Affrontements en Iran – 11 février 2010
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IRAN: TWITTER, SCONTRI A TEHERAN. UCCISA RAGAZZA
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11-02-10 (ASCA) – Roma, 11 feb – Scontri a Teheran in occasione del 31esimo anniversario della Repubblica Islamica: una ragazza, Leyla Zarei (27 anni) sarebbe stata uccisa nella capitale iraniana. Lo si legge su Twitter.
Dato il divieto di copertura imposto ai media stranieri non e’ possibile confermare la notizia indipendentemente.
Secondo i messaggi postati su Twitter, alcuni manifestanti avrebbero bruciato delle bandiere e gridato slogan contro il regime durante il discorso pronunciato dal presidente Ahmadinejad.
Clashes reported as Iran marks Revolution Day
Reuters
11 02 2010
Iranian opposition websites said security forces clashed with protesters and arrested at least 30 as huge crowds flocked to central Tehran on Thursday to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Official media made no mention of clashes or arrests and state television said « tens of millions of people » attended rallies in support of the revolution across the country of 70 million.
The Islamic state is facing its worst domestic crisis in three decades as opposition supporters have rallied round the reformists who lost to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a disputed election last June.
Ahmadinejad told a vast, flag-waving crowd of government supporters that Iran was now able to enrich uranium to more than 80 percent purity, coming close to levels experts say would be needed for a nuclear bomb, although he again denied it had any such intention.
« The Iranian nation is brave enough that if one day we wanted to build nuclear bombs we would announce it publicly without being afraid of you, » Ahmadinejad said, addressing Iran’s Western enemies.
But he told the crowd in Azadi (Freedom) Square: « When we say that we don’t build nuclear bombs, it means that we won’t do that because we don’t believe in having it. »
State television showed live footage of hundreds of thousands of people, some carrying Iranian flags and pictures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, walking to the square.
An opposition website, Iran’s Green Voice, said security forces fired shots and teargas at supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi staging a rally in central Tehran. Mousavi and his wife attended one of the rallies, it said.
Another opposition site, Norooz, said 30 people were arrested in one Tehran square.
A third, Jaras, said security forces attacked another opposition leader, Mehdi Karoubi, and moderate former president Mohammad Khatami. It said the windows of Karoubi’s car were smashed but he was not seriously hurt.
SANCTIONS CALLS
The reports could not be verified independently because journalists working for foreign media were escorted to Azadi Square and are not at liberty to cover opposition rallies.
There were no reports of the kind of violence that erupted in late December, when eight people were killed in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters.
Neither side has shown much appetite for compromise in the eight months since the presidential vote, which the opposition says was rigged to secure Ahmadinejad’s re-election. The authorities insist it was fair.
Since June, thousands of people protesting against the conduct of the vote have been arrested. Most have since been freed, though more than 80 people have been jailed for up to 15 years, including several senior ex-officials.
In January, Iran hanged two people sentenced to death in post-vote trials and at least nine others are appealing such sentences.
The country faces growing Western calls for a new round of targeted United Nations sanctions against it after Ahmadinejad this week ordered a start to production of higher-grade uranium.
Iran says it moved to produce the 20 percent enriched uranium for a Tehran research reactor making medical isotopes out of frustration at the failure to reach agreement on a uranium exchange with world powers.
« By God’s grace … it was reported that the first consignment of 20 percent enriched uranium was produced and was put at the disposal of the scientists, » Ahmadinejad said. « In the near future we will treble its production. »
The president said Iran has « the capability to enrich uranium to much higher levels » at its Natanz enrichment plant.
Iran had previously purified the fuel to just 3.5 percent, the level required for a nuclear power plant.
Western experts say the jump to 20 percent is a major technical leap toward enriching uranium to the 90 percent-plus that would be needed for a nuclear bomb.
The West accuses Iran of covertly trying to build nuclear bombs. Iran, the world’s fifth-largest crude oil exporter, says its nuclear facilities are part of a peaceful energy program and has said it would retaliate for any attack on them.
(Additional reporting by Hossein Jaseb, Ramin Mostafavi and Reza Derakhshi, Writing by Mark Trevelyan)
Reports of clashes in Tehran
http://www.rte.ie
Thursday, 11 February 2010
There are reports that Iranian security forces have clashed with opposition supporters after huge crowds flocked to central Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Thousands of pro-government supporters also rallied in the capital.
