Petition Tag - tehran

Shahin Negari (امان الله مستقیم و شاهین نگاری), one of the teachers of the Bahai Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), was detained in Tehran on January 12. Security agents went to his home and arrested him, presumably to begin serving his sentence, as he has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. He has been free on bail since June 28, 2011.

His whereabouts are not known.

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Faran Hesami begins her sentence

Mrs. Faran Hesami ( فاران حسامی ) was detained this morning to begin serving a four year sentence in connection with work for the Bahai Open University (BIHE).

She had been asked to go to the prison in connection with legal matters relating to her husband, Kamran Rahimian ( کامران رحیمیان ), who is already serving a 4-year term in Raja’i Shahr prison for his work for the BIHE.

When she got to the prison, she was arrested.

This is surprising, since her sentence is still before the review court, and she has not been informed that it has been confirmed.

She is charged with membership of the Bahai community and meeting and conspiring to harm national security.

The couple have a son, Artin ( آرتین ) who is three years old.

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Iranian actor and filmmaker Ramin Parchami, who was arrested during anti-government protests on 14 February, has been sentenced to a year in prison.

The 38-year-old was arrested during protests held in solidarity with the Arab uprisings of Egypt and Tunisia in February 2011. According to Green Movement website Kaleme, until a few days ago, the actor had been held in solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin prison under the supervision of the Intelligence Ministry. However, he is now being held in ward 350.

“There’s no precise information about Parchami’s case, but it’s been said that the reason for his arrest on 14 February was his insistence to stay in the protest. Plain-clothed agents who had spotted him in the crowd warned him a number of times to leave the demonstrations, but he ignored their words and was arrested in the end,” reported Kaleme.

According to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, Parchami’s one year jail-term was issued by branch 13 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran under Judge Eslami on charges of “acting against national securiting through taking part in an illegal assembly, attempting to film and disrupting public order.”

Parchami’s trial was held on Wednesday 12 April and his transfer to the court took place “under security measures” and he was seen “handcuffed, with long a beard and a not-so-appropriate appearance while accompanied by a number of policemen.”

Parchami has a master’s degree in directing and acting, and has directed and acted in a number of films and television series. He is also a former editor-in-chief of the cultural weekly Naghsh Afarinan.

The barbaric human rights violations carried out by the Iranian regime cannot be allowed to continue.

Please do not stand by. Please sign this petition.

Ramin Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/RaminParchami

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زندانی سیاسی علی صارمی سال 1386 پس از شرکت در مراسم نوزدهمین سالگرد قتل عام زندانیان سیاسی 67 دستگیر شد و توسط قاضی صلواتی به اعدام محکوم شد. او یکی از قدیمی ترین زندانیان سیاسی در ایران است که بیش از 23 سال را در زندان بسر برده است .
فعالین حقوق بشر و دمکراسی در ایران،نسبت به انتقال ناگهانی و غیر معمول این زندانی سیاسی محکوم به اعدام شدیدا اظهار نگرانی می کند و خطر جدی اجرای حکم ضد بشری اعدام علیه او می رود

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**Update March 9, 2012**

Sister of Saeed Malekpour talks to media and says it has been 50 days and she has not heard any news of her brother and she is very worried that he will be executed at any moment:

http://www.radiozamaneh.com/english/content/malekpour-imminent-danger-execution

**Update Feb 17, 2012**

URGENT: Saeed Malekpour's execution case has been sent to the enforcement office for IMPLEMENTATION of his death sentence! This means that Saeed can be executed at any moment, in a matter of days. PLEASE DO ALL THAT YOU CAN TO HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF SAEED MALEKPOUR.

Here is a link to Urgent Action items for Saeed that take less than 1 minute to do! Please Share:

http://royahayesabz.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/urgent-action-stop-iranian-canadian-saeed-malekpours-execution-case-sent-to-implementation/

Here is a news article reporting on Saeed's case being sent for implementation:

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1132818--iran-moves-saeed-malekpour-s-death-sentence-ahead-prompting-canadian-outrage?bn=1

Amnesty's Appeal for Saeed (which will be posted soon at this link:)

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/008/2012/en

**Update Jan 30, 2012**

Saeed Malekpour's death sentence has been UPHELD and the appeal was denied in the Supreme Court. His death sentence is now IMMINENT. Please sign this petition and share with all of your friends to help save Saeed's life! Since recently last year, imminent execution sentences have been ordered to be carried out after being confirmed and upheld. His wife Fatemeh in Canada is asking for ALL of our help, please also write an email made by United 4 Iran as well:

http://united4iran.org/2012/01/take-action-web-developer-still-at-risk-of-execution/

For updates and actions for Saeed, please join "Free Saeed Malekpour" Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Free.Saeed.Malekpour

Persian listeners, video: SAEED'S SISTER TALKS TO VOA BRIEFLY ABOUT THE BRUTAL TORTURES HER BROTHER HAS ENDURED IN PRISON. VOA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9MF_1GfzY4

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Saeed Malekpour is a 35-year-old prisoner of conscience who was detained on October 4, 2008 while visiting his terminally ill father in Iran, and was charged with being involved in “internet offenses”, all of which he denies. The charges brought against Malekpour 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 allegations.

