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URGENT ACTION
Iran: Imminent execution
PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/054/2005
12 September 2005
UA 235/05 Imminent execution
IRAN Abu Baker Mirza'i Qaderi
(m)
Othman Mirza'i
Qaderi (m)
Qader Ahmadi
(m)
Jahangir Badouzadeh
(m)
The four Kurdish men named above are all reportedly facing imminent
execution.
They are held in Oromiye Prison, in
western Iran.
The first three men, from Bokan in
West Azerbaijan province, are apparently
accused of working for a Kurdish opposition group, the Kurdistan
Democratic
Party of Iran (KDPI). They are thought
to have been part of a group of
Iranian
soldiers who were captured by the KDPI
in 1984 and later released because
they
were Kurds. They went into hiding shortly afterwards, but apparently
returned
to their home town of Bokan earlier
this year. The fact that the KDPI
released
them is said to have raised the authorities’ suspicions that
they had become
involved with the organization, and has now led, 21 years later,
to their
arrest.
There are unconfirmed reports that a fourth Kurd held in Oromiye
Prison,
Jahangir Badouzadeh,
is also be facing imminent execution. It is not known
what
he has been convicted of.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The KDPI seeks the "establishment
of a democratic federal Iran and the
attainment of Kurdish national rights in Iranian Kurdistan",
and states that
it
rejects all acts of terrorism and...planting
bombs in public places.
Unrest broke out in the Kurdish areas of Iran following the July 2005
killing
of a Kurdish opposition activist, Shivan
Qaderi. It has led to scores of
deaths, and mass arrests of Kurds, including human rights defenders.
On 3
September, Esma’il Mohammadi,
a Kurd accused of activities on behalf of a
banned Kurdish political party, Komala,
was executed in Oromiye Prison (for
details see UA 236/03, MDE
13/028/03, 8
August 2003 and follow-ups). Another
Kurd, Mohammad Panjavini, was also
reportedly executed at the same time,
apparently for his activities on behalf of another Kurdish group
called Agri
Soor. Amnesty International fears
that the Iranian authorities may be
stepping
up the execution of imprisoned Kurdish opposition activists
in response to
the
recent unrest.
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE130542005?open&of=ENG-IRN
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Press release
Paris 13.9.2005
In Iran suppression against Kurdish people is further escalating
Two people arrested for having part in demonstrations
Following a of month upraisings
in Iranian Kurdistan the regime of Islamic
republic has increased pressure against Kurdish people since
the installment
of Mahmoud Ahmadi
Nejad as the president. According to reliable sources the
security forces of regime abduct or detain those
who have presumably taken
part in the peaceful demonstrations.
During the last days the regime has arrested bellow listed individuals:
Mr. Azad Lotfpur,
from Sanandaj, Student, cultural and human rights
activist, who was one of the speakers at the demonstrations
in the city of
Sanandaj.
Mr. Rahim Shilani,
from Bokan
The hanger strike of Human rights activist Said Saedi
and journalist Ejlal
Ghavami who were arrested for their
parts in demonstrations, continues for
the 5th week.
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan condemns the brutal act
of the Islamic
republic
of Iran
against the basic human rights of Kurdish people. PDKI
appeals to all International organizations, human rights supporters
and
International community to step up pressure on the government
of Iran to
stop the suppression of Iranian Kurdish people by Islamic republic
regime of
Iran.
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Public relations
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