Sunni leader murdered

NCR secretariat, Nov. 21 - The National Council of Resistance condemns the assassination of Abdol-Aziz Kazemi-Vajd, professor of Zahedan University (southeastern Iran) and one of the leaders of the Sunni religious minority. Mr. Kazemi was abducted on November 12 in Zahedan by agents of the mullahs' regime and subsequently murdered. His bullet riddled body was found two days later 15 kms away from the city by the side of the road. This is the Khomeini regime's third terrorist action this year against the Iranian Sunni leaders.

Murders in Kurdistan

Khebat organization of Iranian Kurdistan, Nov. 20 - Agents of the anti-Islamic regime are murdering Iranian opponents and refugees in the Kurdistan of Iraq... Mohammad Nanva was assassinated by three sold-out criminals at 6:00 pm on Monday, November 18, in front of his house in Solaymania.

Voice of the Iranian Kurdistan, Nov. 16 - At 9:30 pm, on Saturday, November 9, several agents of the mullahs' regime opened fire on the headquarters of the party and the camps of the Iranian Kurdish refugees in Tanjerou, near Solaymania, Iraqi Kurdistan. One of the KDP peshmargas, Hamed Salimi, was badly wounded and died after several hours of struggling for his life.

Killing of a lawyer

Israeli radio, Nov. 22 - Mr. Rassoul Zolfaqari, a Justice Ministry lawyer was sent before the firing squad after he was condemned to death in a summary trial behind closed doors.

Four executions in Sari

Kayhan, Nov. 19 - Upon the confirmation of the Islamic Revolutionary General Prosecutor, four persons were executed in Sari. They had been convicted in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Mazandaran for smuggling drugs from Pakistan. They were Mohammad Shahraki, Houshang Shahraki, Nour Aqa Sadami, and Mohammad Sadeq Qorbani.

Islamization of universities

Kermanshah radio, Nov. 19 - Jannati, head of the Council of the representatives of the Vali-e Faqih in the universities, addressed the large gathering of devotees and Bassij students yesterday. He said in his remarks: Saving the universities is like saving the country. Bassiji thinking and Islamic organizations are the most important factors in the Islamization of the universities.

Study rate

Kayhan, Nov. 13 - In the ceremonies which concluded the Book Week in Hamedan, Khayrandish, general director of the center for mental development of children and adolescents, said: The rate of studying books and newspapers is 180 hours per year in Japan, it is 120 minutes in the United States, 135 minutes in France, and not more than two minutes in our own country.

Cover for girl students

Jomhouri Islami, Nov. 21 - In the first gathering to examine the ways of enforcing the veil in Tehran's girl schools, an Education Ministry official said: Though the acceptable cover for students has been announced to be a loose garb and pants, but the educational policy, still being pursued, advocates "the special cover" which is the black veil and maqna'eh [a large scarf covering the neck and shoulders].

General poverty

Salam, letter to editor, Nov. 14 - I teach in a high school. With 38 years of experience I receive a monthly salary of 27,000 toumans. I have to pay 25,000 toumans for rent. I have five dependents and have recently become disabled. How am I going to pay for my family's expenses with 2000 toumans?

Kayhan, letter to editor, Nov. 13 - I read your interview with the director of the Budget and Planning Organization who had cited some statistics and concluded that people are better off than in the past? When the national poverty line is 68,000 toumans per month, how could the average wage earners with an income of 30,000 toumans be better off?

Compensating for cash shortage

Voice of America, Nov. 20 - There are reports from Tehran indicating that the Central Bank of Iran will sell gold coins through the branches of the Melli and Saderat banks. The sale will continue for a week... Some experts believe that the government has made this decision to compensate for shortage of its cash resources...

Forcible return of 52,000 refugees

AFP, Nov. 19 - Kileh and Alal camps in the Western Azerbaijan Province have been evacuated and a total of 52,000 Iraqi Kurdish refugees forced by Iranians to return to their country, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees announced citing testimonies of refugees... The refugees were intimidated and told that if they did not leave Iran they would not be given food. Their tent ropes were cut rendering the tents useless and exposing them to the freezing cold at nights. Many refugees are scattered in northern Iraq around the city of Solaymania. A group of 1,500 are blocked within a 200 sqm mined area near the Iranian border. They do not want to return to Iraq and they cannot enter Iran.

Naval maneuvers

AFP, Nov. 21 - The National Council of Resistance described the Iranian naval maneuvers as "a show of force to boost the spirits of [the mullahs'] demoralized forces." The NCR says that by launching these maneuvers, the mullahs are hoping to place themselves in a better position militarily to export terrorism, fundamentalism, tension and unrest to the whole region." Iran begins its naval maneuvers, called Victory, Thursday in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, with 10,000 forces from the Navy, some 100 warships, and 40 aircraft and helicopters participating.

