Little Chieftains putting on war paint
Though the Marze Por Gohar Party had repeatedly called upon the miniature
Sheikdoms states of the Persian Gulf against their attempts to buy
a phrase that has no historical context for the Always and Forever
Persian Gulf, their efforts have in fact sharpened. Recently the GCC
(Gulf Cooperation Council) has suggested they appended the word “Arabian”
to their title, in addition, the annual soccer cup that used to be
called the “Gold Cup” has now also been changed to reflect
a name for the Persian Gulf that is unrecognized.
The Marze Por Gohar Party would like to make it abundantly clear that
the acts of the Persian Gulf states can be considered acts of war.
Unfortunately whenever our beloved Iran has been under occupation
or has had an incompetent government in power, barbarians have attacked
us. For example, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s government tore a piece
of Iran, namely Bahrain, and gave it away as if it were personal property.
For twenty-five years now our motherland has been under occupation
by an Arab regime. For eight years, Saddam Hussein, with the help
of Persian Gulf countries, attempted in vain to destroy Iran. Though
Iranians had no one on their side, they fought with practically their
bare hands in defending the motherland. The Islamic Republic tried
hard to convert this nationalistic war into a war of religion, but
as the wills of the dead soldiers proved, over 95% cited their cause
for going to war was to defend Iran, not Islam.
It appears that expansionist Arabs have suddenly acquired courage
and thus have concluded that since our country is occupied by their
brethrens that they may do whatever they wish without fear of repercussions.
Perhaps Arabs should rethink their strategy. Just as Iranians have
prevented the Arabization of Iran by internal enemies for twenty-five
years, we will defend our motherland against all foreign enemies so
long as they exist.
This is a warning to all the Sheikdom tenants of the Persian Gulf;
stop your attempts in legitimizing a name that has no history or context
and stop claiming ownership over Persian Gulf Islands that have belonged
to Iran before your state even came into existence.
These gestures by Arab regimes can lead to a war of civilizations
between Arabs and Iranians.
The enemies of Iran should know, so long as there is one Iranian alive
with blood pumping through his or her heart, even the thought of taking
one grain of Iranian soil, will strongly be opposed and defeated.
Long Live Iran
Compiled by the Persian Gulf Committee of the Marze Por Gohar Party
News Release
December 20th 2004
The three journalist members of the Marze Por Gohar Party, who recently
escaped Iran, gave a brief overview of the most recent methods of
extracting confessions from journalists and political dissidents.
In view of the recent “public confessions” by several Iranian
bloggers, the recent revelations by Maryam Bahmanpour, who was a co-defendant
in the famous Siamak Pourzand case in 2002, is of particular interest
to those want a better understanding of the human rights situation
in Iran, which is being currently occupied by the leaders of the Islamic
Republic.
Please find below two links to documents pertaining to Ms. Bahmanpour
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_1.jpg
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_2.jpg
Ms. Bahmanpour described her own and her colleagues’ experiences
during their detention for various journalistic activities deemed
subversive by the authorities. She begins by explaining the interrogators’
obsessions with sexual and “immoral” issues, who generally
demand extremely detailed recounts of the victim’s sexual history,
especially from women, accompanied by physical torture and abuse.
After building a greatly exaggerated, “criminal” sexual
case against the victims and forcing them to sign the fabricated statements,
they confront them with routine penalties for the sexual crimes, such
as stoning, which is practiced in the Islamic Republic for adultery.
The fact that the judge in journalist cases, Saberi Zafarghandi, is
also in charge of adultery cases, and has already condemned numerous
women to stoning, leaves no doubt as to the seriousness of the above
threats in the minds of the hapless victims.
Subsequently, the victims are given an ultimatum to either confess
to espionage charges or face the public humiliation and horrific penalties
mentioned above. Given the circumstances it is not difficult to fathom
which option the victims will choose. Upon extracting espionage, or
espionage related confessions, victims are paraded in front of a show
trail where they will beg for forgiveness and mercy following public
(sometimes televised) confessions. It is noteworthy that the victims’
confessions in the adultery case will always remain open to future
prosecution and therefore will always terrorize them and their families
so long as the regime exists.
