Succeeding the recent arrest waves, Mr. Peyman Fattahi, the young leader of Ale-Yasin society, and four central members of this society were arrested on January 14 and 15, 2009 by the administration for restraining religions of [Iran] security ministry (called EBA in Iran). They were given no legal arrest order during their arrest and were moved to an un-defined location. No news is available about the arrests reason.
Mr. Peyman Fattahi’s was arrested and sent to prison when he went to the administration for restraining religions for a routine inquiry session. He had been called for routine inquiry sessions after his conditional release from section 209 of Evin prison in fall 2007.
According to the news, the other arrested people, who are students of Master Ilia (Peyman Fattahi) are as follows:
1. Ms. Nazi Hesami, writer, researcher and conceptual advisor for publication and one of editors-in-chief for “The Living Arts” magazine,
2. Mr. Morteza Rasoulian, a senior supervisor of Ale-Yasin society,
3. Mr. Saeed Sourati, instructor of The Professional Management research group, member of Iranian Researchers and Probers association, and an activist at The Motivators, the suspended magazine,
4. And Mr. Hamid Sourati, an active member of Ale-Yasin society.
Currently, the callings and inquiry sessions at the administration are still continuing for the society members.
Last year also, some members of Ale-Yasin community including Master Ilia (Peyman Fattahi), its conductor, were arrested by the above mentioned administration. It was according to the decision and will of some principal religious authorities. The members were released after long captivities with heavy security deposits and being borne various physical and mental tortures. Mr. Peyman Fattahi, who entered the prison perfectly healthy, released with dubious symptoms of poisoning including nose and ears bleeding and abdominal hemorrhage, after bearing six months of captivity, five months of which were spent in an isolated cell.
The charges for Mr. Peyman Fattahi were stated to be: struggling against national security, opposition against the system, objection against Islam, establishing a sect, persuasion for Christianity, persuasion for ideology without religion and many other common charges. None of these charges is proven now, after more than one year since his captivity and after years of spying and intelligence gathering, as the security ministry officials admitted. Court did not accept to issue a verdict for his case because the shortage for documentation and witnesses.
In an inquiry session in October, 2008, the officers of the administration for restraining religions attacked Mr. Peyman Fattahi by baton, teaser gun and heavy kicks and punches because of a letter sent by a society member to the leader of Islamic Republic of Iran which explained injustice and unfairness that Ale-Yasin community had been suffered from. The attacks resulted re-appearance of his dubious diseases from his captivity and ended up with his hospitalization.
Having more than 160,000 members, Ale-Yasin society is a cultural and contemplative community which performs in various fields of planning and thinking, cultural activities, book and magazine publication, spiritual science, environmental protection, etc.
After governance of the ninth Cabinet and dominance of religious fanatics in Iran, violent and hostile assaults increased against this community which led to arrest waves of 2007. Lots of the community’s published books were confiscated and collected from [Iranian] book market. Also, the permit for four publications of this cultural- contemplative community is reported to be canceled giving no evident reason. Number of Master Ilia’s works, which could not receive a publication permit because of the recent conflicts, reaches up to 40, all of which were confiscated during his home inspection. Furthermore, 200 research projects which were conducting by this young intellectual are under confiscation of the administration. On the other hand, the destruction of his personality and popularity were extensively carried and carrying out by radio and TV programs, newspapers and magazines, websites, blogs and published books. After the recent arrests and according to past records of the arresting administration, new types of attacks through mass media and lecterns, making false witnesses to prove the members charges especially Mr. Peyman Fattahi’s, putting increasing pressures and tortures to present ordered confessions and forcing to perform ordered insane actions or arranging superficial evens and accidents are not unexpected.
Abroad organization of Ale-Yasin strongly condemns the new attacks to the members of this community and is asking to release the arrested members quickly especially because these attacks carried out when public thoughts focused at the current Gaza events and reduction of public attentions to violating human rights in Iran.
Obviously, this community will make use of its all capacities and features to administer justice for its young leader and its members.
Abroad organization of Ale-Yasin
January 15, 2009
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