Current Actions
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Urge Abbas to Be Cooler than Cool!
Hello Folks,
We're doing it! Abbas will soon be cooler than cool!
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اقدام کنید! از دولت ایران بخواهید هفت رهبر بهایی را آزاد کند
رهبران جامعه بهاییان در ایران هم اکنون دوران محکومیت 20 سال زندان خود را سپری می کنند. محکومیتی که تنها به خاطر عقاید آنها صادر شده است. دو زن و پنج مرد رهبری جامعه ی بهاییان در ایران را در سطح کشور بر عهده داشتند. این رهبران با نام "یاران" شناخته می شدند و به پی گیری مطالبات معنوی بهاییان، بزرگترین اقلیت مذهبی درایران، می پرداختند. جامعه بهاییان در ایران با تبعیض سیستماتیک، اعمال شده توسط دولت، دست به گریبان است. از جمله آنان از حق تحصیل و اشتغال در ارگان های دولتی محروم اند، خانه هایشان مورد حمله قرار می گیرد، قربانی بازداشت های خودسرانه هستند و قبرستان هایشان مورد تخریب قرار می گیرد. گزارشگر ویژه حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد در امور ایران به سکوت و مدارای دولت ایران در برابر یک کمپین تخریبی اشاره می کند که به منظور برانگیختن نفرت برعلیه بهاییان راه اندازی شده است. گزارشگر ویژه این رفتار دولت ایران را در تناقض با تعهداتش تحت ماده 5 معاهده بین المللی رفع تمامی اشکال تبعیض نژادی می داند.
احکام اولیه زندان برای این رهبران، 20 سال حبس تعزیری، موجی از اعتراض و خشم را در سراسر جهان برانگیخت. یک ماه بعد، دادگاه تجدید نظر احکام آنان را به 10 سال حبس تعزیری کاهش داد، اما احکام اولیه 20 ساله آنان در ماه مارچ 2011 به اجرا گذاشته شد.
در این زمینه بیشتر بخوانید: http://united4iran.org/2012/03/press-release-worldwide-action-for-irans-bahai-seven
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Take Action! Urge Iran to Release the Seven Baha’i Leaders!
Background
Iran's seven Baha'i leaders are serving 20-year prison sentences solely on the base of their faith. The two women and five men formed the national leadership of the Baha’i community in Iran, known as ‘Yaran’ or ‘friends,' and tended to the spiritual needs of Iran's largest religious minority. The Baha'i community faces systematic discrimination by Iran’s government, including denial of education and government jobs, home raids, arbitrary detention, and cemetery desecration. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran has noted that the Government's tolerance of an intensive defamation campaign meant to incite discrimination and hate against Baha'is violates its obligations as set out in article 5 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The seven leaders' initial sentence of 20 years imprisonment was met with outrage all over the world. One month later, the appeals court reduced their sentence to 10-year jail terms, but their original 20-year sentences were reinstated in March 2011.Read more about this case and learn about other ways to take action here: http://united4iran.org/2012/03/press-release-worldwide-action-for-irans-bahai-seven
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the letter are the various recipients. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org. -
از نمایندگان مجلس ایران بخواهید تا با تصویب این لایحه جدید ضد حقوق بشری مخالفت کنند!
دستورالعمل: در پایین نامه قسمتهایی را برای وارد کردن اطلاعات شخصی پیدا خواهید کرد. تا انجایی که راحت می باشید اطلاعات شخصی خود را وارد نمایید. وارد کردن یک ایمیل معتبر لازم است. اگر مایل به وارد کردن ایمیل خود نمی باشید، لطفا در نظر بگیرید که یک حساب ایمیل مختص فعالیتهایی از این قبیل برای خود باز کنید. در صورت داشتن هر گونه سوالی، لطفا به ادرس info@united4iran.org به ما ایمیل بفرستید.
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Demand Iran Reject Anti-Human Rights Bill
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Directions:
The e-letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e-letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don’t have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don’t feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter text if you enter your name in the “Name” field. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org. -
از مقامات ایرانی بخواهید تا امکان دسترسی گزارشگر ویژه سازمان ملل به ایران را فراهم کنند
کمیته ی سوم مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل متحد در روز 21 نوامبر سال 2011، قطعنامه ای تصویب کرد و در آن از مقامات ایران درخواست کرد تا به دکتر احمد شهید، گزارشگر ویژه سازمان ملل برای وضعیت حقوق بشر در ایران، اجازه و امکان دسترسی نامحدود به کشور را فراهم کنند. این دسترسی به منظورانجام تحقیق و تفحص پیرامون موارد نقض حقوق بشر در ایران مطالبه شده است. دبیرکل مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل متحد و نیز گزارشگر ویژه حقوق بشر این سازمان در گزارش های اخیر خود نسبت به وخیم شدن وضعیت در ایران هشدار داده اند و هر دو از مقامات ایران در خواست کرده اند تا با احکام لازم الاجرای جدید شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد همکاری کنند. در روز 19 سپتامبر سال 2011، دکتر شهید یک درخواست رسمی برای بازدید از کشور را به مقامات ایرانی تسلیم کرده است.
