I would say the flip around in Rafswnjani’s wish to be a candidate for presidency, shows mullahs are scared knowing they need someone else who can pretend to be a moderate to prolong their stay in power. This peachy report is a mask since in the election, if Iranians are not fooled into not voting, they will show their vote of no confidence in the murderous mullahs. Unfortunately there will not be a real opposition to the regime on the ballet. But that high vote turn out is needed for Iranians to confirm their displeasure with their regime by expressing their wish to change everyone holding office. I fear the pretend oppositions will encourage them to stay home and not vote.
Iran’s Ebadi protests against maltreatment in Evin
Monday, February 07, 2005 - ©2005 IranMania.com
LONDON, Feb 7 (IranMania) – Prominent Iranian lawyer, Shirin Ebadi through a letter to the Human Rights Commission of the Iranian Lawyers’ Association affiliated to the country’s Justice Department protested against the discriminatory behavior of Evin Prison’s guards toward her, Iran’s Sina News Agency reported.
The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is Nasser Zarafshan’s lawyer who was arrested in August 7th, 2002. Zarafchan was sentenced to two years imprisonment for opinions that he had expressed during interviews with the press, concerning the trial dealing with the assassinations of Iranian intellectuals, which came to a ‘conclusion’ in January 2001. He was also sentenced to three years imprisonment for "possession of firearms and alcoholic drinks”.
“Although there is no rule for lawyers regarding wearing a chador while entering the prison, the guards forced me to do so and carried out a body search in a bid to insult me.” Ebadi said
Ebadi asserted that since she decided to represent the family of Iranian-Canadian Zahra Kazemi at the trial of the security agent charged with her murder, many Evin Prison staff including the guards have taken a hostile approach towards her.
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