Saudi Arabia - Immediate release of blogger Raef Badawi

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A Jeddah court on July 29, 2013, convicted a liberal activist of violating Saudi Arabia’s anti-cybercrime law and sentenced him to 600 lashes and seven years in prison. The Criminal Court found Raif Badawi, the founder of the Free Saudi Liberals website, guilty of insulting Islam through his website and in comments he made on television, and added three months to his term for “parental disobedience.”
The charges against Badawi were based solely on his peaceful exercise of his right to free expression, Human Rights Watch said. Badawi established his online platform in 2008, to encourage debate on religious and political matters in Saudi Arabia. He has been detained in Jeddah’s Buraiman prison since his arrest on June 17, 2012. Criminal Court Judge Faris al-Harbi dropped a charge of apostasy, which carries the death penalty, after Badawi assured the court on July 24 that he is a Muslim.
“This incredibly harsh sentence for a peaceful blogger makes a mockery of Saudi Arabia’s claims that it supports reform and religious dialogue,” said Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “A man who wanted to discuss religion has already been locked up for a year and now faces 600 lashes and seven years in prison.”
Badawi’s lawyer, Waleed Abu al-Khair, told Human Rights Watch that Judge al-Harbi read the verdict aloud during a trial session on July 29, and that the court will send Abu al-Khair a written notification by August 6, and give him 30 days to appeal.
 Abu al-Khair said that the judge sentenced Badawi to five years in prison for insulting Islam and violating provisions of Saudi Arabia’s 2007 anti-cybercrime law through his liberal website, affirming that liberalism is akin to unbelief. The judge ordered the closure of the website and added two years to Badawi’s sentence for insulting both Islam and Saudi Arabia’s Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, or religious police, in comments during television interviews.

Link news
http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/07/30/saudi-arabia-600-lashes-7-years-activist

Link Petitions
- http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/immediate-release-of-saudi-blogger-raef-badawi.html
- http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-raif-badawi-saudi-blogger-sentenced-to-seven-years-600-lashes.html
- http://www.change.org/petitions/free-and-safeguard-raif-badawy-a-liberal-saudi-accused-of-apostasy
- http://www.change.org/de/Petitionen/save-saudi-arabia-raif-badawi-live-save-his-life-let-him-free-send-him-out-of-saudi-arabia?share_id=tWPJzBtoed&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

LETTER

Object: Immediate release of blogger Raef Badawi

Your Majesty,

I would like to take the opportunity to call your attention to the case of blogger Raef Badawi.
A Jeddah court ,on July 29 2013, convicted blogger Raef Badawi of violating Saudi Arabia’s anti-cybercrime. The blogger was sentenced to 600 lashes and seven years in prison. The Criminal Court found Raif Badawi, the founder of the Free Saudi Liberals website, guilty of insulting Islam through his website and in comments he made on television, and added three months to his term for “parental disobedience.”
Criminal Court Judge Faris al-Harbi dropped a charge of apostasy, which carries the death penalty. He has been detained in Jeddah’s Buraiman prison since his arrest on June 17, 2012.
The freedom of speech is a right. No citizen of Saudi Arabia should be arrested and sentenced for having expressed its opinion.
I ask the immediate release of blogger Raef Badawi.
In awaiting your reply, be assured of my most respectful sentiments
Yours sincerely,
(your name)

Address:

King
His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Salutation: Your Majesty,
The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques
Office of His Majesty the King
Royal Court, Riyadh
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Crown Prince and Minister of Defence & Aviation
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin
Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Salutation: Your Excellency,
Ministry of Defence and Aviation,
Airport Road
Riyadh 11165
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Bahrain - Immediate release of blogger Mohammed Hassan and photojournalist Hussain Hubail

URGENT ACTION

Update - 1 Aug 2013

More than 45 hours after his arrest, there is still no confirmed information on the whereabouts and wellbeing of arrested blogger Mohammed Hassan, who is now considered subjected to enforced disappeared.

