Stand up for Freedom
#IranPoliticalPrisoners #Iran20June
Join us on the International Day in Support of Political Prisoners in Iran to demand the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and to end the death penalty in Iran.
People in Iran are standing up against the brutality of the Islamic regime which has been committing crimes against humanity for four decades. Thousands of men, women, boys and girls have been arrested, tortured, imprisoned. Thousands more have been executed.
The never-ending nightmare
Beatings, solitary confinement, weeks and months without contact with another human being, crawling on broken glass, electric shocks to the genitals, rape, mock executions… this list is not taken from a horror film. This is everyday life for thousands of political prisoners in Iran. Imagine waking up every morning only to be reminded that last night’s nightmare is there waiting for you. Hundreds of men and women and juveniles do not have to imagine this. They live it. Thousands of families wake up every morning wondering what happened to their loved ones. Currently, thousands of people, including lawyers, university students, journalists, Facebook users, filmmakers, LGBT people, artists, women’s rights activists and labour activists, children’s rights activists, members of religious minorities, environmental activists and members of banned political parties have been arrested, brutally tortured, given long jail sentences and even sentenced to execution. These are just a few of the people currently in prison:
- Atena Daemi (Children’s rights activist)
- Esmael Abdi (Teacher, labour activist)
- Golrokh Ebrahimi (Women’s rights activist)
- Saeed Shirzad (Children rights activist)
- Soheil Arabi (Facebook activist)
- Ramin Hossein Panahi (Political activist, execution sentence)
Political prisoners and their families have not stopped fighting against injustice. There are ongoing protests and resistance in Iran in factories, universities and on the streets. During the protests in Iran in December 2017 people were chanting: ‘Down with the dictatorship’ ‘down with Rouhani’,’ ‘We don’t want the Islamic Regime’. People were protesting against 40 years of poverty, suppression, human rights abuse, imprisonment, torture and execution imposed on them, by the Islamic regime. During these protests, 3000 were arrested. Many of them are still in Prison. Their continued fight for freedom in Iran is a call to people around the world to stand up against the tyranny of the Islamic regime in Iran. To stand up for humanity.
20th June 2018 protest
20th June 2018 is the International Day in Support of Political Prisoners in Iran. Why 20th June?
In 1979, the current regime hijacked the revolution in Iran and imposed their theocratic authoritarian power on millions of people. On 20th June 1981, the regime started waves of mass arrests, tortures, and executions: 300-500 people were executed every day, some for merely reading opposition handouts. The parents of those executed were never informed of the location of their children’s graves. On 20th June 2009, following the so-called “election” of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets. Amongst those attending the demonstrations was Neda Agha-Soltan (a 27-year-old philosophy student) who was shot to death by the snipers of the Islamic regime in Tehran. More than 5000 people were arrested on that day.
Can my single voice really make a difference?
The answer is yes. Yes, it can.
Over and over, history has shown us that when we stand together, we can bring about change. We can bring down “untouchable” dictators and war criminals, we can even bring down an entire regime. It has happened before, it is happening today in many parts of the world and it will happen in Iran if we stand up. Your voice is part of the international solidarity in support of people in Iran. Join us today.
The violent regime in Iran will stop at nothing to remain in power. Be the voice of political prisoners in Iran. Be the voice of Freedom. Be the voice of humanity!
Get involved
CONTACT us today & lend your voice to those that have been robbed of theirs.
SEND a message to @Rouhani_ir and demand the release of political prisoners in Iran
SIGN a petition:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/BE_Their_Voice_STOP_Torture_Execution_in_Iran/?pv=11
Thank you