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| Protest against execution of 4 women in Iran |
| 28-Sep-2006 |
| womensliberationiran |
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* Protest against execution of 4 women in Iran * Picket outside United Nations office in Tehran was attacked by armed forces! * More than 30 demonstrators arrested * The actions to free the women continue! Following the call by the parents of 4 women awaiting their execution by the Islamic Republic, a crowd of more than 100 people gathered outside the United Nations office in Tehran on Sunday 24th September 2006. The gathering was organised to protest against the executions; and for freedom of all 4 women. Kobra Rahmanpoor, Nazanin Fatehi, Fatemeh Haghighat-Paxoh and Shahla Jahed are the 4 women who have been in jail for many years. They are victims of backward and anti women laws imposed in the society by the Islamic regime in Iran. The crowd consisted of families of political prisoners who had come from different parts of the country to show their support to the 4 families. Many students had actively tried to organise more support for the day of action and managed to attend the picket. From early afternoon the armed forces appeared in the area and tried to intimidate the crowd and disperse them. People defied this attempt and became more resolute in their action. They started chanting slogans such as “Capital punishment must be banned!”, “Kobra, Nazanin, Fatemeh, and Shahla must be freed!” The armed forces attacked the crowd and initially arrested 11 people and later in the evening arrested 19 more people. We urge all to support our campaign to save the jailed women and put an end to capital punishment in Iran. All those arrested in the Sunday demonstration should be freed NOW! Please sign our online petition, if you have already not done so. To sign the petition, please click on this link: www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?kobra We need all the support we can get. Make a donation to our campaign to save lives. Bank account details: England www.azadizan.com |