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1. Protect the Christians in Iraq 
The Iraqi Christians need to be protected from being attacked by Muslim extremist.
It is not morally justifiable to attack them because of their Christianity beliefs that disagrees with Islam religion.
2. Prevent Afghan Torture, Enforce Leahy Law
A recent United Nations report suggests that the United States and NATO allies are outsourcing torture and human rights violations in Afghanistan. The report concludes that there is a continuing pattern and practice of “systematic” torture in spite of repeated efforts at reform. (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, October 2011)
Current US policy violates the Leahy Amendment to the Foreign Appropriations Act and Defense Appropriations Act (Sec. 563, P.L. 106-429 and Sec. 8092, P.L. 106-259, 2001).
3. No U.S. Escalation in Pakistan
The September 22 testimony of Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, may well “pave the way… to new unilateral military actions inside Pakistan,” including more drone strikes and, “even cross border raids into Pakistan to root out insurgents from their havens.” (New York Times, September 22-23, 2011)
After Mullen’s testimony, the Heritage Foundation immediately called for aggressive military and diplomatic escalation. (Christian Science Monitor, September 26, 2011) House Republicans are pushing an open-ended authorization for war against any insurgents anywhere in the world “associated” with the Taliban or Al Qaeda.
Enough is enough. Escalation in Pakistan is not in the national security interest of the United States. Already our drone attacks have provoked two terrorist near misses against American civilians, one at the Detroit airport on Christmas Day 2009 and another at Times Square on May 1, 2010. It is not in the economic interest of the United States; we cannot afford another trillion-dollar war. It is not in the moral interest of the United States; the drone attacks kill innocent people and inflame millions of Pakistanis against America.
The military pursuit of terrorist sanctuaries, first in Iraq and then in Afghanistan, has left behind thousands dead and wounded and only pushed the sanctuaries to new locations. Each escalation begets another. Besides Pakistan, our government is pursuing undeclared air wars against terrorist cells with drone attacks in Somalia and Yemen. (Washington Post, September 20, 2011)
It makes no sense to escalate attacks against the Pakistan sanctuaries of the Afghan Taliban while the US ends its combat role, gradually withdraws from Afghanistan, and supports a power-sharing arrangement with all parties. It is irrational to bomb the Taliban’s sanctuaries while inviting them to the peace table. A genuine diplomatic settlement requires a phased ending of the drone attacks as US troops phase out their role in Afghanistan.
Sending in ground troops backed by air power is as foolish as President Nixon’s 1970 invasion of Cambodia allegedly to wipe out Vietcong sanctuaries.
Killings, bombing, and terror in Norway, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbia, Chechnya, Latin America, Spain, Japan, as well as government-sponsored terrorism in Syria, Libya, Yemen, and some other parts of the world should be enough to tell the whole humanity that something should be done.
Terrorism (especially government-sponsored terrorism) and Extremism are on the rise. It is high time we took action against terror, oppression, instability, and brutality.
5. العراق ليس للبيع! نريد عراق عظيم موحد للابد / Iraq is not for sale! One Great United Iraq for ever
تحاول امريكا تقسيم العراق الى ٥ دويلات صغيره! الشعب غاضب ويرفض ان يقسم من قبل قوات الاحتلال الامريكيه
نحن شعب واحد ونملك كل ارض العراق. ادعم الشعب العراقي وصوت معنا من اجل الحفاظ على العراق بلد عظيم موحد للابد
المصوتون في هذه الحمله يرفضون تقسيم العراق، فكن معنا وضع صوتك هنا
America is trying to divide Iraq to 5 countries! The people of Iraq are angry and refuse to be divided by the occupation forces.
We are one nation and own the whole land of Iraq. Support the people of Iraq, and vote with us to take care of Iraq and keep it one united great nation for ever.
6. Review Illegal Treatment to Ansar Imam Al Mahdi
To all respected news media and Human Rights organizations,
Three years ago, in the month of Muharram 2008, the Iraqi Government forces along with American and British forces attacked a group of followers of Imam Ahmad Al-Hassan in the cities of Basra and Al-Nasiriyah. The Iraqi government admitted that they killed 400 in the attack. When they arrested the rest of the Ansar in Basra and sent them to Baghdad, they let them loose after it was made known through interrogation that they did not commit any crimes.
