real democracy eventually.

#IranProtests #IranUprising #politics #DeathPenalty

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Mohammad Taqi Fazel Meybodi, member of Qom Seminary's Association of Researchers & Teachers: Where in the world do they rejoice at an execution, congratulate & sprinkle salt on people's wounds?

🔹 This congratulation of the executions by some Friday imams & representatives, is like sprinkle salt on the people's wounds, where in the world do they express such joy?/Aftab News

#Iran #Politics #HumanRights #DeathPenalty #Inhumanity #IranPolitics #IranUprising #IranProtestd

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Abbas Kae'bi conservative member of #Iran's #GuardianCouncil : Even of the family members of a "victim" (my quotations) decide to forgive the "muhareb", the Imam of Friday prayers must insist on punishment "

" If family of the victim has forgiven the rioter/Muhareb, it is still up to the Imam of the community to punish the warrior because he has created a disturbance in public security, and this is no longer a private judgment, nor is it limited to a private plaintiff"

#Politics #IranProtests #HumanRights #IRI #IslamicRrpublic #IrabPolitics #IranUprising #DeathPenalty

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According to #IRI sources, some of the family members of the #Basij militia allegedly killed by #MahanSedarat, have asked the regime officials to have #mercy & save the life of the young man in order to send a calming message to society

The regime officials & judiciary have denied their request by saying that the accusations are of the sort that can't be decided by family members of the "victim", it's up to regime's #judiciary to make final decision
#Iran #DeathPebalty #Politics #IranPolitics #HumanRights #IranUprising

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#Iran has executed a second prisoner detained amid the ongoing nationwide #protests that are challenging the nation’s Islamic clerical leadership.

The protester, #MajidrezaRahnavard, had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the Iranian judiciary’s #Mizan news agency said.

He had also been convicted of “moharebeh” — or waging “war against God,” a charge that carries the #deathpenalty under Iran’s #Shariah or Islamic law.

Rahnavard’s execution comes less than a month after he allegedly carried out the fatal stabbings.

#Humanrights activists and political observers say that at least a dozen other protesters detained by authorities are facing a similar fate.

#Politics #IranProtest #IranUprising
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-says-it-carried-out-second-execution-over-protests/a-64064099

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#Iran carries out second execution linked to anti-government protests

The Islamic Republic hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of security forces, the judiciary's #Mizan news agency reported, the second execution linked to anti-government protests in less than a week.

"Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged in public in (the holy Shi'ite city of) Mashahd this morning ... he was sentenced to death for 'waging war against God' after stabbing to death two members of security forces," Mizan said.

#Politics #deathpenalty #IranProtests #IranUprising

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Iran carries out first known execution over anti-government protests

This is the first execution of people convicted of ‘waging war against God’ and being 'filth on earth' which are the common terms used by IRI since the early days of it's horror raign.

The sad news is being covered and used by the disgusting Saudi backed #IranInternational that is being quoted by so many people who believe they are receiving accurate news from Iran, but in reality, they are getting a spewed version of the events to make the crimes of IRI even worse to enrage those reading them.

The Guradian reported:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/iran-executes-man-23-mohsen-shekari-allegedly-stabbing-pro-regime-officer

Mohsen Shekari had been sentenced to death for allegedly blocking a street and wounding a member of the pro-regime Basij militia on 25 September, during the early phase of the protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

State media published a video of what it said was Shekari’s confession, in which he appeared with a bruise on his right cheek. He admitted to striking a member of the Basij militia with a knife and to blocking a road with his motorbike alongside one of his friends.

The court found that he had used the weapon “with the intention of killing, causing terror and disturbing the order and security of society”. He appealed against the verdict, but it was upheld by the supreme court on 20 November.

Which is an accurate report of what Iranian state media had reported about his case and the reason for his sentence.

Sadly, the crimes of such cathegory are exempt from the normal procedures of judiciary in Iran and the accuse usually don't have access to legal representative nor ability to fight the decision to higher court which is the normal case in Iran even with it's limited legal rights for people condemned to death.

But the Saudi backed Iran International, covered the story differently:
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202212088960

The Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, identified the person who was executed as Mohsen Shekari but gave no more details. The specific actions Tasnim mentioned as reasons for Shekari’s death sentence cannot be independently verified.

The report they refer to did clearly indicate the ground for the decision with details, but it's true that the accusations could not be verified by other sources.

Later in the same article, they actually say what they denied 2 paragraphs earlier:

Judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi announced on Tuesday that five people indicted in the killing of a Basij militia member, Rouhollah Ajamian, were sentenced to death in a verdict which they can appeal.

This is a sad and disgusting action by the regime who is stepping up it's crackdown on protesters and targeting those who were involved in many confrontations with Basij and Police that has led to death of some 40 of them including several high ranking IRGC commanders assassinated by masked men on motorcycles.

I am afraid this execution is just the first of many more to come and will only escalate the conflict and push Iran more towards another bloody conflict like those in the 3 years of terror between 1981 and 1983.

#iran #DeatgPenalty #Politics #IranProtest #IranUprising #IRGC #Basij #History #Politics

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This brings back some really bad memories of the 80s.

When I was in #Evin Prison during the winter of 81, they used to have weekly "confession" session by former members of Mujahedin Khapq (#MKO) who were either turning into #IRGC members or sent to they bi weekly execution list.

Watching the confession of these young men in Iran, brought back those horrible memories. They have been tortured and forced into confession and made to believe that their public confession may save them from execution.

I fear for the life of these guys who are accused of involvement in the death of a #Basij member and iniriy of several #IRI #police as well as setting their patrol car on fire.

IRI regime needs pressure from international community who are sadly more focused on using sanctions rather than diplomatic pressure to help these young men in order to save their lives.

#Iran #Politics #HumanRights #DeathPenalty #Iranprotests #IranUprising

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Another active Twitter account holder who keep attacking Iranian national team for wearing Iran's official flag on their shirt and during photoops.

The level of stupidity and horrible attack against football players from IRI supporters and these pathetic agitators is nauseating.

People with 0 interst in sport, football or struggle of these players to qualify for worldcup are suddenly expert in all the above subjecs and trash the Football players for representing Iran at the worldcup.

#iran #Football #WorldCup #TeamMelli #IranProtests #IranUprising #IranDiaspora