یک نامه به مقامات ایرانی بفرستید و از آنها بخواهید تا با گزارشگر ویژه همکاری کنند و با در خواست وی برای دیدار از ایران موافقت کنند. به مقامات ایرانی گوشزد کنید که انتصاب گزارشگر ویژه می تواند برای دولت ایران یک فرصت مناسب ایجاد کند تا به کمک وی در جهت ایفای تعهدات بین المللی خود درمورد حقوق بشر گام بردارند.
دستورالعمل: در پایین نامه قسمتهایی را برای وارد کردن اطلاعات شخصی پیدا خواهید کرد. تا انجایی که راحت می باشید اطلاعات شخصی خود را وارد نمایید. وارد کردن یک ایمیل معتبر لازم است. اگر مایل به وارد کردن ایمیل خود نمی باشید، لطفا در نظر بگیرید که یک حساب ایمیل مختص فعالیتهایی از این قبیل برای خود باز کنید. در صورت داشتن هر گونه سوالی، لطفا به ادرس info@united4iran.org به ما ایمیل بفرستید.
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Urge Iranian Authorities to Provide the Special Rapporteur Access to the Country
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Background:
The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution on November 21, 2011 calling on the Iranian Government to allow Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, unfettered access to the country to investigate human rights violations taking place in the country. The UN Secretary General and UN Special Rapporteur have in recent reports raised alarm over the continuing deterioration of the situation. Both have called on Iranian authorities to cooperate with the new human rights mandate. On September 19, 2011, Dr. Shaheed transmitted a request to Iranian authorities to visit the country. Directions:
The e-letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e-letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don’t have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don’t feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter text if you enter your name in the “Name” field. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org. -
نامه ای به مقامات ایران بفرستید و از آنان بخواهید تا حکم اعدام زانیار و لقمان مرادی را متوقف کنند
دستورالعملدر پایین نامه قسمتهایی را برای وارد کردن اطلاعات شخصی پیدا خواهید کرد. تا انجایی که راحت می باشید اطلاعات شخصی خود را وارد نمایید. وارد کردن یک ایمیل معتبر لازم است. اگر مایل به وارد کردن ایمیل خود نمی باشید، لطفا در نظر بگیرید که یک حساب ایمیل مختص فعالیتهایی از این قبیل برای خود باز کنید. در صورت داشتن هر گونه سوالی، لطفا به ادرسinfo@united4iran.org به ما ایمیل بفرستید.
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Urge Iranian authorities to halt the execution of Iranian-Kurdish citizens
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Write to Iranian authorities and embassies worldwide expressing concern over the execution sentences of two Kurdish citizens, Zanyar Moradi and Loghman Moradi. Both were sentenced to death by public hanging on December 22, 2010. The verdict was passed down by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided over by Judge Salavati, after a trial which reportedly lasted only 20-mintues. Both men faced dubious charges of moharebeh (enmity against god), for alleged involvement with the murder of the son of the Friday Prayer Imam in Marivan, and for membership in the Komala Party. On October 12, 2011 it was reported that the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the execution sentences.Send a letter to IRI authorities urging them to
1. Halt both prisoners’ executions;
2. Investigate all allegations of torture and ill treatment and prosecute and hold any perpetrators accountable;
3. Guarantee that both defendants are afforded a fair trial and due process, including the right to independent legal representation and the right to present a full defense.
4. Reject any “confession” or “evidence” obtained under torture, ill-treatment, or threats of abuse;
5. Respect the detainee’s rights as prisoners, including the right to freedom from abuse, access to adequate medical care, and the right to visits and communication.
Directions:
The e-letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don’t have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don’t feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the “Name” field, it will fill it in for you. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org. -
نامه ای برای زندانیان عقیدتی
برای رهبر ایران، دستگاه قضائی و سفارت خانه های ایران در سراسر دنیا نامه ای بفرستید و نگرانی خود را از سرکوب مداوم فعالین حقوق بشر و فعالین سیاسی، اقلیت های قومی و مذهبی، هنرمندان و اعضای گروه های مختلف ابراز کنید. از مقامات ایران بخواهید تا در مواجهه با فعالیت هایی که تحت قوانین بین المللی جرم محسوب نمی شوند مجازات های شدید چون اعدام، بازداشت های خودسرانه و" ناپدید شدن های قهری" به کار نبرند.برای مقامات ایرانی از نگرانی خود درباره ی وضعیت کشیش ایرانی، یوسف نادرخانی، بنویسید که در معرض اجرای حکم اعدام قرار دارد. در مورد هنرمندان و فیلم سازانی بنویسید که که تنها به علت بیان مسالمت آمیز عقاید خویش بازداشت شده اند یا در مورد کوهیار گودرزی بنویسید که بازداشت شده و وضعیت اش اطلاعی در دست نیست. همچنین با نوشتن این نامه نگرانی خود را از شرایط چهار رهبر مخالف دولت بیان کنید که به صورت "قهرآمیزی" ربوده شده و در حبس خانگی به سر می برند.
