Mora James Law

FREMONT

2010-06-21T10:21:00.000-07:00

FREMONT, as you go to the polls today remember this----
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten we belong to each other." ~~~~~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Anti-Healthcare Bigots show their true color

2010-03-21T08:11:00.000-07:00

On March 20, 2010 at the our Nation's Capitol, Anti-Healthcare Bigots show their true color. "Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., told a reporter that as he left the Cannon House Office Building with Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a leader of the civil rights era, some among the crowd chanted "the N-word, the N-word, 15 times." Both Carson and Lewis are black, and Lewis spokeswoman Brenda Jones also said that it occurred."

It was like going into the time machine with John Lewis," said Carson, a large former police officer who said he wasn't frightened but worried about the 70-year-old Lewis, who is twice his age. "He said it reminded him of another time."

Kristie Greco, spokeswoman for Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said a protester spit on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., who is black. Cleaver's office said the protestor was arrested but said the congressman won't press charges.Clyburn, who led fellow black students in integrating South Carolina's public facilities a half century ago, called the behavior "absolutely shocking.""

http://www.aolnews.com/healthcare/article/raucous-ugly-build-up-to-house-health-care-vote/19407962?icid=mainwelcomedl1link4http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fhealthcare%2Farticle%2Fraucous-ugly-build-up-to-house-health-care-vote%2F19407962

Young Latina's arrest for doodling

2010-02-21T14:51:00.000-08:00

Girl's arrest for doodling raises concerns about school's zero tolerance policy. Clearly, the school officials over reacted to this young girl's behavior.

Her crime was just the words, ["I love my friends Abby and Faith. Lex was here 2/1/10 :)"] written on the classroom desk with an erasable green marker.

For her doodling her love for her friends, Lex was handcuffed, arrested and transported to the police precinct.

The way to stop this is to act now.

Call the NYC Dept of Education, (212) 374-5141;

The Mayor, (212) 374-6807; and

JHS 190 at (718) 830-4970 and demand a change.

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Immigration policy case

2010-01-05T15:33:00.000-08:00

ATTENTION----THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010, subject to call at 9:00 a.m.

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Immigration policy case in the appeal filed by the city of Fremont. Case#S-09-0448 - City of Fremont v. Kotas

Justice may be arriving in the PA hate crime case.

2009-12-18T05:53:00.000-08:00

The U.S. Department of Justice use indictions by a federal grand jury connected to a racially motivated killing and alleged police corruption in Shenandoah, PA. The indictments were reached on December 10, 2009. The new federal cases were charged under a hate crime statute that makes it a federal offense to interfere with a person's housing rights on the basis of race through threat or force.

"The people charged are two former high school football players and police officers, including Shenandoah's police chief. Some of the statements made during the attack allegedly included "f--cking Spic" and "Tell your f---king Mexican friends to get the f--k out of Shenandoah." Mr. Ramirez, who suffered a coma, died two days after the attack without ever regaining consciousness. Blunt force trauma to the head was the official cause of death according to the medical examiner, who also ruled it a homicide."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-levin-jd/pennsylvania-burning-feds_b_393324.html

NE Court of Appeals: Illegal immigrant entitled to benefits

2009-12-08T16:06:00.000-08:00

Kudos to NE Court of Appeals----An illegal immigrant injured on the job is entitled to state worker compensation benefits, according to a Nebraska Court of Appeals decision released Tuesday.

-09-0339, Odilon Visoso, a/k/a Adam Rodriguez v. Cargill Meat Solutions (Appellant)

Check out this Blog that tracks Hate-Crimes

2009-11-25T04:55:00.000-08:00

http://raciality.blogspot.com/

Horrible and brutal HATE CRIME in Puerto Rico

2009-11-18T09:22:00.000-08:00

On November 14, 2009, the body parts of a gay 19 year old man, Jorge Steven Lopez, was found a few miles away from Caguas, along an isloated road. Mr. Lopez was a very well-known person in the gay community of Puerto Rico. When found, he was partially burned, decapitated, and dismembered, both arms, both legs, and the torso.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-357813

To read more about this story:
http://www.progressivepuppy.com/the_progressive_puppy/2009/11/puerto-rican-gay-teen-burned-decapitated-dismembered.html

Neda's mother speaks to CNN---she speaks of her "Angel"

2009-11-05T10:20:00.000-08:00

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/05/neda.mom.speaks/index.html

Ms. Maryam Sabri tells about being repeatedly Raped in Iranian Prison

2009-11-05T10:02:00.000-08:00

Ms. Maryam Sabri Talks About Being Repeatedly Raped in Irans Prison (English Subtitle) Another brave and courageous young Iranian woman comes forward to tell VOA about her 2-week jail time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYmhv8kSVvg&NR=1

MUST SEE, a brave Female student leading protest

2009-11-05T10:00:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFNSaKlwrP4

IRAN, Stop Child Executions and Release Innocent Prisoners

2009-10-21T20:50:00.000-07:00

Are you ready for the truth in IRAN? If so then Watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix9g8J07qWU

BIG THANKS TO THESILENTDOVE FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO!

