Iranian Cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati Blames Women Opposing Polygamy

HRANA News Agency – In his weekly televised lessons aired on IRIB Channel 1, Iranian cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati blamed women for opposing polygamy and standing in the way of their husbands who wish to get a second wife.Hojat-ol-Islam Mohsen Ghara’ati is the head of the Center for the Promotion of Prayers and a Muslim scholar teaching and promoting the Quran.

Referring to men who possess the physical strength and the financial means to have a second wife, Mohsen Ghara’ati said, “If a man has the physical power and the financial resources, if he has two cars, two houses, two cell phones, and two of everything, if he can provide two of everything, when it is time for marriage, women say: No!One God; one wife.”

Mohsen Ghara’ati added, “What does this mean?This means the hell with one million women!If they commit sins, the hell with them!If they burn in hell, the hell with them!This is female jealousy.Women’s envy and resentment cause one million other young females to remain widowed.”

At the end of his televised lesson, Mohsen Ghara’ati concluded, “About twenty years ago, Tehran’s Prosecutor told me that there were 500,000 young widows in Tehran.This was 20 years ago.Right now, there are probably one million young widows in Tehran.”

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Search Engines in Iran filter the Word “AIDS”

HRANA News Agency – Dr. Hamid Reza Shaeri, the President of AIDS Society in Iran, said, “In order to stop the spread of HIV virus through sexual intercourse, AIDS education must begin in schools and universities and among the young people.”

In an interview with Khabar Online News Agency, Dr. Hamid Reza Shaeri added, “Since 1996, those infected with the HIV virus have increased in Iran.In 2004, this number reached its peak while the infection spread rapidly amongst drug addicts and prisoners.During the last seven years, the disease has been under control.”

Dr. Hamid Reza Shaeri said, “When the young population in Iran can’t even search for the word “AIDS” on the Internet because this word is being filtered, how do we expect them to know anything and have accurate information about this disease?”

Turkman Music Group Concert Cancelled

 

HRANA News Agency – Turkman Music Group’s concert scheduled to be held on May 27, 2011 in Talar Andisheh Theater has been cancelled for unknown reasons.

 

Turkman Music Group is led by the master musician and composer Navid Mosamer originally from the city of Maragheh [in East Azerbaijan Province].  The music played by this band is a compilation of melodies whose origins can be traced to northern Khorasan, southern Azerbaijan and eastern Anatolia.  Additionally, Turkman Music Group performs songs of two Iranian ethnic minorities, Qashqai and Qarapapaq.

 

Turkman Music Group was formed in 2006 and in recent years, has performed a wide range of diverse poems written by poets such as Mohammad Fazoli, Hakim Abulqasam Nabati, Ostad Shahriar and Younis Amare.  This music band also utilizes a large number of old poems passed down orally as songs from one generation to another in Turkish regions.

 

An Eight Year Old Girl Severely Tortured by Her Stepfather

 

HRANA News Agency – An eight year old girl is now in the hospital as a result of atrocious abuse and torture at the hands of her stepfather.

 

Dr. Kamran Aghakhani, forensic expert at Rasool Hospital, announced the news and in an interview with Mehr News Agency said, “This eight year old girl was transferred by the emergency division of State Welfare Organization to the burn and reconstruction unit of Motahari Hospital last night.”

 

Mentioning that he is also the expert in Motahari Hospital, Dr. Kamran Aghakhani further explained, “Unfortunately, due to multiple fractures in both head and arms, we were forced to transfer her to Motahari Hospital.”

 

In describing the status of this 8 year old girl, Dr. Kamran Aghakhani said, “We witness child abuse a lot, but her condition is not comparable to others.  The degree with which she has been abused and tortured is beyond words.”

 

Referring to two fractures in her head and forearm, the forensic expert added, “There were visible signs of flogging and cigarette burns all over her body such that there wasn’t a spot left unharmed.  She told us that she lived with her mother who is a drug addict and her stepfather, and she wasn’t feed anything for four days.”

 

Emphasizing the importance of disseminating the news of such tragic and painful abuse, Dr. Kamran Aghakhani said, “I ask the media to react to such child abuse and also request from the authorities to deal with the offenders severely.”

 

Referring to two fractures in her head and forearm, Dr. Kamran Aghakhani explained that in order to heal her burns and fractures, she was examined thoroughly, and x-ray images were taken.  He added, “The situation is so tragic that no one can believe what has happened, and you can’t say the person who has abused her has any human traits.”

 

This girl who lives in the south part of Tehran has been transferred by the emergency division of State Welfare Organization to the hospital.

 

 

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A Prisoner Hanged in Shahroud, Iran

HRANA News Agency – Local judiciary authorities announced that a prisoner convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Shahroud.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Mehr News, Amir Reza Haji said: prisoner “Ch. B. Gh.” From Sabzevar, born in 1961, convicted of drug trafficking (1.94 Kg of industrial drug, Crack) was hanged on Thursday, January 24, 2013.”

 

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Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sent to days off from prison

HRANA News Agency– Nasrin Sotoudeh, the imprisoned lawyer and a member of the human rights defenders union, was sent to spend 3 days off from prison, yesterday.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the imprisoned lawyer and a member of the human rights defenders union was sent to spend 3 days off, on 300 million tomans bail.
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Shir Ahmad Shirani, Balouch prisoner started hunger strike

HRANA News Agency– Balouch prisoner, Shir Ahmad Shirani who is in detention since 2009 on charge of Jondollah membership, started hunger strike in Meshkin Shahr prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this Balouch prisoner has been arrested by Etela’at on June of 2009 and been in Etela’at’s cells for three years without visiting his family.
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Dr. Foad Moghaddam, one of the Baha’i university heads imprisoned

HRANA News Agency– Foad Moghaddam, a Baha’i citizen and one of the Baha’i online university heads in Esfahan, introduced himself to Shahid Moghaddasi court in Evin prison on Thursday morning to spend his 5 years imprisonment.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Foad Moghaddam, arrested on the wide invasion in purpose of arresting related people to the online Bahai’e university in Esfahan, on May 22nd of 2011 arrested and after 35 days was been freed by bail.

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Alireza Roshan sent to jail to serve his verdict

HRANA News Agency – Alireza Roshan, Iranian journalist has been taken to jail to serve his one-year sentence for “assembly and collusion aimed at disturbing national security.”
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted  from Majzouban Website, Roshan, a journalist working for the Shargh daily, was transferred to Evin Prison on Saturday, November 17. He was reportedly convicted for his “collaboration with the Majzooban-e Noor website”, a site that reports on Iranian dervishes, who have become the target of a crackdown by Islamic Republic authorities in recent years.
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