از دولت ایران بخواهید تا به مسئولیت حقوقی بین المللی خود متعهد باشد و به بحران کنونی حقوق بشر، که گریبانگیر مردم ایران شده است، پایان دهد. بدین صورت که اجازه دهد تا شهروندان ایرانی از حقوق بنیادین انسانی و مدنی خود، تضمین شده توسط قوانین بین المللی، برخوردار شوند.
دستورالعمل
در پایین نامه قسمتهایی را برای وارد کردن اطلاعات شخصی پیدا خواهید کرد. تا انجایی که راحت می باشید اطلاعات شخصی خود را وارد نمایید. وارد کردن یک ایمیل معتبر لازم است. اگر مایل به وارد کردن ایمیل خود نمی باشید، لطفا در نظر بگیرید که یک حساب ایمیل مختص فعالیتهایی از این قبیل برای خود باز کنید. در صورت داشتن هر گونه سوالی، لطفا به ادرسinfo@united4iran.org به ما ایمیل بفرستید.
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Urge Iran to Address the Country's Human Rights Situation
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Background
Send an e-letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Judiciary, and various Iranian embassies worldwide expressing your concern for the ongoing crackdown on Iranian political and human rights activists, ethnic and religious minorities, artists, and members of opposition groups. Urge Iranian authorities to stop applying severe punishments, including execution, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances for activities that are not considered crimes under international law. Write to Iranian officials detailing your concern for Iranian Christian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, who remains at risk of execution for “apostasy;” for the artists, actresses, and filmmakers detained for peacefully exercising their right to expression; for Kouyhar Goudarzi who has been detained with no news available about his condition; and for the four opposition members who are enduring an “enforced disappearance.” Urge the Iranian government to meet its legal obligation to end the human rights crisis engulfing the people of Iran by ensuring Iran’s citizens are afforded basic human and civil rights guaranteed under international law.
Directions
The e-letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don’t have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don’t feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the “Name” field, it will fill it in for you. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org. -
Urge Iran to Stop its Assault on the Country's Artists
Updated 7/27/2011
Pegah Ahangarani and Mahnaz Mohammadi have been released on bail. The e-letter has been updated to reflect these new developments.Background
Send an e-letter to Iran's special rapporteur, the UN High Commissoner for Human Rights, and the UN's Secretary-General to express your concern regarding the intensifying crackdown on Iran’s artists. In the last few weeks, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has arbitrarily detained several actresses, directors, and photojournalists.Two actresses - Ms. Marzieh Vafamehr and Ms. Pegah Ahangarani - were arrested on unspecified charges. In June, two more were detained: Ms. Mahnaz Mohammadi, a documentary filmmaker and women’s rights activist, and photojournalist Ms. Maryam Majd. The reasons for their detentions remain unclear, though it appears to be part of Iran’s ongoing, systematic crackdown on artists, filmmakers, writers, human rights defenders, and activists.
The right to free expression put forth by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights notes that “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression” including the right and freedom to “hold opinions with interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media…”
If the IRI has detained these four simply for free expression, it is imperative the international community demands their immediate and unconditional releases. Urge UN officials to call on the Iranian authorities to release all prisoners of conscience held solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression, immediately and unconditionally and to respect the right to free expression, as defined under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a state party.
Additional Information
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/27/iran-pegah-ahangarani-mahnaz-mohammadi-released
http://radiozamaneh.com/english/content/film-group-pursue-case-detained-actresses-director
http://radiozamaneh.com/english/content/iranian-actress-held-questioning-weeks
http://radiozamaneh.com/english/content/arrest-warrant-renewed-jailed-iranian-actress
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/07/201171912523143252.html
http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/06/maryam-majd-arrested/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/30/iranian-filmmaker-mahnaz-mohammadi-detained
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/068/2011/en/b4568b72-eb26-41bb-8f80-40f5107f5477/mde130682011en.html
Directions
The e-letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don’t have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don’t feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the “Name” field, it will fill it in for you. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org. -
Urge Sustained Attention to the Human Rights Situation in Iran
Background
Send an e-letter to various UN officials and world authorities urging them to continue addressing the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. Encourage officials to work with the international human rights community to address unfair trials, the torture and abuse of detainees, coerced confessions, denial of medical care to prisoners, politically motivated executions, and ongoing, systematic persecution of women and of Iran's ethnic and religious minorities.Urge those on the world stage to demand that the Islamic Republic of Iran do the following:
- Respect the universal rights of Iran’s citizens, including the freedom of expression, association, and assembly and the right to hold free and fair elections;
- Stop discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, or ethnicity;
- Release all prisoners of conscience, including all detained human rights defenders, activists, minorities, journalists, students, and other dissenting voices; and
- Institute a moratorium on all execution sentences and move towards the total abolishment of the death penalty.