Behnood Shojaei executed on International Day against Death Penalty

2009-10-15T14:55:00.001-07:00

"Iranian regime’s henchmen hung 21-year-old juvenile offender Behnoud Shojaie on Sunday in Tehran’s Evin prison after four years in prison for crime committed in August 2005, when he was 17, state-run news agency IRNA reported. Iranian regime executes more juvenile offenders than any other nation - eight last year and 42 since 1990."

http://www.onlydemocracy4iran.com/

NSBA's 5th Annual Legal Diversity Summit

2009-10-08T09:32:00.000-07:00

*Invitation *

On behalf of the Nebraska Minority Justice Committee you are cordially invited to participate in Nebraska’s Fifth Annual Legal Diversity Summit. The Summit will be held on October 9, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Omaha (3321 South 72nd Street) at 11:30 a.m.

Please register below:http://www.nld.affiniscape.com/displayemailforms.cfm?emailformnbr=120974&event=275539

Beginning of the End - Iran for Freedom

2009-10-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCyE_3bglu8&feature=player_embedded

ENGLISH SUBTITLE - Freedom Slogans are the Heralds of Freedom. -

2009-10-05T09:00:00.000-07:00

NEVER FORGET NEDA and all the other Iranian martyrs...here are their written voices!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4y5x6ieDI0

Beaten, robbed, a victim of hate

2009-09-27T09:13:00.001-07:00

Attackers threatened President and family, as the attackers beat, strip and rob a develpomentally disabled man, Derrick Thomas.

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/61452677.html?page=1&c=y

Neda Agha Soltan - Sogand (The Pledge) Poem ( شعری برای ندای عزیز )

2009-09-25T16:43:00.000-07:00

ENGLISH SUBTITLE - Tribute to Dear Neda... We promise that we shall make your dreams come true. ندا جان روحت شاد. ما تو را و آرزوهایت را فراموش نخواهیم کرد

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc-Tka891VM

I confess support for Iran (group confession)

2009-09-24T18:59:00.000-07:00

Must see video of confession for supporting the Iranian people struggle for FREEDOM!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRijrZX-ZYI

Clearly a Federal hate-crime

2009-09-19T04:19:00.001-07:00

WATCH this video! - Fickin' Unbelievable ...... this is clearly a federal hate-crime against a woman in GA that needs to be prosecuted as such!

An Army Reservist, Tashawnea Hill, was kicked and punched on her head and body by a white man, Troy D. West, on Sept. 9 as he screamed racial and gender slurs at her outside a Cracker Barrel in Morrow, about 15 miles southeast of Atlanta, police said. Troy D. West, 47, became enraged when Hill told him to be careful after he nearly hit her 7-year-old daughter while opening the restaurant's door, police said. Many witnesses confirm Ms. Hill's allegations againt West.

http://www.wsbtv.com/video/20932093/index.html

Quote of the Week

2009-09-12T20:49:00.000-07:00

"Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything - even our lives - in our struggle for justice." - Cesar Chavez

NSBA's 5th Annual Legal Diversity Summit

2009-09-09T14:06:00.000-07:00

*Invitation *

On behalf of the Nebraska Minority Justice Committee you are cordially invited to participate in Nebraska’s Fifth Annual Legal Diversity Summit. The Summit will be held on October 9, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Omaha (33...21 South 72nd Street) at 11:30 a.m.

Please register below:
http://www.nld.affiniscape.com/displayemailforms.cfm?emailformnbr=120974&event=275539

NE Law Tip of the Week:

2009-09-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

"Section 25-824 provides generally that the district court can award reasonable attorney fees and court costs against any attorney or party who has brought or defended a civil action that alleges a claim or defense that a court determines is frivolous or made in bad faith."
Larmar Co. v. City of Fremont, S-08-590, 278 Neb. 485 (9/4/2009)

Obama's 1st year sets record for Hispanic nominations

2009-09-03T08:16:00.000-07:00

President Barack Obama has appointed more Hispanics to high office than any president ever has in the history of this country. I beleive it reflects the growing political clout of Hispanics, the nation's largest minority group. Remember to register to VOTE and VOTE everytime you get an opportunity. Things will change for the better when we make them change!

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/08/31/20090831hispanics0831.html

N.C. native wrongly deported to Mexico

2009-08-31T13:35:00.000-07:00

Federal investigators ignored evidence the man is an U.S. citizen, documents show. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/917007.html

This dude is an U.S. born citizen and NOT even of Mexican descent----WOW, I guess I better start carrying my birth certificate or brush up on my Spanish!

