Assembly of Combatant Clergymen in an open letter to the new head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Larijani, warned about the consequences of the current lawlessness and the trend of defying the law and expressed deep concerns. It is also stressed that th...e judiciary should be held accountable for the crimes, violation of law and injustices. In this letter it is emphasised that the continuation of detentions in solitary confinements and the uncertainties about the charges are all in clear violation of the law and that these illegal acts fall under the responsibilities of the judiciary and have doubled the responsibility of Ayatollah Larijani as the head of the judiciary. "Our fear and concern is because of the reduction or even destruction of the peoples trust and faith in the judiciary system. How can it be that with a simple gesture, a newspaper is closed down and thus the artery of information of a party or group is blocked instantly, but hundreds of newspapers and (governmental) media with different kinds of accusations and convictions in their evidence become richer in their unbounded cheek and still the judiciary system is unable to dispense justice and only casts some general conclusions about the reproach of lies ?!" They added that neither the detainees have had the opportunity to talk about what have happened to them nor the Assembly was allowed to find the facts to share them with the judiciary; However what is clear to everyone and can guide one to the truth is that the judiciary authorities not only in case of Kahrizak prison (where prisoners were tortured and some even killed) but in other cases have violated the law
Shiraz awaits Ahmadinejad: According to various reports from the ancient city of Shiraz, different group are mobilising in order voice their opposition to Ahmadinejad’s coming visit to their city. Ahmadinejad plans to inaugurate a library and a docum...entation centre in Shiraz on Monday morning. He later plans to pay a visit to the shrine of the famous Iranian poet Hafez. However the people of this great city have many surprises in store for the president of the coup government, who was re-elected in June through a rigged election.Different groups in the city plan to stage protests against Ahmadinejad’s visit. Shiraz has in recent days witnessed much unrest in its universities and the students of this city plan to remind Ahmadinejad that they have not yet forgotten about the monumental fraud that helped him take office for a second round.
Source: http://english.mowjcamp.com/article/id/46495
Alireza Beheshti Shirazi Responds to Ahmad Khatami (with special thanks to KHORDAAD88 for translation): In this week’s Friday prayers, Hojatoleslam Seyed Ahmad Khatami [a hardliner and strong advocate of Ahmadinejad’s government – not to be mistaken ...with Mohammad Khatami reformist ex-president] reiterated a
simple criterion from a speech by the supreme leader [made a few days earlier]: “if your actions satisfy [or “gladden”] the foreigners [i.e., foreign adversary], you must know that what you did was wrong.”
Despite these words and only ten minutes later, he considered the confirmations [given to Ahmadinejad’s government] on behalf of high-ranking American state department officials as proof of success for the Iranian representatives in the Geneva negotiations. Tehran’s Friday Prayer leader [i.e., Khatami] believes that Mr. Bolton’s testimonials [Iran's Big Victory in Geneva: we are now even further from eliminating Tehran's threat] or commentaries on CNN fully conform to the criterion that he has introduced.
In other words, الفضل ما شهد به الاعداء : Our superiority is in those elements that the enemy confesses to. At the same time commentaries made by other people [in foreign countries] on the murder of Neda Agha Soltan is proof to accuse the Green Movement‘s attachment [to foreign forces.] Isn’t this [contradiction] a deviation from the same criterion introduced? What did Neda Agha Soltan have to do – other than disregard her basic rights – so that she could have had avoided accusations of having connections to foreign elements? In which meeting did she speak to these foreign adversaries and which bargain did she make with them? Of course, [it is obvious that] this criterion should be applied to those who contrary to all of their anti-American claims attended the negotiation meetings with the Americans. According to your simple criterion we must become suspicious of the laud and gratitude of the Americans for an Iranian victory in the Geneva negotiations. And [we should believe that] ‘the wise would know.’This Friday’s sermon was not limited to this one issue. During his speech, the speaker at least twice reminded himself to remain pious, but these reminders had no effect. He recalled a anecdote from the sixth Shi’a Imam where the Imam never bid farewell to his friends and loyal acquaintances without first calling them to commit to being truthful in what they say, and what they promise. Despite this and only five minutes later, Mr. Khatami [the hardline speaker] claimed that proponents of the Green Movement on Quds day did not exceed three or four thousand; an exemplary act of commitment to truthfulness on his part. It cannot be that he made such a flawed statement because of misinformation. Of course, we didn’t hear his speech on that day [referring to Quds day] but is it acceptable to think that this ‘tiny’ segment of the population whose voice could be heard all the way from 16th of Azar Street [a main street far enough from where the prayers where held on Quds day] to the speaker’s microphone before the start of the speech was only three to four thousand people?Dear Mr. Seyed Ahmad Khatami! If your opponents are truly limited to three or four thousand, why are you troubling yourself? Just give them a permit to gather somewhere out of town, a place equipped with tools to count them – like the Azadi stadium. Then film them with 16 cameras and broadcast it to the envy of the whole world and end this story. I am afraid that that you know too that there is no truth in what you say. I am afraid that you are merely committing to ‘ الحرب خدعه’: (war is all about deception).