Directions
The e-letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e-letter are the recipients of the e-mail. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you.If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org.
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E-letter to World Leaders: Urge the IRI to halt the execution of Shirkoo Moarefi
Background
Mr. Shirkoo Moarefi, an Iranian-Kurd in his early 30’s, faces an alarming possibility of execution by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). His charges are “acting against national security” and “enmity with God.” Mr. Moarefi is one of over twenty Kurdish prisoners sentenced to death in Iran. He was previously a refugee living in Iraq, but was arrested in October 2008 after returning to Iran. During his first trial, Mr. Moarefi was sentenced to death for alleged ties to a Kurdish opposition group; however, his mother continues to insist that her son has never taken part in any armed struggle against the IRI and that residents of the village where he was arrested can testify that he was not carrying arms when arrested.
Despite his execution sentence being upheld by the Supreme Court and being sent to the Judiciary’s Implementation Unit, neither Mr. Moarefi’s lawyer nor Mr. Moarefi have been served with papers. His lawyer has expressed concern over the risk of an illegal execution, especially because executions have been carried out without informing the prisoner’s lawyer or family. Further information can be found on the International Campaign for Human Rights website.
Please send an e-letter to various world leaders and UN officials urging them to take action on Shirkoo Moarefi’s behalf!
Directions
The e-letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don’t have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don’t feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the “Name” field, it will fill it in for you.If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org. -
E-letter to World Leaders: Call on the IRI to allow protests, release detained opposition figures
Background
Write to the world's foreign ministers and ask them to address the increasingly brutal crackdown on Iran’s human rights activists, opposition members, and peaceful protesters in recent weeks. Urge the international community to call on the IRI to immediately desist its oppression and violence and to respect the basic human and civil rights of their own citizens, including the right to assembly, association, and expression. Ask the world's leaders to step-up and call for the release of the four illegally detained opposition figures, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, Mehdi Karoubi, and Fatemeh Karoubi.With the IRI having set a precedent for government sanctioned violence, oppression, and arbitrary detention, share your concerns about the safety of the Iranian people and of the detained opposition leaders. Send a letter urging world leaders 1) to call on the IRI to respect the right to freedom of expression, assembly, and association as set forth by international rights standards; 2) to urge the IRI to immediately halt its government sanctioned policy of oppression and brutality; 3) to call on the IRI to release all prisoners of conscience and protesters detained during rallies and immediately end the “enforced disappearances” of the four opposition leader; and 4) hold Iran's rights abusers accountable by blacklisting, freezing the assets of, and instituting travel bans on them.
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this.You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
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Urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt the execution of Canadian resident, Saeed Malekpour
Action alert last updated 01/18/12
Background
Saeed Malekpour is a 35-year-old prisoner of conscience who was imprisoned in October of 2008 while visiting his terminally ill father in Iran, for case of relating to “internet offenses.” Send a letter to Iranian officials urging them to put a halt to his unjust sentence.Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of it are the recipients. One click will send your message to all of the listed officials. Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. A valid e-mail address is required.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
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URGENT: Save the life of Kurdish minority Habibollah Latifi!
E-Letter Updated 05/17/11
BACKGROUND
Habibollah Latifi is a 29-year-old university student from Kurdistan who has been sentenced to death on charge of Moharebeh (enmity with God). He is currently imprisoned at the Sanandaj Prison. Several sources have reported that Latifi has suffered from various illnesses, including an intestinal infection, heart problems, and kidney failure. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has also noted that it believes the same intelligence-security forces are moving towards large scale politically motivated executions. Another young Kurdish man, Shirkoo Moarefi, also faces the risk of execution. In the past week, some 18 people have been executed. The frequency and number of executions in Iran has become increasingly of grave concern for activists.UPDATES
>>Click here to read updates and developments.DIRECTIONS
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org.- Send e-letters in support of Iran's students
Background
Because the objective of Students Day 2010 is to increase international awareness regarding the situation of Iranian students, we encourage everyone to send e-letters to various officials around the world. The targets of this campaign include IRI embassies and authorities, foreign ministers, and UN officials. In 30 seconds you can send an e-letter to all these world authorities urging them to speak up on and support Iran’s students in their quest for academic freedoms, right to education, and basic human and civil rights.Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us.- Send an e-letter urging the safe release of Nasrin Sotoudeh!