NE Law Tip of the Week:

2009-08-31T12:56:00.001-07:00

"Early Leaving Incentive Program” (ELIP) moneys should have been considered marital property and included in the property division.
Simon v. Simon, 17 Neb. App. 834 (2009) A-08-1292,

Gay Man's Title VII Suit is revived by 3rd Circuit

2009-08-31T06:54:00.000-07:00

The U.S. 3rd Circuit has ruled that an effeminate gay man must be allowed to pursue a Title VII claim alleging that he was targeted for harassment because he failed to conform to "gender stereotypes." The Circuit Court decided that a lower court erred when it declared that plaintiff Brian Prowel's sex discrimination claim was nothing more than "an artfully pleaded claim of sexual orientation discrimination."
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202433449001&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=Law.com&pt=LAWCOM%20Newswire&cn=NW_20090831&kw=3rd%20Circuit%20Revives%20Gay%20Man's%20Title%20VII%20Suit

Son to his Father - Teddy Kennedy remembered by his son

2009-08-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

Edward Kennedy, Jr., remembering his father, "I love you dad and I always will. I miss you already."

As all of America will....Teddy you will be sorely missed but our Dream lives on. RIP

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/08/ted_kennedy_jrs.html

RIP - Senator Edward Kennedy

2009-08-26T04:20:00.001-07:00

RIP, the great liberal lion has passed - Edward Kennedy joins John, Bobby and Martin in heaven #kennedy

Iran confronts rape, murder & torture allegations

2009-08-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

"Troubling news of kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder is flooding out of Iran.
Neda Aqa Soltan was murdered point-blank in the streets of Tehran for the whole world to see; while Sohrab Arabi was killed far from any global attention and his body given to his mother quietly to bury, as was the tortured body of Mohsen Ruholamini. These names have assumed symbolic significance for many more innocent young men and women murdered by the custodians of the Islamic Republic with a wanton disregard for the lives and liberties of its own citizens. Not just murder, but the rape of young men and women also is on the shameless roster of the Islamic Republic. . .Hamid Dabashi beleives the allegations of murder, rape and torture are testing Iran's Islamic Republic as never before."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/22/dabashi.iran.morality/index.html

Hamid Dabashi is the author of "Iran: A People Interrupted." He is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York. His Web site is http://www.hamiddabashi.com/.

Iranian boy who defied Iranian hardliners exposes his prison rape ordeal

2009-08-22T10:52:00.000-07:00

". . . Reza’s ordeal began in mid-July when he was arrested with about 40 other teenagers during an opposition demonstration in a large provincial city. Most were too young even to have voted. They were taken to what he believes was a Basiji militia base where they were blindfolded, stripped to their underwear, whipped with cables and then locked in a steel shipping container. That first night Reza was singled out by three men in plain clothes who had masqueraded as prisoners. As the other boys watched, they pushed him to the ground. One held his head down, another sat on his back and the third urinated on him before raping him.
“They were telling us they were doing this for God, and who did we think we were that we could demonstrate,” Reza said. The men told the other boys they would receive the same treatment if they did not co-operate when interrogated the next day. . ."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6805885.ece

Testimony of an innocent man, Farhad M., among us there were some whose colons had been ripped because of rape.

2009-08-20T07:30:00.000-07:00

Report from Farhad M., who was imprisoned from July 9-27, 2009, he witnesses other men who were raped. On the 18th of Tir (July 9), I was walking not far from Fatemi street. The street was busy, but no one was chanting at that time. It was about 5:30 when two guys in plainclothes approached me from either side. It was interesting that at that moment I had no sense of being part of a demonstration and was just walking normally in the street. Still, I was nabbed and put into a car and left there until about 9 pm. Everyone in the car was blindfolded the whole time, and then we were driven somewhere. Three days later, I figured out that we had been driven to Motahari Street. There we were randomly assigned to an interrogator. My interrogation went on until 1 am, but I was not asked any questions. I was beaten with a cable and with other things without being asked a single question. Unfortunately, I had things in my backpack that made things worse for me: films of demonstrations on my mobile phone and a notebook of writing for my weblog. After three days, I was transferred to Evin. Others were sent to Kahrizak. I was lucky to be sent to Evin where I was kept in solitary for one week. Twice a day, I met with an interrogator. They did everything to get me to confess. To demonstrate to me that they had no belief in anything, they even burnt the Koran in front of me. When I was put in the cell with others, I understood that what happened to be was much better than what happened to the others. I was not raped.

