Protest:

Protest against the government of Iran, and stand with the Iranian people, as they continue to undergo this brutal human rights situation. To hear about the upcoming events, visit us at www.victoriaforiran.com or join our Facebook group.

Call:

Call or email the Iranian embassy in Ottawa to express your thoughts about the continuing massacre of the Iranian people and minorities, and waves of oppression, violence, rape, torture, forced confessions, and mass imprisonment. A sample letter can be seen at the very bottom of this message.

Tel: (613) 235-4726, Extension 225

E-mail (Embassy): executive@salamiran.org

*Please copy or CC the Prime Minister of Canada, or your local Member of Parliament with the same message, and pressure them to do something about the human rights situation in Iran (such as further condemnation of the executions and increasing media coverage).

Contact the United Nations:

Contact those responsible at the United Nations:

The UN’s official review of Iran’s human rights record will take place on 15 February 2010. Below are the names of the Secretariat for the Third Committee, the committee that deals with social and humanitarian issues.

Committee: Mr. Moncef Khane (Secretary) Tel: 1 (212) 963-2322
Assisted by Ms. Nancy Beteta Tel: 1(212) 963-5722
Mr. Otto Gustafik (Deputy Secretary), Tel: 1(212) 963-9963
Assisted by Ms. Maureen Otto Tel: 1(212) 963- 7855
Ms. Meena Sur (Assistant Secretary) Tel: 1(917) 367- 2454
Assisted by Ms. Lorna Fidler Tel: 1(212) 963- 2319

Talk:

Talk to people about the issue. Forward all your messages and campaigns to your own email lists and other networks. Help us spread the word, and in doing so raise the political costs of crimes against humanity committed by the Iranian government.

Help:

In the hope of freedom and democracy for Iran, a hope that 31 years ago today, we believed that we had realized.

Sample Letter:

For use when sending to the Iranian Embassy in Ottawa (executive@salamiran.org), Canadian Members of Parliament, and/or the United Nations (info above).

Copy/paste, or write your own

February 5, 1010

Re: Stop Executions in Iran

I am writing to condemn the execution of political prisoners by the Islamic Republic of Iran. On January 28, 2010 the government of Iran executed two political prisoners, Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour, and there are 9 more protesters in imminent risk of execution. The government announced that 5 of the protesters will be
hanged in public in Tehran. Here is a list of 59 names of political prisoners on death row:

http://persian2english.com/?p=5778

Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour were unjustly convicted, hanged, and their self incriminating confessions were been made under torture. More than five thousand people were arrested after the anti-government demonstrations since June 2009 and they have all undergone torture and ill treatment.

Further anti-government demonstrations are to take place on the anniversary of the Islamic Republic on 11 February, and I am extremely worried about the safety of the demonstrators in Iran.

I demand the unconditional and immediate halt to all death sentences in Iran and the freedom of all detained dissidents and political prisoners. Any Iranian government must act in accordance with international law, and fulfill their responsibility of protecting the human rights and civil liberties of all its people and minorities.

Sincerely,

your name