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SUBJECT: URGENT! Save the life of Jafar Kazemi! His execution imminent in Iran!
BODY:
Dear UN, Amnesty, and EU Members,
Mr. Jafar Kazemi, a father and University worker, has done nothing wrong and has been sentenced to death which was upheld in Iran appeals court today and is now an imminent sentence!!!
Please speak up and condemn the imminent execution sentence of Jafar Kazemi. Don't let this man die. After the election protests in June 2009, many people have been beaten, raped, tortured by the Iran government and Jafar is a victim. He is being used as a political tool, trying to take his life, to create fear in the Iranian people to not speak up against the wrongdoings of their government.
Please read the heartbreaking letter from Jafar's wife to Ban Ki Moon, who specifically states: "What I described above does not only apply to my husband and our family. All the families of political prisoners are in the same excruciating psychological situation. All the families of political prisoners want immediate action from the United Nations and the UNHCR commissioner."
Full letter: http://persian2english.com/?p=10796
TO UNITED NATIONS: HEAR THE WIFE OF A MAN AWAITING EXECUTION. HEAR US, AS CONCERNED CITIZENS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO CARE TO SEE JAFAR KAZEMI LIVE.
PLEASE URGENTLY SHOW SUPPORT FOR JAFAR AND PRESSURE THE IRAN GOVERNMENT TO HALT THEIR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. VISIT THE JAILS IN IRAN IMMEDIATELY!
We are urgently awaiting your response.
Sincerely,
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You can read the Background info here:
URGENT ACTION | Appeals Court Finalizes Sentence: Execution Order for Jafar Kazemi Imminent
July 29, 2010
The execution verdict for Jafar Kazemi was upheld by branch 36 of the Appeals Court by judge Hojatoleslam Zargari. His file has now been processed to carry out the death sentence. There is no legal recourse to save Jafar Kazemi’s life.
Kazemi’s lawyer Ms. Ghanavi told a human rights website that her client has spent long periods of time in solitary confinement. Kazemi was originally sentenced by branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court.
Roudabeh Akbari, Kazemi’s wife, wrote a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging him to take steps to stop her husband’s execution.
Kazemi was working as a lithograph for textbooks and pamphlets for Amirkabir University when he was arrested on September 18, 2009 at Haft-e Tir Square. He was taken to solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin prison and spent 74 days there before he was transferred to ward 350. Kazemi was also imprisoned from 1981 until the end of 1989.
Ghanavi has stated that her client was issued the charge of Moharebeh (waging war against God) for his alleged affiliation with the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization. Kazemi has not accepted the charge during his interrogations.
It is believed that he did take part in post-election gatherings and chanted slogans but his lawyer says the charge of Moharebeh is baseless. Ghanavi explained that the appeal for Kazemi was never really considered by the court and the Moharebeh charge was never looked into.
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