10) Isa Saharkhiz arrested July 4, 2009
journalist and politician, Isa Saharkhiz is a very prominent member of the reformist wing of the Iranian civil society. He was born in Abadan in 1954, grew up in Karaj, studied and graduated in Economics from the University Tehran. It has been at the forefront in supporting, with his writings, the Revolution in 1979 that overthrew the Shah Reza Pahlavi . He had a brother who died on the front in the war against Iraq.
moved to New York, he was responsible to the United Nations of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA, the Iranian state news agency). He is one of the founders of the defense of press freedom in Iran. During the presidency of Mohammad Khatami was head of the Press Department of the Ministry of Culture. His work has won a lot of success and then the period of his appointment to the ministry was dubbed Iran "the spring of journalism." Under this regime, but his political star began to wane. Saharkhiz has complained that the dramatic situation of human rights violations against freedom of information, the inhuman conditions of Iranian prisons. He did not spare harsh criticism (and public) to the new authoritarian turn impressed by the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei .
In 2006, speaking to a group of students gathered to participate in the hunger strike declared by the international dissident Akbar Ganji in defense of political prisoners, Saharkhiz said: "What che sta accadendo, ciò di cui siamo testimoni, non è altro che il risultato della concentrazione di tutto il potere nelle mani di un solo uomo (Khamenei) e del suo controllo sulle bande armate che si occupano della sicurezza”. Ai due periodici Aftab ( Il Sole ) e Akbar Eghtesadi ( Notizie economiche ), di cui era direttore e editore, fu revocato il permesso di pubblicazione. Saharkhiz stesso venne condannato a quattro anni di prigione e a cinque di sospensione dalla professione giornalistica. Questo non ha frenato la sua penna e la sua passione politica. 
Isa Saharkhiz ha condotto la campagna elettorale per le elezioni del 12 giugno sostenendo attivamente the candidacy of Karroubi . As soon as they were clearly the result of the ballot and the fraudulent nature of the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , site Roozonline (which regularly hosts his contributions), Isa Saharkhiz thundered: "Like it or not, after twenty years of absolute power, Ali Khamenei is the same descent set out to the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Resa Pahlavi. The supreme leader has chosen the path of tyranny, that the peoples of Iran and the world have already several times thrown into the dustbin of history. " On 20 June, the militia did not find at home, where entry is threatening to break through the door on the other hand has picked up various objects belonging to it, including a computer and propaganda material for the campaign Karroubi. In the days following Saharkhiz tried to hide but because by the time it was forbidden to leave Iran, he had to do it within the country. In early July Roozonline published an article titled his new Welcome to the "Green Front of Hope" , which urges Saharkhiz Mir Hossein Mousavi and his to "form and advertise a 'shadow government' to be taken ready to administer the country the day after the fall of Ahmadinejad. "
Two days later Isa Saharkhiz was tracked down and arrested in northern Iran. Since then he has held at an undisclosed location, with no opportunity to speak with his lawyer and without being aware what the charges are contested. The only contact with the world Saharkhiz had it on July 23, when he could call his son on the phone Mehdi (27 years, pictured with his father) who lives in New Jersey. Saharkhiz He said that during his arrest he has been broken several ribs, which is held in solitary confinement, which was tracked down by the militia, thanks to Nokia systems. "Do not expect to see me again soon - he added -, I'll stay here long." Pochi giorni dopo l’arresto del padre, Mehdi Saharkhiz ha scritto una lettera aperta ad Ahamdinejad intitolata Se conoscesse mio padre e pubblicata su Roozonline . Dagli Stati Uniti Mehdi è in questi mesi tra i principali attivisti della protesta iraniana, anche grazie a una intensissima attività di blogger condotta sia su twitter e youtube (con il nickname Onlymehdi) che su facebook . Un gruppo in sostegno di Isa Saharkhiz (amministrato in questi giorni da Mehdi) è presente su facebook .
Aggiornamento del 16 agosto 2009
Apprendiamo dal figlio Mehdi che ieri, 15 agosto, Isa Saharkhiz ha incontrato per la prima volta dal giorno del suo arresto il suo avvocato. Si trova in isolamento e gli viene perciò impedito di leggere i giornali e di avere qualsiasi contatto con il mondo esterno. Sin dal prinicipio della detenzione è stata richiesta la visita di un medico, che però a tutt'oggi non c'è stata. L'incontro con l'avvocato è durato 20 minuti ed è avvenuto alla presenza di un agente del ministero della sicurezza.
Aggiornamento del 19 agosto 2009 Isa Saharkhiz ha ricevuto la visita in prigione di sua moglie e di sua figlia. Si trova sempre in isolamento. L'impressione che le due donne hanno avuto incontrandolo è che has lost at least 15 pounds. In fact difficult to eat because of stomach problems, and sleeps little and not get to the chest pain from broken ribs. He has hair and beard much longer than usual. Despite pressure psicolgiche suffered in prison, describes Saharkhiz strong in spirit and will. He held that it does not intend to respond to any interrogation without the presence of his lawyer and three members of the committee Shahroudi (the parliamentary committee of inquiry on the situation of prisoners in Iranian prisons). He also announced that, once out of prison, he intends to sue those who beat him and arrested him for no reason o prova.
Aggiornamento del 3 settembre 2009
In una laconica telefonata fatta alla famiglia, Isa Saharkhiz, giunto ormai al suo sessantesimo giorno in carcere, ha detto che è stato portato in tribunale, dove gli è stato comunicato che resterà in prigione per altri due mesi. Ne dà notizia il sito Roozonline .
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