BRIEF ON IRAN	
No. 492
Friday, September 6, 1996

Representative Office of
The National Council of Resistance of Iran
3421 M Street NW #1032
Washington, DC 20007


New Repressive Measures Under Consideration, Radio Israel, September 4

	A deputy of Islamic Majlis [Iran's parliament], announced that a plan for
establishing a ministry called Amr-e-be-Ma'arouf va Nahy-as-Monkar
[Forbidding Vice and Enjoining Good] has been prepared and is currently
under consideration.
	Hashemi, deputy from city of Qom, commented that the formation of this
ministry could counter what he described as "anti-values fueled by the
enemies." He added that the ministry would oversee the education of Iranian
students in the context of an Islamic society.


More Suicides by Youngsters, Iran Zamin News Agency, September 5

	According to a report from city of Isfahan [central Iran], an 18-year-old
girl committed suicide by throwing herself under a train.  She died
instantly.  There is no information on the cause of her suicide.
	In recent years, the number of people, particularly young girls, committing
suicide and setting themselves afire has increased astronomically in Iran.


Confrontation with Revolutionary Guards, Iran Zamin News Agency, September 5

	According to a report from Tehran,	several people who protested the
mistreatment of a young girl by the Revolutionary Guards, have been arrested.
	Last Tuesday, the regime's agents insulted a young girl because of her
clothing.  She objected to the guards' behavior and confronted them.  Some
of the locals clashed with the agents in her support.
	The guards called for reinforcement and in the skirmishes which followed,
the girl and a number of her backers were beaten up and arrested.


Government Fails to Repay Compensations - People Protest, Iran Zamin News
Agency, September 4

	In the city of Ahar [northwest Iran], a number of residents whose houses
were razed according to a municipality plan, held protests in front of the
city hall.
	Two years ago, the municipality had promised the residents of this area
that it would provide them with new houses in place of demolished units.


Strike for Unpaid Wages, Iran Zamin News Agency, September 5

	In the city of Kazeroon [south Iran], the workers of Shiraz Ceramic
Factory, whose wages have not been paid for the last four months, went on
strike.


No Tolerance for Criticism: Another Publication Under Attack, Radio France
Internationale, September 4

	Yesterday, the trial of the executive editor of Adineh publication began in
Tehran.
	The Department for Assessment of Education sued the executive editor of
Adineh, accusing him of publishing a falsified article.
	Adineh editor in his defense said that the article was written by one of
the prominent and experienced professors of the nation.  He added that the
article was an expert's views in regards to some criticisms of the
selection-process of students for colleges.... 


Israeli Jailed for Contact with Iranian Agent, Reuters, September 5

	JERUSALEM - A Jerusalem court jailed an Israeli citizen on Thursday for
three years for having made contact with an intelligence agent of arch-enemy
Iran, the domestic Itim news agency said.
	Israel Radio said Herzl Rad had insisted he made the contact through the
Iranian embassy in Turkey in March last year in a bid ultimately to persuade
Israeli intelligence to take him into its ranks....
	Itim said he was given a sentence of six years, three of them in jail.
	But the defendant, described by Israeli security officials as a 33-year-old
clothing merchant of Iranian descent who lived in Jerusalem, told the radio
after the sentencing: "I cannot say I'm satisfied."
	An indictment had originally accused Herzl Rad of spying. But the judges
found him guilty only of illegal contact with a foreign agent.
	It said Iranian officials arranged his transport from Turkey to Iran where
he was questioned by Iranian security officials and assigned to enter
Israeli army installations and report back to a contact person in return for
$10,000....