E-letter updated 01/12/11
Special Note
We strongly encourage you all to send e-letters to Iranian officials, the High Commissioner on Human Rights and European countries demanding that they take immediate action to save the life of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an imprisoned human rights lawyer and the winner of Italy’s 2008 Human Rights International Award.
This United4Iran campaign, which demands that the Iranian government immediately release Sotoudeh, has been launched based on an emergency request from Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi. As a colleague of Nasrin Sotoudeh, Ms. Ebadi urges people worldwide to send these e-letters calling upon the High Commissioner for Human rights and their governments to work to save Nasrin's life.
On January 9, 2010 the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported that she was sentenced to 11 years prison and banned from practicing law or traveling for 20 years. The judge sentenced her to five years in prison on charge of “acting against national security,” another five years for “not wearing hejab (Islamic dress) during a videotaped message,” and one year for “propaganda against the regime.”
Stay updated on her case here: http://www.iranhumanrights.org/tag/nasrin-sotoudeh/
Background excerpted from Change for Equality
Nasrin Sotoudeh, the imprisoned human rights lawyer, has been on a dry hunger strike since Sunday October 31. According to reports her health is not good. According to reports by Radio Farda, Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband has reported that his wife has gone on a dry hunger strike, refusing to drink even water or liquids, in protest to her situation in prison and lack of observance of her legal rights by officials of the Islamic Republic.
Sotoudeh was allowed a visit with her children, her sister and her mother-in-law on November 4, 2010. She informed her family members about her hunger strike during this visit. According to reports, Sotoudeh’s children were very upset and depressed after seeing their mother, who did not look well and who had lost a considerable amount of weight.
Her telephone contact with her family has been minimal since her arrest and she has been allowed only two visits with her family members since her detention, but has not been allowed to see her husband. Reza Khandan has been threatened by officials about conducting interviews with the press on the situation of his wife and has been warned not to publicize her situation. Sotoudeh is a colleague of Shirin Ebadi at the Defenders of Human Rights Center, and also served as one of Ebadi’s lawyers.
Read a full background here: http://www.we-change.org/english/spip.php?article780Additional Information & Actions
Amnesty - Human Rights Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh Must be Released
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Life of Jailed Human Rights Lawyer at Great Risk
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org- Send e-letters to Canadian officials & embassies urging them to save Canadian resident, Saeed Malekpour, from execution!
E-letter last updated 02/14/11
Background
Saeed Malekpour is a 35-year-old prisoner of conscience who was imprisoned in October of 2008 while visiting his terminally ill father in Iran, for case of relating to “internet offenses.” The charges brought against Saeed include “Taking action against national security by designing and moderating adult content websites;” “Agitation against the regime;” “Contact with foreign entities;” “Insulting the sanctity of Islam;” and “Insulting the Supreme Leader and President.” He could be charged as “Corrupter of the Earth” (Mofsed fel-Arz), a charge that is punishable by the death sentence. Saeed continues to deny these vague allegations.
In 2004, Saeed and his wife moved to Canada, where he became a permanent resident. He began work as a freelance website developer & programmer responsible for developing only parts of websites or portions involving, for example, IT system management and system security. While working as developer in Canada, Saeed designed a program that would allow his clients to upload pictures, and as is a common courtesy in programming, included his name and info in the file.
This program, Saeed’s wife – Dr. Fatimeh Eftekhari – explains, was used in an adult content website WITHOUT Saeed’s knowledge or approval. “The only recognizable name in the program was Saeed’s,” she continued, “which led to his arrest” and to the accusations claiming that Saeed was responsible for the development and administration of the website.
In an open letter, Saeed described the physical and psychological tortures at the hands of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Cyber Army which pressured him to false confessions. Since his arrest, Saeed remains confined in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison without indictment or access to a lawyer. Saeed has spent more than 12 months in solitary confinement and denied books, newspapers, and contact with the outside world.
Stay updated on his case here: http://peoplewithoutnation.wordpress.com/
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
- Send e-letters to IRI embassies, authorities, and UN officials urging an immediate halt to the practice of “internal exile”
Background adapted from Gender Equality for Iran
The human rights situation in Iran has reached an alarming stage. A large number of civil rights activists, political, ideological, religious and ethnic minority prisoners as well as journalists and women’s rights activists are either in prison or facing increased pressures at home. After the 2009 presidential elections, critics have been detained and issued heavy sentences ranging from execution to lashes to long prison terms. In an effort to increase pressure on prisoners and their families, the IRI often sends prisoners to other regions to serve prison terms in internal exile
This practice serves as a strategy to separate prisoners of conscience from one another. In some cases detainees are sent to regions where no one speaks their mother tongue. Sometimes prisoners are transferred without court rulings. The practice of internal exile has created overwhelming problems for the prisoners and their families.
