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Latest Statement of Tehran and Suburbs Public Transport Trade Union 2006-02-18 Latest Statement of Tehran and Suburbs Public Transport Trade Union English Translation by Marze Por Gohar Party Thank you all the union workers around the world that in defense to Tehran and Suburbs Public Transport Trade Union announced a solidarity day on Feb 15th 2006 and expressed their protest to anti-union activity to the authorities of the Islamic Republic. Tehran and suburb buss-driver union remind the 3 of its numerous needs 1. The Islamic Republic shall fully and officially recognize the union. 2. Without any conditions release detained union...

Transcripts of speeches given at Dr. Vafadari's memorial event The following are excerpts, transcripts and summaries from speeches given at Kasra Vafadari Memorial event that took place in Santa Monica on Saturday May 28th 2005. Roozbeh Farahanipour -Kasra is the 4th person that Roozbeh has worked with who has been killed by the Islamic Republic: first was Kourosh Aryamanesh, 2nd and 3rd were Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar. -Kasra is not the first to be murdered by IR in France, and Kasra was a dual citizen, like Zahra Kazemi the Canadian journalist who was murdered on her assignment in the IR....

A memorial service honoring Dr. Kasra Vafadaari Directions to Santa Monica Mall WHEN: 6 P.M. Saturday, May 28 2005 WHERE: Santa Monica Mall. 395 Santa Monica Place Santa Monica, California WHO: Speakers Roozbeh Farahanipour, Faryar Nickbacht and Roxanne Ganji WHAT: Memorial service honoring Dr. Kasra Vafadaari Dear Dr. Kasra Vafadaari, your name is immortal for every true Iranian and forever in our hearts, because you too are now a part of our historical heritage: you’ve joined the ranks of history’s noblemen who have paid with their blood the price to upkeep and maintain our homeland, Iran. That is why we...

Official Launching of New Suicide Terrorist Organization in Iran Promises “Holy Terror” “The September 11th incident demonstrated that in today’s world, by creating small (!) tactical incidents it is possible to attain strategic results”… “martyrdom operations …are the greatest advantage of Muslims over the superior technology of the global arrogance (the West)”. General Salami, deputy chief of operations, joint headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, at the Gathering of Seekers of Martyrdom, Tehran, June 2nd 2004. “If it is possible to cast terror into the hearts and lives of infidels (those not believing in Allah, Muhammad and foundations of Islam)...

Roozbeh Farahanipour's appearance on VOA We are happy to announce that the chairman of the Marze Por Gohar Party, Roozbeh Farahanipour will be a panelist on Voice of America\'s \"Looking at the 18th of Tir\" program. The panel will discuss various matters relating to the uprising of July 1999. This program will also be broadcasted live via VOA\'s website: http://www.voanews.com/persian/ Date: Wed. July 7th, 2004 Time: 10 - 12 AM Eastern Standard Time Title: Looking at the 18th of Tir SadeghSaleh

Monday April 19, 2004 7:30 PM Reporting from: Kanoone Sokhan, Los Angeles, CA, USA Reported by: Sadegh Saleh of the “Marze Por Gohar Party” at www.marzeporgohar.org Name of the Speaker: Dr. Zartosht Azadi Subject: The Renewal of a Culture ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change of plan: Tonight was supposed to be started with Dr. Mohammad Mousavi Nasl’s speech about “The high value of Iranian Culture”, but since he could not attend because of a family emergency, Dr. Azadi took over. Dr. Azadi is a Society researcher and a teacher. He was graduated from the University in Tehran and is living in the US...

Marze Por Gohar and Borders Westwood are pleased to Welcome Kenneth R.Timmerman Join us as this renowned analyst on the subject of Iran discusses and signs his latest book, Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America. Kenneth R. Timmerman has been tracking terrorists for 20 years. In 1982, Ken was taken hostage by Yasser Arafat's Fatah guerrillas in Lebanon and spent 24 days in an underground cell under constant aerial and artillery bombardment. In 1998, he tracked renegade Saudi financier Osama Bin Ladin and his international terrorist network to the gates of the White Mountains in Afghanistan. His...

By: Setare Kaviyan For the first time in history an Iranian woman named Shirin Ebadi has been awarded with the Noble Peace Prize. This great accomplishment by Miss Ebadi was the cause of utmost bliss and pride amongst the Iranians. Iranians began seeing a new light of hope with Miss Ebadi’s accomplishment, and they believed that through her, human rights could once again be brought to Iran. Ms. Ebadi’s record was quite impressive; with being a judge during the previous regime and working diligently on human rights in Iran, particularly on the rights of women and children. With all these...

