The Iranian government has sentenced Mr. Yaghub Mehrnahad, an Iranian blogwriter to death. He has been in detention for 10 months without any reason. His family and his lawyer were able to visit him after 5 months and saw that he had lost about 15 kilograms and could not maintain balance.
Mr. Mehrnahad is in imminent danger of execution because the Iranian government tries to terrorize the blogwriters and the baluchi youth . Last month right arms and left legs of 5 Baluchi youth were cut off. Iran has record number of executions just in the first two months of 2008. Mr. Mehrnahad has been working within the limits allowed by the Iranian government. There was no legitimate reason for his arrest.
This also sets precedence for execution of anyone who expresses his views in a blog. We ask for your immediate intervention to save Mr. Mehrnahad's life. It is a proven fact that the Iranian government responds only to the international pressure.
We ask you not to remain silent and help save an innocent life.
Please join us by changing the name of your blog to "Free Mehrnahad" for a week from today ( Feb 21) and give a link to this page. Call the human rights organizations and ask them to do all in their power to save Mr. Mehrnahad's life.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Association of Iranian Blogwriters (penlog) condemns the execution sentence for Mr. Yaghub Mehrnahad, a fellow Baluchi blogwriter.
Penlog
کانون وبلاگنويسان ايران پنلاگ
۱۳۸۶ چهار شنبه ۱ اسفند
2/20/2008
The Association of Iranian Blogwriters (penlog) condemns the execution sentence for Mr. Yaghub Mehrnahad, a fellow Baluchi blogwriter.
Last week the Iranian judiciary system sentenced Mr. Yaghub Mehrnahad, the writer of “Mehrnahad†blog (http://mehrnahad.blogfa.com/) to death. Mr. Mehrnahad’s trial happened after 10 months of incarceration and in the absence of his lawyer, his family and without a jury.
Mr. Mehrnahad is the head of “Voice of Justice†youth association, which promotes concerts and other legal activities allowed by Iranian law . He was arrested with no given reason after participating in a question and answer meeting, where the governor of Zahedan was also present. His family and his lawyer were able to meet him after 5 months and observed signs of sever torture. He had lost about 15 kilograms and could not maintain his balance.
Execution order for Mr. Mehrnahad that sets precedence for execution of blogwriters for expressing their views. In Iran, any different view is confronted with inhumane sentences such as flogging, mutilation of legs and arms and execution for false reasons such as “ acting against the national securityâ€, “ relations with foreigners and opposition groupsâ€.
The Association of Iranian Blog Writers (Penlog) asks for an immediate stop to the execution order for Mr. Mehrnahad. Penlog urges the human rights organizations not to remain silent against this new wave of oppression of blogwriters and activists in Iran and try to stop the execution of Mr. Mehrnahad in any possible way.
The Association of Iranian Blog Writers (Penlog)
(http://penlog.blogspot.com/
http://penlog-en.blogspot.com/
کانون وبلاگنويسان ايران پنلاگ
۱۳۸۶ چهار شنبه ۱ اسفند
2/20/2008
The Association of Iranian Blogwriters (penlog) condemns the execution sentence for Mr. Yaghub Mehrnahad, a fellow Baluchi blogwriter.
Last week the Iranian judiciary system sentenced Mr. Yaghub Mehrnahad, the writer of “Mehrnahad†blog (http://mehrnahad.blogfa.com/) to death. Mr. Mehrnahad’s trial happened after 10 months of incarceration and in the absence of his lawyer, his family and without a jury.
Mr. Mehrnahad is the head of “Voice of Justice†youth association, which promotes concerts and other legal activities allowed by Iranian law . He was arrested with no given reason after participating in a question and answer meeting, where the governor of Zahedan was also present. His family and his lawyer were able to meet him after 5 months and observed signs of sever torture. He had lost about 15 kilograms and could not maintain his balance.
Execution order for Mr. Mehrnahad that sets precedence for execution of blogwriters for expressing their views. In Iran, any different view is confronted with inhumane sentences such as flogging, mutilation of legs and arms and execution for false reasons such as “ acting against the national securityâ€, “ relations with foreigners and opposition groupsâ€.
The Association of Iranian Blog Writers (Penlog) asks for an immediate stop to the execution order for Mr. Mehrnahad. Penlog urges the human rights organizations not to remain silent against this new wave of oppression of blogwriters and activists in Iran and try to stop the execution of Mr. Mehrnahad in any possible way.
The Association of Iranian Blog Writers (Penlog)
(http://penlog.blogspot.com/
http://penlog-en.blogspot.com/
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