Will Iran Also Crack?

[Annie]

http://www.daneshjoo.org/smccdinews/article/publish/article_4365.shtml

Violent clashes rock Oshnovieh
SMCCDI (Information Service)
Mar 9, 2005


Violent clashes rocked, today, the City of Oshnovieh as brutal militiamen attacked the youth who were showing joy due to the approach of the traditional "Tchahr Shanbe Souri" (Fire Fiest).

Islamic regime forces attacked tens of young who were soon supported by hundreds of residents who retaliated to the regime use of clubs and Tear-gas with powerful hand made grenades and Molotov Cocktails. Overwhelmed official forces had to pull back at several occasions while the streets' initiative felt into residents hands.

Women were seen throwing stones and even eggs on the security forces which resulted in heavy damages made to several patrol cars and injured several militiamen.

Soon the increasing crowd marched in the city and damaged several official buildings and banks' on its way. Angry demonstrators shouted slogans against the regime and its leaders, such as, "Marg bar Jomhoori e Eslami" (Down with Islamic Republic).

The situation returned to a relative calm by the beginning of night but the noise of powerful fire crackers were heard till very late, giving prelude to the nightmare which is waiting for the Islamic regime's leaders during next Tuesday night's general celebration of "Tchahr Shanbe Souri" itself.

On that night, millions of Iranians will defy, once again, one of the ideological and religious taboos that incenses the Islamic Republic regime by renewing ancestral traditions qualified as "Paganistic," by the dogmatic clerics. Iranians will gather in all cities and villages of Iran and in many of the cities around the world to celebrate the famous tradition, by jumping over burning bushes and detonating fire crackers and other fireworks.

The religiously banned celebration will become as not only another act of joy and renewing with the Persian Cultural Heritage, but also as an act of political civil disobedience, and a show of attachment to Iranians' national values.

The Movement's Coordinator and speakers of various opposition groups have reiterated the importance of the continuation of such action in various interviews made with most Persian satellite TV and radio networks broadcasting to Iran. Aryo B. Pirouznia of SMCCDI has stated, on several occasions, that the persistence of Iranians to show their attachment to their cultural heritage that contradicts Shia principles and show their deep rejection of the main basis of the Islamic regime. "Tchahar Shanbe Souri is not only a Persian cultural event but also an evident and noticeable show of opposition opportunity" he has added in various interviews made since last month.

The Islamist clerics have always tried, especially since taking power in 1979, to ban such tradition that date before the Arab/Islamic invasion of Iran which lead to the forced conversion of Iranians to Islam. The clerics see it, the fire fest, as a threat to their spiritual and political existence.

In Year 2000, the number of bushes set on fire were to the point that a landing Air France plane tried to change its trajectory as the pilot thought a revolution was taking place in Iran. At least 6 celebrators were killed and hundreds of others beaten and arrested by the regime forces. The Capital Law Enforcement Forces declared that the deaths were due to the explosion of fire crackers at their homes but a month later and in an unprecedented manner, the head of the regime's Medical Legalist, confessed that no deaths due to explosion were brought to his services and on that night most deaths were caused by heads of victims smashed with heavy objects.

The Islamic regime forces made, on that night, a wide spread use of heavy clubs and chains in order to attack the demonstrators.

 

[Annie]

and another:

http://www.daneshjoo.org/smccdinews/article/publish/article_4364.shtml

Workers peaceful protest turns into clash with security forces
SMCCDI (Information Service)
Mar 9, 2005


The today's peaceful protest action of workers of the "Bahman Plastic Co." turned into clashes as the elite forces of the Islamic regime forces attacked them in front of the Ministry of Employment located in the center of Capital.

Clubs were used against the protesters who shouted: "Regim be in bi edalati, harguez nadide mellati" (Such Unjust regime, has never been seen by any people) or "Kar, Nan, Edalat!" (Work, Bread, Justice).

Most accesses to the area had been closed before the start of the brutal attack.

Several workers were injured or arrested.

Discontentment is high in various Industrial, Mining and Petroleum working sectors and open letters and nightly tracts criticizing the regime or the proletariat's conditions are widely distributed. Acts of sabotage and arson are also increasing as the Islamic regime is unable to respond to workers aspirations nor to fulfill its reiterated empty promises.

Last week, several demonstrations took place in different Iranian cities, such as, in Khoram-Abad or Dezful. Hundreds of workers rallied in front of the Governors' offices by shouting slogans against the official managements of their factories and threatening of a more harsher way of action if an immediate attention is not given to their requests. The week before, in the City of Arak, tens of female workers got out of their Soaks factory and protested. They were supported by hundreds of residents who shouted slogans against the regime despite the presence of the security forces who closed the perimeters.

Hundreds of Iranian factories are shutting down due to the ill-policies of the Islamic regime and the frauds made by their governmentally nominated managers. Many of the so-called privatizations are made in order to benefit the regime's affiliates by allowing them to close the factories in order to speculate on the price of their lands.

 

[Bonnie]

If ever a country was ripe for reform it is Iran. The Iranian government has two large looming problems, one from outside the country and the other from within. And if they are waiting for Syria to help out given all their internal problems Id say Iran is high and dry. Looks like the seed of freedom has taken root there and now being fed by pictures of Iraqis starting to enjoy certain freedoms.

Hmmm I wonder what President said that would happen?