Parents are often unable to physically or financially travel far to visit their children regularly. At present, many prisoners are transferred to the notorious Rajaishahr prison from Evin and 8 of them have received sentences of prison in internal exile. A large number of Kurdish and Turkish ethnic minority prisoners and Baha’i prisoners have been transferred to other areas.
Because this practice is in contradiction to Iranian laws, and a violation of international rights standards set forth by the United Nations, we encourage everyone to submit e-letters to various IRI embassies around the world, IRI officials inside Iran, and UN officials urging them to halt rights abuses, stop the practice of internal exile, and commute all internal exile sentences that have already been dealt.Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.orgPLEASE NOTE:The original statement was issued by Gender Equality for Iran, and will be published as a public petition soon. The e-letters you send from here go DIRECTLY to the officials. Please indicate using the appropriate field when sending an e-letter whether or not United4Iran and Gender Equality for Iran can include your name or e-mail address on the PUBLIC petition. This is completely optional, but will help draw additional attention to these issues.
- Send e-letters to UN & World Leaders urging them to help save Saeed Malekpour
E-letter last updated 02/01/11
Background
Saeed Malekpour is a 35-year-old prisoner of conscience who was imprisoned in October of 2008 while visiting his terminally ill father in Iran, for case of relating to “internet offenses.” The charges brought against Saeed include “Taking action against national security by designing and moderating adult content websites;” “Agitation against the regime;” “Contact with foreign entities;” “Insulting the sanctity of Islam;” and “Insulting the Supreme Leader and President.” He could be charged as “Corrupter of the Earth” (Mofsed fel-Arz), a charge that is punishable by the death sentence. Saeed continues to deny these vague allegations.
In 2004, Saeed and his wife moved to Canada, where he became a permanent resident. He began work as a freelance website developer & programmer responsible for developing only parts of websites or portions involving, for example, IT system management and system security. While working as developer in Canada, Saeed designed a program that would allow his clients to upload pictures, and as is a common courtesy in programming, included his name and info in the file. This program, Saeed’s wife – Dr. Fatimeh Eftekhari – explains, was used in an adult content website WITHOUT Saeed’s knowledge or approval. “The only recognizable name in the program was Saeed’s,” she continued, “which led to his arrest” and to the accusations claiming that Saeed was responsible for the development and administration of the website.
In an open letter, Saeed described the physical and psychological tortures at the hands of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Cyber Army which pressured him to false confessions. Since his arrest, Saeed remains confined in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison without indictment or access to a lawyer. Saeed has spent more than 12 months in solitary confinement and denied books, newspapers, and contact with the outside world.
Stay updated on his case here: http://peoplewithoutnation.wordpress.com/
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the recipients of the e-mail you send. You don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You do NOT have to sign your name in the letter. If you enter your name in the "Name" field, it will fill it in for you.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
- Send e-letters highlighting the case of Rozita Vasseghi, jailed for her Baha'i faith
Background
Rozita Vasseghi, is a Baha’i prisoner detained in a Mashhad prison who is, according to her sister, in poor health. Rozita was arrested in 2005 and imprisoned for nearly 27 days. Rozita’s seventy-year-old mother, who has witnessed the ongoing persecution of her family, bailed out her daughter by leveraging their home. Rozita was released from prison, and while awaiting her court hearing, endured several home invasions and episodes of property confiscation. Rozita was summoned, with several other members of the Baha’i community, in January 2010 to hear the court’s decision on their fates. Rozita received a 5 year prison term and banned from leaving Iran for 10 years. Despite an appeal, she was taken into custody again in March 2010. Detained in solitary confinement, her health is said to be deteriorating rapidly. The Baha'i community routinely faces systematic oppression and discrimination by the IRI, including denial of education and government jobs, home raids, arbitrary detention, cemetery desecration, and much more. We encourage all to send e-letters highlighting the case of Rozita.
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the various recipients of the e-mail you send -- this way you don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed embassies, consulates, interest sections, IRI authorities, and UN officials). Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. (You will receive a confirmation e-mail that your letter has been sent).
If you have any questions or trouble with the letter, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
- لطفا هفت مديران جامعه بهائی را آزاد کنید
دستورالعمل
در پایین نامه را مشاهده خواهید کرد. اگر تمایل به اضافه کردن یک پیام شخصی دارید، لطفا ان را در نهایت ادب و بدون هیچگونه لفاظی بنویسید. دریافت کننده های ایمیلتان در قسمت راست صفحه قرار دارند−به این ترتیب شما مجبور به فرستادن نامه بیش از یکبار نمی باشید (با یک کلیک پیام شما به همه سفارتها، کنسولگری ها و حافظین منافع ارسال خواهد شد.)
در پایین نامه قسمتهایی را برای وارد کردن اطلاعات شخصی پیدا خواهید کرد. تا انجایی که راحت می باشید اطلاعات شخصی خود را وارد نمایید. وارد کردن یک ایمیل معتبر لازم است. اگر مایل به وارد کردن ایمیل خود نمی باشید، لطفا در نظر بگیرید که یک حساب ایمیل مختص فعالیتهایی از این قبیل برای خود باز کنید.
