Concerns Grow As Lack of Information on Condition of Mir Hossein Mousavi & Zahra Rahnavard Continues

Concerns Grow As Lack of Information on Condition of Mir Hossein Mousavi & Zahra Rahnavard Continues
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Wednesday February 16th, 2011- According to reports from Jaras, as of yesterday Tuesday February 15th, 2011 and after Mir Hossein Mousavi published a short statement thanking the noble citizens of Iran for their extensive presence in the February 14th [25 Bahman] rallies [in support of the people of Egypt and Tunisia], Mousavi's residence has been completely surrounded by security officers, and he remains incommunicado. Even his daughters have no news of him and his wife Dr. Zahra Rahnavard. Mr. Mousavi's landlines have been cut off and his security personnel have informed his family that a number of intelligence agents have entered their office and are preventing him from having any communication with the outside world. Mousavi's daughter who attempted to visit with her parents last night witnessed a van at the entrance of their street, making it impossible to enter the street even by foot. Upon complaining to the agents inside the van she was informed that their presence was ordered by Tehran's Prosecutor. The agents have installed antennas around Mousavi's residence making it impossible for mobile phones to have any reception. Despite the fact that 24 hours have passed since Mousavi's house arrest, his close relatives are still unable to contact him. They are not even sure at this time whether Mr. Mousavi and Mrs. Rahnavard are at home, or if they have been transferred to a different location. This lack of information has of course increased concerns about the well being of these two leaders of the Green movement.

Mousavi's daughters made the following statement to Jaras' reporter last night: "We are concerned because we have been left completely in the dark. We are unaware of what is going on behind these closed doors and the unimaginable acts being committed against them. We don't know what has happened to Mousavi and Rahnavard. Who is responsible for their protection? We don't even know if our parents are in the house or if they have been moved to another location."

It is worth mentioning that a few hours ago, after the funeral services of martyr Saneh Jaleh, an organized group was seen moving towards the residence of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard. By announcing Mr. Mousavi's home address, a number of government sites have now laid the foundation for the arrival of other plain clothes agents outside their residence.

Source: Jaras: http://www.rahesabz.net/story/32682/

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Mir Hossein Mousavi Issues Statement Regarding the 25th of Bahman Demonstrations

Mir Hossein Mousavi Issues Statement Regarding the 25th of Bahman Demonstrations
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Tuesday February 15th 2011 - In a statement addressed to the nation, Mir Hossein Mousavi congratulated the people of Iran for the glorious demonstrations that took place on the 14th of February 2011 [25 Bahman 1389] and expressed his condolences regarding the martyrdom of the children of the Green movement, reiterating that the Green movement takes pride in relying on the immense strength and independence of the great people of Iran.

In a short message issued one day after the demonstrations of the 25th of Bahman, the Prime Minister during the 8 year holy war [against Iraq] stated that these glorious demonstrations were attacked on two fronts, on the one hand by the power mongers whose goal is to continue to hold on to money and power and on the other by foreigners and international opportunists who look for their own interests. According to Kalame, the complete content of Mir Hossein Mousavi's message is as follows:

To the honorable nation of Iran,

I salute you. The glorious demonstrations of the 25th of Bahman [February 14th, 2011], a great achievement for our nation and the Green Movement, took place despite the skepticism by many with the participation of male and female warriors representing all segments of our society. Your glorious movement was attacked on two fronts, on the one hand by on the one hand by the power mongers whose goal is to continue to hold on to money and power and on the other by foreigners and international opportunists who look for their own interests; both seeking to attribute this [Green] movement to Zionism, the United States and their allies.

The pride of the Green movement is in its reliance on the immense strength and independence of the great people of Iran. The Green movement has always maintained its independence from foreign influence. Its values and main goal has always been to revive the ideals and aspirations of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution and to support the various demands of the noble nation of Iran in its quest for freedom. The Green movement has always sought to achieve its goals through peaceful means, emphasizing the fundamental principles of human dignity, recognizing our nations right to sovereignty and determining their own destiny and demanding the unconditional adherence to the Constitution. As your humble companion, I congratulate you on the occasion of your amazing perseverance and wish to express my deepest condolences on the martyrdom of the beloved children of our proud nation.

Mir Hossein Mousavi
Tehran February 15th, 2011 [26 Bahman 1389]

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Mousavi Remains Incommunicado, Entrance to His Residence Blocked By Security Forces

Mousavi Remains Incommunicado, Entrance to His Residence Blocked By Security Forces
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Monday February 14th, 2011- Mir Hossein Mousavi & Rahnavard remain in complete isolation with their land line phones and cell phones disconnected as of yesterday. On the morning of Feb 14th, 2011 [25 Bahman 1389] the street where their residence is located was also completely blocked by security forces.

According to reports by Kaleme, all landlines at their residence and their cell phones have been disconnected making it impossible to contact them at this time. The dead end street where their residence is located has been blocked by a police van. Several other police cars are parked behind this van blocking the passage way and restricting access to the public street.

