Australian Supporters of Democra©cy in Iran
Austrralian Supporrterrs of Democcra©cy in Iran
Australian Supporters of Democra©cy in Iran
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Contact
Mohammed Sadeghpour
fipmoi2003@yahoo.com
Telephone: 0415 - 536 443
Peter Murphy
pmurphy@search.org.au
Telephone: 02 - 9211 4164
Treasurer - Mohammed Sadeghpour
Secretaries - Peter Murphy & Fr Claude Mostowik
Committee
Dr Meredith Burgmann MLC - Penny Sharpe MLC - Sylvia Hale MLC
Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans MLC - Bruce Childs - Dr Jocelynne A. Scutt - Dr Nina Burridge - Professor Stuart Rees
Kerry Heubel - Richard Walsham
Media Alert
January 13, 2010
Stop political executions in Iran
Thursday January 14, 2010
Iranian Embassy
25 Culgoa Circuit
O'Malley ACT 2606
12 noon to 2.30pm
Iranian Ambassador urged to defect,
seek political asylum in Australia
Over 100 Iranian democracy supporters will converge on the Iranian Embassy in the
Canberra suburb of O’Malley tomorrow, January 14, from noon to 2.30pm, to condemn
the use of political executions to suppress the democratic uprising in Iran.
In streets across Iran, on rooftops late at night and city walls, the cry now is "Death to
Khamenei!" and "Death to the dictator!" The nationwide uprisings target the theocracy itself.
Following the huge Ashura holy day protests across the country on January 3, when the Basiji
militia and Islamic Revolutionary Guards opened fire on protesters, wounding hundreds and
killing at least 11, thousands have been arrested. Already five have been condemned to
execution on the grounds that they are ‘waging war on God’.
Both the opposition and the regime are on an irreversible path that can only lead to the latter's
downfall. As the opposition deepens and spreads, the political fissures at the top, including
within the clergy, are expanding. Now five Iranian diplomats in Europe have asked for
political asylum in protest at the repression. The protesters will call on the Iranian
Ambassador to Australia to join them, to hasten the end of the cruel dictatorship.
The real advocates of peace and stability in the region and the wider world must stand on the
side of the Iranian people, and put an end to the shameful concessions to the religious fascism
ruling Iran. This means the United Nations Secretary General, the UN Security Council, the
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the US, the European Union and the
Australian government.
For further information: Peter Murphy 0418 312 301; Mohammad Sadeghpour 0415 536 443
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