در صورت داشتن هر گونه سوالی، لطفا به ادرس info@united4iran.org به ما ایمیل بفرستید.
- Send e-Letters to IRI Officials & Embassies urging the release of the 7 Baha'i leaders
Background
In early August 2010, after over two years of detention, Iran's 7 Baha'i leaders were sentenced to 20 years prison. Considering the advanced ages of several of these spiritual leaders, the IRI has effectively dealt life sentences. These two women and five men formed the national leadership of the Baha’i community in Iran, known as ‘yaran’ or ‘friends,' to tend to the spiritual needs of Iran's largest religious minority. The Baha'i community faces systematic oppression and discrimination by the IRI, including denial of education and government jobs, home raids, arbitrary detention, cemetery desecration, and much more.UPDATE SEPTEMBER 27, 2010: The 20 year prison sentences have been "halved" to 10 year prison sentences. Read more about this here: http://united4iran.org/2010/09/iran-halves-jail-terms-for-seven-bahai-followers/
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the various recipients of the e-mail you send -- this way you don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed embassies, consulates, interest sections, IRI authorities, and UN officials).The recipients include ambassadors from IRI embassies, Navanethem Pillay (the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights), Ban Ki-Moon (Secretary-General of the UN), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President of the IRI), Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani (Head of the Judiciary of the IRI), and Mohammad Javad Larijani (High Council for Human Rights for the IRI), and several more. Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
- Send e-Letters to World Leaders highlighting the case of the 7 Baha'i Leaders
Updated 2/18/2011
Background
In early August 2010, after over two years of detention, Iran's 7 Baha'i leaders were sentenced to 20 years prison. Considering the advanced ages of several of these spiritual leaders, the IRI has effectively dealt life sentences. These two women and five men formed the national leadership of the Baha’i community in Iran, known as ‘yaran’ or ‘friends,' to tend to the spiritual needs of Iran's largest religious minority. The Baha'i community faces systematic oppression and discrimination by the IRI, including denial of education and government jobs, home raids, arbitrary detention, cemetery desecration, and much more. Please read an update about the case here: http://news.bahai.org/story/807
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 27, 2010: The 20 year prison sentences have been "halved" to 10 year prison sentences. Read more about this here: http://united4iran.org/2010/09/iran-halves-jail-terms-for-seven-bahai-followers/
Directions
The letter is below. If you choose to add a personal message to the e-letter, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the e- letter page are the various recipients of the e-mail you send -- this way you don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed embassies, consulates, interest sections, IRI authorities, and UN officials). The recipients include ambassadors from IRI embassies, Navanethem Pillay (the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights), Ban Ki-Moon (Secretary-General of the UN), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President of the IRI), Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani (Head of the Judiciary of the IRI), and Mohammad Javad Larijani (High Council for Human Rights for the IRI), and several more. Below the letter are personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this.If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
- Send an e-Letter to IRI Embassies urging the improvement of prison conditions and provision of adequate medical care
Background
We encourage everyone to send e-letters to the embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to address the mental and physical state of the IRI’s prisoners of conscience; many of whom are subjected to gruesome prison conditions and denied medical treatment. Over a hundred post-election prisoners remain in Ward 350 of Evin prison. A number of prisoners are suffering serious health problems exacerbated by the atrocious prison conditions. The IRI is targeting prisoners of conscience by forcing them to endure overcrowding, disease, unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and low-quality food, all while restricting or refusing prisoners access to medical care. There have been several confirmed reports of rancid food, germ-ridden bedding, and arbitrarily-restricted access to medical care.
The IRI authorities are violating the country’s legal obligations by breaching the mandates set-forth in Article 10 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the IRI is signatory, that states “All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.”
Directions
Below you will find the letter. If you choose to add a personal message, please keep it polite and human-rights focused. To the right of the page are the various recipients of the e-mail you send -- this way you don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials).Underneath the letter you'll find personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
Additional Information Regarding Prison Conditions
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Medical Care Intentionally Denied to Prisoners http://bit.ly/aEEo6b
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Mahboubeh Karami Denied Bail Despite Poor Health http://bit.ly/a0fQE4
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Mahdieh Goloroo’s Husband: Charges... are Ridiculous! http://bit.ly/a0oOJ3
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Imprisoned Student [Zia Nabavi] Reveals Details of Unfair Prosecution http://bit.ly/d7u4jH
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Mansour Osanloo http://bit.ly/9ZLSXu
Young Prisoner Hamed Rouhinejad Denied Medical Care for Multiple Sclerosis | Persian2English http://bit.ly/dpiImx- Send an e-Letter to world officials encouraging them to urge the IRI to improve prison conditions and provide adequate medical care
Background
We encourage everyone to send e-letters to the world's authorities in order to address the mental and physical state of the IRI’s prisoners of conscience; many of whom are subjected to gruesome prison conditions and denied medical treatment. Over a hundred post-election prisoners remain in Ward 350 of Evin prison. A number of prisoners are suffering serious health problems exacerbated by the atrocious prison conditions. The IRI is targeting prisoners of conscience by forcing them to endure overcrowding, disease, unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and low-quality food, all while restricting or refusing prisoners access to medical care. There have been several confirmed reports of rancid food, germ-ridden bedding, and arbitrarily-restricted access to medical care.
