Yesterday (Feb 4th) for the 40th day anniversary of the Bloody Ashura, in which a number of peaceful protestors including Seyyed Ali Mousavi (Mir Hossein Mousavi’s nephew) were killed, a commemoration ceremony was held at Seyyed Ali’s grave under heavy security presence. Plain clothes militia were also watching the events from distance. Later a prayer ceremony was also held at Seyyed Ali’s house; Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and some prominent political figure were also present and pied their respect. Many of the attendees including the political figures assured the family of Martyr Seyyed Ali Mousavi, in different words, that he and other Green martyrs have not sacrificed their lives in vain and those who committed these horrendous crimes and bloodshed will be brought to justice someday.

Following the new wave of arrests of student activist in the threshold of the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and the Feb 11th (22 Bahman) rally, the Islamic Assembly of Tehran University Students by issuing a statement strongly condemned the widespread arrests of the student activists. It was also emphasised once again, that those responsible for the brutal attacks on the student dormitories in the events after the election should be investigated and be brought to justice immediately. They also demanded the end to the arrests of the students, releasing all the imprisoned students, easing the pressure put on the universities, faculty members and student organisations and the end to the unjust sentencing.

At the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, members of Tehran City Council visited the family of Alireza Beheshti, Mir Hossein Mousavi’s top advisor and son of Martyr Ayatollah Beheshti who played a key role in Islamic Revolution and was killed in a terrorist attack in the early days after the revolution, and comforted them including his young children while getting updated about the situation of Alireza Beheshti. Alireza Beheshti has been detained since the next day after the Bloody Ashura for the second time without any charges and only because he has been a close ally to Mir Hossein Mousavi. He is in a very fragile health condition and has suffered a heart attack while in custody but the authorities deny him being transferred to a hospital outside prison.

Yesterday (Feb 4th) a number of members of the families of political prisoner, who were arrested in the aftermath of the election coup in June, visited Mehdi Karroubi at his home. In this meeting the members of the families of the political prisoners briefly talked about the situation that their loved ones have been in since their arrest and the injustice they have been suffering. In this meeting a number of the families of Mehdi Karroubi’s active campaign staff who also have been detained, were present too. Mehdi Karroubi while comforting the families of political prisoner, strongly condemned the illegal and baseless arrests and detentions of the active political and social figures and demanded their immediate release. He emphasised that these kinds of illegal and irrational actions, similar to what has been done in the fields of economy and foreign policy by Ahmadinejad’s government, will only make the situation worse and has shocked everyone. Karroubi by criticising the efforts in order to link the reformist political activists and human rights activist to opposition groups in exile added that these kinds of false claims will only help give life to these dead organisations! At the end Karroubi invited the families of political prisoners to be patient and strong and prayed to God for prospers and free tomorrow for the country.

On the 40th day anniversary of the Bloody Ashura, we make a vow to the blood of our fellow comrades, who were brutally butchered by the coup government’s forces, that we will continue their Green path till our very last breath  We Are Countless…with special thanks to supporters YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOuRPW7HFDI