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Iran is under a terrible repression

The voices coming from Tehran are less comforting. Despite a strong censorship imposed by the Iranian regime, the news coming to the world through blogs and Twitter, the social network popular in America and Iran. Today a new wave of confrontations and violence hit the capital with dead and wounded. The bloody repression of today's budget has not yet been disclosed but it is certain that, beginning after 17 confirmed victims of the protests, the dead are now dozens and wounded hundreds. Also continuing arrests of political opponents. They are among 25 jailed journalists and employees of the newspaper 'Kalemeh Sabz', which was founded to support the campaign of former moderate candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi. The newspaper after June 12 was banned. It seems that some foreign nationals including some with British passports have been arrested. According to the head of Intelligence, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ezhei, some of those arrested were planning attacks ahead of presidential vote on 12 June. The chaos now it seems to be master in the country after the disputed re-election to the presidency of Mahmud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reiterated once again that the events of opponents of President Ahmadinejad will not be able to change the election result. Protests to the regime of Ayatollah responded by ordering a savage repression by security forces against demonstrators beaten like animals and in many cases killed. Today's CNN headline on its website: "A violent crackdown is underway in Tehran." A cry of alarm raised today after Iranian security forces have struck with brutal violence to blows with sticks and firearms demonstrators who tried to gather in 'Bahrestan Square' in front of parliament in Tehran to continue the protests started last week. Police in riot gear seems to be waiting only for the right moment to intervene. For the protesters it was like falling into a mousetrap. In less than half an hour has happened the pandemonium. After the clashes on the ground remained people with arms, legs and broken heads. The blood was everywhere and the smoke of tear gas was so dense that it can not see beyond his own hand. Despite the warnings of the system continues to show the people and placate the spirits are not served even the openings of the Supreme Leader has today granted a further 5 days to shed light on allegations of electoral fraud by opposition leaders denounced Moussavi. The Interior Minister has also banned the ceremonies of mourning which had called for today all the former reformist candidate Mehdi Karrubi in memory of at least 17 protesters killed in recent days. Continues the fight to the distance between the international community and the Islamic republic. The scheme is the West urging the demonstrators to pour into the streets. According to the Iranian Interior Minister, in addition to Britain, behind the recent violence, there are the Zionist regime and even the United States. These countries are accused of participating in a conspiracy against the elections, with funding from the CIA. The indictment comes a day after the U.S. President Barack Obama had made statements against the Iranian authorities harder than prudent to which she complied so far. After the expulsion from Iran of 2 British diplomats, followed by a similar measure taken in retaliation from London, especially the tension remains high between the Islamic Republic and Britain. Also continuing attacks and the positions of senior Iranian government officials. The latest is that the Iranian Foreign Minister, Manoucher Mottaki, who is now excluded to participate in the summit of G8 foreign ministers that opens today in Trieste. Immediate reaction of the foreign ministry in a statement that explains that Italy notes the announcement by Iran, adding: "We believe that this decision fully corresponds to the evaluation of opportunities that last night the Italian Foreign Ministry has been communicated at Business Iranian embassy in Rome in the light of the difficult internal situation gained in recent days in that country. " "Italy, the note continues, in future hopes Iran can express firm political decision its willingness to engage in fruitful process of regional stabilization of Afghanistan."

Ferdinando Pelliccia

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