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Iran news in brief, February 12, 2018



Iran news in brief, February 12, 2018

1- Iranian will hold a rally on the first day of the warsaw conference
Large number of Iranians supporting the National Council of Resistance of Iran and People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran will hold a rally on the first day of the warsaw conference to voice the desire of the Iranian people and also show their support for the NCRI led by Maryam Rajavi as the democratic alternative to the mullahs’ regime.
Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Algerian Prime Minister Sid Ahmed Ghozali, former US Senator Robert Torricelli and several Polish Members of Parliament and the Senate will also participate in rally. They will hold a press briefing prior to the rally.

2- Trump: Iran Revolution Brought Repression, Failure
President Donald Trump said Monday: Iran's Islamic revolution four decades ago has been a complete failure for the country.
In a tweet written on the anniversary of the upheaval that was also sent out in Farsi, Trump said: "40 years of corruption. 40 years of repression. 40 years of terror. The regime in Iran has produced only 40Years of Failure.
he added: "The long-suffering Iranian people deserve a much brighter future,".
Earlier, Trump's chief foreign policy advisor John Bolton issued a similar statement, tweeting that "it's been 40 yrs of failure. Now it's up to the Iranian regime to change its behavior, & ultimately up to the Iranian people to determine the direction of their country."
Bolton said Washington would support "the will of the Iranian people, & stand behind them to ensure their voices are heard."

3- Prison Authorities Cut Off Water To Qarchak Female Prisoners
After cutting off electricity and gas in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, prison authorities also cut off the female prisoner’s water and denied them food.
During telephone calls with their families on Sunday, February 10, 2019, the female prisoners reported that since Thursday, February 8, 2019, Qarchak Prison authorities have cut off water and denied food to the prisoners. According to some of the prisoners, female prisoners are suffering from a lot of health problems, and the wards are also becoming colder.
The prisoners also told their families that 25 inmates have been transferred to solitary confinement in Qarchak.
On Thursday and Friday, prison guards used tear gas, firearms, and pepper spray to attack female prisoners in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, following a peaceful protest by the women.

4- Iran: Official Sexually Abuse Child Labourers
Child labourers in Iran are being physically and sexually abused by local public officials, as they try to earn small amounts of money working on the streets, according to a video published by state-run media outlet Asr-e Iran.
In the disturbing video, one little girl recounts that she and two of her brothers were selling walnuts on the street, while also doing their homework when Regime officials approached and grabbed the three children.
She said that the agents took off her older brother’s clothes and began beating him with sticks, which caused her younger brother to cry. The agents then tried to make the girl polish their shoes and when she refused, they rubbed black polish on her face.
A social worker commenting on the case said that the children were also sexually abused.
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