Both the government and opposition had called for a big turn-out of their supporters today.
The government warned that any protests would be firmly dealt with.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the opportunity to hit out at US President Barack Obama.
He said Mr Obama was ‘missing opportunities’ and serving the interests of Israel.
‘Unfortunately, the hope for change (in US policies) is in the process of rapidly changing to despair,’ he said.
‘He (Obama) is missing opportunities and is not acting correctly,’ Mr Ahmadinejad told the huge crowd gathered in the square.
‘He is going in a way which is against his own interests and the interests of the American people and which is in line with the Zionists’ will,’ the hardline president said.
‘We don’t want those to turn out to be right who said he has come just to restore America’s image.’
Clashes in Iran on Anniversary of Islamic Revolution
VOA News
11 February 2010
Iranian authorities clashed with opposition supporters Thursday as huge crowds rallied in Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Republic.
Iranian opposition Web sites say security forces fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters gathering in central Tehran.
There are reports that leading reformist politicians Mehdi Karroubi and former President Mohammad Khatami were attacked when they attended the rally.
The opposition also says authorities briefly detained Mr. Khatami’s sister-in-law, Zahra Eshraghi, and her husband Mohammad Reza Khatami. The reason was not reported. Eshraghi is the grand-daughter of the leader of the Islamic Revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
At Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Square President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed hundreds of thousands of people amassed to celebrate the national holiday.
In his address, Mr. Ahmadinejad praised the achievements of the Iranian people, railed against the West, and announced that Iranian scientists had produced the first batch of higher-grade nuclear fuel.
Opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi had urged their supporters to turn out on the streets for a peaceful demonstration.
The anniversary Thursday marks the 1979 ouster of Iran’s monarchist government. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Iranians take part in rallies to celebrate the anniversary.
Mass anti-government protests broke out after Iran’s disputed presidential election in June. Opposition leaders have accused President Ahmadinejad of stealing the vote.
The Middle East director at U.S.-based Human Rights Watch, Joe Stork, says the Iranian government is trying to use anniversary celebration to « deflect attention » from its human rights violations.
The rights group has released a new report that claims to show the Iranian government’s crackdown on dissent since the election has been worse than previously reported. The report documents cases of extra-judicial killings, rapes and torture, and other serious rights violations.
There also are reports that Iranian authorities have slowed down Internet service in the country and have blocked Google’s e-mail service, Gmail.
The California-based Internet company confirmed a sharp drop in e-mail traffic, and acknowledged that users in Iran are having trouble accessing Gmail.
In a statement, Google said it believes « people everywhere should have the ability to communicate freely online, » adding, « sadly, sometimes it is not within our control. »
Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
Révolte à Chiraz, Ispahan, Ahwaz et Gatchsaran
ncr-iran.org
jeudi, 11 février 2010
Révolte du 11 février – n° 9
CNRI – Le soulèvement du peuple iranien a commencé depuis jeudi matin dans de nombreuses villes à travers le pays.
A Chiraz, une foule estimée à 20.000 personnes manifeste sur le boulevard Paramount à proximité du cinéma Saadi aux cris de « Mort au dictateur », « Mort à Khamenei », « A bas le principe du Guide suprême » et « Mort au diable ». Les troupes anti-émeutes ont bouclé les deux issues du boulevard et tiré des gaz lacrymogènes. Les affrontements se sont étendus à d’autres quartiers.
A Ispahan, les forces répressives ont tiré sur les manifestants sur le pont Azar. (voir un clip)
A Ahwaz, une manifestation est en cours sur le boulevard Salman-Farsi vers la jonction d’Abadan. Sur le boulevard Taleghani, les manifestants scandent « Mort au dictateur », « A bas le principe du guide suprême » et « Khamenei, pourriture, sa place est dans les ordures ». La brigade anti-émeute a bouclé le boulevard Behbehani pour empêcher l’avancée des manifestants.
A Gatchsaran, le nombre de manifestants s’élève à 2000 personnes.
Secrétariat du Conseil national de la Résistance iranienne
Le 11 février 2010
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