Saturday, February 18, 2006

Statement of the Association of Iranian Bloggers (Penlog) concerning brutal execution of Hojjat Zamani and start of massacre of political prisoners in Iran

The Association of Iranian Bloggers (Penlog) denounces the brutal execution of Mr. Hojjat Zamani, Political Prisoner, and warns the world about the beginning of another massacre by the Iranian Government. Elham Afrootan, a 20-years old Journalist from Hormozgan Province, who mistakenly had published an article from a blog in a local paper, is in hospital , in coma. In the past two days seven people in Ahvaz and three in Tehran have been sentenced to death. Authorities of Gohardasht Prison in Karaj (Rajayi Shahr) have blatantly warned the prisoners that if the Iran’s case goes to the Security Council, they will be executed one by one.

Association of Iranian Blogwriters (Penlog), according to its charter, defends the right of freedom of expression for all political prisoners including jailed journalists and bloggers and expresses concern over the re-start of execution of political prisoners in Iran.

Association of Iranian Blogwriters (Penlog) urges the Human Rights organizations to send delegates to Iran to evaluate the situation Political Prisoners and not let them fall victims to the Iranian government’s vengeance.

We ask the United Nations not to ignore the serious abjure of Human Rights in Iran and to condition Iran’s membership in UN to complete observance of the articles of Universal Human Rights Declaration.

Association of Iranian Blogwriters (Penlog)

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