Among us there were some whose colons had been ripped because of rape. In any case, I understood that all my conversations during the past three months had been recorded, and that they had everything. When they arrest someone and get their telephone number, they look at all of their email, all of their facebook activity, and all of their weblog activity. Because I had political posts on facebook, in my weblog, and in private correspondence, the accusations in my file are extremely serious: breaching national security and plans to overthrow the government, for which the worst punishment is execution. If you confess you get a lighter sentence, but still you have to have patience and wait for your court date, which has not been announced.
http://www.voteforiran.com/2009/08/the-arrest-beating-and-interrogation-of-farhad-m/

Iran conservatives reject prisoner rape claims

2009-08-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

Iran's powerful conservative camp rejected on Wednesday claims that election protesters were raped in custody and issued a stern warning to opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi for raising the allegations. However, others highlight jail rapes and abuses, "a number of detainees have said that some female detainees have been raped savagely. Young boys held in detention have also been savagely raped," Karroubi said in a letter dated July 29... "
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090812/twl-iran-politics-unrest-575b600.html

Pictures of Iranian Innocents that was murdered

2009-08-04T15:22:00.000-07:00

85 year old protester--such an Iranian Lioness!

2009-08-03T10:41:00.000-07:00

A 85 year old protester demands her vote back and says she wants to take it back fr0m Khamenei. A Must SEE...check it out!!!!! Pure Courage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTmQ7OFNBA

IRAN VATANAM SONG NEDA AGHA SOLTAN X-ELEMENTZ IRAN july 30 8 mordad 3

2009-07-31T12:57:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px9tCJPj0wg

Protest for Freedom is alive and going stronger

2009-07-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

Videos - Tehran July 30, Apadana district----Remembering the innocents who have died.

http://bit.ly/2qLKX

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http://bit.ly/NN7wc

Latest Videos from Iran

2009-07-31T10:34:00.000-07:00

http://enduringamerica.com/2009/07/30/latest-iran-video-the-%E2%80%9C40th-day%E2%80%9D-memorial-30-july-part-2/

IRAN: People block roads in Tehran 7/30/09

2009-07-31T10:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghX6LJz4Wd8

Song written in memory of Neda

2009-07-28T16:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHTrtXncuCg

Worldwide Protests for Iranian Freedom

2009-07-25T09:15:00.000-07:00

WORLDWIDE PROTESTS IN 100 PLUS CITIES FOR IRAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS TODAY
http://united4iran.org/

Iran Threatens Strike on Israel's Nuclear Facilities if Attacked

2009-07-25T09:13:00.000-07:00

"If the Zionist Regime (Israel) attacks Iran, we will surely strike its nuclear facilities with our missile capabilities," Mohammad Ali Jafari, Guards commander-in-chief, said. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534800,00.html?mrp

Iran opposition urge clerics to act over detainees

2009-07-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

TEHRAN (Reuters) - "Iran's opposition urged senior clerics on Saturday to help secure the release of people arrested following June's disputed presidential election, after a protester died in prison. A reformist website said the son of an adviser to defeated conservative candidate Mohsen Rezaie had been killed in a Tehran prison after being detained in post-election unrest."
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56O14120090725

"Angel of Iran"

2009-07-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

Master sculptor, Paula Slater, was so shocked by the graphic and violent video of the senseless shooting death of Neda, an innocent beautiful young Iranian woman, Slater turned her sadness into Art.

More pictures of Iranian people fighting for Freedom

2009-07-20T07:46:00.000-07:00

http://twicsy.com/i/yFZG

Iranian women risk everything when protesting!

2009-07-19T06:17:00.001-07:00

"Women who demonstrate against the government in Iran are risking more than we can imagine. Demonstrators against the regime in Iran are faced with the death penalty. this includes demonstrators who are well under eighteen years of age. But Iran makes justice run through the twisted labyrinth of Shaaria law as it is interpreted by Iran's corrupt theocracy. How twisted is it? Consider this. according to the Jerusalem Post, girls who are virgins may not be executed, no matter what their crimes. So how do you execute a girl who is a virgin? Very simple. You have a prison guard marry her. When he consummates his "marriage" to the condemned, then she can be executed the following morning."
http://www.rantrave.com/Rant/Legal-and-Official-Rape-in-Iran-Prisons.aspx

Pictures of Iranians fighting for their freedom!

2009-07-18T16:07:00.001-07:00

http://twitpic.com/photos/madyar

Iran opposition leader & wife visit slain man's family

2009-07-14T18:47:00.000-07:00

"Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his wife are swarmed by supporters near the home. Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his popular wife, Zahra Rahnavard, visited the family of Sohrab Aarabi in Tehran, paying tribute to the teenager whose death and whose mother's desperate weeks-long quest to find her son have emerged as a symbol of the protest movement against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran15-2009jul15,0,4420908.story

Iran Executes 13 It Calls Sunni Rebels

2009-07-14T18:44:00.000-07:00

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iranian authorities executed 13 members of a Sunni Muslim rebel group by hanging Tuesday morning in a prison in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, the Iranian state news agency reported.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/world/middleeast/15iran.html?hp

