Esmail Mohamadi is languishing in an Iranian jail awaiting execution. His crime
is to have fought for the rights of the Kurdish people inside Iran. He has been
a ‘peshmerga’ guerrilla of the Kurdish Komala organization for several
years. We are appealing to all our readers and supporters to raise a protest,
both with the UN and the Iranian authorities. Here you will find two model
letters. All you have to do is insert your name and surname and/or organization
and post the first letter to the UN Human Rights Office and email the second
letter to the President of Iran, Mr. Mohammad Khatami.
Please send a copy of everything you send to:
fi@kargar.org, komala1348@hotmail.com and contact@marxist.com
1) Letter to UN High Commission for Human Rights
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
8-14 Avenue de la Paix
1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Email: 1503@ohchr.org
16 July 2003
Dear Sir/Madam
I/we, [insert NAME and SURNAME, or ORGANISATION] would hereby like to bring to your attention the urgent case of Mr. Esmail Mohamadi who has been condemned to death by the Iranian regime. Mr. Mohamadi, born 4 June 1965, is the father of five children and has been a 'peshmerga' guerrilla of the Kurdish Komala organisation for a number of years. He was arrested by the forces of the Islamic Republic on 1 Sept 2002 in Bookan, in Iranian Kurdistan, and then sentenced to death in one of the regime's courts. His case number is 1564.
We therefore strongly urge you to act quickly to save Mr. Mohamadi's life and secure his physical safety, and also to express to the Iranian authorities your outrage at his treatment. You can send your protest email, faxes or letters to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the following address:
Email: khatami@president.ir
Fax: 0098- 216 464 443
Address:
Mr. Mohammad Khatami,
The Presidency,
Palestine Avenue,
Azerbaijan Intersection,
Tehran,
Iran.
Please keep us informed about the progress of your protests and Mr. Khatami's reply to you.
Yours faithfully,
NAME SURNAME
2) Letter to the President of Iran
Mr. Mohammad Khatami,
The Presidency,
Palestine Avenue,
Azerbaijan Intersection,
Tehran,
Iran.
Email: khatami@president.ir
Fax: 0098- 216 464 443
16 July 2003
Dear Sir,
I/we, [insert NAME and SURNAME, or ORGANISATION] would hereby like to bring to your attention the urgent case of Mr. Esmail Mohamadi who has been condemned to death by the Iranian courts. Mr. Mohamadi, born 4 June 1965, is the father of five children and has been struggling for the rights of the Kurdish people for a number of years. He was arrested by the forces of the Islamic Republic on 1 Sept 2002 in Bookan, in Iranian Kurdistan, and then sentenced to death in one of your courts. His case number is 1564.
We would like to express our outrage at this brutal treatment of Mr. Mohamedi. You claim to represent the reforming wing of the Islamic Republic of Iran. If you are serious about this you will make sure that human rights atrocities are brought to an end and that the people of Iran are allowed to enjoy genuine democratic rights.
We therefore strongly urge you to act quickly to save Mr. Mohamadi's life and secure his physical safety. If nothing is done about this case we assure you that we will raise a campaign in our country, through the media, the trade unions, the youth organizations and political organizations, on this case until something is done about it.
Yours,
NAME SURNAME
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