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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: Regime arrests thousands for celebrating ancient Festival |
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http://www.iranpressnews.net/english/
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
English translations of Persian news & French news updates
http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/011523.htm
The Islamic regime arrests thousands for celebrating ancient Persian Festival of Fire
On Tuesday night, March 14th the chaotic Islamic regime arrested thousands of Iranian celebrants who turned the ancient Persian Festival of Fire (Chaharshanbeh Souri) into an anti-regime uprising. The regime-run news agency, IRNA reported that in the Province of Semnan alone, 367 people were arrested. This report also indicated that thousands of fed up and angry youths and activists also attacked governmental buildings and automobiles. Of the 367 in Semnan alone, 218 were freed on their own recognizance after signing an affidavit; the others were delivered to and registered with the judiciary authorities of Semnan that is supervised by Commander Mohammad-Ali Akhoondi.
Colonel Hodjatollah Vaezinejad, manager of the intelligence sector of the disciplinary command center of Semnan, told IRNA: "On Tuesday, we were able to confiscate 3510 fire crackers and 20 kilos of handmade fire crackers and one kilo Bronze powder*. In yesterdays events 7 people were injured, 4 of which have 15-20% burns."
*Bronze Powder is used for arts and crafts and woodworking. |
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: Iran police arrest 1,000 during fire festival in Tehran |
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Iran police arrest 1,000 during fire festival in Tehran
Thu. 16 Mar 2006
Iran Focus
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6299
Tehran, Iran, Mar. 16 – Iran’s paramilitary police arrested 1,000 individuals in the Iranian capital during Tuesday night’s annual fire festival, Tehran’s deputy chief prosecutor announced on Thursday.
“On the night leading to the [Persian calendar] year’s final Wednesday, 1,000 individuals who were creating disorder and disruption were arrested across Tehran”, Mahmoud Salarkia announced. His comments were carried by the state-run news agency ISNA.
The figure was considerably higher than the one announced earlier by Greater Tehran’s chief of police. Brigadier General Morteza Talai said on Wednesday that the security forces had arrested 174 people in Tehran during the festival which dissidents turned into widespread anti-government protests.
Salalrkia said that individuals sent to prison for their actions late Tuesday would remain behind bars over the Persian New Year period, adding that a number of detained individuals who repented in writing had been released.
Talai had said that some 729 motorcyclists who broke the ban on motorbike riding during the day were detained.
Despite a massive crackdown to prevent this year’s “fire festival” from turning into scenes of anti-governments protests, young people took to the streets across Iran to defy the government ban and celebrate the last Tuesday of the Persian year with a big bang. In Tehran and several other cities effigies of Iran’s theocratic rulers, including those of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were set on fire.
Posters of Iranian officials hung on lampposts in Tehran as well as in other towns and cities were also burnt by disillusioned youths.
Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) had also stepped up arrests of people for distribution of fireworks in the past several days. The festival is barely tolerated by the authorities in the Islamic Republic, who object to it on the grounds that it is “un-Islamic”.
The Tehran Public Prosecution Office had issued a statement, announcing that individuals caught creating “disruption in public order” will receive jail sentences of between three months to one year and up to 74 lashes on their backs in accordance with Iran’s Islamic laws.
Individuals caught distributing fireworks will receive between three and ten years in prison, the statement said. |
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Iran police arrest 1,000 during fire festival in Tehran |
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cyrus wrote: | Iran police arrest 1,000 during fire festival in Tehran
Thu. 16 Mar 2006
Iran Focus
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6299
Tehran, Iran, Mar. 16 – Iran’s paramilitary police arrested 1,000 individuals in the Iranian capital during Tuesday night’s annual fire festival, Tehran’s deputy chief prosecutor announced on Thursday.
“On the night leading to the [Persian calendar] year’s final Wednesday, 1,000 individuals who were creating disorder and disruption were arrested across Tehran”, Mahmoud Salarkia announced. His comments were carried by the state-run news agency ISNA.
The figure was considerably higher than the one announced earlier by Greater Tehran’s chief of police. Brigadier General Morteza Talai said on Wednesday that the security forces had arrested 174 people in Tehran during the festival which dissidents turned into widespread anti-government protests.
Salalrkia said that individuals sent to prison for their actions late Tuesday would remain behind bars over the Persian New Year period, adding that a number of detained individuals who repented in writing had been released.
Talai had said that some 729 motorcyclists who broke the ban on motorbike riding during the day were detained.
Despite a massive crackdown to prevent this year’s “fire festival” from turning into scenes of anti-governments protests, young people took to the streets across Iran to defy the government ban and celebrate the last Tuesday of the Persian year with a big bang. In Tehran and several other cities effigies of Iran’s theocratic rulers, including those of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were set on fire.
Posters of Iranian officials hung on lampposts in Tehran as well as in other towns and cities were also burnt by disillusioned youths.
Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) had also stepped up arrests of people for distribution of fireworks in the past several days. The festival is barely tolerated by the authorities in the Islamic Republic, who object to it on the grounds that it is “un-Islamic”.
The Tehran Public Prosecution Office had issued a statement, announcing that individuals caught creating “disruption in public order” will receive jail sentences of between three months to one year and up to 74 lashes on their backs in accordance with Iran’s Islamic laws.