Social Activism in Iran will be More Difficult

2009-07-10T14:56:00.000-07:00

In an interview with Rooz, Iranian women’s rights activist Parvin Ardalan discusses the post-election events and the role of the women’s movement. http://www.roozonline.com/english/news/newsitem/article/2009/july/10//social-activism-will-be-more-difficult.html

Pro-reform clerical body protests Iran elections

2009-07-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

A pro-reform clerical group protested against the official results of Iran's June 12 presidential election, in a statement made available to AFP. Blasting the official electoral watchdog, the Guardians Council, the Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers said it no longer had the "right to judge in this case as some of its members have lost their impartial image in the eyes of the public."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hTtgj7mLM7SrkOrKyukLC-o_RPfQ

Arrested, beaten and raped: an Iran protester's tale

2009-07-01T15:45:00.000-07:00

"Afshin, a shopkeeper from south-west Iran, alleges that one of his friends was beaten and repeatedly raped after being arrested at an opposition rally after last month's disputed election. He gave this account to Esfandiar Poorgiv, a journalist and academic. It is published here as part of the Guardian's project to trace those killed and detained during the unrest. The Guardian has been unable to independently verify the account."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/01/iran-protest-arrests-afshin-friend

U-TOO Blog listing of the killings & beatings in Iran

2009-06-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

Check it out! http://u-too.blogspot.com/#iranelection

The Green Brief #9 - NiteOwl - Why We Protest

2009-06-26T08:04:00.000-07:00

..."As reported yesterday, no massacre can be confirmed to have occurred in Baharestan square. Readers have sent me several photographs of bodies with gaping wounds that might suggest the use of axes - I have confirmed ISOLATED use of axes in the previous report -, however, all of the photos have been from past protests. As of yet, the claim by Mainstream Media that there was a massacre at Baharestan cannot be confirmed."...
http://iran.whyweprotest.net/news-current-events/2449-green-brief-9-niteowl.html

List of Killed and Arrested in Iran - English

2009-06-25T21:47:00.000-07:00

http://iran.whyweprotest.net/missing-persons/2346-list-killed-arrested-english.html

Khamenei Speech to Parliamentarians June 24 (Excerpts English)

2009-06-24T12:29:00.000-07:00

In a meeting with members of the parliament, Khamenei against defended the elections and said that the Islamic regime and people would at any cost not be forced! He added that in the current situation, he has emphasized the rule of law. He continued to say that if there was no law, then dictatorship will prevail. He added that if the law was not followed than things will get complicated, thus, the law must be adhered. He said that if not followed, then the legality of any elections in the future will be questionable. He added that the law must pass down from the top down, the people at the top must adhere to the law and if they don't, then the ordinary people cannot be expected to do so. He called on the representatives of people in the parliament to cooperate with the government and not make it difficult for them to run society day to day. He added that this doesn't mean the government shouldn't be criticized if it is wrong, but rather if there is anything, it shouldn't be taken up with the government in a 'friendly' way. He added that representatives should place the betterment and issues of their respected areas in context with the betterment of the country.

These are excerpts from Khamenei's speech to parliamentarians today, June 24 in Tehran. I saw it on the BBC's Persian website and translated it AS QUICKLY and as BEST as I could. Please pass around - NiteOwl

UPDATE on Iran

2009-06-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

http://hra-iran.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=66&Itemid=293

HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN IRAN

2009-06-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

http://hra-iran.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=66&Itemid=293

Iran updates

2009-06-24T07:51:00.000-07:00

http://tehranbureau.com/iran-updates

A Hate-Crime in Iran

2009-06-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

In the manner in which Neda was targeted and murdered by the Iranian government’s agents is a clear indication that this is a Hate-Crime. Neda was killed because she represented all that the Iranian government fears.* *Neda was wearing western clothes and not traditional clothing was she was shot in the heart by a sniper. Remember women’s rights had been a hot issue during the election.

Bahman JENABI was a 18 years old student who was killed last week in Tehran by Basij force

2009-06-23T12:47:00.000-07:00

Ashkan Sohrabi was a 18 years old student who was killed last week in Tehran by Basij force

2009-06-23T12:39:00.001-07:00

Song written in memory of Neda

2009-06-23T12:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqF7186UJx8&feature=channel_page

Violence and Widespread Arrests in the township of Amol

2009-06-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

12:07
Thursday June 18, 2009
Like other regions of the country, the township of Amol in the province of Mazandaran has become filled with demonstrators protesting the results of Iranian presidential elections.
As in other locations, these demonstrations have faced severe and violent responses from the Security Forces and interference from government-backed militias. Reports have emerged that the Security Forces have arrested many young demonstrators and reformist campaign workers. The latest of these clashes occurred this morning.
In its local news agency, a paramilitary group known as Hezbollah has threatened activists such as Jamileh Salar, Bahareh Shahidi, Hojatoleslam Musa Rajai, and Mr. Mahdavi, the former Friday prayer Imam of the city. This group has also announced that it has detained the son of the former Minister of Roads and Transportation of president Khatami’s administration. The location and numbers of these detainees as well as the number of injured are not disclosed. http://hra-iran.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1296:violence-and-widespread-arrests-in-the-township-of-amol&catid=66:304&Itemid=293