So what is the difference in the events of Al Nasiriyah?
Those that were attacked in Al Nasiriyah by some scholars and the higher council group, were tortured with the worse kind of torture in the governor's house. We ask the question... are there prisoners that are transferred to the house of the governor and tortured at the hands of some scholars?
By what law is that?
Then they arranged for them a trial and with false confessions that they wrote, and they judged them with execution. And when this case turned into discrimination, it remained for two years after the discrimination court decided to counter the judgment, but there are political pressures upon the discrimination court to validate the judgments.
Finally some of the Scholars and the Higher council took advantage of the crimes of Al Qaeda and the people's demands to prosecute them and execute them to pass the execution of 24 of the followers of Imam Ahmad Al-Hassan and life imprisonment to 15 of the Ansar with them.
The Matter of validating the judgment of executing the Ansar is a political execution 100 percent, as there are political forces who wish to execute the Ansar along with the wave of Al Qaeda criminal executions, which in no way relate.
The Iraqi government has confessed to the crime of killing 400, only due to their religious beliefs, and we ask, is this the new democracy that is being built in Iraq? As you read this, they are in the process of executing another 24, who have committed no crime, and imprisoning another 15 to life sentences, due to their religious beliefs.
Accompanied Files:
The Martyr Mujtava who was shot and left to bleed to death while being beat in the incidents that took place in the infamous month of Muharram.
http://vb.al-mehdyoon.org/t9814.html
See how the big scholars are inciting violence against the Ansar simply because of their belief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-4FWKQ2dc
Al Fayad is here clearly asking the government to obliterate and bury the Ansar of Imam Mahdi a.s. in their place:
http://www.alfayadh.com/site/index.php? ... icle&id=41
The burning of the Library of the Ansar in Basra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUGpZLA2AA
Archive of photos of the destruction of the Husseiniya and Mosque of the Ansar of Imam Mahdi a.s.
http://vb.al-mehdyoon.org/t2119.html
http://www.amnesty.org/ar/news-and-updates/news/iraq-executions-follow-apparently-unfair-trials-20080418
EVERY NIGHT AT 9pm Mecca Time - the show- by what law is this? concerning what is happening against the Ansar, so join in the paltalk room
http://vb.al-mehdyoon.org/room.php
7. End the Occupation of Iraq before the end of 2011 حملة ﻹنهاء احتلال العراق قبل نهاية السنة الجارية
The US and Iraq have been in war for 20 years. It started with the 1991 bombing, followed by 13 years of economic sanctions and air-strikes, and now over 8 years of military occupation.
The US-Iraqi security agreement requires all the US troops to leave Iraq by December 31st 2011. It also requires that all US military bases are shut down or handed over to the Iraqi government by the same deadline.
الحرب ما بين العراق والولايات المتحدة بدأت قبل عشرين سنة، ولم تنته بعد. عشرون عاما من القصف والحصار واﻹحتلال العسكري
تلزم اﻹتفاقية اﻷمنية الموقعة ما بين العراق والولايات المتحدة الطرفين على إنهاء الوجود العسكري اﻷمريكي في العراق قبل نهاية العام الجاري. كما وتنص اﻹتفاقية على لزوم اغلاق جميع القواعد العسكرية اﻷمريكية أو تسليمها للجانب العراقي قبل نهاية العام الجاري ايضا
8. Urgent Action to Stop Killing of Residents of Camp Ashraf
Urgent Action to Stop Killing of Residents of Camp Ashraf.
Hundreds of injured residents in serious condition.
-Considering the criminal attack by Iraqi forces against defenseless residents of Ashraf which began at 04:45 am April 8, 2011;
-Considering that the attack was conducted on the order of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and under direct command of the Lieutenant General Ali Gheidan, commander of the ground forces;
-Considering that extermination of Camp Ashraf residents has been the constant demand of the Iranian regime;
- Considering that until April 8, 2011, some 33 residents were killed and 300 more wounded;
-Considering that the residents of Camp Ashraf are protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention and enjoy all fundamental rights under international human rights law;
-Considering that Iraqi government, contrary to its commitment to respect the rights of Ashraf residents has constantly infringed its obligations;
-Considering repeated warnings by human rights organisations, statements and resolutions by members of parliaments in European countries and members of US Congress including the European Parliament resolution of April 24, 2009; EP Written Declaration of November 25, 2010 and Declaration by Council of Europe …., Congressional hearings in the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee;
-Considering that in accordance with the Rome Treaty and the writ issued by the Spanish Court violation of the residents of Ashraf as protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention constitutes war crime and crime against international community;
Petition: Protesting limitations imposed by Iraqi government on Iranian dissidents residing in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. These measures have been preventing the seriously ill patients including some cancer patients in critical conditions to be transported to Europe for treatments. We demand United Nations to take action and pressurize Iraqi government to facilitate this transfer under UN supervision.