Individuals caught distributing fireworks will receive between three and ten years in prison, the statement said. |
cyrus wrote: | http://www.iranpressnews.net/english/
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
English translations of Persian news & French news updates
http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/011523.htm
The Islamic regime arrests thousands for celebrating ancient Persian Festival of Fire
On Tuesday night, March 14th the chaotic Islamic regime arrested thousands of Iranian celebrants who turned the ancient Persian Festival of Fire (Chaharshanbeh Souri) into an anti-regime uprising. The regime-run news agency, IRNA reported that in the Province of Semnan alone, 367 people were arrested. This report also indicated that thousands of fed up and angry youths and activists also attacked governmental buildings and automobiles. Of the 367 in Semnan alone, 218 were freed on their own recognizance after signing an affidavit; the others were delivered to and registered with the judiciary authorities of Semnan that is supervised by Commander Mohammad-Ali Akhoondi.
Colonel Hodjatollah Vaezinejad, manager of the intelligence sector of the disciplinary command center of Semnan, told IRNA: "On Tuesday, we were able to confiscate 3510 fire crackers and 20 kilos of handmade fire crackers and one kilo Bronze powder*. In yesterdays events 7 people were injured, 4 of which have 15-20% burns."
*Bronze Powder is used for arts and crafts and woodworking. |
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:58 am Post subject: The Festival of Fire was celebrated with rallying cries for |
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http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/011540.htm
The Festival of Fire was celebrated with rallying cries for freedom
The fires that burnt on this years' Festival of Fire (Chaharshanbeh Souri)* are unforgettable. The flames of this fire set the Tyrants ablaze from head to toe as the youth of our land, Iran, mingled the sounds of their cries for freedom with the celebratory cheers of this national festival and echoed it all around the streets of the nation.
In the streets of different cities all across Iran, from Tehran to Zanjon, Mash'had, Babol, Tabriz...fires blazed in such a way that felt inextinguishable. This crimson and unruly fire represented the force of our opposition and resistance, which sooner or later will explode into the sweeping national wrath of the Iranian youth, confronting the brutal forces that have annexed our Iran and our Persian heritage.
One of the reports announced that in certain areas in Tehran and townships people were saying: "The City has been liberated; the security forces and oppression units have no power or control over the people and youth who have poured into the streets."
Iranians all across Iran have joined hands and without heeding the threats and warnings of brutality by the regime's disciplinary forces enthusiastically and rapturously took to dancing and celebrating; they launched fire crackers in front of the special guards patrol cars blocking them from entering into areas where people were assembled. In many instances the guards and the disciplinary patrol units were faced with angry protests and forceful encounters with people, which scared them into scampering out of the area in fear for their own safety. Iranians then victoriously chanted anti-regime slogans.
As an example when one of the regimes disciplinary forces commanders showed up at the Gisha neighborhood of Tehran to arrest 3 youths who were in possession of fire crackers, he was faced with an entire neighborhood that came to the aid of the 3 youngsters; the area residents surrounded the guard and his posse, forcing them all out of Gisha all together.
Young Iranians perceived on that day, that the path to victory and freedom from the clutches of the bloodthirsty Mullahs, either hardliner or the so-called reformists is in continued resistance and forceful protests.
Fellow Iranians and Youths of the Nation,
You lit a flame that burns bright and it will continue to burn until we obtain our ultimate victory
Society of Young Bloggers of Tehran
*This is an ancient Persian celebration, predating Islam by a couple of thousand years; it marks the approaching of the Iranian New Year (which is also pre-Islamic), celebrated on March 21st, the Vernal Equinox. People build small bonfires and jump over the flames to purify and purge themselves of all the negativity and pain of the passing year so that they can begin the New Year with a clean spirit and fresh outlook. During this celebration, it is also customary to light sparklers and throw fireworks. Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, the Mullahs have done everything they could to dissuade the people of Iran from continuing these Persian celebrations, calling them pagan in an attempt to eradicate the Persian heritage from Iran.
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http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/011541.htm
Regime-run newspaper admits to the destruction of 90 banks and death of 9 regime guards
Despite a flurry of reports from various regime-run news sources that originally stated that Chaharshanbeh Souri celebrants stormed 9 banks on Tuesday night, March 14th, the correct news was exposed by KAYHAN, the mouthpiece newspaper belonging to the Fuehrer Mullah Khamnei. In it's Thursday issue Kayhan quotes, Commander Talaii, the head of Tehran's disciplinary forces in saying that the correct number of banks that were stormed were in fact 90.
This newspaper also reported that 9 of the regimes guards were killed in the confrontation with the people, 122 guards were injured by celebrants of which 85 were treated on the spot by emergency workers. The remaining 37 guards were transfered to hospitals.
KAYHAN offensively called the frustrated and blameless celebrants, agitators and thugs and reported on the arrests of 306 in the province of Fars, 36 in Marogheh, 174 in Tehran, 70 in Hamadan, 367 in Semnan; each of the detainees were charged with possessing firecrackers and sparklers. |
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject: Happy Chaharshanbeh Soori 7007 ActivistChat |
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News Report From Iran:
An Iranian woman jumps over fire during a "Chaharshanbeh Soori" festival in Tehran March 13, 2007. People jump over fire during the festival to burn away the year's sins on the last Tuesday night before the new year which falls on March 21. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN)
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Joining hands, Iranian men and women celebrate around a bonfire during the ancient fire festival called Chaharshanbe Souri (Wednesday Feast), prior to the Iranian new year, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 13, 2007. The fire festival is believed to date back to 1725 B.C. when Zoroastrianism was the predominant religion of ancient Persia and has survived numerous generations and governments. The new solar year begins on the first day of spring, March 21. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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