THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST EXECUTION  

       كميته بين المللى عليه اعدام

To all human rights organizations

HELP IN ANY POSSIBLE WAY

UNITE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF KHALED HARDANI AND KOBRA NAJAR

Kobra Najar is one step away from stoning

Khaled Hardani is at the verge of execution

These two prisoners have asked us to launch an international campaign to save their lives

On Saturday June 2nd, 2007 we received a phone call from the prison of Rejayi Shahr in Iran. We were told that Khaled Hardani has been put under pressure to sign the document that will eventually lead to his execution on the 26^th of June. This time the Islamic Republic of Iran has decided that Khaled should be executed for being a “militant against the God”.

Stoning is threatening the life Kobra Najar in Tabriz’s prison. In three separate she has asked for forgiveness and the parole committee of the Islamic Republic has her down all three times. Currently her new lawyers and she believe that the only chance to escape from stoning is putting pressure on the Islamic Republic through a series of international actions.

Khaled Hordani was sentenced to death after being accused of hijacking an airplane to escape from Iran. And Kobra, mother of four children is from Sanandaj. After being married she was forced to prostitution by his addict husband and currently is sentenced to death with the “allegation” of having extramarital relationship.

Receiving phone calls from the “death cell” and listening to the voice of individuals sentenced to execution and stoning is a unique and painful experience. At the same time, the fact that these prisoners have decided to call us and talk on the phone with maximum control on their emotions, explains their trust toward human rights activists and us. It shows the strength of the movement against governmental man slaughter. It is the experience of prisoners and people that our efforts in Iran and around the world to protest, to hold meetings and demonstrations were effective in raising international awareness, forcing the Islamic Republic to retreat and finally in saving lives of many prisoners. This is the power of the movement against execution and stoning and we should increase this power hundred times more!

• We who are outside these prisons,

• We who have escaped the Islamic Republic’s Hell and are living in other countries,

• We have to start our efforts immediately.

• This is to save the lives of the ones who are fighting with the nightmare of death every day and for many years.

• This is to save the lives of the ones who are in the dungeons of the Islamic Republic and are counting the minutes. The ones whose heart races with every foot-fall that they hear: “Maybe these are the last moments of my life”.

We have to rise immediately to save the lives of these people!

We, the activists of the International Committee Against Execution (ICAE) and the International Committee Against Stoning (ICAS) are inviting all human rights activists, celebrities, artists and whoever who has respect for human rights and human dignity, to join us in the global actions and protests against execution and stoning of Khaled Hardani and Kobra Najar!

To save the lives of these two individuals and to put pressure on the criminal Islamic government a series of urgent actions need to be planned.

Meetings, protests and manifestations, sending letters to parliaments, putting pressure on the Islamic Republic and starting a worldwide action and movement against execution and stoning

Friday and Saturday 15^th and 16^th of June 2007 are the days that we should gather in front of the Islamic Republic embassies and in city centers and hold manifestations against execution of Khaled Hardani and stoning of Kobra Najar. With the help of International organizations, activists of ICAE and ICAS are planning to organize an extensive movement and worldwide action during these 2 days.

Send letters of protest to the UN and the European Union to put pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran for immediate nullification of these sentences. This is another effort that should be on the agenda.

Broadcasting this 2-day event and related efforts in all web logs and internet sites!

Contact your parliament and the human rights commission of your parliament. Meet with your member of parliament and ask for an immediate and urgent protest against execution and stoning in Iran, especially nullification of these two sentences.

Join our movement; add your voice to ours. Together we can save the lives of two human beings from imminent death!

 International Committee Against Execution (ICAE)

International Committee Against Stoning (ICAS)

June 2, 2007

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