The IRI authorities are violating the country’s legal obligations by breaching the mandates set-forth in Article 10 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the IRI is signatory, that states “All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.”
Directions
Below you will find the letter. If you choose to add a personal message, please keep it polite and human-rights focused. To the right of the page are the various recipients of the e-mail you send -- this way you don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed officials).Underneath the letter you'll find personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org
Additional Information Regarding Prison Conditions
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Medical Care Intentionally Denied to Prisoners http://bit.ly/aEEo6b
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Mahboubeh Karami Denied Bail Despite Poor Health http://bit.ly/a0fQE4
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Mahdieh Goloroo’s Husband: Charges... are Ridiculous! http://bit.ly/a0oOJ3
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Imprisoned Student [Zia Nabavi] Reveals Details of Unfair Prosecution http://bit.ly/d7u4jH
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Mansour Osanloo http://bit.ly/9ZLSXu
Young Prisoner Hamed Rouhinejad Denied Medical Care for Multiple Sclerosis | Persian2English http://bit.ly/dpiImx- Blank form e-letter: Compose your own letter to embassies, UN officials, & IRI officials
For a list of United4Iran's CURRENT action campaigns (with the e-letter ready), please see: http://bit.ly/c7Tcc6
Directions
There are many actions and individuals deserving of all of our attention. This blank e-form has been provided to be used as a way of easily submitting your own letters to the targets listed on the page. Feel free to write in any language you want. The targets of any letter sent using this form include various IRI embassies, UN officials, officials inside Iran, and more. We will rotate targets every-so-often so that your e-letters can get as far a reach as possible. When writing a letter, please be polite, present facts, concrete asks, and keep the content of the letter human rights focused. A simple, effective letter could simply include some general information about the case/situation, specific Universal Declaration of Human Rights article violations, and actions to be taken by the appropriate authorities to ensure that the case/situation is met with improvement.
Below the letter you'll find personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this.
Sample Letters
Some effective sample letters can be found at the following places:- United4Iran.org: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6160/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3527
- Amnesty International: http://bit.ly/cOSSRQ
- Amnesty International 3 Sample Letters: http://www.amnesty.ca/urgentaction/sample_letters.php
- Stop Executions Now: http://iran.elple.net/node/32
Letter Salutations & Closings
To find out the correct way of addressing various targets please see this page: http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=63Additional Information
If you have any questions, please e-mail us at info@united4iran.org- Halt Executions - Save Zeinab Jalalian!
Background
In light of the executions of various Kurdish minorities on various baseless charges, including teacher Farzad Kamangar and Shirin Alam Holi, action must be taken to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) accountable, as well as save those who are at a serious risk of execution.Many fear that Zeinab Jalalian, a 27-year-old woman and one of at least 15 Kurdish minorities currently on death-row, may be facing imminent execution that can be carried out at anytime.
We encourage everyone to send a letter to various IRI embassies, consulates, interest sections worldwide, as well as various Heads of State, high level UN officials, and officials inside Iran, urging them to halt the execution of Zeinab, and all those who suffer similarly, by using all mechanisms at their disposal.
Highlight her case, put a face to her name, and call the international community to action TODAY!
Directions
Below you will find the letter. If you choose to add a personal message, please keep it polite, human-rights focused, and without rhetoric. To the right of the page are the various recipients of the e-mail you send -- this way you don't have to send a letter multiple times (one click will send your message to all of the listed embassies, consulates, interest sections, IRI authorities, and UN officials).The recipients of this letter include ambassadors from IRI embassies, Navanethem Pillay (the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights), Ban Ki-Moon (Secretary-General of the UN), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President of the IRI), Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani (Head of the Judiciary of the IRI), and Mohammad Javad Larijani (High Council for Human Rights for the IRI).
Below the letter you'll find personal fields to fill out. Enter as much information as you feel comfortable. A VALID e-mail address is required; however, if you don't feel comfortable sharing your e-mail, consider making an e-mail account just to use for actions like this. You can also print and fax the letter, or alternately you can print a hard-copy and mail that directly to the recipient.Find a complete list of addresses that hard-copy letters can be printed and sent to, here: http://12june.org/?p=392
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at info@united4iran.org - Send e-letters in support of Iran's students