According to the statement issued by Ms. Maryam Rajavi, names and files of these seriously ill patients along with the request for their transfer to European countries have been sent to international authorities in November 2009 and April 2010.
These inhumane limitations on these seriously ill patients have been in force since two years ago and increased in recent months and international authorities are well aware of inhumane actions of Iraqi government. Those signing this petition acknowledge their political and ideological differences and solely from a humanitarian point of view demand United Nations and other international organizations interfere and force Iraqi government to put an end to these limitations and allow these patients to be transported to better locations and receive treatments in better conditions.
Committee of supporting patients residing in Camp Ashraf
10. Stop Religious persecutions in Iraq!
In accord to UN General Assemblies, two very clear Declarations against RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE were done by them.
They are related to religious freedom. One resolution (adopted by the 36th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 1981-NOV-25)- Declaration On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Intolerance And Of Discrimination Based On Religion Or Belief - and A second resolution (adopted by the 48th session on 1993-DEC-20) also exists - ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE.
11. Tariq Aziz - Petition for Clemency
Tariq Aziz is a former member of the Iraqi regime who has recently been sentenced to death by the government and judiciary of Iraq.
He is not an evil man, and this does not have to HAPPEN.
12. Defend WikiLeaks – End the Secret Wars
We believe that WikiLeaks and those whistleblowers who declassify documents in a time of secret war should be welcomed as defenders of democracy, not demonized as criminals.
We support their First Amendment rights and welcome their continued disobedience in response to a long train of official deception.
13. Assyrians the indigenous people of Iraq
It is a well known fact, due to historical evidence, that the Assyrians are the indigenous people of Iraq. Yet the Assyrians currently do not have any indigenous rights and are suffering as a nation.
On September 13, 2007, the UN General Assembly adopted a non-binding declaration upholding the human, land and resources rights of the world's indigenous people. The declaration, also recognizes the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination and sets global human rights standards for them. It states that native peoples have the right "to the recognition, observance and enforcement of treaties" concluded with states or their successors.
Furthermore, it has been stated in the 111th Congress 1st session Senate resolution "Expressing the sense of the U.S. Senate on religious minorities in Iraq, October 26, 2009: (Whereas it is widely reported that only 500,000 to 700,000 indigenous Christians remain in Iraq as of 2009)". This is a dramatic reduction of the indigenous Assyrians considering that before the latest Iraqi War there were 1.3 million indigenous Assyrians in Iraq. It is worth noting that currently these people are suffering in neighboring countries due to lack of opportunities.
In conclusion, we are asking that you look into this matter so that the Assyrians do not become depleted from their motherland, and they be given their indigenous rights, so that there is a better chance for them to return to Iraq.
On Wed June 3rd, 2009, the Toronto Star published an article entitled “’Detox’ Takes Care of Radicals” by Isabel Teotonio.
The article was a brief exposition of the new “ideological detox” program created by Toronto’s Sheikh Ahmed Amiruddin of the Al Sunnah Institute. This program was designed to “heal Muslim youth who are showing signs of extremist behavior”. Composed of twelve steps, “ideological detox” is supposed to help Muslim youth steer away from a path of “Islamic extremism”. As a program that purports to utilize theological clarity and positive spirituality, Amiruddin’s “ideological detox” assumes that “Islamic extremism” is a spiritual illness that stems from theological and psychological misguidance.
