The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Announcment

Five human rights organizations; The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, Iranian  Human Rights Organization, Kurdish Woman’s Organization, The Human Rights Organization of the North, and The Human Rights Organization of Ahwaz have collaborated together on a letter sent to the Iranian Islamic Regime to petition for the abolishment of the death sentence. In the past twenty-seven years, thousands have been put to death by the Regime. Death sentences are carried out in secret, in public, in gymnasiums, and by cranes. In the past year there have been many executions. Each week we see that someone has died in this manner in the news. Many of the executions are political prisoners. Ismail Mohammadi, Hojad Zamani, Mohamad Panjavini, Aziz Khalkani, Masood Shoka, Salah Mahmoodi, Abdullah Suleimani, Ali Matinirinajad, Malik Beniteen, Abdulamir Farajoulachaab, Mohamad Chaabpour, Alireza Asakara, and Khalif Khaziri are some of the executed this year. Protests against these executions have been ongoing, both domestic and international. Due to this pressure, minors are no longer executed until they attain adulthood. Many women have been executed, many Baluchi, many in Ghozistan, in Kurdistan, everywhere. There are many currently on death row waiting, some of those waiting are: Dr. Said Masouri, Gholamhussein Kalbi, Alireza Karamikhayabadi, Khalid Hordani, Mansouri Farhangpour, Shahram Pourmansouri, Fazil Rahmanzani, Hajid Morad Mohamadi, Abdulreza Sanawati, Ghassam Salamat, Majid Abulghabish, Nazam Barhaee, Abdulreza Helchi, Zaman Bawi, Safar Khadri, Mohamad Hassanpour, Abdulla Ghassamzada, Ali Mohamadi, and Jihan Alimohamadi. Some of the women awaiting their death sentences after fighting for their human rights are: Delara Darabi, Nazanin Fatahay, Kubra Rahmanpour, Akram Kawidil, Fatima Hakikutpaju, Shahla Jahid, Tayyiba Hojati, Azam Karashirwan, Akhtar Mohammadi Manfar, Limo Ibrahimi, Malik Ghorbani, and Halala Mohamadzada. Some of the children awaiting execution are: Sina Payman, Ali Alijani, and Hedayat Niruman. We want to see the executions stopped. We ask that pressure again be brought on the Iranian government to repeal the sentences of these individuals. According to human rights watchers, Iran has the second highest execution rate in the world.

Signed by:

The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

Iranian  Human Rights Organization

Kurdish Woman’s Organization

The Human Rights Organization of the North

The Human Rights Organization of Ahwaz

Sent to: United Nations, all international Human Rights organizations

Translated by Samrand Moradi: xorataw@hotmail.com