Geneva, August 25, 2008 (ats) - Dozens of supporters and families of the Iranian opposition in Iraq began an open-ended "sit-in" on Monday in Geneva.

They asked the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) to intervene to prevent the transfer or expulsion of 3,500 Iranian dissidents from Iraq.

NCRI – A prisoner named Bahram was hanged in the northern city of Tabriz. Bahram served 19 years of prison term before his hanging on Sunday, the state-run daily Etemaad reported on August 25.

The hanging brings to ten the number of executions last week by the mullahs' regime in Iran. Six prisoners were hanged in the northeastern city of Birjand, two hanged in Karaj, 40 kilometers west of Tehran and one in the northeastern city of Bojnourd.

NCRI – Chief of the mullahs' judiciary, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, in a directive ordered the start of Mobile Courts in the country, the state-run news agency Mehr reported on Monday.

"In accordance with the law passed on September 1, 1987, in Majlis [mullahs' parliament], the local judiciary offices, in offering expeditious legal service, expanding public equality and providing order as well as expediting and enhancing legal procedures, are hereby ordered to facilitate the Mobile Courts in their jurisdiction," Mehr added.

NCRI – Last week six women and a man touring the southern city of Shiraz were beaten and arrested. The State Security Forces (SSF) – mullahs' suppressive police – Chastity Unit patrolling the streets stopped a group of East Asians touring the city for not observing the strictly imposed dress code. Not having a translator, the group resisted the SSF agents and was severely beaten and arrested.

NCRI – Tehran University students will face metal detector gates entering the school.

A new policy is in effect starting September 22, opening school year in Iran, allowing the government appointed university officials to install the new security gates not only at the various colleges but at the entrance and exit doors of the student dorms. 

NCRI – The Park Management Organization (PMO) prohibited women riding on bicycles to enter parks in Karaj 40 kilometers west of the capital.

PMO hanged signs banning women cyclists from riding their bikes in the city's parks and outdoor greens.
 

NCRI – A man, identified only by his first name Ali, was hanged in the prison yard in the northeastern city of Bojnourd on Thursday, the state-run daily Etemaad reported on August 22.