Although Mousavi and Rahnavard have been under illegal pressure from a variety of government agencies for some time now, it looks as though the recent restrictions in the past two days were designed to prevent them from attending the rallies in support of the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia.

Source: Kaleme: http://www.kaleme.com/1389/11/25/klm-47585/

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Mousavi & Karroubi - The Citizens of Iran are Entitled to Their Rights; They are Neither Microbes nor Dust & Trash!

Mousavi & Karroubi - The Citizens of Iran are Entitled to Their Rights; They are Neither Microbes nor Dust & Trash!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Monday November 1st, 2010 - Despite attempts by security forces to prevent Mehdi Karroubi from entering Pastor and visting with Mr. Hossein Mousavi, this meeting took place yesterday at Mousavi's residence as a result of Mousavi's own initiative. The following is a summary of the discussions that took place.

The meeting between Mir Hossein Mossavi and Mehdi Karroubi began with Karroubi expressing regret over the fact that lies and slander have been institutionalized in our country stating: "They made sure that the candidate of their choice was fraudulently elected president during the 9th presidential elections. Both the 8th parliamentary elections and 10th presidential elections were rigged, leading to an explosion of protests by the people; protests that were dealt with in the most violent manner possible. Government owned media outlets use the treasury's wealth to spread lies and insult the opposition and the slightest response from opponents and critics is not tolerated by the pro government media outlets and newspapers. It has reached a point that not only do they not publish any news related to us, but we are also banned from publishing condolences to those who have lost loved ones. They do not tolerate any form of freedom of expression. Rather than ensuring that free and fair elections be held in our country, they decided instead to slaughter any form of freedom, truth and honesty."

While pointing to the lack of tact and wisdom in the manner in which the affairs of the country are being managed, Mousavi stated: "In general no one is opposed to targeted subsidies. The point we are making here is that the necessary work force to manage this type of subsidy program is currently nonexistent. A large segment of the expert task force and those with knowledge have been eliminated. The government should not be proud of the fact that in order to implement the targeted subsidy programs it has been reduced to creating fear by deploying police, basiji and IRGC forces to 2000 locations across Tehran. These gentlemen's management practices and methods have led to the destruction of our economy and other sectors of our society, making it exceedingly more difficult to return to the conditions that our country found itself in 6 years ago [pre Ahmadinejad]."

With the 13th of Aban [anniversary of take over of U.S. Embassy in Tehran 31 years ago] approaching, Mousavi and Karroubi noted: "On the eve of 13th of Aban, Student Day and the Anniversary of the Imam's exile we unfortunately continue to witness great pressure on our country's intellectuals, members of the academia, students, lawyers and journalists. Every day heavier sentences are issued against journalists and not only are they receiving prison sentences but they are also being banned fir decades from practicing their vocation. Well known and established lawyers are accused of defending their clients and condemned to heavy prison sentences in order to intimidate them from taking over the cases of political prisoners. Students and members of the academia are sentenced to long prison terms and exiled to prison far away from their residence, leading to distress, hardship and danger for their families. Despite all the oppressive measures taken by the current government, new and motivated forces join the political scene with the passing of every day and with it the people's Green movement is only getting stronger."

"Creating divisions amongst the various segments in our society and calling tens of millions of individuals such as teachers, laborors, students, professors, women and men in our nation "dust & trash", "incompetent", "microbes" and "members of a sedition" is not in the best interest of our nation. The regime that our dear Imam fought for during 15 years was after citizens obtaining sovereignty over their own destiny, rather than labeling a large segment of our population as enemies. We therefore strongly believe that it is the inherent right of every Iranian citizen to have access to civil rights and labeling them "microbes" and "dust and trash" is unacceptable and a foreign concept to say the least. A healthy society is one that that arises out of the will and vote of its people; a society in which criticism, protests and strikes are natural and considered as basic and fundamental right of its citizens."

"The adventurous foreign policy of the current government has led to a number of resolutions being issued against our country by several international organizations. We are already witnessing the negative impact of these resolutions on the livelihood of our citizens. There is unprecedented poverty, unemployment, closures of manufacturing facilities and indiscriminate imports to the point where even tombstones are imported from abroad. While our people suffer under these conditions, our government has provided grants and loans to foreign and neighboring countries. It is unclear to what extent the Parliament is involved and aware of these activities. Our countries economy has weakened significantly as a result of this mismanagement, but more importantly if we continue on this path of destruction, we may very well witness the demise of the regime. Is this type of mismanagement and splurging to the benefit of our nation? Why is there no transparency so that our citizens can be more aware of the affairs of their own government?"

"In conclusion, rather than waging a fruitless war against the institutions of Human Sciences in our country and demonstrating intolerance even towards your own friends, we urge you to take advantage of the knowledge and expertise of the individuals within our humanities fields; our economists, sociologists, demography specialists and individuals in other branches and empower them to resolve our countries problems with their expertise."

Source: Saham News: http://sahamnews.org/?p=10430

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