Hassan’s family received a brief call yesterday from him in which they were informed he will be transferred to the dry dock detention center, but when they went there today, 1 Aug 2013, the prison administration denied having him. They were not able to get any further information or get access to Mohammed Hassan. His lawyer has been unable to contact him as well.

In addition to the concern of Mohammed Hassan’s enforced disappearance, an award winning photojournalist and close friend of Hassan’s, Hussain Hubail (21), was arrested last night, 31 July 2013, from Bahrain International Airport while on his way to Dubai, UAE. His family went to ask about him at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) but the administration denied having Hubail in their custody. As such, Hussain Hubail is now also considered subjected to enforced disappearance as there is still no information on his whereabouts and wellbeing. Hubail won 1st place in a photography contest run by Alwasat newspaper in May 2013 for a photograph of protesters amid clouds of tear gas. BCHR has information that a photo in which Hussain appeared covering one of the opposition societies rallies, was shown to detainees in the past months at the CID and the interrogators were trying to find the identity of the photographer in that photo. The Bahrain Center for Human Rights believes that Hussain Hubail has been targeted because of his work as a photojournalist.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights calls on the international community to apply real pressure on the Government of Bahrain to demand the immediate release of blogger Mohammed Hassan and photojournalist Hussain Hubail. To add to that, the BCHR calls for an end of the Government of Bahrain’s systematic targeting of online users and news providers who are exercising their right to freedom of expression in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Link news

http://bahrainrights.hopto.org/en/node/6271#.UfrWlbdOPaA.twitter 

Link Petition

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-bahraini-blogger-mohammed-hassan-and-photo-journalist-hussain-hubail.html 

LETTER

Object: Immediate release of blogger Mohammed Hassan and photojournalist Hussain Hubail

Your Majesty,

I wish to appeal to you on behalf of  blogger Mohammed Hassan and photojournalist Hussain Hubail who are the subject of my deepest concern.

After his arrest, there is still no confirmed information on the whereabouts and wellbeing of blogger Mohammed Hassan.

The family of Hassan received a brief phone call from him in which they were informed that he was transferred to the dry dock detention center. The prison administration has denied the presence of Hassan.

Hussain Hubail  was arrested the 31 July 2013 to Bahrain International Airport.

His family went to ask about him at the Criminal Investigation Department but the administration denied having Hubail in their custody.

As such, Hussain Hubail is now considered subjected to enforced disappearance.

I ask the immediate release of blogger Mohammed Hassan and photojournalist Hussain Hubail. Thanking you in advance for your time on this important and urgent matter.

Yours sincerely,

(your name)

Address:

His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa

King of Bahrain

Salutation: Your Majesty,

Office of His Majesty the King

P.O.Box 555

Rifa’a Palace

Kingdom of Bahrain

The Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifah

Salutation: Your Excellency,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Bahrain

P.O. Box 547

Government Road

Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Ministry of Interior of Bahrain

General Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa

Salutation: Your Excellency,

P.O Box 13,                                                                                                   

Manama

Kingdom of Bahrain 

Email: info@interior.gov.bh

Italy Embassy in Manama

Salutation: Dear Ambassador,

P.O. Box 347

Villa 1554, Road 5647, Block 356

Manama

Kingdom of Bahrain

The Embassy of The Kingdom of Bahrain – London

Salutation: Dear Ambassador,

30 Belgrave Square

London, SW1X 8QB

United Kingdom

A massacre of asylum seekers in detention center Hums east of Tripoli

Dear Mrs Ribecco,

Thank you for your message. We would like to apologize for the delay.

We hereby confirm that your message has been forwarded to the relevant services of the European External Action Service for information purposes.

So far the EU did not receive confirmation about the facts mentioned in the petition. In this regard it would be useful to know the exact date of the abuses you describe which allegedly took place in the detention center of Hums (Tripoli).

We share the concerns regarding the worrying situation of migrants in Libyan detention centres. The EU frequently raises this matter with the Libyan government; the last time was on 27 May when Prime Minister Ali Zeidan visited Brussels and met Presidents Barroso and Van Rompuy. Mr Zeidan underlined the importance that his government attaches to the respect and compliance with Human Rights and said that Ministries of Justice and Interior are working hard to address HR violations which undermine the principles of the 17 February Revolution.

