Join Campaign against Executions in Iran
Maryam Namazie - 29.01.2003 16:18
Don't let another execution take place!
Press Release 1
For Immediate Release
28 January 2003
Today, the newly established Campaign against Executions in Iran expressed grave concern for the surge in executions and vowed to mobilise international pressure against executions in Iran.
Executions have always been one of the mainstays of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Islamic regime established itself from 20 June 1981 with widespread executions and murders. Since then, and particularly in 1988, the regime has executed 100,000 political opponents, progressives, communists, women, labour activists, people attributed to religious and ethnic minorities, youth and gays and lesbians in what has come to be known as one of the greatest crimes of the 20th Century. During the past two decades, the regime has massacred innumerable human beings to remain in power. There are ample statistics, documents and witnesses to prove this. With escalating protests against the entirety of Islamic rule, the regime has once again stepped up its executions in order to intimidate the protesting public.
According to Maryam Namazie, the Campaign's Coordinator, 'While the Islamic regime has stepped up executions, it has at the same time been forced to temporarily suspend execution by stoning in early January 2003 as a result of local and international pressure, spearheaded by the International Committee against Stoning. But this is nowhere enough. Ashraf, Sima, Ferdows and Shahnaz, four women with pending sentences of death by stoning and Nosrat Abouie who managed to escape during her stoning and is now in prison are all still at risk of alternative forms of punishment including execution. Numerous women, men and youth are currently awaiting execution. International public pressure can and must remove this brutal means at the Islamic regime's disposal and impel it to immediately stop all executions.
The Campaign against Executions in Iran unequivocally opposes capital punishment and calls for its abolition in all countries. The Campaign aims to:
* mobilise international protest against and condemnation of executions in Iran
* galvanise public pressure against the Islamic regime in Iran and its Western government supporters
* save the lives of those under execution sentences
* stop executions in Iran
The Campaign against Executions in Iran is yet another step in advancing the efforts against executions in Iran.
For more information or to join the Campaign, please contact Maryam Namazie at P. O. Box 27236, London N11 2ZF, UK, Tel: +447719166731,  m.namazie@ukonline.co.uk
 E-Mail: m.namazie@ukonline.co.uk
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