NCRI - According to information from inside the Iranian regime obtained by the Iranian Resistance, the Iraqi forces are going to carry out an attack on Ashraf at the behest of the regime in a near future. To this end, commanders of the Iraqi army and police battalions based inside Ashraf have put on full alert all their forces, weapons and armored vehicles and have cancelled holiday leaves for their personnel. Reinforcements are also on their way to Ashraf. The regime has asked the Iraqi forces to take a number of Ashraf residents hostage.

NCRI – The trend of new changes among university deans and heads of other educational institutions, which was largely launched in the summer, is continuing at a faster pace by the Iranian regime, according to reports.

On Monday, the deputy of the regime’s Minister of Science, Gholamreza Khajeh Sarvi, denied reports that the removals and appointments are “rushed.” He described it as a “natural” transformation that is being carried out “on a completely technical basis.”

abc.az - ... “Using of the revenues by Iran  from the EGL deal to finance terrorism and its allies Hamas and Hizbullah. That is speculation. We do not  pay money for supporting terrorism. I cannot really comment on such a speculation,”  L.  Frei EGL spokeswoman said.

“EGL did not find out if the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is affiliated with NIGEC,” L. Frei said.

NCRI – Two Russian commentators have written in an opinion piece that the clerical regime is on the brink of collapse owing to the conflicts brewing in its dominant factions.

NCRI – A political prisoner in the northwestern Iranian city of Oroumieh was killed under torture on Sunday, Herana news agency said Tuesday.

NCRI - The Iranian regime’s violations of the Iranian people’s fundamental rights as well as its medieval punishments like stoning have been loudly criticized by thousands of people in France, including some of the most prominent personalities loyal to various political orientations.

NCRI - The Iranian regime is exaggerating and bluffing when it comes to its drone bombers, the director of the Russian Centre for Strategy and Technology Analysis said on Tuesday.

According to Ria Novosti, Ruslan Pukhov also said the regime does not have the capability to defend itself against air assaults.

NCRI - The Iraqi forces, in an unlawful and hostile act, have blocked one of the streets inside Camp Ashraf since Tuesday, August 24, and are preventing the residents commuting through this street. Upon the order of the committee within the Iraqi Prime Minister’s office that is responsible for suppression of Ashraf residents, a number of armed forces and armored vehicles have been stationed in that street which has been used by the residents for the past 25 years.

Iranian Resistance denounces criminal bombings in Iraq and Iranian regime's efforts to prevent formation of a nationalist and non-sectarian government in that country

NCRI - The Iranian Resistance denounces a series of terrorist operations on Wednesday, August 25, in Baghdad, Basra, kut, Karbala and several other cities in Iraq that left at least 50 dead and hundreds wounded. Brutal killing of innocent and defenseless citizens in the month of Ramadan, which is a month of mercy and peace for Moslems, has provoked outrage among all Moslems particularly the people of Iraq.

NCRI - In a totally fabricated report on August 24, Jahan News state-run website affiliated to Ahmadinejad’s faction claimed that the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) had been in contact with Jundullah in Pakistan. The above website, which is very much despised by people in Iran, wrote: “A member of Jund-Al-Sheitan (derogatory term used for Jundullah by the regime) grouplet confessed after his capture that the grouplet has had organizational contacts with the Monafeqin (derogatory term used by the regime to refer to PMOI)… A number of PMOI [members] in Pakistan have offered to cooperate with the grouplet in terms of providing intelligence and communication support for suicide and sabotage operations.”

NCRI - Obtained reports about the death sentence of Ms. Farah (Elmira) Vazehan display a new summit of brutality and misogyny by the ruling religious fascism in Iran. Ms. Vazehan was arrested for having family contacts with the residents of Camp Ashraf, Iraq, members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). In addition to being sentenced to death, she has also been sentenced to two years in prison and financial penalties.

Further information on UA: 347/09 Index: MDE 13/086/2010 Iran Date: 23 August 2010
URGENT ACTION

Journalist and human rights defender Shiva Nazar Ahari appears to have been charged with moharebeh (enmity with God), which can carry the death penalty. Her next hearing is scheduled for 4 September 2010. She is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of expression and association.