A positive development is that several detention centres previously under the control of militias passed under the authority of the Ministry of Interior. The EU funded programme implemented by IOM is working with the Ministry of Interior to train its staff on Human Rights and to revise the law 19 on illegal migration.

The EU and IOM are monitoring closely the situation and are meeting regularly the NGOs defending the rights of migrants like Habeisha Centre, the International Federation of Human rights or Amnesty International.

The civilian border mission that deployed in May 2013 will train, mentor and advise Libyans in integrated border management. Human rights training is already programmed to be part of this capacity delivery, both as a prerequisite of EU support and at the specific request of the Libyan authorities.

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Date: Saturday, 25/08/2012 01:00:14
From: "Mariacarmela Ribecco" <mariacarmelaribecco@libero.it>
Subject: [Case_ID: 512808 / 8774080] A massacre of asylum seekers in detention center Hums east of Tripoli
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His Excellency,
A massacre of asylum seekers in detention center Hums east of Tripoli.The situation of refugees Sub-Saharan Africans in Libya is proving more and more hell. Increased to three people killed by Libyan soldiers. It all started yesterday morning and throughout the day there was a high tenziono between refugees and military until that late in the evening, the military said in the supervision of the detention center for asylum seekers to Hums east of Tripoli, where they are detained hundreds of asylum seekers and political refugees, already recognized by UNHCR in Sudan, pacificamnte protesting against the appalling conditions of detention, ill-treatment and can even killings, as happened last night. Opposite to the demands and hunger strike deployed by desperate women by living conditions, lack of respect for their human dignity, women who are pregnant need of medical supervision and assistance that does not receive anything, the response of the Libyan military and was to beat up a guy like carpio offering, and then shoot him for no reason. The soldiers also shot against women screaming in front of the killing of one of their companions, the soldiers beat and shot against women to reduce them to silence.The latest updates from Tripoli which increased to three died under the blows of the Libyan military, this is a crime against humanity, and in total violation of human rights and international conventions protecting the rights of refugees. European pressure to close the doors of Europe is costing the lives of many refugees.I appeal to the European Parliament to act decisively on the government in Tripoli, the references to respect for human rights and the rights of asylum seekers. Free all refugees be handed over into the hands of UNHCR.
The facebook Group : Per la liberazione dei prigionieri nel Sinai

Iran – Immediate medical furlough for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki. Letter sent to the Supreme Leader of Iran – 22/07/2013

Your Excellency,
I would like to take the opportunity to call your attention to the case of Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki

Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s family has been informed by the Tehran Prosecutor’s office that the IRGC Intelligence division has denied their request for his medical furlough.

Due to the lack of specialized facilities, the lack of access to his treating physicians, and lack of proper nutrition, Ronaghi has recently encountered gastrointestinal bleeding and has not been able to take his needed medication for his prostate and kidney diseases.

Hossein suffering from kidney malfunction and prostate and bladder inflammation.

Hossein has decided to launch a hunger strike due to the the authorities’ disregard for a human life and health.

I ask the immediate medical furlough for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki.

Thank you for your attention.

Iran – Immediate medical furlough for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki

URGENT ACTION

Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki is an Iranian blogger and political dissident who was imprisoned in 2009 for his role in the post-election riots that erupted in Iran.

Link story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein_Ronaghi 

HIS LIFE IN DANGER FROM KIDNEY DISEASE AND NOW GASTRO-INTESTINAL BLEEDING, IMPRISONED IRANIAN BLOGGER HOSSEIN RONAGHI MALEKI HAS MEDICAL FURLOUGH BLOCKED BY REVOLTUIONARY GUARDS BECAUSE HE "CONTINUED HIS ACTIVISM" DURING A PREVIOUS FURLOUGH. (WHAT HE REALLY DID IS CALLED "VOLUNTEER EARTHQUAKE RELIEF" IN THE NORMAL UNIVERSE) MEANWHILE JUDICIARY OFFICIAL TELLS HIM: "YOU WILL DIE IN PRISON," AND BE FORGOTTEN IN A FEW WEEKS.....NONE OF WHICH WILL ANY OF US ALLOW TO HAPPEN!!!