No wonder that Mr. Mohseni Ejeie too had declared that we are at war. War with who? With his brothers, sisters, his fellow Muslims, and his fellow countrymen who are asking for their obvious constitutional rights? Do you, and Mr. Ejeie attempt to make war in order to attract as many admirers as possible and to detach as few dissidents as possible? [reference to the leader's words]Please! Speak in a calmer tone, have some regard for people’s rights. Talk a little less … and some problems might be solved.
Source for translation: http://khordaad88.com/?p=699
Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, former president, in a meeting with the people of Yazd province while criticising the violent and brutal acts against the reformists and protestors by those delusional and hardliner movements that are even trying to eliminate... senior conservative figures, warned that if they don’t let the critics express their opinions then in the current critical situation of the country the movement will go toward radicalism as one can already see signs of it. He stressed that we are living in an era that governments have realised that they cannot be the sole authority and rule people with dictatorship and people have to obey them unconditionally and the stable government is the one that is by the people and for the people and therefore be responsible for people’s rights. Khatami added that there is a big problem that the critics are being silenced and in this restricted biased political environment the continuation of this pattern will have dangerous consequences for the country which will result in denying the whole establishment. He stressed that one cannot defend the establishment by violent acts and added that why we are presenting Islam in such a way that parts of the society would turn their backs on Islam or reject the system that is in the name of Islam?! He said that we are witnessing these issues today and that is why we say that the outcome of the policies of those who are accusing their opposition of trying to overthrow the system would actually result in overthrowing. He added that this is an important issue since people have paid a lot in the recent events but gained some benefits as well but the major damage has been the insulting the nation by a calling the spontaneous, authentic and natural movement of millions of people a riot and confronting the protests with such actions that are in clear violation of Islamic values, the constitution, ethics and human conscience. Khatami added that the current political environment, false accusation and arresting the prominent political activists will only have opposite reaction from the people rather than what certain movements are hoping for, as the majority of the people are concerned and unhappy about what has happened and what is happening now.
He emphasised that it is no longer the competition between the reformists and conservatives but rather the issue is that an authoritarian, violent, hardliner and delusional movement that does not have a considerable background in the revolution or has not been tested or even has failed its test is trying to eliminate all those who even have slightest different views from it and not only from the political scene but from the society and in the minds of its followers even senior conservative figures are not allowed in the society. He warned that it won’t be possible to run the country with militarisation and this kind of behaviour will only last for a short period of time and added that those who are not honouring people’s votes and are willing to change it as they wish or ignore it are strangers to this revolution. Khatami stated that the actual demand is to honour the constitution and act according to that and asked why some are violating the constitution? Isn’t it true that the constitution gives the right for political activities, expression of opinion and people’s free participation? He stressed that the constitution considers a clear right for people’s votes and free election and it is the authorities’ responsibility to defend this right and if someone is protesting that this right was violated the answer is not the violent confrontation. He added that let’s return to the constitution but without personal interpretations and those who are guarding it (the Guardian Council) should truly believe in people and the values of the constitution and should not be influenced by other movements. He stressed that if the government honours people’s demands and rights then we can reach our goals sooner and most of the problems will be solved but if the current situation continuous there will be more dangerous consequences and everyone will pay its price but the [Green] movement won’t die. Khatami said that the least one could expect was that with the new appointments in the judiciary we would witness the change in the case of arrests and prisoners; and those that have committed the crimes and violated people’s rights would be prosecuted however these have not happened yet but we are still hopeful that these changes will take place. At the end he added that those who believe in the values and principals will not lose hope and of course by trusting in God and choosing the right path are ready to pay the price for it.
Committee of Human Rights Reporters: Behnoud has been executed at 5 in the morning today at Tehran’s Evin Prison. According to StopChildExecutions.com Behnood had allegedly killed a boy during a street fight in Tehran when he was 17 years old. He has... been in prison for the last 4 years and scheduled for execution 5 times already. All the reports had pointed to a stay of execution in his case. In his weblog, his attorney Mohammad Mostafaie wrote: "I went to the Executive office of the Tehran Criminal Court yesterday to follow up on Benood Shojai’s case. I was told by Mr. Jaberi, the clerk of the office that no date had been set for Behnood’s execution and a stay of execution is in effect. This morning I heard that Bahnood Shojai had been transferred to the isolation ward in prison. I went back to the Executive office to inquire about the case. Mr. Jaberi confirmed the execution and said that the Qisas (Islamic retaliation Law) will take place
http://www.schrr.net/spip.php?article6204
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Grand Ayatollah Montazeri’s answer to the question by Mohsen Kadivar regarding the use of nuclear weapons: Weapons if are not only used against the invading forces but rather victimise innocent people, even the future generations, logically and relig...iously are not allowed and given the vast extent of killing and destruction by nuclear weapons they cannot be considered acceptable by the reasoning of the importance or criticality of another issue and in all cases the humanity and especially Muslims who are the followers of the teachings of the great Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) should be pioneers on the path to legally and practically ban such weapons for all countries with the assurance from the credible and trustworthy international organisations.
