The trial of Hamid Noury, an Iranian prison official charged with torturing inmates in the Gohardasht prison (Karaj) during the 1980s & being directly involved in #Iran's summer #1988Massacre, continues in the district court of Durres, Albania. #ProsecuteRaisiNOW
In Tuesday’s session, Mohammad Reza Zand, a former political prisoner who spent ten years in #Iran’s prisons, testified on the atrocities that took place in the regime's horrific prisons. #1988Massacre #ProsecuteRaisiNOW
“As soon as we said we are supporters of the MEK, the guards started to beat us. One of the guards broke my toe... They continued beating us for an hour," Zand said in his testimony.
"Prior to the execution of my brother, Reza, my mother came to visit us. Reza told my mother, ‘You won’t see me again and this regime will not let us go free,’” Zand added.
November 10 - Stockholm
Rally of supporters of the Iranian Resistance and the Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK coinciding with the Hamid Noury trial in Durres, Albania.
On July 30, many prisoners were executed in Gohardasht. According to Zand’s testimony, many were brought in from other cities, including Mashhad & Kermanshah. Those who remain steadfast in their support for the MEK were immediately hanged. #Iran #1988Massacre #ProsecuteRaisiNOW
November 10 - Durres, Albania
Numerous PMOI/MEK members, including former political prisoners & survivors of #Iran's #1988Massacre, were interviewed by the media on the executions of over 30,000 political prisoners & the role of regime officials/operatives. #ProsecuteRaisiNOW
In his testimony, Zand said he was taken to the "Death Commission."
Commission member Hossein-Ali Nayyeri asked him whether he wanted to be pardoned by then supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini.
Groups of prisoners were executed in the prison's amphitheater, dubbed the "Death Hall."
Zand was taken to incommunicado. 3 months later he was returned to the ward & he asked one of the prisoners how many inmates are left.
“As far as I know, you’re the last one,” the prisoner replied.
“There were 160-170 prisoners in that ward,” Zand said. #1988Massacre
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#Iran regime authorities told Reza Zand’s father he was not allowed to hold any ceremony for his executed son. This was a tactic that the regime to torment all families of the executed prisoners. Zand’s father, however, held a glorious ceremony in honor of his son. #1988Massacre
Coinciding with the Hamid Noury trial in Durres, Albania, #Iran opposition PMOI/MEK members in Ashraf 3 held a ceremony in memory of the over 30,000 political prisoners executed by the mullahs' regime during the #1988Massacre. #ProsecuteRaisiNOW
Correction:
In *Wednesday's* session,...
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November 3 - Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
Locals marking the 40th day of Hadith Najafi's murder by the regime's oppressive security forces chant "Death to the dictator!" and clash with the regime's security forces. #IranRevolution2022 #آزادی_آزادی_آزادی
November 3 - Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
Locals establish roadblocks to prevent the regime's oppressive security forces from disrupting their ceremony marking the 40th day of Hadith Najafi's murder by the regime. #IranRevolution2022 #آزادی_آزادی_آزادی
November 3 - Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
More footage of people marking the 40th day of Hadith Najafi's murder by the regime's oppressive security forces and chanting "Death to the dictator!" #IranRevolution2022 #آزادی_آزادی_آزادی
October 2 - Tehran, #Iran
Scenes from inside the Sharif University of Technology campus where security forces have opened fire on the students. #IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی
October 2 - Tehran, #Iran
More footage of Sharif University of Technology showing how security forces have surrounded the campus and blocked entrances. #IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی
In the past two weeks, optimism over the #Iran nuclear talks has fizzled. According to news reports and statements made by the parties involved, the key point of tension is the removal of the IRGC from the U.S. State Dept’s FTO list.
The terror designation of the IRGC, instated by the Trump administration in 2019, is not related to the regime’s nuclear program, which makes it a tough sell as part of any agreement reached in Vienna.
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Why is the regime predicating any deal on the removal of the IRGC from the terror list?
The IRGC has a disproportionate share of all levers of power in Iran, including the economy, domestic politics, and foreign policy.
The Iranian regime’s Majlis recently approved the government’s plan to remove the “42,000-rial dollar” (preferential currency). Supposedly aimed to fight corruption, the new plan will cause a rise in prices and exacerbate corruption. #Iran
In 2018, the regime pegged the official exchange rate of the rial at 42,000 against the US dollar, while the free-market rate, adjusted by supply-and-demand dynamics, continued to plunge and near the 300,000 mark.
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The regime’s declared policy was to prevent the fluctuation of the prices of basic goods and medicine. But in effect, the new policy created a black market run by regime-backed entities, which obtained dollars and made huge profits by selling them at the free-market rate.
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March 8 - Shiraz, south-central #Iran
Retired communications workers protesting in different cities and provinces seeking answers to their long-raised demands. #IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسری
November 26 - Isfahan, central #Iran
Initial reports early Friday morning local time indicate anti-riot police viciously attacking protesting locals at the city's famous Pole Khaju bridge. #IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسری
November 26 - Isfahan, central #Iran
Regime officials are dispatching oppressive anti-riot units to the dried river bed of Zayandehrud River to scatter and disrupt any possible gathering. #IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسری
November 26 - Isfahan, central #Iran
Regime officials are dispatching oppressive Revolutionary Guards, anti-riot units, and IRGC Basij units to the dried river bed of Zayandehrud River to prevent today's gathering. #IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسری