12.30-2pm, Federal Parliament, Canberra
3-3.45pm, Iraqi Embassy
48 Culgoa Circuit
O'Malley ACT 2606
4-5pm, Iranian Embassy
25 Culgoa Circuit
O'Malley ACT 2606
Now is the time for tough measures, not concessions, from the international community
In streets across Iran, both the democratic opposition and the dictatorship are on an irreversible path that can only lead to the latter's downfall. As the opposition deepens and spreads, the political fissures at the top, including within the clergy, are expanding. Now the dictatorship has abolished fuel and food subsidies, inflaming the sentiment of rebellion, and so the dictators have stepped up executions of political prisoners. Already in January 2011 there have been 81 executions, including many political prisoners.
Two of these executed prisoners were murdered because they visited their relatives at Ahsraf City, Iraq, or had tried to flee there! They were killed for sympathizing with the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran.
The real advocates of peace and stability in the region and the wider world must stand on the side of the Iranian people, and put an end to the shameful concessions to the religious fascism ruling Iran.
We call on the United Nations Secretary General, the UN Security Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Australian government to condemn the barbaric violations of human rights in Iran and to adopt binding decisions to prevent the execution of political prisoners, and to provide genuine protection to the 3,450 Iranians, including 1,000 women, at Ashraf City, Iraq.
Organised by Association to Defend Freedom & Human Rights in Iran – Australia