Unfortunately, Teotonio’s article does not deal with two important blind-spots of this proposed “ideological detox” program:
(1) As numerous academics have studied, noted, and concluded (Robert Pape of the University of Chicago chief among them, see: Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism; NY: Random House Inc, 2006), “religious/ideological extremism”, or the resorting to violence by certain individuals, is a specific product stemming from the frustrations caused primarily by political upheavals. The chaotic suffering induced by military occupations and wars are chiefly responsible for the recruitment of individuals into organizations such as, say, al-Qaeda. The article does not note this well-established argument.
(2) This proposed program would work by having concerned individuals “red-flag” those within their community that exhibit “signs of extremism”. This procedure refers to an extremely vague methodology of identifying danger. Effectively, individuals will be “red-flagged” not for their deeds, but for expressing their thoughts. One can easily see how such a suggestion may prove intrusive upon the rights to free speech and expression that are so sacred to Canadian democracy. It is in fact an explicit replica of the Red Scare days of the 1950s, where McCarthyism indicted those who “appeared to exhibit signs of supporting communists”. Teotonio’s article does not probe critically into the implications of Amiruddin’s program. If picked up as a governing policy of sorts, this program can evolve into a damaging element within our democracy. The Canadian intelligence service CSIS has already shown interest in such a program, also espoused by Toronto-based Sheikh Mohammed Shaikh, and his respective organizations.
As one of Canada’s leading newspapers, the Toronto Star is responsible for informing the Canadian public on pertinent issues that may affect the well-being of our national security and democracy. In order to successfully excel in its responsibility as a vital cornerstone of Canadian democracy, the Toronto Star should consider critically probing the idea of endorsing a program of “ideological detox”.
The war in the Middle East is not only causing us innocent lives, but also causing us economic problems in our country. We must bring our troops home and take care of our own citizens.
16. BBC should apologise to the non-Persian communities in Iran
On Sunday 21 February BBC Persian Television, on the occasion of “The International Mother Language Day” dedicated “Nobat-e Shoma”, its most popular programme to the current state of non-official (vernacular) languages in Iran and Afghanistan.
The BBC presenter as well as its official website chose to use the term “Local” instead of vernacular or non-official languages thus announcing the programme: “How Is the State Of Local Languages in Your Country?”
We are confident that the management of the BBC would not wish to be party to this injustice. We therefore feel that we are justified to ask them to issue a public statement to acknowledge their error and perhaps to apologies to the non-Persian communities in Iran.
17. Save Families of Ashraf residents
Dear friends,
We are a number of residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq whose parents or relatives have been arrested by the clerical regime ruling Iran and are at the risk of being executed.
Camp Ashraf is home to 3,400 Iranian dissidents living in Iraq who have dedicated their lives to establishing freedom and democracy in Iran.
The relatives of Ashraf residents have been arrested on charges of having contacts with their loved ones in Ashraf or having visited Camp Ashraf in the past.
In order to make the Iranian regime stop its arbitrary arrests and executions, we appeal to you to sign this petition addressed to UN Secretary General. We also urge you to ask your friends, relatives and colleagues to sign this petition.
Gratefully,
A number of Ashraf residents
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دوستان عزيز,
ما تعدادي از ساكنان كمپ اشرف در عراق هستيم كه خانواده ها و بستگانمان توسط رژيم آخوندي حاكم بر ايران دستگير شده اند و در معرض شكنجه و اعدام قرار دارند .
كمپ اشرف محل استقرار 3400 تن از مخالفين ايراني ميباشد كه در عراق زندگي ميكنند و زندگي خود را وقف استقرار آزادي و دمكراسي در ايران كرده اند.
اقوام ساكنان اشرف به جرم داشتن تماس با عزيزانشان در اشرف يا ديدار از كمپ اشرف در گذشته دستگير شده اند.
براي وادار كردن رژيم ايران براي متوقف كردن دستگيريها و اعدام هاي خودسرانه اش, ما از شما درخواست ميكنيم كه اين طومار خطاب به دبيركل سازمان ملل را امضاء نماييد. ما همچنين از شما ميخواهيم كه از دوستان, اقوام و همكارانتان بخواهيد كه اين طومار را امضاء كنند.
با تشكر,
تعدادي از ساكنان اشرف
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الصديق العزيز،
نحن عدد من سكّان معسكر أشرف في العراق الذين آباؤهم أو أقرباؤهم اعتقلوا من قبل نظام الملالي الحاكم في إيران وهم في خطر الإعدام.
