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140 Iran Detainees Released: Pressure On All Sides
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by peder.sande | July 28, 2009 at 10:40 am
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140 Iran protesters were released by Iran officials after being detained during the Iran elections in June. The prisoners were detained in Evin prison. The circumstances behind the release were not substantiated, but an earlier release of detainees to "preserve the rights of the detainees" by the Iranian supreme leader illustrates the pressure the Iranian government is receiving for holding Mousavi supporters.
About 140 Iranians detained during protests against last month's disputed election result have been released from Evin prison, officials say.
Human rights groups had reported prisoners being killed while jailed. A majority of the press has been shined on Mohsen Ruholamini the son of a prominent conservative Mohsen Rezai, who was killed in the Jail.
Among those detained are young protesters, as well as prominent pro-reform politicians, rights activists and lawyers. At least 20 people were killed, according to police, though rights groups say the number is likely far higher.
- >>Killed by Government Forces
- Abolfazl Abdollahi (21 years Diploma in EE June 30 2009)
- Neda Aghasoltan (Student Tehran 20 June 2009)
- Vahed Akbari (34 years married with a 3-year-old girl Tehran June 30 2009)
- Kaveh Alipour(Tehran15 June 2009)
- Naser Amirnejad (Aerospace PhD student Tehran U.14 June 2009)
- >>Arrested University Students
- Ali Abbasi (student at Mazandaran University)
- Sohrab Ahadian ( student at Tehran University arrested June 17 when the Tehran University Dormitories were violently attacked)
- Ali Ahmadi (student at Bualisina University in Hamedan)
- Sogan Alikhah ( student at Mazandaran University arrested June 22)
- Vahid Amirian ( student at Bualisina University in Hamedan)
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at 15:54 on July 28th, 2009
It just shows how world opinion is effecting the dictators stance. Wish the supreme leader would butt completely out of politics's though and let the people have an elected democratic related system so that human rights could be completely introduced. This seemingly being the peoples choice.
at 22:18 on July 31st, 2009
In this age when public opinion is manufactured through media compaigns,we start beleiving what others want us to beleive.To drive the point home,I'll suffice with Iraq's WMDs.Didn't public at large beleive that Iraq was in possession of WMDs.It was systemetic disinformation compaign by Zionist controlled gutter media.
9/11 was orchesterated by Bush Bin Satan.There is sceintific evidence,eye witness accounts and plethora of eveidence to prove that Bush Bin Satan and ignorant Dick Chenny,arrogant Donald Rumsfled and other crooks including Bish Bin Satan's brother and a cousin too were involved in the conspiracy of controlled demolition of WTC.What Zionist controlled gutter media wanted us to beleive,you know.
Iran is no better than many other developing countrie in its record of human rights voilation.Clergy holds sway.Religion has become a part and parcel of state policy.All this is extremely deplorable and condemnable.But despite all shortcomings and flaws,US and Eurpoean crooks should stay away from internal matters of Iran.Even if elections were rigged,it is not business of bloody Americans and Europeans to organise demonstration .Let the people of Iran decide what they want.If they want to overthrow the present regime,they have every right to do so.Didn't Iranians revolted against Shah?And who was with Shah and who Iranian people?Don't we know or pretend that we don't know.It was US imperialist and their killing agent CIA who supported Shah,one of the most brutal dictator in the Middle-East.
Iran is demonised not because of its voilation of human rights,nor has it ever been concern of US and Europe as long as friendly regime is in power.US and Europeans' commercial and strategic interests matter than democratic rule and respect for human rights.