Suppressive maneuvers

Police beat young man in Tehran
According to reports, from Sunday September 27, the commander of police station 147 named second lieutenant Mahmoud Rezayi was transferred to another police station and third lieutenant Ali Maleki took his place. Maleki was standing today in a park on the intersection of Rashid and 150 West Streets which is the hangout of teenagers and threatened everyone.
"I will kill all of you and from now on no one will dare walk on this street. Don’t think I am like Rezayi", he said.
Then he chased the teenagers and beat 20-year-old Arash in public to intimidate the young people. – Sep. 27, 2009

Security forces beat teenagers on streets for so-called 'moral offenses'
According to reports, on Thursday September 26 from 5 to 11 pm, a checkpoint in the Andarzgu Street in Tehran stopped about 70 cars and physically abused a number of the female and male passengers. The girls were beaten for 'improper veiling' while the boys were beaten to 'looking at girls'. When one of the teenagers asked why they were doing this, he was severely beaten and his license plate was confiscated. (Iran News Agency – Sep. 28, 2009)

Iran installs security cameras in schools to control students
The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Education said, "According to recent decisions made by the Supreme Council of Education, installing closed circuit security cameras … in the hallways and campus of schools is admissible. (Tabnak Website – Sep. 27, 2009)

Shop shut down for selling automobile sound devices
According to reports, agents of the Majidieh Police Station raided and shut down the Zanguleh Systems Store on Wednesday September 26 only because it was selling automobile sound devices. ( Sep. 28, 2009)


Iran stations fire department forces in Azadi Stadium under pretext of 'providing security' to quell protests
The assistant head of operations at Tehran's Fire Fighting Department said that fire department forces would be stationed around Azadi Stadium.
"Fire Department cars will be stationed in the western and eastern parking lots of the stadium to secure all the parking lots", he said.
He also said that fire fighters on motorcycles will also be on the scene to provide immediate assistance.
"On Friday (when there is to be football match) 50 fire fighters will be stationed in Azadi Stadium to prevent any possible incidents by use of heavy and light automobiles", he added. (Borna News Agency – Sep. 29, 2009)

IRGC acquires 50 percent stake in Iran’s Telecommunications Company to control phone and internet networks
Finally after the bid for stakes in Iran's Telecommunications Company was cancelled four times, companies affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps were able to take over control of this important and strategic company. In this way, the Telecommunications Company has joined the group of companies and institutions under the power of the leader of the Islamic Republic and outside the jurisdiction of the parliament.
This is while a few hours before the bid, the only other seemingly private telecommunications company offering to buy was rejected for lack of “security credentials”. By giving 50 plus one percent of the stakes of the Telecommunications Company (to the IRGC), all its sectors including landlines, cell phones, the Dita Communications and its infrastructure is moved out of the control of the government and transferred to the IRGC. (JRS Website – Sep. 28, 2009)


Iran militarizes Tehran to curb student protests
With the start of the academic year in universities and the renewal of student protests to the elections, the city has been militarized once again after officials stationed a large number of security forces all over Tehran.
Security forces were tightly stationed around the Enqelab Square and Enqelab Street.
It seems that the new deployment of security and military forces in Tehran is because of the start of the academic year and fears of student protests. (Nurooz Website – Sep. 30, 2009)

Iran filters more than 10 million websites and weblogs

In the past five months, new policies including the interest and security of the nation has led to widespread filtering of many news and information websites. This has even slowed down internet access in the country. According to an internet activist who asked not to be named, more than 10 million websites have been filtered so far. (Sarmayeh state-run daily – Sep. 30, 2009)
200 security cameras installed in Iran to curb street dissent
From the 400 security cameras that were bought to be installed in the country, 200 have been installed in various cities so far. (ILNA state-run news agency – Sep. 30, 2009)

Security forces harass people on Tehran road

On Wednesday, September 30 security forces along with other regime forces stopped cars going in the Yadegar Imam under the excuse of conducting drug tests and harassed the people. (Iran News Agency – Sep. 31, 2009)
Universities in hands of suppressive forces
Farid Hashemi a member of the central council of the Office for Consolidating Unity said regarding the situation of universities, "Universities have reopened this year in the middle of a soft cultural revolution. Officials have tightened their grip on the academic environment and under the name of controlling the scientific atmosphere of universities and creating a calm environment, the security atmosphere has heightened in universities. Student activists are suspended from using the dormitories and university facilities more than before. The activities of the Disciplinary Committee have intensified and the control of universities has been entrusted in the hands of the Protection Departments". (Amir Kabir Newsletter – Oct. 1, 2009)

Security forces turn Tehran's Azadi Stadium to military base

From this morning, a large number of people moved towards Azadi Stadium (to watch a football game between the Persepolis and Esteqlal teams). Security forces body searched the football fans attending the game and in some case, confiscated their cell phones.
According to reports, a large number of fans who had come from other towns from Tehran and slept outside the Azadi Stadium were attacked by security forces. Some were beaten while others were arrested and taken to unknown locations.
A large number of security forces have been stationed inside and outside of the Azadi Stadium. Eye-witnesses have said that they saw 20 special guards' forces cars entering the stadium. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Oct. 2, 2009)

Rep. of Tehran's Prosecutor attends football match to 'give necessary judicial
orders in case of offense' in stadium

A representative of the prosecutor said that he will be present in the Azadi Stadium with the football fans of the (the Persepolis and Esteqlal game).
"When the audience are present in the (stadium) to watch the game, I will also be present so that I can monitor the offenses carried out from up close and if there is an offense, issue the necessary judicial orders", Habib Hashemi said.
"I am announcing that I will deal very severely with those who disrupt order in the stadium in the game between Persepolis and Esteqlal", he added. (ISNA state-run news agency – Oct. 2, 2009)

Iran disrupts cell phone communications near Azadi Stadium

While there is less than two hours left to the start of the 67th game between the Esteqlal and Persepolis football teams, the capacity of the Azadi Stadium has reached its peak and many of the football fans have stayed behind the closed doors of the stadium.
Cell phone services have once again been disrupted. Reports show that these services have been disrupted in Western Tehran especially in the Azadi Stadium and its vicinity. (Nimruz state-run website – Oct. 2, 2009)

Plainclothes agents attack football fans

Security forces arrested 10 Persepolis and Esteqlal fans in Azadi Stadium. The IRNA (state-run) news agency called these people "seeming spectators" saying that they were arrested for "clashing". In the last minutes of the game, which was played under severe security measures, slogans in support of Moussavi were chanted in the stadium.
Riot police entered the field after these chants. According to other reports, plainclothes agents attacked the spectators. (Ruydad Website – Oct. 2, 2009)

Head of IRGC: Student Bassij does not have to wait for orders to quell student protests

The Commander of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has told members of the Bassij in universities that they have to react to unrest in universities and do not have to wait for orders from their superiors.
Citing the differences in various universities, Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari said on October 2 in a conference for the heads of Student Bassij Forces in Iran's universities that the "student Bassij can act independently in the soft war field and the commandment of this fighting field is not concentrated one".
"The young commanders of the soft war front have to be familiar with the political and cultural grounds of this filed to show the proper reaction in any location that they might be. They should not wait for orders from their superiors", he added. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Oct. 2, 2009)