Saeed graduated from Sharif University of Technology with a Metrology Engineering degree. He has worked as an expert in Iran Khodro (Iran’s biggest car manufacturer) and as an inspector in Garma Felez corporation. He has also worked for the Razi Research Centre. Last year, he was admitted to a master’s program at the University of Victoria (in the province of British Columbia, Canada). 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 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 horrific physical and psychological tortures he endured at the hands of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard which pressured him into 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.

In a excerpt of the letter from Saeed Malekpour, you can read about the horrible events that have unfolded since his arrest by the hands of his interrogators:

"...On January 24, 2009, after being subject to severe beatings, one of the interrogators threatened to pull out my tooth with a pair of tongs. One of my tooth broke and my jaw was displaced after I was kicked in the face by him. However, the physical tortures were nothing compared to the psychological torments. I endured long solitary confinement time (totalling to more than one year) without phone calls or the possibility of visiting my loved ones, constant threats to arrest and torture my wife and family if I did not cooperate, threats to kill me. They also provided me with false news of arresting my wife. My mental health was severely threatened. I had no acces to any books or journals in the solitary cells, and at times, I would not speak to anybody for days.

Restrictions and psychological pressures on me and my family grew so much that after my father’s passing on March 16, 2009, and despite the fact that the officials were aware of his death, kept the news from me for approximately 40 days. When I had a five minute (supervised) phone call with home, I learned of my father’s death.

Masoud, one of the interrogators, burst into laughter and mocked me once he saw me crying about the news of my father’s death. Despite my pleas, they did not allow me to attend my father’s memorial service. In addition to the psychological tortures, the Revolutionary Guards interrogation team illegally, and contrary to religious principles, withdrew some funds from my credit card account. They also have my Paypal account. I am not sure what they have done with it.

Another example of psychological torture involved forcing me to perform scenarios dictated by the Revolutionary Guards interrogators in front of the camera. Although the interrogation team had promised me these films would never be aired on TV, and they would only be shown to regime officials to receive a larger budget for their “Gerdaab” project. However, I found out later on that the films were shown numerous times on state television during the seventh day funeral service for my father. This resulted in severe emotional pain for my family. My mother suffered from a heart attack after seeing my picture and false confessions on television. Some of the confession they forced me to make were so ridiculous and far-fetched that they are not even possible.

For example, they asked me to falsely confess to purchasing software from the UK and then posting on my website for sale. I was forced to add that when somebody visited my website, the software would be, without his/her knowledge, installed on their computer and would take control of their webcam, even when their webcam is turned off. Although I told them that what they were suggesting was impossible from a technological point of view, they responded that I should not concern myself with such things..."

Sources: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6160/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4449

http://www.astreetjournalist.com/2010/03/28/imprisoned-tech-expert-saeed-malekpour-writes-of-torture/

http://persian2english.com/?p=15785

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Prominent attorney Dr. Mohammad Oliyaifard was detained earlier this year for defending human rights and this week he was diagnosed with Leukemia by the prison clinic doctor!

DR. OLIAYIFARD IS IN URGENT NEED OF MEDICAL CARE AND NEEDS TO BE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED!

Lawyer Dr. Mohammad Oliyaifard who is serving a one year prison sentence for defending human rights was sent to the Evin prison clinic after not feeling well.

According to RAHANA, the doctor in the Evin prison clinic diagnosed Dr. Oliyaifard with leukemia after observing several lumps on his body. The clinic stated that Oliyaifard needs to visit a specialist. Dr. Oliyaifard needs to be transferred to a specialist clinic outside of prison immediately.

Dr. Mohammad Oliyaifard was detained on May 1, 2010 under the pretext of beginning to serve his one year sentence under the charge of “anti-regime propaganda” for conducting interviews. He is currently held in ward 350 of Evin prison. He was previously detained another time on March 8th and was released a week later.

Mohammad Oliyaifard has been the legal representative for various political prisoners. He was also one of the attorneys for the executed juvenile Behnoud Shojaee. After the execution of Behnoud Shojaee, Dr. Oliyaifard gave an interview where he called Shojaee’s execution “illegal.” He was consequently arrested.

Source: http://persian2english.com/?p=15431
http://www.rahana.org/archives/27485

نیاز فوری محمد اولیایی‌فرد برای اعزام به مراکز تخصصی پزشکی

محمد اولیایی‌فرد وکیل زندانی بند ۳۵۰ اوین نیاز مبرم و فوری به اعزام به مراکز تخصصی پزشکی خارج از زندان اوین را دارد.

بامداد امروز محمد اولیایی‌فرد وکیل بازداشتی که به یک سال زندان محکوم شده و دوران محکومیت خود را پشت سر می‌گذارد، به خاطر بد شدن وضعیت جسمی خود به بهداری زندان اوین مراجعه کرده است.

به گزارش رهانا، پزشک بهداری زندان اوین وجود تعدادی غده در بدن این وکیل زندانی را «سرطان خون» تشخیص داده و گفته است که او را باید یک پزشک متخصص معاینه کند.

با توجه به این وضعیت حاد این وکیل و مدافع زندانیان سیاسی باید هر چه سریع‌تر به مراکز تخصصی خارج از زندان اعزام شود.

دکتر محمد اولیایی‌فرد در تاریخ ۱۱ اردیبهشت ماه ۱۳۸۹ به بهانه‌ی گذراندن محکومیت یک ساله‌اش به اتهام تبلیغ علیه نظام از طریق مصاحبه بازداشت و روانه‌ی زندان شده و اکنون در بند ۳۵۰ زندان اوین به سر می‌برد.

وی پیش‌تر در تاریخ ۱۷ اسفند ماه ۸۸ بازداشت و پس از یک هفته از زندان آزاد شده بود

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Heshmat Tabarzadi is an Iranian journalist and democratic activist. He was arrested on December 28, 2009, in front of his wife and son by agents who also seized his books, papers, and computer, and is currently being held at an unknown location.

Tabarzadi published an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on December 17, 2009. In his op-ed, he wrote: "If the government continues to opt for violence, there very well may be another revolution in Iran. One side has to step down. And that side is the government—not the people.

On the evening of December 27, Tabarzadi was interviewed on Voice of America Persian, and said that the protests were the largest he had ever seen. He also called on protesters to keep the protests nonviolent.

Tabarzadi was viewed by the regime as one of the leaders of the student protests of July 9, 1999. He was arrested and spent nine years in Evin Prison, including two in solitary confinement, for his activities as a student leader.

On October 3rd Heshmatollah Tabarzadi Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison and 74 Lashes

According to the report, the 26th branch of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Pirabbas, has sentenced political activist and Secretary- General of the Democratic Party of Iran to 9 years in prison and 74 lashes.

He has been convicted of conspiracy and assembly to commit a crime against national security and insulting the Supreme Leader. Tabarzadi was detained on December 28th after the Ashura protests and transferred to solitary confinement in Ward 209 of the Evin Priosn. He was later transferred to the Rajaei Shahr prison for protesting the execution of the 5 Kurdish activists including Farzad Kamangar.

His first court session was held on June 9th and after the objections made by his lawyers, the charges of destructing the public property, espionage, and insulting Ayatollah Khomeini were dropped.

The barbaric human rights violations carried out by the Iranian regime cannot be allowed to continue.

Please do not stand by. Please sign this petition.

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*UPDATE February 25, 2011*

January 20th: The Supreme Court has overturned Farah Vazehan’s death sentence. HOWEVER, even though her death sentence has been overturned, since she is suffering from illness, prison is comparable to slow death sentence for her. In September, she was transferred to an outside hospital due to her heart problems.

http://www.rahana.org/en/?p=9404

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SIGN THIS PETITION!

*UPDATE: Sept 10, 2010*

Death row prison Farah Vazehan has been transferred to a hospital outside of prison after suffering a heart attack!
http://www.rahana.org/en/?p=6929
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On August 4th, reports surfaced that Farah Vazehan was sentenced to 15 years in prison. However, a reliable source has told RAHANA that her sentence is actually death.

The anonymous source told RAHANA that Vazehan’s family has not informed her that she is sentenced to death to prevent her from worrying. Salavati from branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court is the presiding judge on the case that is still open for appeal.

Farah Vazehan was arrested on December 29, 2009 (two days after the Ashura protest). She is currently detained in the general women’s ward of Evin prison.

Vazehan was charged with participating in street protests and Moharebeh (waging war against God) by cooperating with the PMOI. She was living abroad for many years and came back to Iran because her 19 year old daughter who is diagnosed with cancer was receiving chemotherapy treatment.

Following the Ashura protests, hundreds of people were detained and many received heavy sentences. Article 27 of the Iranian Constitution declares freedom of assembly, “provided arms are not carried” and the assemblies “are not detrimental to the fundamental principles of Islam”.

صدور یک حکم اعدام دیگر برای یکی از متهمان حوادث روز عاشورا | رهانا

یک منبع مطلع به رهانا گفته است که برای فرح واضحان یکی از متهمان حوادث بعد از انتخابات حکم اعدام صادر شده است.

در تاریخ ١٣ مرداد ماه خبری مبنی بر صدور حکم ١۵ سال زندان برای فرح واضحان از متهمین روز عاشورا از سوی شعبه ١۵ دادگاه انقلاب اسلامی منتشر شده بود که یک منبع مطلع به رهانا گفته است، برای واضحان حکم اعدام صادر شده است.

این منبع که نخواست نام‌اش فاش شود به رهانا، سامانه خبری خانه حقوق بشر ایران گفته است که خانواده‌ی واضحان برای عدم ناراحتی وی حکم اصلی وی را که اعدام بوده است به اطلاع‌اش نرسانده‌اند و حکم اصلی وی اعدام بوده است.

این حکم که از سوی قاضی صلواتی در شعبه ١۵ دادگاه انقلاب صادر شده است و حکم دادگاه بدوی است.

فرح واضحام که هم اکنون در بند عمومی زندان اوین به سر می‌برد حدود هفت ماه در «بازداشت موقت» بوده است. واضحام دو روز بعد از حوادث روز عاشورا در تاریخ ١٠ دی ماه ١٣٨٨ در منزل خود بازداشت شده بود.

اتهام فرح واضحام شرکت در اعتراض‌های خیابانی و «محاربه از طریق همکاری با سازمان مجاهدین» اعلام شده است. وی سال‌ها خارج از کشور زندگی می‌کرده است و به خاطر دختر ١٩ ساله‌اش که به سرطان مبتلا است و شیمی درمانی می‌شود به ایران بازگشته است.

در طی حوادث روز عاشورا که در اعتراض به نتایج انتخابات سال گذشته ریاست جمهوری در ایران شکل گرفته بود، صدها نفر بازداشت شدند که بسیاری از آنان به دلیل شرکت در اعتراض های خیابانی حکم‌های سنگینی گرفتند. این در حالی است که بر اساس اصل ٢٧ قانون اساسی تجمع و گردهمایی به شرطی که مخل مبانی اسلام و بدون حمل اسلحه باشد در ایران آزاد است.
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خبرگزاری حقوق بشر ایران - رهانا

فرح واضحان، زندانی محکوم به اعدام در پی ناراحتی شدید قلبی به بیمارستانی خارج از زندان اوین منتقل شده است.

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Visitation Rights Revoked for All Political Prisoners in Iran:

June 13, 2010

The government of Iran continues to mount pressure on its citizens. As per a recent order by Tehran’s prosecutor, until further notice, all political prisoners will no longer be allowed personal, face-to-face visitation with family members. Moving forward they will be allowed to meet in cabins that permit phone conversations only. Regular prisoners are still able to meet with their families once a month. It is not clear when the visitation ban will be lifted.

As of this week, families of political prisoners will only be allowed personal visitation with their loved ones through special permission by the prosecutor’s office. Even if the families are successful in obtaining this special permission, children, sisters, and brothers of political prisoners no longer have visitation rights.

It has been reported that these new measures are designed to prevent the dissemination of statements and writings by political prisoners to the outside world.

Translation: Negar Irani (thank you)

http://persian2english.com/?p=11849

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دادستان تهران تمامی ملاقات های حضوری زندانیان سیاسی را قطع کرد

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دوشنبه, ۲۴ خرداد, ۱۳۸۹

چکیده : بر اساس این دستور ،از این پس خانواده های زندانیان سیاسی زندانی ها فقط می توانند با عزیزان خود ملاقات کابینی داشته باشند، یعنی از طریق تلفن و از پشت تلفن عزیزان خود را ملاقات کنند

دادستان تهران طی دستوری تمامی ملاقات های حضوری زندانیان سیاسی اوین را از این هفته و برای مدت نامحدود قطع کرد.

براساس این دستور ،از این پس خانواده های زندانیان سیاسی فقط می توانند با عزیزان خود ملاقات کابینی داشته باشند، یعنی از طریق تلفن و از پشت تلفن آنها را ملاقات کنند.

زندانیان عادی حق دارند ماهی یکبار با خانواده های خود به صورت حضوری ملاقات کنند اما این امکان از زندانی های سیاسی گرفته شده است.

از این پس خانواده ها تنها با دستور ویژه دادستان حق ملاقات حضوری با زندانیان خود را خواهند داشت.

حتی در صورتی که خانواده های زندانیان موفق به گرفتن دستور ویژه از دادستان برای گرفتن ملاقات بشوند فرزندان ،خواهران و برادران زندانی از حق ملاقات محروم خواهند بود.

گفته می شود این محدودیت ها با هدف جلوگیری از رساندن پیام ها و نوشته های زندانیان به بیرون از زندان ایجاد شده است.

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Behrouz Javid Tehrani, is a veteran student in the July 1999 Student uprisings trying to fight for civil rand human rights with his classmates in Iran. While some were beaten, tortured, killed, executed, Mr. Tehrani is the only surviving student from the uprising who is still in prison. He has been imprisoned for total of 10 years and counting! He was recently moved to solitary confinement and in solitary he is subjected to much torture and could result in his death.

The tortures Behrooz Javid Tehrani endures is handed down by the head interrogator from the Ministry of Intelligence Saeed Sheikhan. Other officers involved in Behrooz’s torture include: Ali Haj Kazemi, Ali Mohammadi, Kermani, Faraji, and Hassan Akharian. Behrooz Javid Tehrani has received constant death threats in the presence of other prisoners by the names mentioned above. The inhuman treatment by prison officials has already led to the murders of two political prisoners Akbar Mohammadi andVali-allah Feiz Mahdavi.

Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran (HRDAI) warns against the life threatening dangers Behrooz Javid Tehrani is forced to endure. HRDAI seeks help from all people who care about humanity to save Behrooz’s life. We also request immediate action from The [UN] High Commissioner for Human Rights, reporters on torture, and other human rights organizations to save this political prisoner’s life.

Just last year, in 2009, Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East director for Human Rights Watch, wrote: "Behrooz Javid-Tehrani, who is critically ill, is in prison for his peaceful political dissent and his human rights advocacy. He should never have been imprisoned in the first place and he should be released at once or he will likely die in prison."

Please read her report on Mr. Tehrani: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/23/iran-political-prisoner-s-life-danger

Read further on his hunger strike in April 2010: http://persian2english.com/?p=9298

RELEASE BEHROUZ JAVID TEHRANI!

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HABIBOLLAH GOLPARIPOUR HAS FELL INTO A COMA AS A RESULT OF HIS HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST AGAINST HIS DEATH SENTENCE ON MAY 30TH, 2010.
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Updated:

Habibollah Golparipour, a Kurdish political prisoner on death row who went on a hunger strike on May 12, 2010 said, “I will continue my hunger strike until I die.”

Habibollah Golparipour, a Kurdish citizen from Sanandaj, was charged with "Moharebeh" (enemy of God) and sentenced to death by the Mahabad Revolutionary Court. He went on an unlimited hunger strike to protest his sentencing and the unacceptable conditions and restrictions in Mahabad prison.