The international community should pay particular attention to these
“confessions”, which must themselves be considered as crimes
against humanity, just like the horrors of the Inquisition and the
infamous Stalin trails.
In the near future, the escaped journalist members of the Marze Por
Gohar Party, Maryam Bahmanpour, Mohsen Barghandan and Payam Taheri,
will divulge more detailed accounts of the Islamic Republic’s
inhumane and humiliating practices, via press releases and press conferences
that will be announced soon.
For inquires in English please contact Babak Namdar at: 818.441.1660
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
For inquiries in Farsi please contact Ms. Parvaneh at: 310.473.4763
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
News Release
December 20th 2004
The three journalist members of the Marze Por Gohar Party, who recently
escaped Iran, gave a brief overview of the most recent methods of
extracting confessions from journalists and political dissidents.
In view of the recent “public confessions” by several Iranian
bloggers, the recent revelations by Maryam Bahmanpour, who was a co-defendant
in the famous Siamak Pourzand case in 2002, is of particular interest
to those want a better understanding of the human rights situation
in Iran, which is being currently occupied by the leaders of the Islamic
Republic.
Please find below two links to documents pertaining to Ms. Bahmanpour
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_1.jpg
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_2.jpg
Ms. Bahmanpour described her own and her colleagues’ experiences
during their detention for various journalistic activities deemed
subversive by the authorities. She begins by explaining the interrogators’
obsessions with sexual and “immoral” issues, who generally
demand extremely detailed recounts of the victim’s sexual history,
especially from women, accompanied by physical torture and abuse.
After building a greatly exaggerated, “criminal” sexual
case against the victims and forcing them to sign the fabricated statements,
they confront them with routine penalties for the sexual crimes, such
as stoning, which is practiced in the Islamic Republic for adultery.
The fact that the judge in journalist cases, Saberi Zafarghandi, is
also in charge of adultery cases, and has already condemned numerous
women to stoning, leaves no doubt as to the seriousness of the above
threats in the minds of the hapless victims.
Subsequently, the victims are given an ultimatum to either confess
to espionage charges or face the public humiliation and horrific penalties
mentioned above. Given the circumstances it is not difficult to fathom
which option the victims will choose. Upon extracting espionage, or
espionage related confessions, victims are paraded in front of a show
trail where they will beg for forgiveness and mercy following public
(sometimes televised) confessions. It is noteworthy that the victims’
confessions in the adultery case will always remain open to future
prosecution and therefore will always terrorize them and their families
so long as the regime exists.
The international community should pay particular attention to these
“confessions”, which must themselves be considered as crimes
against humanity, just like the horrors of the Inquisition and the
infamous Stalin trails.
In the near future, the escaped journalist members of the Marze Por
Gohar Party, Maryam Bahmanpour, Mohsen Barghandan and Payam Taheri,
will divulge more detailed accounts of the Islamic Republic’s
inhumane and humiliating practices, via press releases and press conferences
that will be announced soon.
For inquires in English please contact Babak Namdar at: 818.441.1660
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
For inquiries in Farsi please contact Ms. Parvaneh at: 310.473.4763
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
Long Live Iran
News Release
December 20th 2004
The three journalist members of the Marze Por Gohar Party, who recently
escaped Iran, gave a brief overview of the most recent methods of
extracting confessions from journalists and political dissidents.
In view of the recent “public confessions” by several Iranian
bloggers, the recent revelations by Maryam Bahmanpour, who was a co-defendant
in the famous Siamak Pourzand case in 2002, is of particular interest
to those want a better understanding of the human rights situation
in Iran, which is being currently occupied by the leaders of the Islamic
Republic.
Please find below two links to documents pertaining to Ms. Bahmanpour
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_1.jpg
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_2.jpg
Ms. Bahmanpour described her own and her colleagues’ experiences
during their detention for various journalistic activities deemed
subversive by the authorities. She begins by explaining the interrogators’
obsessions with sexual and “immoral” issues, who generally
demand extremely detailed recounts of the victim’s sexual history,
especially from women, accompanied by physical torture and abuse.