إن مخيم أشرف هو مقر إقامة 3,400 معارض إيراني يعيشون في العراق وكرّسوا حياتهم للعمل على تحقيق الحرية والديمقراطية في إيران.
إن أقارب سكّان أشرف اعتقلوا بتهمة إجرائهم اتصالات مع أحبائهم وأعزائهم في أشرف أو بعد أن زاروا المعسكر أشرف في الماضي.
لكي يقوم النظام الإيراني بوقف اعتقالاته الاعتباطية وإصداره أحكام الإعدام، نناشدك توقيع هذه العريضة المرسلة إلى الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة. نحثّك أيضا على أن ترجو أصدقاءك وأقرباءك وزملاءك أن يوقّعوا هذه العريضة.
مع فائق الشكر والامتنان
عدد من سكّان أشرف
اطلاق سراح الكاتبة هبة الشمري
19. Support the imprisoned elected Kurdish politicians and human rights activists in Turkey!
Yüksel Baran, Leyla Güven, Abdullah Demirbaş, Firat Anli and Yurdusev Özsökmenler are some of the 80 democratically elected mayors and politicians who are now detained on charges of terrorism. Not only the elected politicians were arrested but also Muharrem Erbey, Chairman of the respected human rights organization IHD in Diyarbakir, and the organization's office was searched by the police. This is the fourth major crackdown on Kurdish politicians since DTP won a landslide victory in the local elections in March 2009.
The arrested politicians belong to those who worked hardest for local democracy in their communities. They have worked for women's rights, started women's centers and in spite of constant harassment from the Turkish state they have tried to build a functioning infrastructure in their municipalities.
As municipal politicians we are deeply outraged over the treatment of the elected politicians. Unfortunately, the Turkish state wants to crush the democracy that they are strenuously trying to build up in the Kurdish municipalities. It is time for local politicians in Sweden and politicians throughout Europe to declare that this is not acceptable. Turkey has signed the UN Declaration on Human Rights and as a signing country you are pledged to follow the declaration. Respect for national minorities and the right to freedom of expression is a prerequisite for membership in the European Union and Turkey have agreed to negotiate for membership on this basis.
If Turkey is to have any credibility left as a modern country towards democracy, they must have the imprisoned elected politicians and human rights activists immediately released.
Ann-Margarethe Livh
Opposition city commissioner (V) in Stockholm,
Chairman of the Stockholm Committee for Kurdish rights
Naile Aras
Local politician (V) in Järfälla,
Board member of the Stockholm Committee for Kurdish rights
20. .دول اروپایی تهدیدات سپاه علیه ایرانیان خارج از کشور را جدی بگیرند
با توجه به تهدید آشکاری که از سوی یکی از فرمندهان سپاه پاسداران و معاون ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح، به نام: مسعود جزایری، مبنی بر شناسایی معترضان ومخالفان جمهوری اسلامی که مقیم خارج از ایران هستند و تهدید آنها به برخورد با آنان در زمان مناسب، صورت پذیرفته است و این خبر حتی در سایت خبرگزاری رسمی دولت جمهوری اسلامی "ایرنا" نیز درج گشته، و با در نظر گرفتن سابقه جمهوری اسلامی در انجام اعمال تروریستی علیه اپوزیسیون ایرانی خارج از کشور که قتل دکتر شاپور بختیار، آخرین نخستوزیر ایران در زمان رژیم شاه در پاریس، ترور دکتر عبدالرحمن قاسملو، دبیرکل حزب دموکرات کردستان ایران در وین و نیز کشتار دستهجمعی چهارتن از سران اپوزیسیون ایران در رستوران میکونوس برلین تنها مثال هایی برای مدعا میباشد.ما امضأ کنندگان، با در نظر گرفتن این تهدید آشکار و نیز رسمی، که نه تنها
سران اپوزیسیون بلکه اینبار حتی هنرمندان و دانشجویان و متفکرین را نیز نشانه گرفته, ازهمه دولتهای اتحادیه اروپا میخواهیم
English
The official Iranian news agency, IRNA, recently announced clear threats against critics and opponents of the Islamic Republic of Iran who are living outside the country.
These threats have been made by Masoud Jazayeri, the deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. According to him, the Iranian government has identified these critics and opponents and will take appropriate measures against them.