During a recent meeting, the case judge threatened Golparipour, telling him that his death sentence would be carried out if he did not end his hunger strike.

In response to the judge’s threats, the Kurdish activist said, “I know that I will be executed soon, therefore I will end my own life in order to shame you, even after my death.”

According to the Foundation for Kurdish Human Rights, Golparipour’s physical condition has seriously deteriorated and he is no longer conscious.

*Another prisoner, human rights activist, Mahialdin Azadi went on hunger strike and is suffering from acute physical illness since he began a hunger strike on May 13, 2010 to protest the complete lack of treatment in prison that has led to the serious deterioration of his health.

حبیب‌الله گلپری‌پور: با اراده خویش به زندگیم پایان خواهم داد

حبیب الله گلپری پور فعال کرد محکوم به اعدام که از روز ۲۲ اردیبهشت در اعتصاب غذا به سر می برد گفت: اعتصاب خود را تا مرگ ادامه خواهم داد.

رهانا: حبیب الله گلپری پور شهروند کرد اهل سنندج به اتهام محاربه از طریق فعالیت تبلیغی و عضویت در یک حزب مخالف نظام به استناد ماده ۱۸۶ و ۱۹۰ قانون مجازات اسلامی از سوی دادگاه انقلاب مهاباد به اعدام محکوم شده است.

به گزارش «کردیش پرسپکتیو» نامبرده در اعتراض به صدور حکم اعدام و همچنین محدودیت های اعمال شده و شرایط بسیار نامناسب زندان مهاباد از روز چهارشنبه ۲۲ اردیبهشت در اعتصاب غذای نامحدود به سر می برد.

در هیمن خصوص سایت خبری ۲۴ کاتژمیر اعلام نمود که گلپری پور در دیداری که با قاضی پرونده داشته است مورد تهدید قرار گرفته که چناچنه اعتصاب غذای خود را نشکند به زودی حکم اعدام وی صادر خواهد شد.

این فعال کرد محکوم به اعدام در پاسخ به این تهدید از سوی قاضی مربوطه گفته است: ” من می دانم که به زودی اعدام خواهم شد، بنابراین با اراده خویش به زندگی خود پایان خواهم داد و کاری خواهم کرد که پس از مرگم نیز تنها شرمساری برایتان باقی بماند”.

اعتصاب غذای آقای گلپری پور از روز چهارشنبه ۲۲ اردیبهشت ماه همچنان ادامه دارد و گفته می شود نامبرده در وضعیت جسمانی وخیمی به سر می برد.

شایان ذکر است سید احسان مجتوی وکیل نامبرده به صدور این حکم اعتراض نموده که تاکنون هیچ پاسخی دریافت نکرده است.

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PETITION UPDATE MADE 5/20/2010

GREAT NEWS THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE HAS BEEN OVERTURNED, HIS LIFE IS SAFE FOR NOW. HOWEVER NOW NASER HAS REDUCED SENTENCE OF 12 YEARS FOR DOING NOTHING WRONG. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SIGN AGAINST HIS IMPRISONMENT!

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Naser Abdolhosseini is 22 years old and, according to his family, does not have a political history. He comes from a working class family from southern Tehran and was self employed prior to his arrest. On Saturday- Oct 10, 2009, the public relations office of the Tehran justice department announced that Abdolhosseini has been sentenced to death.

In an interview with his brothers Mojtaba and Nader, they say their brother was deceived into making false confessions.

Mojtaba said: "My brother was told that if he made [false] televised confessions, his sentence would be reduced. They told him televised confessions would reduce his prison term and he would be released before the end of his term. They deceived him into making televised confessions, but contrary to what he was promised, they sentenced him to death. They took advantage of Naser and played with his life."

"The phone conversation recording that was introduced as evidence during the hearing is a forged tape. My brother never had a phone conversation or contact with the person (Zohreh) on the recording. This is not true at all. In the recording that was broadcasted by the IRIB, Zohreh asks my brother to cause arson by using a Molotov cocktail. My brother can’t even pronounce the word Molotov cocktail. During the hearing he mispronounced the word. Tell me how could have he been involved in doing such things?"

Naser Abdolhosseini has been accused of having ties to the Mojahedin-e-Khalgh organization (MKO), something that both his brothers deny.

"My brother was arrested on June 26th. We used to work together as salesmen. Our job was to sell auto parts in other cities. Naser has no history of political activity. He had never been arrested before.”

Nader, Naser’s other brother added:

“When they arrested my brother they did not show us any incriminating evidence. They did not have any evidence against him and could not find any when they searched the house. My brother does not even have a high school diploma. He does not own a computer or an email address. How could he have sent information outside Iran as it is alleged? My brother comes from a working class family in southern Tehran. Nobody in our family or among our relatives has ever been involved in politics.”

Naser Abdolhosseini, who was tried for taking part in post election riots, has been found guilty of the charge and was sentenced to death. However, he was not in Tehran at the time of the protests and was doing his job in another city. His brother, Nader, talked about his brother’s involvement in the post election protests:

“The allegations that my brother took part in the protest are completely unfounded. Prior to his arrest on June 26th, he had been doing his job as an auto parts salesman in the southern city of Bushehr. The night they came to arrest him, he had just returned from his business trip and was so tired that he had not even changed.”