FEATURE

ZDF (Ch.2 TV), Frontal Magazine, Nov. 19
(Excerpts)

Murder, as a policy tool for eliminating the political opponents of Tehran's mullahs, is acting neither simply nor mildly. 13 Iranian exiles have been assassinated this year. Now the Federal Prosecutor in the Mykonos trial at the Court of Berlin is asking life sentence for the perpetrators of a crime which took place four years ago.

Then, in 1992, four Iranian Kurdish politicians were viciously executed in a restaurant in Berlin. Those who ordered this crime, according to what was claimed in the court, are Iran's political and religious leaders. This provoked heavy threats in front of the Embassy of Germany in Tehran which continued today, as well.

The so-called "students" have in a completely "spontaneous!" manner expressed their outrage. And again, completely "accidentally," they knew German! These threatening gestures are supposed to intimidate the German Judiciary and the Government of Bonn. Still, there is new information on the Iranian-sponsored terrorism, and again, Germany plays a central role in this case.

April 26
A police operation in the port of Hamburg
Target: The Iranian cargo ship, Kolahdooz.

In a stop at the port of Antwerp, a mortar launcher and 180 kgs of explosives were discovered in this ship. They had been concealed in a container of canned vegetables. In Hamburg, two of the ship's crew were temporarily detained. They are suspected of planning for an explosive strike.... Munich Prosecutor: We know that the contents of this container have been definitely emplaced by Iran and that there have not been any changes on the ship during the journey. The shipment was destined for an address in Munich, but it could be carried to any European country from Antwerp.

The cargo discovered in Antwerp has concerned the German policy makers. Joachim Tappé, member of the parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee from the SPD said: After the discovery of the weapon in Antwerp, it seems to me that the terrorist activities of Iran has taken on another scale.

The mullahs' regime, of course, has always emphasized that it does not have any connections with the assassinations of opponents. But the secret services have information that Iranian agents pursue members of the opposition around the world. Months ago, Germany issued a warrant for the arrest of the chief of the Iranian secret services, Fallahian, because the Federal Prosecutor saw a connection between this minister and the bloody assassination which took place in the Mykonos Restaurant. In 1992, four Iranian Kurdish politicians were murdered in this restaurant by agents of Fallahian.

And terror continues. This year alone, 13 persons were victims of such assassinations at the hands of Iranian terrorists. They were generally from the politicians of the Iranian government in exile.

Target: This lady is the no. 1 enemy of the mullahs. No one threatens Tehran authorities like she does. She believes in God but fights the fundamentalists. She mobilizes the masses, just as she did in London, where tens of thousands of exiled Iranians cheered for their president. In Paris, she is under the most intense security protections. Now it is clear why that mortar was being deployed. Mrs. Rajavi also believes that the appeasing policy of "critical dialogue" accounts for the rise in the number of assassinations against her compatriots.

Maryam Rajavi, President of the government in exile: It is unprecedented in history for a dictator to enjoy such a free hand outside its territory. Having received an implicit agreement under the umbrella of "critical dialogue," the regime has stepped up its terrorist activities. This is exactly what the regime gains from critical dialogue.

Despite the evidence, Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel with his Iranian counterpart, Velayati, insist on critical dialogue. The Foreign Minister does not want to make any comments on the mortar launcher because investigations continue. Criticism of this policy, however, is on the rise. Joachim Tappé, from SPD and member of Foreign Affairs Committee: This policy is like an invitation for the Iranians because they can come here and go without any hindrances. Although the secret services have the information, no open actions are being taken, neither by the security departments nor politically to prevent such activities by the regime.

Interviewer: So this is another specific lack of action and a negligence. Tappé: I think so.

It has been some time that it is clear for the secret services that the employees of the Iranian embassy in Bonn are also involved in terrorist activities, but nothing has emerged from this information. Maryam Rajavi, President of the government in exile: The smuggling of such a mortar gun to Europe is the strongest indication that Iran's state-sponsored terrorism is moving forward, not the other way. I therefore believe that the failure of this policy must be acknowledged. If the politicians in Europe, and particularly in Germany, are vigilant, they will see that this policy not only has not achieved its goals, but has given further opportunities to the Iranian regime to prepare for more assassinations.

Kinkel gives in to the shamelessness of Tehran to save the critical dialogue with the mullahs. But this is no longer a policy. It is only silence and intentional inattentiveness.

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