Translation by Persian Banoo, July 16 2013--Tehran’s district attorney’s office has informed the family of incarcerated human rights activist, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki that the IRGC Intelligence is preventing the granting of a medical furlough for Hossein.According to Tehran’s Deputy Prosecutor, IRGC (the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps) has stated that, because, Hossein Ronaghi continued his activism while on the previous medical furlough, they will not permit another medical furlough, even if his incarceration jeopardizes his health.

The family of this political prisoner, who have asked the officials of the Islamic Republic to help secure his release and save his life, say, “We have repeatedly written to various officials in the Islamic Republic and have asked them to help save the life of our son. But so far, all of this letter writing and following up on his case, have not had any result. Hossein, like all the other political prisoners, is not guilty of any crime and must be released.”

According to a previously published report on Kaleme website, a Judiciary official, replying to Hossein’s voicing concern about unhealthy prison conditions and the lack of proper medical treatment for himself and other ill political prisoners, said, “You will eventually die in prison, and after a few weeks of the media noise, everything will become quite.”

According to Hossein’s family, he told them during a prison visit that he will launch a hunger strike in early Mordad (July 23rd is the beginning of month of Mordad) if the authorities continue their negligence and their disregard for human life,

The family of this human rights activist, expressing their concern about the state of his health, said, “Tehran’s District Attorney’s office has told us that the IRGC Intelligence opposes granting Hossein a medical furlough and that we must speak with IRGC’s interrogator about Hossein’s medical furlough.

Hossein has decided to launch a hunger strike due to the the authorities’ disregard for a human life and health. In the light of Hossein’s decision, and due to his existing illnesses, we are extremely concerned about his health and his life.

Anymore, we just don’t know which Judicial official we must turn to next for help and to get them to listen to our heartaches and to help solve our problem.

Due to the lack of specialized facilities, the lack of access to his treating physicians, and lack of proper nutrition, Ronaghi has recently encountered gastrointestinal bleeding and has not been able to take his needed medication for his prostate and kidney diseases.

According to previously published reports, despite Hossein suffering from kidney malfunction and prostate and bladder inflammation, was ordered back to prison by the district attorney prior to the presidential election.

Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was among those arrested after the 2009 disputed presidential election. He was arrested by IRGC Intelligence and tried at Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Pirabbasi, and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.Last August, while Ronaghi was on his first medical furlough, he, his brother and father, Ahmad and Hassan Ronaghi, along with 33 other earthquake aide workers, were arrested at the Sarand earthquake relief workers’ camp in the earthquake-stricken area of Azarbaijan.

In that case, Ronaghi was sentenced to 2 years and six months imprisonment on the charges of “Assembly and collusion with intent to act against the national security in the earthquake-stricken areas”, “Threat to public health through distribution of moldy bread”, and “Disobeying police orders”, thus, making his sentence increase to a total of 17 years and six months imprisonment.

Link News: 
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151725492829618&set=a.97915074617.83142.91818104617&type=1&theater 

Link Petitions:

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/36771.html 

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41445.html 

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-hossein-ronaghi-maleki.html 

LETTER

Object: Immediate medical furlough for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki

Your Excellency,

I would like to take the opportunity to call your attention to the case of Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki

Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s family has been informed by the Tehran Prosecutor’s office that the IRGC Intelligence division has denied their request for his medical furlough.

Due to the lack of specialized facilities, the lack of access to his treating physicians, and lack of proper nutrition, Ronaghi has recently encountered gastrointestinal bleeding and has not been able to take his needed medication for his prostate and kidney diseases.

Hossein suffering from kidney malfunction and prostate and bladder inflammation.

Hossein has decided to launch a hunger strike due to the the authorities’ disregard for a human life and health.

I ask the immediate medical furlough for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki.