After building a greatly exaggerated, “criminal” sexual
case against the victims and forcing them to sign the fabricated statements,
they confront them with routine penalties for the sexual crimes, such
as stoning, which is practiced in the Islamic Republic for adultery.
The fact that the judge in journalist cases, Saberi Zafarghandi, is
also in charge of adultery cases, and has already condemned numerous
women to stoning, leaves no doubt as to the seriousness of the above
threats in the minds of the hapless victims.
Subsequently, the victims are given an ultimatum to either confess
to espionage charges or face the public humiliation and horrific penalties
mentioned above. Given the circumstances it is not difficult to fathom
which option the victims will choose. Upon extracting espionage, or
espionage related confessions, victims are paraded in front of a show
trail where they will beg for forgiveness and mercy following public
(sometimes televised) confessions. It is noteworthy that the victims’
confessions in the adultery case will always remain open to future
prosecution and therefore will always terrorize them and their families
so long as the regime exists.
The international community should pay particular attention to these
“confessions”, which must themselves be considered as crimes
against humanity, just like the horrors of the Inquisition and the
infamous Stalin trails.
In the near future, the escaped journalist members of the Marze Por
Gohar Party, Maryam Bahmanpour, Mohsen Barghandan and Payam Taheri,
will divulge more detailed accounts of the Islamic Republic’s
inhumane and humiliating practices, via press releases and press conferences
that will be announced soon.
For inquires in English please contact Babak Namdar at: 818.441.1660
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
For inquiries in Farsi please contact Ms. Parvaneh at: 310.473.4763
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
Long Live Iran
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Escaped Journalists reveal the latest confession extraction techniques
News Release
December 20th 2004
The three journalist members of the Marze Por Gohar Party, who recently
escaped Iran, gave a brief overview of the most recent methods of
extracting confessions from journalists and political dissidents.
In view of the recent “public confessions” by several Iranian
bloggers, the recent revelations by Maryam Bahmanpour, who was a co-defendant
in the famous Siamak Pourzand case in 2002, is of particular interest
to those want a better understanding of the human rights situation
in Iran, which is being currently occupied by the leaders of the Islamic
Republic.
Please find below two links to documents pertaining to Ms. Bahmanpour
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_1.jpg
http://marzeporgohar.org/folders/folder_10/maryam_2.jpg
Ms. Bahmanpour described her own and her colleagues’ experiences
during their detention for various journalistic activities deemed
subversive by the authorities. She begins by explaining the interrogators’
obsessions with sexual and “immoral” issues, who generally
demand extremely detailed recounts of the victim’s sexual history,
especially from women, accompanied by physical torture and abuse.
After building a greatly exaggerated, “criminal” sexual
case against the victims and forcing them to sign the fabricated statements,
they confront them with routine penalties for the sexual crimes, such
as stoning, which is practiced in the Islamic Republic for adultery.
The fact that the judge in journalist cases, Saberi Zafarghandi, is
also in charge of adultery cases, and has already condemned numerous
women to stoning, leaves no doubt as to the seriousness of the above
threats in the minds of the hapless victims.
Subsequently, the victims are given an ultimatum to either confess
to espionage charges or face the public humiliation and horrific penalties
mentioned above. Given the circumstances it is not difficult to fathom
which option the victims will choose. Upon extracting espionage, or
espionage related confessions, victims are paraded in front of a show
trail where they will beg for forgiveness and mercy following public
(sometimes televised) confessions. It is noteworthy that the victims’
confessions in the adultery case will always remain open to future
prosecution and therefore will always terrorize them and their families
so long as the regime exists.
The international community should pay particular attention to these
“confessions”, which must themselves be considered as crimes
against humanity, just like the horrors of the Inquisition and the
infamous Stalin trails.
In the near future, the escaped journalist members of the Marze Por
Gohar Party, Maryam Bahmanpour, Mohsen Barghandan and Payam Taheri,
will divulge more detailed accounts of the Islamic Republic’s
inhumane and humiliating practices, via press releases and press conferences
that will be announced soon.
For inquires in English please contact Babak Namdar at: 818.441.1660
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
For inquiries in Farsi please contact Ms. Parvaneh at: 310.473.4763
or email news@marzeporgohar.org
Long Live Iran