The two brothers have a lot of objections to the trial and the way the court appointed lawyer handled their brother’s case. Mojtaba said:

“During the trial the court appointed lawyer did not defend my brother. He has only contacted my brother twice and has done nothing for his case."

Source: HRA-IRAN

Persian version below. فارسی
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برادران ناصرعبدالحسینی: سو استفاده از برادر بیگناهمان منجر به صدور حکم اعدام شد

ناصر عبدالحسینی از بازداشت‌شده‌گان حوادث بعد از انتخابات و معترفان در دادگاه‌‌های نمایشی است که روز شنبه حکم اعدام در مورد وی توسط روابط عمومی دادگستری استان تهران اعلام شد.

ناصر عبدالحسینی جوانی است 22 ساله که به گفته‌ی خانواده‌ی خود هیچ سابقه و فعالیت سیاسی نداشته است. وی از یک خانواده‌ی جنوب شهری تهران است که شغل آزاد دارد؛ درباره‌ی حکم اعدام وی و چه‌گونه‌گی این اعدام با دو برادر وی به نام‌های مجتبی و نادر عبدالحسینی به گفت‌وگو نشستم که در ادامه می‌خوانید.

از مجتبی عبدالحسینی در مورد چه‌گونه‌گی صدور این حکم سوال می‌کنم، وی با تاسف و نگرانی می‌گوید « به برادر من گفته بودند که بیا و در اعتراف‌های تلویزیونی شرکت کن تا حکم‌ات را کم‌تر کنیم. به او گفته بودند اگر قرار است حکم حبس داشته باشی، با این اعتراف‌های تلویزیونی خیلی زودتر از آن افرادی که اعتراف نمی‌کنند آزاد خواهی شد. به این طریق برادر مرا به تلویزیون کشیده‌اند اما جریان برعکس شده و برای او حکم اعدام صادر کرده‌اند. از ناصر سواستفاده کرده‌اند، سو استفاده‌یی که منجر به بازی کردن با زنده‌گی وی شده است.»

از وی سوال می‌کنم که در این مورد که وی قرار است این‌چنین اعترافاتی بکند خبر داشته‌اید یا خیر؟

«ما اصلا از این‌که قرار است برادرم اعتراف تلویزونی داشته باشد خبری نداشتیم و فقط وقتی بعد از دو هفته به ملاقات‌اش رفتیم، متوجه شدیم که به او گفته‌اند اعتراف کن تا زودتر آزاد شوی.» وی ادامه می‌دهد «صدایی که به عنوان زهره پخش شده که آن را در تماس تلفنی با برادر من عنوان کرده‌اند، واقعیت ندارد، این یک صدای ضبط شده است و برادر من هیچ‌گونه ارتباطی با آن شخص ندارد. چنین چیزی به هیچ وجه صحت ندارد. در صدای پخش شده از تلویزیون جمهوری اسلامی، گویا خانم زهره از برادر من می‌خواهد که آتش‌سوزی به راه بیاندازد و از کوکتل مولوتوف استفاده کند، این در حالی است که برادر من حتا نمی‌تواند کوکتل مولوتوف را تلفظ کند و در دادگاه هم اشتباه آن‌را تلفظ می‌کند. حالا برادر من چه‌گونه چنین کارهایی می‌تواند بکند.»

ناصر عبدالحسینی متهم است که در سازمان مجاهدین خلق عضویت داشته است، اما این مساله را هر دو برادر وی رد می‌کنند.

از آن‌ها در مورد چه‌گونه‌گی بازداشت وی و این‌که آیا در اعتراض‌های مدنی بعد از انتخابات حضور داشته است یا خیر سوال می‌کنم. مجتبی عبدالحسینی پاسخ می‌دهد: « دستگیری برادر من در تاریخ 5 تیرماه بود. ناصر با من کار می‌کرد و در شهرستان‌ها به کار ویزیتوری لوازم یدکی ماشین مشغول بودیم. او هیچ سابقه‌ی سیاسی ندارد و حتا تا کنون یک مورد بازداشت هم نداشته. نادر عبدالحسینی نیز می‌گوید: «زمانی‌که برادرم را بازداشت می‌کردند، هیچ‌گونه سندی در رابطه با جرمی که می‌گفتند مرتکب شده، به ما نشان ندادند و هیچ مدرکی نداشتند، از منزل ما هیچ مدرکی پیدا نکردند. برادر من حتا دیپلم هم ندارد، نه کامپیوتر دارد و نه حتا یک آدرس ایمیل، پس چه‌طور می‌توانسته به قول اینها اطلاعات را به خارج از کشور بفرستد؟ برادر من یک بچه‌ی جنوب شهری است که نه پدر و مادر و نه هیچ‌یک از افراد فامیل‌اش سیاسی نبودند.»

ناصر عبدالحسینی به اتهام شرکت در «اغتشاشات» محاکمه و سرانجام به اعدام محکوم شده است، این در حالی است که وی با توجه به شغل‌اش خارج از تهران بوده است، نادر برادر وی در مورد حضور ناصر در اعتراض‌های مدنی مردم ایران بعد از 22 خرداد می‌گوید: «عنوان شده که او در جریان‌ اعتراض‌های پس از انتخابات حضور داشته، ولی به هیچ‌عنوان این‌گونه نبود، یکی دو هفته قبل از پنج تیرماه که او را دستگیر کردند، او در شهرستان بوشهر بود و مشغول فروش قطعات یدکی ماشین. نیمه شبی که در منزل ما ریختند و او را بازداشت کردند، او تازه از سفر برگشته بود و حتا از خسته‌گی لباس‌های‌اش را هم از تن‌اش در نیاورده بود.»

