MEDIA ALERT by
Solidarity Committee for the
Advancement of Democracy in Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran, desperate and
incapable of responding to the most basic demands of its people, has created an
atmosphere of excessive terror to stop the nation from further calls for
justice. The Islamic Republic, in addition to all other violations of human
rights which it has committed against people of Iran during the last thirty
years, has lately launched a series of brutal warrantless arrests, long term
imprisonment for unspecified charges, and astronomically high bail. Worst of all
it has executed without trial or even notification of either defense attorney
or families of the victims.
The most recently of the executions is of one
young man, Arash Rahmani Pour charged as a "mohareb" (one who fights against the
God and His emissaries), terrorized the nation, especially the families of those
who are in prison, since this charge is so vague that it could easily apply to
anybody.
Although many people were charged with this
offense these past thirty years, it is the first time that one is being
executed for that charge. It is feared that this unprecedented
charge, apparently supported by high
ranking clerics supportive of the regime, will be the beginning of series of
judicial murders which, if not stopped now, will lead to a massive slaughter.
The Solidarity Committee for Advancement of
Democracy in Iran (SCADI) requests the immediate attention of the UNHRC to this
important issue. Indeed, the situation in Iran, where the life of thousands of
innocent people in various prisons and detention centers are threatened by
arbitrary trials and coldblooded executions, requires extremely urgent measures
to prevent the world from witnessing another catastrophe.
Therefore, in addition to the routine UNHRC regular investigations, we urge the
Secretary General of the United Nations to take all possible measures to save
the lives of the innocent Iranians.
UN Human Rights Council has conducted its
Universal Periodic Review of Iran on February 15-17. Since the lives of many of
Iranian citizens are in immediate danger we demand that the Council:
-
sends a delegation to Iran
to investigate the status of political prisoners
-
appoints a
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in
Iran
-
issues a strong warning to
the Islamic Republic with a deadline.
Event
Information
Date:
Saturday February 20, 2010
Time:9:30 AM - 8 PM
Place: Room 402 Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street, New York, NY, 10007
6:30 -8 PM Vigil
(Media is ONLY invited to this event)
Union Square, New York City
Co-organizers:
New York:
Solidarity Committee for Advancement of Democracy in Iran
Vancouver: Neda for Freedom
Atlanta: People4Iran [February 19-21st, 2010]
Montreal:
Committee to Defend Iranian people's struggle
Ottawa: Persian Cultural Association
San Francisco: caspianvoice.org
Los Angeles:
Supporters of
"Mournful Mothers" of Iran in LA
Dallas:
Anjoman Ara Iran
Supporters of
the event:
Boston: Boston
Iranian Coalition
Washington DC: Solidarity Committee to Protect Iranian People's Will
Toronto: Neda for Peace and Freedom
Orange County: Orange County Iranians for Democracy
Arizona: Democracy and Freedom for Iran
United4Iran
Chicago: Committee in Solidarity with people's Struggle in Iran
Florida: Florida for Free Iran
About SCADI
The Solidarity
Committee for the Advancement of Democracy in Iran was formed in 2009 to:
- Defend human rights and the
dignity of the people of Iran
- Demand free elections under the
supervision of international monitoring organizations as well as Iranian
people's representatives
- Relay the
Iranian people's
cry for justice to the rest of the world
- Promote the vision of a
secular and democratic Iran
Media Contact:
Dr. Kourosh Parsa
(203) 570-6964
secular.4iran@gmail.com
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