Flagrant Attacks on Kian Amani, an Iranian Photojournalist

2009-06-23T11:25:00.000-07:00

شنبه ، 30 خرداد 1388 ، 12:10
Friday June 18, 2009
The Security Forces and plain-clothed government agents subjected Kian Amani, a prominent Iranian photographer and photojournalist of CHN news agency, who has also performed freelance work for foreign news agencies, to a flagrant attack and bodily injury. The attack occurred while he was engaged in photography from the demonstrations on Gandhi Street at 9:00 PM on Tuesday.
The paramilitary plain-clothed agents were armed with batons, chains, and machetes. They approached Mr. Amani and broke the lens of his professional camera. When he objected, the agents attacked Mr. Amani with knives and severely injured him. Despite his grossly apparent injuries, the agents continued to subject Mr. Amani to beatings. Concerned bystanders subsequently took him to a hospital.
The restrictions on activity of journalists in Iran have occurred while hundreds of foreign journalists and photographers have been forced out of Iran due to nonrenewal of their visas. Many news agencies have been warned not to provide coverage of the ongoing demonstrations. The government of Iran through severe censorship of newspapers and media, placement of significant restrictions on Internet access and blacking of texting, has practically left no room for any coverage of the ongoing people’s demonstrations and the events surrounding them.

http://hra-iran.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1297:flagrant-attacks-on-kian-amani-an-iranian-photojournalist&catid=66:304&Itemid=293

Troubled Week in Iran

2009-06-23T07:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/a_troubled_week_in_iran.html

Iran Update

2009-06-22T20:34:00.000-07:00

Read All About It! Green Brief 6
http://tinyurl.com/ov9g28

Neda Agha-Soltan – A Cold-blooded Murder

2009-06-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

World unites for democracy in Iran

2009-06-22T16:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UnXP89jlcc

This is NEDA

2009-06-22T12:37:00.000-07:00

Torture in the streets of Khorramabad Iran

2009-06-22T12:07:00.000-07:00

Stripped and the torture begins on the streets in Iran!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npdISZUtdmU

Iran's Agents Murdering Students

2009-06-22T11:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npdISZUtdmU

Night Rally Now

2009-06-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCpL4xRQlS0

No Burial Services for NEDA

2009-06-22T10:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHv-VF9CdNY

Iranians being killed in streets of Tehran

2009-06-22T09:19:00.000-07:00

Iranians being killed in streets of Tehran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp5sDdb6rE4&feature=channel_page

NEDA burial site

2009-06-22T08:34:00.000-07:00

gravesite

More Information Iran

2009-06-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

http://azadi4iran।info/

Monday News in Iran

2009-06-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

Hundreds of protesters crowded Tehran's Haft-e Tir Square on Monday, despite warnings from the government, eyewitnesses said.Six people were seen arrested at the square.Hundreds of Basij militia -- some in plainclothes -- and riot police were trying to disperse the crowd and managed to clear a crowded pedestrian overpass near the square, the witnesses said. Two helicopters circled overhead.There were lots of Internet postings on Twitter and Facebook about a 4 p.m. (7:30 a.m. ET) vigil at Haft-e Tir Square for a young female protester identified as Neda. Her death, which was caught on camera, has become a rallying cry for many protesters.At Monday's rally in the square, one witness said a male protester in his 20s was chased into an alley by two members of the pro-government Basij militia. A group of protesters chased the Basijis away and then the crowd could be heard chanting "Do not be scared. We are all together."
http://bknews।lmdconline।com/

Iran's Citizens Arrested

2009-06-21T14:47:00.000-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mousavi1388/

DEATH in Iran

2009-06-21T12:11:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RkL1GZpOeo

Iran Today

2009-06-21T12:01:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM_O7FTyTZE

Horror in Iran

2009-06-21T11:45:00.000-07:00

http://imagehost.in/out.php/i10924_iran.JPG

Protest Song

2009-06-21T11:35:00.000-07:00

Iranian Demonstrator students Song created Friday after the प्रयेर्स
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUjm_f6V_Uo&feature=channel_page

