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Creation of a new organ to suppress women in Iran

Stark deterioration of state of prisons

NCRI – The chief of the State Security Forces (SSF) in Greater Tehran, Brig. Gen. Ahmad-Reza Radan, announced the creation of “Women Police Precincts” in Tehran.

Simultaneously, the chief of State Prisons, Ali-Akbar Vesaghi declared, “At present, there are 140,000 prisoners held in the countries’ prisons … but, the people whose are dangerous for society if released only amount to 10,000 to 12,000.” (State-run daily Resalat, Oct. 31)

The Iranian Resistance calls on all international human rights organization to condemn violations of human rights in Iran by the medieval mullahs’ regime and calls on the UN Human Rights Council to take urgent measures against it. 

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
November 2, 2006