Against the background of previous terrorist attacks against exiled opponents, such as Dr. Shapour Bakhtiar in Paris, Prime Minister under the Shah regime; Dr. Qasemlu Rahman, the Kurdish politician and General Secretary of the Democratic Party Kurdistan-Iran (DPK – I) in Vienna, as well as the Mykonos attack in a restaurant in Berlin, in which four opposition representatives were murdered, further attacks are feared. However, this time the threats are not only made against opponents and political officials, but also against politically active students, artists and dissenters.
We, the undersigned, call upon all governments of the European Union to take these threats seriously, to press the Islamic Republic of Iran to take an official position and to take into account the announced attacks in future diplomatic relations with Iran.
Deutsch:
Die offizielle iranische Nachrichtenagentur, IRNA, gab unlängst die klaren Drohungen Masoud Jazayeris, dem stellvertretenden Oberbefehlshaber der Iranischen Streitkräfte, gegen die im Ausland lebenden Kritiker und Oppositionelle der Islamischen Republik Iran bekannt. Demnach hat die iranische Regierung diese identifiziert und wird zu gegebener Zeit geeignete Maßnahmen gegen sie ergreifen.
Vor dem Hintergrund bereits begangener terroristischer Attentate auf oppositionelle Exiliraner, wie auf Dr. Shapour Bakhtiar in Paris, zuletzt Premierminister unter dem Schah-Regime, Dr. Qasemlu Rahman, dem kurdischen Politiker und Generalsekretär der Demokratische Partei Kurdistan-Iran in Wien sowie des Mykonos-Attentats in einem Berliner Restaurant, bei dem vier Repräsentanten der Opposition getötet wurden, ist mit weiteren Vergeltungsschlägen zu rechnen.
Dieses Mal richtet sich die Drohung nicht nur gegen Oppositionelle und politische Funktionäre, sondern auch gegen politisch aktive Studenten, Künstler und Andersdenkende.
Wir, die Unterzeichner dieser Petition, fordern alle Regierungen der Europäischen Union auf, diese Drohungen ernst zu nehmen, die Islamische Republik Iran zu einer offiziellen Stellungnahme zu bewegen und die angekündigten Übergriffe in den diplomatischen Beziehungen zu berücksichtigen.
Französisch:
L’agence de presse iranienne IRNA a récemment rendu publiques les menaces proférées par Masoud Jazayeri, commandant en chef des forces armées, à l’encontre des critiques et opposants à la République Islamique d’Iran vivant à l’étranger. Le gouvernement iranien a ainsi prétendu avoir identifié ces derniers, il pourrait en temps venu prendre à leur égard des mesures qu’il jugerait nécessaires.
Eu égard aux exactions terroristes perpétrées par le passé contre les opposants exilés, telles celle contre Shapour Bakhtiar, dernier premier ministre sous le Shah, à Paris, contre Qasemlu Rahman, politicien kurde et secrétaire général du Parti Démocratique du Kurdistan Iranien (PDKI) ou encore lors de l’attentat dit de Mykonos contre quatre membres et leaders du PDKI dans un restaurant à Berlin, de nouveaux actes de violence sont à craindre.
Les menaces ne sont pas cependant pas cette fois-ci formulées contre des opposants ou des fonctionnaires, mais bel et bien contre des étudiants, des artistes et autres.
Nous, signataires de cette pétition, face à ces intimidations explicites et officielles, appelons tous les gouvernements de l’Union Européenne à prendre en considération ces dernières et à les prendre très au sérieux. Outre la demande d’une prise de position de la part du gouvernement iranien, nous réclamons que l’occurrence soit mise à l’ordre du jour sur l’agenda diplomatique de l’Union européenne. Les exactions annoncées doivent par là-même être sérieusement prises en compte en Europe dans le cadre des relations diplomatiques avec l’Iran.
21. Save Bahman (shirko) Maarefi from Execution
Excellency Ban Ki Moon,
The Iranian regime is ready to yet commit another crime!! After recent execution of Ehsan, they are now determined to take Shirkoo’s life away.
Bahman Moaarefi known as Shirko, a 30 year old Kurd activist from Banneh (a city of Kurdistan province) has been recognized as Mohareb (god’s enemy) by the Iranian judicial system! He has been charged with propaganda against the regime and fight against the god which in the Islamic regime of Iran is a crime punishable by death.
