In recent days and approaching the 7th Of December, commemorating the anniversary of the student movement, a new round of arrest and deal with civil rights activist and the student has been started. Monday, 30th of November 2009, Saeed Kalanaki and Saeed Jalalifar, two active members of the committee of Human rights reporters have been detained by security forces. Yesterday morning security system officers attended the work place of saeed Kalanaki, a leading human rights defender and arrested him. According to few officers then went to his house for inspection and confiscated his personal belongings. Saeed Jalalifar another member of the Human Rights Committee was arrested yesterday morning after leaving home. Security forces with one day delay informed his family of his arrest and announced their child’s condition will be determined in two weeks time.
Saeed Kalanaki an old colleague of committee of human rights reporters and political rights, in past few years repeatedly summoned by the security institutions and was threatened for not stopping his activities. Saeed Jalalifar other active member and committee member of the “population to defend street children” in the field of children’s right has had continuous activities. This former physics student of University of Zanjan, following a protest desecration of a female student by Hassan Madadi, deputy student at the University, summoned by the security institutions and for pursuing this claim was expelled from the University. Human rights committee, since its establishment has tried to inform about human rights violations in Iran and to prevent this through promoting public awareness and attention and action of International institutions. According to the committee, in past few years, special mission letters, numerous reports about activists and activities, civil rights violations in detention centres, chaos status of religious and ethnic minorities, transsexuals as well as cultural heritage, environment and citizen’s rights has been published by this committee. After recent presidential election, this committee has had a significant role on reflecting and publishing reports on the status of detainees & those who were killed during this period. Therefore, pressure of security institutions on committee members during recent months has been growing. Shiva Nazarahari, a well known member of the committee was arrested on 14th of June 2009 by security agents at her work place and has been detained for more than 100 days in Evin prison. On 22nd of Sep she was released with 200 million toman bail, that her case with heavy charges and baseless case is still open and in court. During this period, tree other members of the committee were detained, summoned and been unfairly sentenced.
Ali Kalaei, a member of the committee of reporters in may 2009, before a court session was detained and until the time of his release 1st of July, spent time in Evin prison. Parisa Kakaei, another member of the committee and a member of the one million signature campaign for change of discriminatory laws, was summoned several times to the office of the information Ministry in recent months. A few days before the anniversary of 4th of November, shiva along with handful of other women’s rights activists was summoned to the Revolutionary Court 3rd branch and were interrogated and threatened. Saeed Habibi, other member of the committee, in accordance to his case, in relation to the detention and the arrest of the left wing students in November and December 2007, was sentenced in recent weeks to three years imprisonment by Judge Moghisehei , President of branch 28 of Revolutionary Court. In recent months, he also repeatedly summoned to the security institutions and has been threatened. Only one day after the arrest of two other members of the committee, today 1st of December he was summoned to the Ministry of Information. He must introduce himself to the follow up information office at Ministry of Information On Thursday 3rd of December. Kouhyar Goodarzi, Former Secretary of the Comittee Tuesday, 2nd November 2009 was dismissed from Sharif University of technology with the pressure of security institutions.
Although arrest and increasing pressure on civil rights activists and defenders in a society with totalitarian and authoritarian has became natural, but should not forget that not protesting against these circumstance from the civil society will weaken the freedoms of citizens and will reduce the scope of legitimate minimal activity within the framework of law.
Committee of Human Rights reporters said the two recent arrests, is an active beginning of a new security attacks and repression continues to prevent and stop the activities of this agency. Saeed Kalanaki and saeed jalalifar in line of practice their own legal rights, the free expressions of ideas were arrested, and hence are considered political prisoners.
The organization has condemned security dealing and files building against the two human rights activists and demanded the unconditional freedom of these members. In this regard, the committee has called public opinion, institutions, and founders of human rights to act decisively, effectively and immediately.
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