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Dr. Ahmed Shaheed
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in
Dear Dr. Shaheed,
We thank you again for your continuous pursuit in preparing and submitting
reports on gross violations of human rights in Iran
committed by the Islamic Republic. We wish that you
continue to inform the world about the violations of
human rights in
The Iran National Front-Organizations Abroad, representing the oldest
pro-democracy political organization in Iran, considers
its responsibility to pursue both the establishment of
democracy in Iran as well as popularizing violations of
human rights in Iran.
In our letter to you in February 2013, we presented the evidence on the
painful situation of political prisoners as well as the
government’s endangering the lives of the people by the
massive use of dangerous radio waves to disrupt the
satellite television and radio programs and
state-provided polluted petroleum causing deaths and
illness.
In this letter, we would like to inform you that after the presidential
elections (which had no resemblance to democratic and
free elections), the massive gross violations of the
human rights of the Iranian people has not ceased and
various groups such as women, religious and ethnic
minorities, and workers continue to be victimized by the
regime.
The massive numbers of executions continue. For example, on August 22, 2013,
at least 23 persons were executed in different parts of
The political prisoners are under constant risk of being subjected to
tortures. They are constantly exposed to beatings and
solidarity confinements. The mental and
physical pressures on the political prisoners are so
sever and extreme that many of them cannot tolerate the
situation and commit suicide.
Occasional and illegal interrogations, severe tortures, death due to
tortures, lack of medical assistance have become normal
and routine matter in the prisons of the Islamic
Republic. Mr. Sattar Beheshti, Mr. Afshin Osanloo, Mr.
Alireza Karamkhairabadi and tens of other political
prisoners have lost their lives due to tortures and lack
of timely medical attention in prisons. Mr. Mohammad
Jarahi, a painting-worker and a member the Painting
Workers Union of Tehran, is on the verge of death due to
thyroid cancer and the lack of adequate access to health
care in prison. Mr. Reza Shahabi, a bus driver and a
member of the Executive Committee of the Vahed Bus
Company Union, is in a critical health condition due to
lack of care after a surgical operation for cancer. He
has gone on medical strike since August 11, 2013 in
protest against the maltreatment by the jailors and
clinic officials. The prison clinic officials have
refused to provide him the medicine that he needs and
only provide him pain-killers. Mr. Behnam Ebrahimzadeh
is in prison for defending the rights of workers and
children prisoners. His family is in dire need of basic
food and he, who is the sole bread-winner of the family,
is in prison. His only child is suffering from Leukemia
and he cannot be with him during the treatment. Mr.
Rasoul Bodaghi, a teacher who is in prison for being
member of Teacher’s Association, has been transferred to
Rajaeishahr prison since August 1, 2013, and is chained
to the hospital bed.
Mr. Hossein Ronaghi, the famous blogger and human rights activist, is
suffering from many diseases such as hypothyroidism,
kidney failure, angina, cystitis, prostate,
gastrointestinal, and hemorrhage. He has been not been
given permission to receive treatment out of prison.
Since August 9, 2013, Mr. Ronaghi has gone on hunger
strike to protest his inhumane treatment. His mother
(who is out of prison) has also gone on hunger strike
since August 20 to protest the maltreatment of her son.
Mr. Shahin Dadkhah, who is suffering from kidney
failure, has not been permitted to receive treatment out
of prison.
The Iran National Front-Organizations Abroad e. V. emphasizes that the
systematic massive violations of the rights and freedoms
of the citizens of Iran have continued after the
election of Mr. Hassan Rowhani. Like other human rights
organizations and pro-democracy activists, the Iran
National Front-Organizations Abroad will continue to
provide you documents and testimonies relating to the
violations of human rights in
Best regards,
Kambiz Ghaemmagham, Bahman Mobasheri, Homayoun
Mehmaneche
September 1st, 2013 |
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