Night raid and brutal arrest

They took me out of the room and did not let me put on my shoes. I said slowly: Why are you pulling me? Let me put on my shoes. He said: pull him. They pulled me with a shirt and a jacket that I was wearing. It was just like trying to pull a sack. They almost took me like this for a long distance until we reached the end of the street. There, they pushed me into the car like a sack. I told them: I will get in myself, why are you bothering me?

Imam’s Announcement in the Barracks

It is interesting that I [Hujjat al-Islam Akbar Hamidzadeh Givi] did not know until that day when I was sent to military service and I entered the barracks that Imam had a well-known reputation in Kazeroon. [In answering] the question that how I received the Imam's announcements [I should say] that at that time, inside the barracks, we received the Imam's announcements through the guys of Kazeroon;

Memoirs of Batool Borhaneshkouri

Wife of Martyr Mohammad Javad Tondgooyan

She stirred the food and tasted it. Everything was ready. She turned off the stove. She took out cucumber, lettuce, and tomato from the refrigerator and placed them next to the salad bowl, then got busy making the salad. This afternoon, Somayeh-Hoda and Youssef were coming for lunch, and she had cooked Youssef’s favorite dish.

General Ramtin's Account of How to Store Weapons

I remember that we were in Bakhtiar's Palace on the night of 22 Bahman (10th February). There was also wireless telephone. Two or three of my colleagues and I were in the telephone room, and according to the words of the police officers whose wireless telephone was on; We heard that the police station fell down somewhere, the police station fell down here and there.

A section of Maryam Behrouzi memories

Jewelry Gift of Brothers from South

At the beginning of the [The Iran’s Islamic] revolution, I used to give lectures about the Islamic government in the Quba Mosque; many people attended the lecture sessions. Once, a group of women from Naziabad, Tehran, came to the mosque to participate in a speech session, among them were some of the martyrs' families, and they told me: ...

A Memory of Working in the Bank

During the time when I was working in the bank, I participated in some gatherings and I hopped that one day they might come to me. Coincidentally, the day I went home, I opened the letter box behind the door and found a letter in it, and nothing was written on the back, it was just written: "Mr. Hussain Mumtaheni", I took this letter and put it in my pocket.

Life in Khorramshahr

Narrated by the Wife of Martyr Seyyed Mohammad Ali Jahanara

Khorramshahr was one of the country's key commercial hubs. Consequently, the goods available in its markets were not only of superior quality but also far more affordable compared to other cities. I distinctly recall how much cheaper products were in Khorramshahr than in Tehran for the same items.

Exposure against the Pahlavi Regime

Another thing we did to expose was to inform the people in the streets and the bazaar. Since the bazaar was a shopping center, we could well awaken the feelings of the faithful people who were passing by to shop or had shops there. The active bazaaris also emphasized that the bazaar was the best place for exposing. We made an appointment with the ladies at home, and the next day we went one by one in front of ...

Destiny Had It So

Memoirs of Seyyed Nouraddin Afi

It was early October 1982, just two or three days before the commencement of the operation. A few of the lads, including Karim and Mahmoud Sattari—the two brothers—as well as my own brother Seyyed Sadegh, came over and said, "Come on, let's head towards the water." It was the first days of autumn, and the air was beginning to cool, but I didn’t decline their invitation and set off with them.

Presence in Evin prison for a Speech

It was the time after evening prayer and I prayed there. I stayed there for two or three hours and they talked to me. The officer and head of Qalhak police station was a bad and malicious person and harassed me. Then they took it to the joint committee. More interrogations were carried out in the joint committee and from there they were transferred to Evin prison.