He was arrested on November 1st, 2007 and has been in detention at Saghez’s intelligence office. Currently he is prohibited from having visitors in detention.
In preparation for his execution, Shirko Moaarefi was transferred to solitary confinement at Saghez central prison. He is one of the Kurd civil activist who was arrested in Saghez last year and was sentenced to death after being interrogated and severely tortured.
He may be taken for execution unannounced, as his lawyer Khalil Bahramian has confirmed the news of Shirko’s transfer to solitary confinement. Based on the unannounced and expeditious execution of Ehsan Fatahyan, the regime might take the same position and execute Shirko in 1-2 days.
We are asking you to please do not remain silent during these critical days as the Islamic regime will not hesitate taking this young activist’s life!
Thank you in advance for all your hard work.
Best Regards,
22. Abolish the Kafeel (sponsorship) System
In order to gain entry to Kuwait and become a resident, one must have received a work permit and a sponsorship offer.
A sponsor (kafeel) is a person or a company that brings workers to Kuwait. In the case where one is fired, they lose their sponsor and therefore have no grounds to stay in the country, and are therefore forced to leave.
Often, aspiring workers are left with no choice but to buy a residency from a residency trader. This disrupts the economy, breaks the cycle, and allows all types of people into our society - not to mention illegal.
Although it is illegal, the system encourages it, therefore we aim to amend this system.
23. Against Executions in Iran
Against Executions in Iran.
24. We Nominate Karroubi for Peace Prize
Please sign our petition to lobby for Mehdi Karroubi to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his outstanding contribution to human rights in Iran.
25. Isa (Issa) Saharkhiz: Request for his release from Prison
On 13 June 2009 it was announced that President Ahmadinejad had won the presidential election. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians were subjected to draconian restrictions by the Iranian authorities of the right to freedom of expression.
Access to the Internet was and continues to be blocked or severely disturbed. Since the announcement of the election results, it is prohibited for Iranian newspapers to publish information about the unrest. Foreign journalists were banned from the streets, and some foreign reporters were expelled from the country.
According to Amnesty International representatives investigations, at least 2277 people were arrested by the police or the Basij militia during and after demonstrations across the country since 12 June 2009. This includes information from those close to well-known political figures such as Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and former President Khatami, who supported the campaign of Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Even human rights defenders and journalists have been arrested. On 16 June 2009, the lawyer and human rights defenders in detention Abdolfattah Soltani (UA-160/2009 of 19 June 2009). Journalist Saeed Hajjarian, who formerly belonged to the City Council of Tehran, and was advisor to former President Mohammad Khatami, was arrested on 16 June 2009. Since an attack in 2000, he is confined to a wheelchair. He was transferred from Evin prison to hospital on 3rd July 2009 (UA-159/2009 of 18 June 2009). On 24 June 2009 70 university graduates were arrested as they left a meeting with Mir Hossein Mousavi in his office. All but four were later released.
Among the detainees are Dr Ghorban Behzadian, the campaign manager of Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, a law professor at the Shahid Beheshti University. Hundreds more people were arrested during the demonstrations against the election results by security forces using excessive force. Many were beaten and killed by authorities. A total of 20 deaths were originally claimed. The actual number of fatalities, however, is far higher.
The journalist Issa Saharkhiz was arrested on 4 July 2009. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience, held in prison solely for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression - including his opinion about the presidential elections. Issa Saharkhiz is in danger of being tortured or mistreated in other ways.
The journalist had supported the presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi in the election campaign. He was arrested on the 4th July in northern Iran and taken to an unknown place. Although his family and his lawyer have been trying to get information about the arrest of Issa Saharkhiz and his place of detention, the Iranian authorities failed to provide this information for a considerable time. It is now known He has been held at Evin Prison since July 4, 2009.
Update: Isa Saharkhiz, renowned journalist, was transferred from Evin to Rajai Shahr prison last year after the execution of a number of Kurdish citizens. Rajai Shahr prison is notorious for its inhumane conditions and prison officials are generally indifferent towards the health and well being of prisoners.
26. Support Ashraf
Ashraf residents are protected persons who signed an agreement with the US government according to which the US assumed their protection.
