URGENT call to action: Hungers strikes in Tehran; What you can do!

created 06/20/2011 - 00:37, updated 06/24/2011 - 23:22

GVF — Following the commencement of indefinite hunger strikes by twelve political prisoners at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, a campaign calling itself “Each Iranian, once voice” has been launched to support the inmates in their most recent endeavour to expose the gross violations of human rights by Iran’s tyrannical leaders.

In its initial statement, the campaign urged Green Movement supporters “from all corners of the globe” to record audio or video messages expressing their backing for the inmates as well as their families who are gravely concerned about their loved ones’ well-being.

“At this point in time, the leaders of the people’s [Green] Movement have been held captive for months while they [authorities] have not allowed people to hear their voice ever since. A time when people have to stand on their own feet to continue a life of struggle, and to avoid dependance on any force or authority. We’re at a time now when the most valued and honourable people are beaten and killed in the most brutal fashion, either on the streets in broad daylight or in prison hospitals.”

The campaign has called on the greens to show their solidarity with the twelve strikers in “any language” possible and to send their recordings to the following address: [email protected].

“Today, every Iranian is a voice. This time, we will live our struggle by raising our voice in support of the twelve political prisoners in captivity,” the campaign statement added.

So far, a number of prominent Iranian figures including writer Masoud Behnoud, Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, well-acclaimed satirist Ebrahim Nabavi and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi have sent out video messages throwing their backing behind the twelve prisoners on hunger strike. (*Scroll down for more videos)

As part of the “Each Iranian, one voice” campaign, the Green Voice of Freedom will also do its part to publish your video and audio contributions on our website. You can also follow the campaign on facebook by click here.

Also in the past few days, another campaign called “Green Protest” has called for a "black wave" of demonstrations on 25 June in more than fifteen major cities around the world to protest the continuing human rights abuses in Iran, in particular the recent tragic deaths of political prisoners Hoda Saber and Haleh Sahabi.

The campaign has invited protesters to carry black symbols on 25 June, to protest the “systematic use of violence” by Iran's tyrannical rulers. “Our goal is to alert the media and international public opinion about the striking surge in human rights violations in Iran.”

To contact the “Green Protest” campaign via email, click here. To join their facebook page, simply click on THIS LINK and choose the “Like” button.

According to the campaign, the planned demonstrations will be held in the following cities:
1. Stockholm (Sweden)
2. Gothenburg (Sweden)
3. Umeå (Sweden)
4. Rome (Italy)
5. Milan (Italy)
6. Florence (Italy)
7. London (UK)
8. Vienna (Austria)
9. Budapest (Hungary)
10. Frankfurt (Germany)
11. Hamburg (Germany)
12. Kuala Lumpur
13. Melbourne (Australia)
14. Ottawa (Canada)
15. Toronto (Canada)
16. Boston (US)
17. Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
18. Paris (France)