Today in Iran

2009-06-21T11:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00cSHvqTXwI

TODAY in IRAN

2009-06-21T10:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ_oWNEGhZE

Today in Iran

2009-06-21T10:40:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGahhxAPjTk

Remembering NEDA

2009-06-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

IN MEMORY of NEDA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbdEf0QRsLM

Green Brief #4

2009-06-20T13:48:00.000-07:00

The Green Brief 4 - NiteOwl
This is NiteOwl AKA Josh Shahryar, no time for formalities, here’s the new brief – sorry I overslept because of lack of sleep. Won’t happen again! ProtesterHelp and Heymans have been instrumental in the writing of this Brief. This is news from Saturday in Iran. 1. There was a protest planned today at Enghelab Square in Tehran. However, the whole square was filled with police. The police attacked, beat down on protesters and dispersed them with tear gas. However, the whole city of Tehran was crowded with protesters. As we reported in the last brief, the IRG had expressly been given the authority by Khamenei to violently crush the protests if any start to take place after Friday.2. Other protests took place in Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, Mashhad, Rasht and Ahvaz. Protesters were attacked in all the above mentioned cities as well as in other areas of Iran. The situation seemed to be extremely critical in the cities of Shiraz, Tabriz, Isfahan and Rasht. There were incidents of violence against protesters in Ahvaz as well. Reports have also come in of protesters lashing back at IRG and Baseej with at least one Baseej base in Tehran being burnt by angry protesters. Molotov bombs have been used during the protests on a wider scale than before by protesters. It has also been confirmed that in Mashhad, a very large number Mullahs accompanied the protesters. 3. The government claimed as the protests were continuing that a suicide bomber had attacked Imam Khomeini’s shrine. They also claimed that many people had been injured and killed in the incident. However, sources have not confirmed any such attack. We cannot at this point confirm or deny whether any attack on the shrine took place from all our sources. Iranian TV continues to claim this attack has indeed taken place. MSM might have more on this, but treat it with caution. 4. During the protest, helicopters dropped a strange liquid on protesters that we’re still trying to determine the nature of. It has been claimed variously that the liquid was tear gas. Some sources have told us that people who’ve had the liquid contact their skin have developed burns on those spots. But as of yet, we cannot positively identify it. 5. In Tehran, Baseej and possibly IRG forces burnt down a mosque with protesters trapped inside, according to sources. They could not confirm if any protester had actually died or had been injured during the incident. 6. Even though larger protests have subsided, there are still people out on the streets in Tehran and other cities. It is being claimed by sources that the wave of arrests is continuing even at 1 AM Iran time. Throughout the day, the number of people who were arrested has remained unconfirmed, but sources claim that thousands have been arrested, consensus being on around 3,000 and possibly more. Running the numbers and adding them to our previous number of 5,000 arrested before today, the number of people that have been so far seems to have reached somewhere between 5 and 10 thousand. The number of people killed during the protests is anyone’s guess. Sources have confirmed at least 4 dead in Tehran. But the number could be higher. The government is not releasing any data on that as of yet. 7. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has been the spearhead of all the attacks within Tehran. The Basij is helping them. As we had reported before, the IRG had been authorized by Khamenei to use extensive force if necessary to quell the protests. The police have this time also been active in the suppression of the protests but not to the level of the IRG and the Baseej. The remainder of the military has so far taken no action. 8. It has also been claimed that IRG is soon to take complete control of the capital and possibly the major cities where protests have taken place. This is said to be a measure in order to stop protests from happening in the first place. Confirmation is still not as positive as it is in other cases reported here. 9. Mousavi was present during the protests but was unable to deliver his prepared speech. He said that he is ready to be martyred for the cause of people. Reports of his detention and freedom have come from various sources but it seems that for now he is safe. He has called for a general strike throughout Iran. 10. Reformists and high-ranking Mousavi supporters are now being arrested in massive numbers. Sources claim that the Iranian government wants to completely isolate Mousavi so he has no way of contacting the outside world. However, Mousavi continues to manage to get messages out using his sources. 11. As the injured were shipped to hospitals, many were directly taken away into custody without even reaching the hospital. Sources also confirm that government forces then went to hospitals and picked up the injured, hauling them out and taking them to undisclosed locations. The arrest of injured protesters is so massive that our sources have pleaded with everyone inside Iran to NOT go to hospitals. 12. Several embassies in Tehran opened up their doors to injured protesters. They include the embassies of Slovenia, Dutch, Italian, British, Australian, Romania, Czech Republic, Denmark and Germany. There are rumors of other embassies opening their doors to injured protesters as well; however, they cannot be positively confirmed. It has also been confirmed that the Canadian Embassy has closed its doors and turned away injured protesters and told them they are not accepting anyone. 13. It has also been reported that Baseej, IRG and police have been stationed around the embassy to intercept any protesters who try to enter the embassies. Many people have so far been arrested on route or close to the embassies and taken to undisclosed location. 14. Sources confirmed that the government is taking forced confessions from arrested protesters and linking them to Western nations. The Iranian TV showed confessions of several protesters. One protester claimed that he had been taking orders from sources in the UK. The TV news stories have been so far blaming the UK and Israel for the violence and have hinted at possible involvement by the US government as well. 15. The Iranian Ministry of Interior has taken extreme measures in order to protect its internet services and data from hackers trying to sabotage their systems. Most websites helping Iranian online protesters have pleaded to all hackers not to DDoS any government-run websites or internet services as this would also create severe problems for Iranians using internet as well and quite possibly might cut off connection to them. Here’s a link to information compiled by our most active twitter helper: Please have a look at it and let us know if you can confirm it too

3 students arrested

2009-06-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

According to statistics obtained names of three students arrested including gentlemen, Mehdi Pour Nikan, Kaveh Shafiee Einollah and Siavash is that all three have been transferred to Lacan.