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On Oct. 27th Mahdi Karoubi met with Mir Hossein Mousavi at Mousavi’s office. They discussed issues on current situations in the country, the performance of the executive branches of the government and on some of the post-election incidents. Kalemeh, a website affiliated with Mousavi, reports that during the meeting, Mahdi Karoubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi discussed their plans and analyzed the future of the country. In the meeting the two arranged to expand their communication despite some of the constrains.l
At the start of the meeting, Mahdi Karoubi recalled the events in the exhibition for Journalism. He expressed his disappointment from some of the wrong undeserving reaction against him and Alireza Beheshti (close companion of Mousavi, and son of the martyr Ayatollah Beheshti, head of the judiciary branch during the war) committed on behalf of an organized minority. He added: “It saddens me to see how bans on newspapers have ‘blessed’ the exhibition. An exhibition for journalism that should be the place for thought and dialogue has turned into a lifeless environment. In addition, some act so boorishly (referring to the organized hardliners that attacked him in the exhibition) and with such a behavior who knows where they are leading the country to.” l
On the same subject, Mir Hossein Mousavi pointed to the clips that he has seen from the exhibition and said: “Despite the bans on journalism, I saw a great crowd of enthusiasts attending the exhibition who were supporting you and the green movement. Apparently, this annoys the minority to an extent that has made them commit such reactions.” l
Furthermore in the meeting, Mahdi Karoubi alluded to the era when Mousavi was the prime minister and to his movement with the people and said: “You are well aware of the things I have done. Because of the responsibilities I have had in the Outreach Committee (Komitte Emdad), the Martyrs Foundation (Bonyad Shahid) and the parliament, I have always been and will remain in contact with people. I can see that people are at a very devastating condition. Poverty, corruption, and fraud have increased. These are consequences of the wrong and inappropriate organization and planning on part of the executive and administrative branches. l
Mahdi Karoubi continued by comparing past and present and said: “unfortunately, financial fraud of some of our officials is one of the main drivers of corruption within the country. I remember the days when government was so clean a bureaucrat would not have the money to pay for his family expenditures in a hospital. Today it’s different. My concern is that the new generation sees this and suspects that it has been like this ever since the early days of the revolution. This generation must know that such widespread economic corruption is a very new phenomenon.” l
Based on this concern, Mahdi Karoubi added: “I grow even more sensitive when I hear the claims that this government has revived the discourse of the revolution and of the Imam Khomeini. This is a disgrace to the way of the revolution and the Imam. People, and especially the new generation must understand that we, the siblings of Imam, are against the conditions that govern the country today.” l
Mahdi Karoubi also added: “Exaggerations that are common these days about some people and places could cause doubts in religious beliefs of some people especially members of the newer generation. For instance, I have heard that they talk of the ‘Jamkaran mosque’ as though it is as holy as Masjid-Al-Haram mosque (in Mecca, Saudi Arabia) and Masjid-Al-Aghsa mosque (in Jerusalem, occupied Palestine.) Such acts would only help ruin the trust of people even in their own beliefs. I have no idea what motivates some if these ‘honorable’ gentlemen to displace all the values, and strip people off their beliefs in anything from their religion to their national history. l
In the meeting, alluding to the current problems in running the country, Mir Hossein Mousavi said: “Our painful concerns are mutual. I too am aware of the problems you alluded to, as well as many other issues. We are in agreement. For instance the outcomes of talks on the nuclear issue in Geneva are shocking. If we do commit to the promises they have given in Geneva we would be undermining the efforts of thousands of the scientists across the country, if we don’t we would open up the door for collective action against us in the form of sanctions. This outcome is the result of adventurous foreign policy that has no regard for rules and national interests. The ‘interesting’ point here is that while they openly, and repeatedly pay homage to the American, they accuse the children of the revolution and experienced public servants of relations and tendencies toward the west and the east. People should be told of affairs so that they would know what is going on in the executive management of the country. When I was the prime minister I used to emphasize that military forces must not involve themselves in the financial affairs of the nation.” l
Furthermore, Mir Hossein Mousavi reckoned to the mismanagement in the country and to the incidents in the internal and foreign affairs and added: “I have two suspicions. Either some of the gentlemen are on a mission to ruin the country and obliterate the establishment or they are very short-sighted and only think of today. They would only do that which takes them from today to tomorrow. I think the latter is closer to reality. These men only think of today. What happens in the future as a result of their actions is of no importance to them. Otherwise, no other reasoning could explain and defend the risks of this magnitude in the internal and foreign affairs. l
Mousavi also pointed out to the trials, detainments that take place and confessions that are broadcasted and said: “Some think that such acts can change the things back to the way they were. But they are dreaming the impossible. They do not understand no threats, detainments, trials and even forced confessions or any other action of that sort can change today’s society to that of a year ago.” l
Mousavi added: “Freedom of the political prisoners is a national demand. Their freedom can help resolve our situation.” l
It is also worth pointing out that in the conclusion of this meeting Mahdi Karoubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi discussed ways to improve on the communication between themselves and with people despite closure of most of the communication channels and information bridges. l
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