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JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams
and her death.
In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan.
Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali
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Jina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan,
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Januari 15 - 12, 2024 |
2-weekly opinion by Gino d'Artali: |
When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi
figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da
qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so
called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.
Center for Human Rights Iran - January 18 , 2024
Urgent Appeal to Halt Imminent Execution of Four Ethnic Kurds in Iran
Death Sentences Confirmed Within 24 Hours of Secret Trial, 18 Months of
Incognito Detention
Denied Independent Counsel and Right to Appeal Court Ruling
In the midst of a surge in executions in Iran, four ethnic Kurds are on
the brink of execution following 18 months of incognito detention since
their arrest in July 2022. Sentenced to death within 24 hours of a
secret trial, there are grave concerns that these political prisoners
could face execution without ever being provided a modicum of due
process. Despite threats to silence their families, one of their wives,
desperate to see her husband alive again, courageously shared their
story with the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). <Given the severe
violations of due process in this case, and the record of
disproportionate and unlawful executions of minorities in Iran, these
prisoners demand urgent global attention,> said Hadi Ghaemi, the
executive director of CHRI. Ghaemi added, <World leaders must call on
the Iranian authorities to immediately halt their spree of executions or
face diplomatic and economic consequences.> During their brief <trial>
at Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge
Iman Afshari, the men were forced to use court-appointed lawyers. The
trial details, including specific charges, were veiled in secrecy from
the men’s families. To compound matters, the men were denied the right
to appeal their death sentences. Instead, within 24 hours, the sentences
were confirmed by the Supreme Court, under the jurisdiction of Judge
Qasem Mazinani.
The four political prisoners are:
Mohsen Mazloum, 31, from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province
Mohammad Faramarzi, 30, from Dehgolan, Kurdistan province
Vafa Azarbar, 28, from Bukan, West Azerbaijan province
Pejman Fatehi, 30, from Kamyaran, Kurdistan province
CHRI urges the UN and global leaders to intensify pressure on the
Islamic Republic. They should demand that these men's death sentences be
thrown out and that they be re-tried in public trials with full access
to due process.
The global community should also call for the immediate halt to the
unlawful and escalating executions in Iran.
CHRI calls on world governments to:
Summon Iranian ambassadors to directly condemn surging executions and
warn that intensified diplomatic and economic isolation will follow the
continuation of these unlawful killings;
Make public statements, unilaterally and in bilateral and multilateral
forums, forcefully condemning the surging and unlawful executions in
Iran;
Actively work with allies, partners and other governments to advance
joint initiatives that impose diplomatic and economic consequences for
these unlawful executions.
Right to Appeal Blocked After Death Sentences Confirmed Within 24 Hours
of Issuance
<We were completely unaware of the condition of the prisoners from the
day of their arrest until the forced confessions that were aired on TV,>
Joanna Taimasi, the wife of Mohsen Mazloum, told CHRI. <We had no
information about where they were kept.> <After 80 days, when their
forced confessions were broadcast [on state TV], we saw their emaciated
and tormented faces that indicated severe physical and mental torture,>
said Mazloum, speaking on the phone from a city in Iraq where she fled
last year. In late July 2022, Ministry of Intelligence agents arrested
Mazloum, Faramarzi, Azarbar, and Fatehi in the Somay Baradoost border
region near Yingjeh village in Iran's West Azerbaijan province. Their
families and chosen lawyers (as opposed to the court-appointed ones they
were forced to use during their trial) were kept uninformed about their
whereabouts for 80 days until state media, the Islamic Republic of Iran
Broadcasting (IRIB), aired edited footage, purportedly showing them
confessing to collaborating with Mossad, the Israeli intelligence
service. Throughout their taped statements, the men were denied the
opportunity to speak freely.
The IRIB, which acts as an arm of intelligence and security agencies,
has a documented history of airing forced and false <confessions> on
state TV, and collaborating with interrogators, intelligence officials,
and judiciary officials to obtain and film fabricated confessions. The
heavily edited segments serve to propagate scenarios, endorsed by the
Intelligence Ministry, aimed at concealing human rights violations and
making baseless allegations against defendants held on political
charges. <Only 10 days ago, we learned through our lawyer that death
sentences had been issued against them in a secret trial with
state-appointed lawyers,> Taimasi told CHRI. <Despite the verdict, we
are still unaware of the case details,> she added. <What's alarming is
that our lawyer revealed the swift confirmation of the death sentences
within less than 24 hours of their issuance.> <On Tuesday, January 16,
our lawyer announced that the judicial authorities have rejected the
request to review the sentences,> said Taimasi. <They said a judicial
review would not be possible because their case is a matter of high
national security, and for this reason, their sentences will be
enforced, and we should not waste our time.> Taimasi added that Komala,
the political Kurdish organization that the men were accused of
collaborating with, officially denied the charges. <No names were
mentioned but Iranian security agencies said they were members of Komala.
The Komala Party issued a statement categorically denying the claims
made by the Islamic Republic,> she said. <My husband and his three
colleagues were forced to say that they had met with the head of Mossad
and other Israeli intelligence officials in South Africa and Botswana,
But none of them even have passports. There are many contradictions in
their forced confessions.>
Families Denied Contact, Threatened
According to Taimasi's account to CHRI, the families of all four men
received a notification from the Ministry of Intelligence, indicating
they could finally meet their loved ones after being apprised of the
imminent executions in January 2024. Prompted by this news, families
embarked on long journeys from their hometowns to Tehran, converging
outside Evin Prison, where the four political prisoners are held.
However, their gathering outside the prison was abruptly obstructed by
state security agencies. Subsequently, they were informed that
visitation would not take place and were warned to return to Kurdistan.
Any persistence in following up or gathering was met with the threat of
severe consequences. Taimasi detailed the coercive tactics employed to
silence families grappling with the mass injustice they were enduring:
<In the initial wave of arrests, my brother-in-law, Omid, was also
detained and spent 40 days in jail, only to be released on bail
amounting to one billion tomans (approximately $19,200). Later, as
families assembled in front of the Ministry of Intelligence office in
Mahabad, my brother-in-law was promptly summoned and cautioned. Any
attempt to publicize the case or sustain protests would result in
further arrests and potential death sentences.> <This period has been
incredibly challenging for all families. Mohsen and I had just begun our
married life a year before his arrest. Pejman [Fatehi] and his wife have
a five-year-old child. In a heartbreaking video, their son pleads for
his father's life, even though he doesn't fully comprehend the gravity
of the situation.> <We haven't directly heard their voices even once in
this year and a half,> she lamented. In 2023, more than 700 prisoners
were executed in Iran, according to CHRI's compilation of information
from Iranian news agencies and human rights groups. However, these
numbers are believed to be higher, given the state’s refusal to
accurately disclose them. The Islamic Republic is one of the few
countries in the world that also executes juveniles. In addition,
hundreds of individuals are executed for drug-related offenses that fall
short of meeting the <most serious crimes> threshold stipulated by
international law. Moreover, the death penalty is disproportionately
applied to ethnic minorities in Iran, illustrating a deeply concerning
pattern of injustice. In recent years, the Islamic Republic has also
increasingly used death sentences against political prisoners, after
grossly unfair trials.>>
Source:
https://iranhumanrights.org/2024/01/urgent-appeal-to-halt-imminent-execution-of-four-ethnic-kurds-in-iran/
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