دو برادر ناصر عبدالحسینی نسبت به دادگاه و امکان دفاع و نحوه‌ی دفاع وکیل تسخیری برادرشان (احمدی) اعتراض دارند؛ مجتبی در این خصوص به خبرنگار هرانا می‌گوید: «وکیل تسخیری در دادگاه هیچ‌گونه دفاعی از برادر من نکرده است. وکیل‌اش تا کنون فقط دو بار با وی تماس گرفته ولی کار خاصی برای‌اش انجام نداده است.» و نادر ادامه می‌دهد: «دفاعیه‌یی که وکیل تسخیری برادرم در دادگاه برای وی خوانده بود، متاسفانه هیچ اثری نداشته است. کیفر خواست برادر من به هیچ عنوان با واقعیت جور در نمی‌آید. برادر من حتا در حوادث پس از انتخابات هیچ شعاری هم نداده بود چون اصلا در تهران نبود تا بخواهد در تجمع‌ها شرکت کند و در بوشهر هم به دنبال فعالیت اقتصادی خودش بود و آن‌جا هم هیچ‌گونه تجمعی برپا نشده بود. حتا همین وکیل برادرم نیز فکر می‌کرد که او را به زودی آزاد می‌کنند، حتا به من گفته بودند که برای‌اش سند آماده کنم که متاسفانه هم‌اکنون حکم اعدام او صادر شده است.»

تا سه هفته‌ی پیش خانواده‌ی ناصر عبدالحسینی می‌توانستند با او ملاقات کنند، بعد از آن ملاقات فقط برای پدر و مادر وی امکان‌پذیر شده است. وی هم‌اکنون در بند 8 زندان اوین منتقل شده است. از خانواده‌ی عبدالحسینی تنها این دو برادر از حکم اعدام ناصر خبر دارند، آن‌ها هنوز توان این‌که به پدر و مادر و دیگر برادران و خواهران‌شان بگویند که چنین اتفاقی افتاده است را ندارند. پدر و مادر آن‌ها فکر می‌کنند فرزندشان به زودی به خانه بازمی‌گردد!

نادر عبدالحسینی در پایان به خبرنگار هرانا می‌گوید: «من از قوه قضاییه، اطلاعات و نهادهای حقوق‌بشری دعوت می‌کنم که بیایند و وضع زنده‌گی ما را ببینند و از نزدیک با خانواده‌ی ما آشنا بشوند. پدر من مدتی را در جبهه‌های جنگ گذرانده و پنج سال در جماران بوده و الان بازنشسته است و با حقوق بازنشسته‌گی در حال خرجی دادن به خانواده‌ام است. برادر من یک پسر ساده‌لوح است که هیچ فعالیت سیاسی تاکنون نداشته است. یکی از اتهام‌های برادر من محاربه است و برای‌اش حکم اعدام صادر شده، مگر برادر من قتل و جنایت انجام داده است که باید اعدام شود؟ مشی او در زندگی هیچ‌گونه آسیبی تاکنون به هیچکس چه به دولت و یا مردم نزده است.»

و مجتبی عبدالحسنی با صدای غم‌ناک می‌گوید: « ناصر در تماس‌های تلفنی به ما می‌گوید خدایی وجود دارد. من که کار خلافی انجام نداده‌ام، مطمئن هستم اتفاق بدی برای‌ام نمی‌افتد و به ما دل‌داری می‌دهد.» مجتبی در آخر نیز با نامیدی می‌گوید: «هیچ کسی از برادر من دفاع نمی‌کند، حتا وکیل که باید به طور مرتب پی‌گیر پرونده باشد هم هیچ کار جدی انجام نمی‌دهد. در حالی‌که برادر من بی‌گناه است. او کاری نکرده است. او را با وعده‌هایی که برای آزادی داده‌اند، وادار به اعتراف کرده‌اند و برادر ساده‌ی من نیز باور کرده و این کار را کرده است. برادر من بی‌گناه است

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The 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran found Amir Reza Arefi guilty of Moharebeh, and based on articles 186, 187, 189, 190, 191 and 46 of the Islamic Penal Law sentenced him to death.

The 21-year-old Arefi is married and was arrested before the June presidential election on April 15th, 2009.

Arefi's lawyer, Mohammad Mostafai, said the 21-year-old man was sentenced in Tehran on February 17. The revolutionary court also ruled that Arefi tried to plant bombs at polling stations during the presidential election in June; But Arefi was arrested two months before the vote was held.

The 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court has found my 21-year-old client guilty of Moharebeh for his alleged membership in the Anjoman Padeshahi (an exiled monarchist group) and based on articles 186, 187, 189, 190, 191 and 46 of the Islamic Penal Law, has sentenced him to death.

Mostafaie and his client have 20 days to file an appeal.