Thank you for your attention.

(your name)

Address:

Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei

Salutation: Your Excellency

The Office of the Supreme Leader

Islamic Republic Street – End of Shahid

Keshvar Doust Street,

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Email: info_leader@leader.ir

Twitter: "#Iran Leader

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Salutation: Your Excellency

His Excellency Hassan Rouhani

The Presidency

Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani

Salutation: Your Excellency

[care of] Public relations Office

Number 4, 2 Azizi Street

Vali Asr Ave., above Pasteur Street intersection

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Email: bia.judi@yahoo.com (subject line: FAO Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani)

Secretary General High Council for Human Rights

Salutation: Your Excellency

Mohammed Javad Larijani

c/o Office of the Head of the Judicary

Pasteur St, Vali Asr Ave

South of Serah-e Jomhouri

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Email: info@humanrights-iran.ir  

(Subject line: FAO Mohammad Javad Larijani)

Send letter official website of the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
http://www.leader.ir/ 

Send letter official website of the President of Iran

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Letter Bayan Khatib and Sarah Karkour (Office Public Relations the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces) - 09/07/2013

Letter Bayan Khatib and Sarah Karkour (Office Public Relations the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces) on the cases of Immediate release Syrian activists Mazen Darwish, Hussein Ghrer and Hani al-Zitani.

Thank you for the email. I will forward this to the head of our PR department.
Hoping for the release of all political prisoners soon!! We have called for this  several times in our press statements.
Thanks
Bayan
_________________________________________________

Dear Ms. Maria,
Thank you for your mail.
I would like to inform you that the Coalition is doing its best for the release of every detainees in the Assad's prisons.
I forwarded your request to the specialists in the Coalition to work on the release's issue of: Mazen Darwish, Hussein Ghrer and Hani Al-Zitani.
Thanks again.
Kind Regards,
Sarah