Hangings in Iran?

2009-06-19T11:37:00.000-07:00

RT @WARNING GRAPHIC:
Requesting confirmation from Iran; five students executed on camera http://bit.ly/tzEcD #iranelection #gr88 #GREEN4IRAN

Freedom for women?

2009-06-19T11:27:00.000-07:00

Song sang in Iran by students

2009-06-17T20:31:00.000-07:00

My elementary schoolmate.

You are with me and my comrade all the way.

We’ve suffered together....

Read MoreYour tears and sighs are mines as well.

Engraved on this blackboard are our names.

Remaining on our bodies are still the scares of the lash of tyranny and injustice.

This uncultured landscape of ours is covered with weed instead of the green of grass.

Either good or bad, dead is the hearts of all its people.

Your hands and my hands must rip these veils apart.

Who else, except for you and me, could cure our wounds?

My elementary schoolmate.

You are with me and my comrade all the way.

We’ve suffered together.

Your tears and sighs are mines as well.

Engraved on this backboard are our names.

Remaining on our bodies are still the scares of the lash of tyranny and injustice

Pics of the Truth in Iran

2009-06-17T19:41:00.000-07:00

Amazing photos of Freedom Heros/Heroines.

Warning: Graphic.

http://tinyurl.com/nthyt7

Men in civilian clothes attacked Day hospital in Tehran

2009-06-17T18:23:00.000-07:00

SourceTranslation:Shahab News:

Men in civilian clothes attacked Day hospital in Tehran (Tavanir st at Valiasr st) and it is not clear where they got their orders from. This happenedhours after some of the people wounded and injured in the street violence against protesters were brought to Day hospital by ambulances and by people on Tuesday. Number of wounded and dead were also brought to this hospital on previous days.The attackers who were armed with batons, chains, sticks, sprays and guns entered the emergency room by forcing and threatening the security guards and ordered doctors and nurses not to treat patients injured during the protests. They also called those patients "spies", "traitors", and "enemy's supporters".The confrontation lasted 15 minutes during which the hospital staff tried to keep the attackers from approaching the patients and recognizing their faces. At the end, they seceded in preventing violence.Note that even in the World War II and during Israel and Palestine's war in Gaza, the medical teams have been safe and free to do their job and treat the wounded.

Hamas helping Iran crack heads?

2009-06-17T16:03:00.000-07:00

posted at 1:35 pm on June 17, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend Share on Facebook printer-friendly
One might think that the Iranian Guardian Council has enough thug power in the Revolutionary Guard to keep a lid on the Iranian people. The Jerusalem Post reports that the Guardian Council itself doesn’t have that level of confidence. Protestors claimt that Hamas has begun assisting the regime in cracking heads, and have a different view of Israel as a result (via Yid with Lid):
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/17/hamas-helping-iran-crack-heads/

Letter to the Minister of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran

2009-06-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

We would like you to pay immediate attention to what is going on currently inside the country. We are currently with people who think that their rights have been infringed upon and they have a right to ask for that right to be given back to them. Not only are students being picked up from universities, but now reformist leaders and known political faces are being picked up from their homes without the slightest regard to the laws of this country.

This will not only do no good in solving the problems we are facing, but will further exasperate them. The spate of killings during these protests are condemnable. Yet from the peaceful protests we have seen, it seems unlikely that they were the instigators of violence.

We request your assistance in this matter because you have a responsibility towards your people and the Islamic Republic. The continuation of this violence will do nothing but harm, thus, we want every bit of help you can give us in ending this spree of violence that is being carried out against peaceful protesters.

Mir Hossein Mousavi, Said Mohammad Khatami

(Translated by Josh Shahryar)

http://pastie.org/515654

See the Truth in Iran

2009-06-17T13:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLo_6Qp1eTk

Wear black in respect for those killed in Iran.

2009-06-17T12:25:00.001-07:00

Mousavi and Khatami to attend rally tomorrow.

Please wear black in respect for those innocents killed in Iran. Thank you.

Just STAND--Iranian people Standing for Equality

2009-06-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

Open Letter: Fatwa Issued for Changing the Vote in Favor of Ahmadinejad

2009-06-17T11:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.voteforiran.com/2009/06/open-letter-fatwa-issued-for-changing-the-vote-in-favor-of-ahmadinejad-tehranbureau/