Source: MPG Subject: Opening a Case against the Islamic Republic of Iran Time 01-17-2004 01:41 The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently the first and only treaty based institution that can try various individuals for such crimes as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The creation of the ICC presents a special opportunity to bring to light the various crimes the Islamic Republic of Iran has committed against humanity. On January 8th, 2004 the executive of the Marze Por Gohar Party, Roozbeh Farahanipour hand delivered a letter to the president of ICC, Phillip Kirche. Below you will find the...

The Marze Por Gohar Party would like to congratulate Iranians on the capture of Saddam Hussein. The apprehension of Saddam will be especially gratifying for the families of those who fought in the Iraq-Iran war. Iranians lost half a million of their compatriots during the war and since the clerical regime is anything but Iranian, damages were never pursued against Saddam. Those Iranians who lost their life during the war can now rest easier knowing that Saddam will finally have to pay for his crimes. The Marze Por Gohar Party is ready to file human rights charges against Saddam at...

"Please ... Call Me an Iranian, Not a Moslem!" Farhad Mafie "This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." -Dalai Lama Hold on to Your Hat! Some days the Persian Gulf is referred to as the Arabian Gulf. Some days Rumi-the great Iranian poet and philosopher-is referred to as a poet from Afghanistan or a poet from Turkey. Some days Sina or Avicenna, Rāzi, Farabi, Birouni-the great Iranian scientists-are referred to as Arab scientists. Some days Iranian arts are...

Monday December 01, 2003 7:23 PM Reporting from: Kanoone Sokhan, Los Angeles, CA, USA Reported by: Sadegh Saleh of the “Marze Por Gohar Party” at www.marzeporgohar.org Name of the Speaker: Muhammad Arassy, Elahe Amani, Shahla Samsami, Jiela Kashef, Parto Nori-Ala Subject: The Roll and Influence of giving the Nobel Peace Price to Shirin Ebadi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Nor-Ala, member of Writer Society, started tonight’s meeting with a poem, named: “Ensanam Man” (I’m a Human Being). This poem was made of 2 parts: Part 1: How men suppress women: “Chon Zani” (Because you’re a Woman) Part 2: A woman telling about her...

Source: MPG Subject: Kanoone Sokhan Time 11-14-2003 20:34 Monday November 10, 2003 7:20 PM Reporting from: Kanoone Sokhan, Los Angeles, CA, USA Reported by:Sadegh Saleh of the “Marze Por Gohar Party” at www.marzeporgohar.org Name of the Speaker:Dr. Fazlollah Rohani, Poet and Writer Subject:Birth and Development of Democracy --------------------------------------- First we start with the meaning of democracy: Demo: People Cracy: Governing We thought that democracy was born in ancient Greece, but in the 20th century, new findings proved that the first democratic system was set in the Summary, Iraq at Bein-al-Nahrein. It was used, because people asked for it and not...

A tendency within the Islamic Republic of Iran is to use misleading shortened versions of the names of Islamic organizations and personalities in order to sanitize and reactivate certain discredited entities. Heshmatallah Tabarzadi was one of the main leaders for the"Office of Strengthening the Unity of the University and theTheological Seminary" (OSUUTS), nowadays simply referred to as the"Office of Strengthening Unity". Prior to Khamenei's tenure as the "SupremeLeader" and the "Guardian Scholar" during the late 80s, college students did not have the right to form political groups. Khamenei declared that students should partake in political activities and allowed them to...

Whether the international community wants to admit it or not, it seems evident that the clerics in Iran are pursuing a nuclear program that is not purely “peaceful”. After all why would the Mullahs be chasing away IAEA inspectors from simply taking environment samples if their program is purely for civilian use? It has been our position that the Middle East should be a nuke free zone with a defensive military balance existing among all countries in the region. The same view would be applied to our beloved country Iran while we have to emphasize that Iran today is being...

Source: MPG Subject: Marze Por Gohar Party challenges Mr. Pahlavi and Mr. Khomenei to a debate Time 10-07-2003 13:54 It’s official, the grandson of Khomenei, and the son of the Shah are combining forces (using the term "forces" very loosely here). It would seem this union would come natural, after all monarchists use God to explain why there should be a king, and clerics use God to explain why there should be a theocracy. However, one can find even more parallels between the two characters then meet the eye. After nearly 25 years, Mr. Khomenei has supposedly escaped Iran. One...