However, the agreement was violated by transferring this responsibility to the Iraqi government. This initiated a humanitarian catastrophe against the residents.
Assyrian history in Mesopotamia (present day Iraq) Emergence: beginnings to 2400 B.C.
28. End Stop Loss
Since the start of the Iraq war the Army has invoked the "Stop Loss" clause in their contracts on scores of Army personnel. Stop Loss forces soldiers to stay on active duty even after they have satisfactorily served their commitment to the, military, in effect holding them hostage against their will.
Stop Loss is nothing more than a back door draft tactic, and needs to be stopped.
If the Army is unable to maintain sufficient numbers through conventional recruiting measures, then they need to re-institute the draft.
29. Map24 should retain "Persian Gulf"
Map24 has changed the name of the Persian Gulf to Arabic Gulf. This is wrong.
Map24 must Retain the name "Persian Gulf".
Not Another Holocaust!
IN THE NAME OF GOD?
How would you react if you became aware of the fact that extremist sects were gradually taking over key positions of international power? And what if these groups were doing so because they consider themselves the chosen ones of God? -- chosen to bring global events into line with Biblical prophecy so that this would make possible the coming of the Messiah as predicted at the end of times? What if these fanatics, as the final step towards achieving their goal, are planning to provoke a Third World War starting in the Middle East, a Third World War that will first reduce the Holy Land to ashes and then the rest of the world? Frightening, but a sad reality – because this is exactly what is happening now.
Evangelical Pentecostal churches play a major role in this secret apocalyptic battle as well as the pseudo-judaic esoteric cult of Chabad Lubavich and Hardal – the radical representatives of “religious Zionism”. Each group today has succeeded in gaining alarming positions of power:
Estimating the worldwide budget of the american Kabbala-Church Chabad at “100 Million Dollar a year, to say the least” – which is no less than half of the sum the Vatican has to its disposal – the German Magazine “Focus” calls the late leader of the Cult, rabbi Schneerson, “the hidden ruler of Israel… No jewish statesman on a visit to the United States, no matter if likud or labor, could get around a private audience.” Moishe, son of the most intimate Schneerson-confidant Yehudah Krinsky and Press-Secretary, admits to the journal: “The Rebbe did participate in every Israli development.”On top of that during the last years Chabad was successfully seizing the majority of the jewish chief rabbinates all over the world. Supported from here and via Israeli diplomatic and intelligence channels as well as lobbying the sect (which was called a “mental disease” by the former Berlin Jewish community rabbi Walther Rothschild) promotes its political aims.
The most profound influence of Chabad and Hardal is exerted on the United States, where in the wake of George W. Bush, the spirit of Christian apocalyptic thinking has taken over. In 2003 chabadnik Paul Wolfowitz, an éminence grise of occult power, led the world into the Iraq war which was allegedly prophesied in the Bible. He was assisted by the following persons who were either allegedly inspired directly by the Bible or who had lent an ear to such whisperings: The US President, Vice-President Dick Cheney; National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice, now Secretary of State; Minister of Justice John Ashcroft, the leader of the Republican Party in Congress, Tom DeLay, House Majority Leader (no. 1 and leader of his party), Bill Frist; his vice-secretary (and no. 2) Mitch McConnell, the Republicans’ no. 3, Senate Republican Conference Chairman Senator Rick Santorum, the no. 4 of the party; Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman Jon Kyl; the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives and vice party spokesperson Dennis Hastert. Furthermore, several advisors of the US President and the chief of the Home Security Department. Each of the above persons had ideological and/or personal ties with the apocalyptic messianic network, some of them sort advice from obscure bible-code experts and doomsday gurus on the eve of the Iraq war.
Now this doomsday-cabal is promoting a war against Iran – with the clear intention of dragging Russia into the final battle of the Apocalypse “Gog versus Magog” and leading the battle towards its climax on the battlefield of Armageddon in the Middle East. We shouldn’t be surprised if President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in Teheran joins in the last act of this Biblical drama, as he too is a believer in the coming of a heavenly Messiah, as are his supporters. Final precondition to this “heavenly liberation act”: the start of the Third World War. Prominent White House critics in the USA (amongst them Senators and Congressmen) already point to the danger of a staged nuclear attack which would provoke this war and initiate a process of mass murder.
WE SAY NO!