RESPONSE TO THE LETTER OF 8 JULY 2013

Dear Ms. Bayan Khatib, Office Public Relations the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces,
Dear Ms. Sarah Karkour, Office Public Relations the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
We want to take the opportunity to call your attention to the case of Syrian activists Mazen Darwish, Hussein Ghrer and Hani al-Zitani.
Mazen Darwish is director of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of expression.
Hussein Ghrer is blogger and graduate at the Faculty of Information Engineering.
Hani Zitani is a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Sociology and university teacher.
We call for a strong diplomatic pressure. Their detention is unlawful and their lives are in danger.
Thanking you in advance for your time on this important and urgent matter.
Mariacarmela Ribecco (Italy), Maribel Lafuente (Spain), Gabriele Datzer (Germany), Maria Luisa Crosina (Italy), Soror Irani (Canada), Giuseppe Di Bella (French Polynesia), Anette Meyer (Sweden), Margaret Buyukkurt (Turkey), Isabella Rossi (Germany), Emerald Dove (Germany), Shary Faramarzi (Germany), Laurence Meylemans (France), Farzaneh Irandoost (Sweden), Bernard Durning (France), AnnaMaria Livolsi (Italy), Oliver Butenuth (Germany), Siyamack Sohrabmanesh (Italy), Larissa Bender (Germany), Louis Richard (Canada), Dominik Bender (Germany), Ruth Olafsdottir (USA), Sophie Caymaris (France), Elisabeth Scott (USA), Vu Nguyen (USA), Joanna Kozanecka (Poland), Paolo Merolla (Italy), Abier Bushnaq (Germany), Filippo Angileri (Italy), Sonja Jo (Syria), Elisabeth Millet (France), Markella V (Greece), Elisa Cassinelli (Italy), Michelle Crosslin (USA), Shahriar Imam (Italy), Petra Becker (Germany), Neiry Jacob (UK), Cordula Giewald (Germany), Bilal Breigheche (Italy), Fadia Foda (Germany), Emilio Diaz (Spain), Mary Rizzo (Italy), Markella Valsa (Greece), James Kubik (USA), Stelios Bardas (Greece), Enrica Del Gaudio (Italy), Heinz Leitner (Austria), Nader Moavenian (USA), Giuseppe Di Bella (France), Anita Hunt (UK), Chris Crowstaff (UK), Teresa Rosiak-Bolewska (Poland), Michael John Smith (Slovenia), Steinar Strandheim (Sweden), Joan Cove (UK), Nico Nissen (Germany), Fara Tah (Greece), Coy Falcon (Canada), Joanna Laude (France), Vanessa Marzullo (Italy), Lorenzo Querzola (Italy), Kurt Alleyne (UK), Elena Gennaro (Italy), Nabil Bushnaq (Germany), Thaddeus Hutyra (Belgium), Jim Kubik (USA), Fátima Coutinho (Brazil), Madell Scudder (USA), John Burke (USA), Niulis Targino (Brazil), Janet Beck (Canada), Gunn Vigdis Værnes (Norway), Siriaamor Siriaamor (Austria), Beverly Harris (USA), Madell Scudder (USA), Johannes De Ruiter (Netherlands), Patrick Peronne (France), Attika Toumi (France), Sophie Benali (Europe), Annalisa Roveroni (Italy), Max Rafii (USA), Siria Niviano (Italy), Christina Andersson (Sweden), Maria Sophia Quine (UK), Sergio Zucchi (Jamaica), Bronwen Griffiths (UK), Pi Overgaard (Denmark), Fariba Zivehe (Germany), Ray Safar (Canada), Rien Shaw (Canada), Irene Capelli (Italy), Sonja Jo (Syria), Germano Monti (Italy), Bronwen Griffiths (UK), Tommy Bäck (Switzerland), Margaret Lynd (Canada), Wynn M ChapmaN (France), Ana Lourdes León Melero (Spain), Mohssen M (Iran), Jutta Steller (Germany), Aidee Ugarte (USA), Erin LeGresley (Canada), Ali Soho (Philippines), Cornelia Toelgyes (Italy), Elizabeth McDonald (Canada), Josef Johnson (USA), Peggy Lynd (Canada), Higari Kaga (USA), John Ennis (USA), Marcello Luciano (USA), Ali Soho (Philippines), Ruj Rbk (France), Nasi Payghambarian (Sweden), Annabelle Gabriel (France), Marine Herrenschmidt (France), Amy Poll (Netherlands), Sallie Martin (USA), Patrizia Vampa (Italy), Deidre Kellogg (USA), Shohreh Ghasemi (USA), Pete Klosterman (USA), Jonathon Tingey (Canada), Marina Bondas (Germany), Blake Parker (USA), Rana Sammani (USA), Paie Hooper-Reichbart (USA), Emad Mahou (USA), Giorgio Galli (Italy), Pamela Damiana Cito (Italy), Bronwen Griffiths (UK), Alam Georgette (France), Terry White (Canada), Jeremy Fleming (Canada), Kurt Alleyne (UK), CM Esteve (France),  Francesca Frascaroli (Italy), Allen Dusablon (USA), Carole Vila (USA), Penina Sarah (USA), Chiara Costanzo (Italy), Ruth Leahy (Australia), Lise Aubin (Canada), David Mark (UK) and Azita Malek (Australia).

Iran – Greater press freedom for Iranian journalists and fotoreporters

URGENT ACTION

LETTER

Object: Greater press freedom for Iranian journalists and fotoreporters

Your Excellency,

I wish to appeal to you on behalf of all Iranian journalists and fotoreporters which call for greater press freedom.

A new government for a big change. Many Iranian journalists and fotoreporters are prevented from leaving the country. Arrests. Passports denied.

I ask the new government to guarantee their safety. A nation legitimized by his people should not be afraid of a free press.

Thanking you in advance for your time on this important and urgent matter.

(your name)

Address:

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Salutation: Your Excellency

His Excellency Hassan Rouhani

The Presidency

Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Contact official website of the President of Iran

http://rouhani.ir/contactus.php 

Contact Twitter

https://twitter.com/HassanRouhani 

Contact Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Rouhani.Fanpage