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PETITION UPDATE 5/17/2010: MOHAMMAD AMIN VALIAN DEATH SENTENCE HAS BEEN OVERTURNED TO A 3.5 YEAR IMPRISONMENT! THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS, THIS FOR NOW HAS SAVED HIS LIFE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SIGN PETITION AGAINST THE IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE NOW 6 OTHER PROTESTERS ON DEATH ROW WHICH THEIR SENTENCES HAVE BEEN UPHELD THIS WEEK! PLEASE SIGN THEIR PETITIONS BELOW, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Save Abdolreza Ghanbari from Execution!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/34874.html
Save Ali Saremi from execution!
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-ali-saremi.html
Save Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei
http://gopetition.com/online/36277.html
Save father Mohsen Daneshpour & son Ahmad Daneshpour from Execution!
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-father-mohsen-daneshpour-and-son-hassan-daneshpour.html
Save Jafar Kazemi from Execution!
http://gopetition.com/online/36276.html

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SIGNATURES! FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS FOR IRAN!

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Mohammad-Amin Valian, 20 years old, who is a student at the University of Dagham and a member of the Student Muslim Council in Iran, has been charged with “Moharebeh” (acts against God) and has been sentenced to death for participating street protests on Dec 27, 2009 along with the rest of the Iranian people asking for freedom and human rights.

According to the international UN Human Rights Charter, which the Iran government is a ratified state party since 23 March 1976, every person has the right to voice their thoughts, opinions, beliefs, and religion without persecution by its government. By sentencing Mohammad Valian, the government of Iran is abusing its power over another life, persecuting, and breaking the international human rights laws.

Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
“Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.”

Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”

We condemn these horrible sentences by the Iranian government and ask for the United Nations to recognize that these laws have been broken.

محمدامین ولیان، ۲۰ ساله ، دانشجو دانشگاه دامغان، اعضاى شوراى مرکزى انجمن اسلامى، نیز بوده است، در ستاد تبلیغاتى میرحسین موسوى در این شهر فعالیت داشت و پس از حوادث خونین روز عاشورا، ۶ دی، ۱۳۸۸، بازداشت شد. ولیان در جریان تظاهرات روز عاشورا به دستگیر شد و متهم به “محاربه با خدا” شد.

محمد امین ولیان دانشجوی بیست ساله دانشگاه دامغان و عضو انجمن اسلامی دانشجویان ان دانشگاه باتهام «محاربه» (جتگ با خدا) بعلت شرکت در تظاهرات روز عاشورا در روز ۲۷ دسامبر ۲۰۰۹ همراه با سایر ایرانیان در پی درخواست ازادی و حقوق بشر دستگیر و محکوم به اعدام شده است.
بر طبق اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد، که ایران از تاریخ ۲۳ مارچ ۱۹۷۶ یکی از امضاء کنندگان ان میباشد، هر فردی از حق داشتن ازادی هر گونه عقیده ، ایمان و مذهب بر خوردار بوده بدون اینکه مورد ازار و تعقیب از طرف دولت مربوطه خود قرار گیرد. با محکوم کردن محمد ولیان ، دولت ایران از کنترل و اختیاری که بر مردم خویش دارا میباشد سوء استفاده کرده و باین وسیله قوانین جهانی حقوق بشر را نقض کرده است۰

ماده ۲ اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر؛
هر فردی میتواند بدون هیچگونه تمایزی از قبیل نژاد ، رنگ ، جنسیت ، ربان ، مذهب ، عقیده سیاسی و یا هر عقیده دیگر ، ، ملیت ، وضع و موقعیت اجتماعی ، ثروت ، ولادت ، یا هر موقعیت دیگری ، از تمام حقوق و کلیه ازایهای ذگر شده در اعلامیه حقوق بشر بهره مند کردد.
بعلاوه هیچ تبعیضی که مبتنی بر وضع سیاسی ، قضائی و یا بین المللی کشور و یا سرزمینی باشد که شخص بان تعلق دارد، خواه این کشور مستقل بوده ، و یا تحت قیمومیت ، و یا غیر خود مختار بوده ، و یا حاکمیت ان بشکلی محدود باشد، بعمل نخواهد امد۰

ماده ۵ اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر؛
احدی را نمیتوان تحت شکنجه یا مجازات یا رفتاری قرار داد که ظالمانه ، غیر انسانی و بر خلاف شئون بشری و تحقیر کننده باشد.

ماده ۱۹ اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر؛
هر فردی حق ازادی عقیده و بیان دارد. و این حق شامل انست که در داشتن عقاید خود از هر دخالتی مصون بوده و برای کسب اطلاعات و افکار دیگر و اخذ و انتشار انها بتمام وسائل ممکن ارتباطی و بدون ملاحظات مرزی ازاد باشد۰

ماده ۲۶ اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر؛
هر فردی حق دارد که از اموزش و پرورش بهره مند شود. اموزش و پر.رش حد اقل تا حدود تعلیمات ابتدائی اجباری و رایگان باشد. اموزش حرفه ای باید عمومیت پیداکن و اموزش عالی باید با شرایط مساوی برای همه امکان پذیر باشد تا همه بنا بر استعداد خود بتوانند از ان بهره مند گردند

ما صدور این حکم بنهایت ناگوار را که توسط دولت ایران صادر شده است محکوم میکنیم و از سازمان ملل در خواست میکنیم که این حکم را بمنزله نقض قوانین مصوبه اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر اعلام کند

*Special thanks to Mina Z.*

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Appel pour la justice

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