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Secretary General, High Council for Human Rights: Suspend 4-year prison term for Atefeh Nabavi
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    1. Secretary General, High Council for Human Rights (+ 1 other)
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      • Secretary General, High Council for Human Rights (Mohammad Javad Larijani)
      • Head of the Judiciary, Iran (Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani)
  2. Created By
    Christine Potthast
    Houston, TX
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

Atefeh Nabavi, is the first woman who has been sentenced to jail for taking part in the post election protests in Iran.

She was arrested, charged and sentenced to four years in prison for participating in a protest that drew millions to the streets in Iran on June 15, 2009. She is among the many unknown and ordinary citizens who were arrested for their participation in protests only because they demanded accountability from officials with respect to their votes.

There are sources that claim Atefeh has been subjected to physical torture while in prison.

Atefeh has written an open letter from prison: ..And this is how we turn thirty!

 Excerpts by Atefeh Nabavi: 

"Two years and three months have passed. In the agitated moments of [ward] 209 [solitary confinement]   I thought of the [amount of] time I would have to spend in this place. My mind could not comprehend the word “year”  [...]

 

On June 15, 2009, just like the three to four million people who came to the streets to show their protest, I felt like a significant incident was taking place in my country. [...]   I imagined that I would return home after the protest and remain a social activist. However, [...] not only did not return home, but also my husband was sent to prison because he had followed up on my case. [...]

Now, I am experiencing the unwritten chapters of history. [I have experienced] interrogation, intimidation, solitary confinement, [witnessed] the execution and exile of my closest friends (someone from the next bed or from the same table) [...] 

However... 

Experiencing these conditions is not something you [would want to] wish upon anyone. The combination of pain and passion embedded in yearning souls creates an elixir that not only wears the soul but also polishes and purifies it.

 And this is how we turn thirty in [prison].
Source: 

http://persian2english.com/?p=22696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Suspend the four-year prison sentence for Atefeh Nabavi immediately.

Your Excellency

I just signed the following petition addressed to the Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani.

As one of the undersigned I am asking you to suspend the four-year prison sentence for Atefeh Nabavi immediately.

Atefeh Nabavi, is the first woman who has been sentenced to jail for taking part in the post election protests in Iran. - She was arrested, charged and sentenced for participating in a protest that drew millions on June 15, 2009. She is among the many unknown and ordinary citizens who were arrested for their participation in protests and only because they demanded accountability from officials with respect to their votes.
There are sources that claim Atefeh has been subjected to physical torture while in prison.

We are urging the immediate release of Atefeh Navabi.
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Sincerely,

[Your name]

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