GOZARESHGARAN’S APPEAL PETITION

SEPIDEH GHOLIAN’S LIFE IS IN DANGER!

A civil activist and  an advocate of the oppressed working class of Iran, Sepideh Gholian, who was arrested during workers’ protests, and endured four years and seven months of imprisonment in the dungeon, of the Islamic regime, was released from the case of Haft Tappeh workers, but her freedom didn’t last long and few hours later, she was arrested again by the security apparatus of the Islamic Republic, and taken back to prison.

Sepideh Gholian, only minutes after her release, in front of prison gates, chanted slogans against Ali Khamanei and showed her loyalty and advocacy for the current revolutionary uprising movement, to which, her happiness was posted on social media. She spent nearly five years in the most notorious dungeons of the despotic ruling system and expressed her protests repeatedly, against the inhumane conditions of the imprisoned and the suffering of women, torture and widespread executions in the countries’ prisons.

Sepideh Gholian, who has spent the best years of her young life in the dungeons of the Islamic Republic, repeatedly, she has been accused of propagating  activities against the ruling system, but she never stopped her brilliant disclosures and her resistance, therefore she is a symbol of women’s struggle and persistence in the current movement in Iran today.

After her short freedom, she announced: ‘’I have come out this time hoping for Iran’s emancipation.’’

Shortly after her release, Sepideh Gjolian, on the way home, together with her family, was stopped by intelligence and security forces, arrested and taken back to prison.

Hostility and brutal behavior of the Islamic rulers with the brave and aware women of our country-Iran is not  hidden from anyone in and outside of the country.

Currently, hundreds of these brave Iranian women, are imprisoned, due to their civic, political, ideological and environmental activities and some of them, like Zainab Jalalian. have spent their entire youth, in dungeons and torture centers of the Islamic regime.

The progressive international community and public opinion of the world, must not be silent towards these crimes against our noble Iranian women.

In more than four decades, the Islamic Republic has not stopped any crime against political and ideological dissidents and critics. In its historic burgeoning records, the Islamic regime has continued the nationwide execution of Political and ideological prisoners, systematic torture and silent murders in prisons. Therefore, in our belief the re-arrest of Sepideh Gholian and her immediate transfer to a torture center, is dangerous and very worrying.

We, the political, social, cultural and artistic activists, whilst condemning the re-arrest of Sepideh Gholian, a worker and civil activist, call on the organizations, institutions and advocates of political and ideological prisoners and human rights and dignity, to strongly condemn this anti-humane behavior of the security and intelligence agencies of the Islamic Republic and stand with the Iranian revolutionary movement, for unconditional and immediate release of all political and ideological prisoners.

GOZARESHGARAN