International call to free political prisoners, halt executions in Iran
NCRI – The clerical regime ruling Iran sentenced a 21-years-old political prisoner, Amir Reza Aarefi, on the charge of “mohareb” (enemy of God).
Mr. Aarefi was arrested in April 2009 and he was in prison during the uprising that followed the sham presidential election last June in Iran. He was among those tried in kangaroo trials charged with “moharebeh; association and collusion against the security of the clerical regime, and propaganda against it,” and participation in post election "riots."
On January 28, the clerical regime executed Arash Rahmani-Pour, 20, and Mohammad-Reza Ali Zamani, 37, charged with “moharebeh” (enemy of God) in these show trials.
The aim of the barbaric executions is to create an atmosphere of terror and fear and to prepare the grounds for suppression of the people’s uprising. But, these crimes would only strengthen the people’s resolve to take part more actively in the uprising to overthrow the regime and establish freedom and democracy in Iran.
The Iranian Resistance calls on the Secretary General and the Security Council of the United Nations, the international community and all defenders of human rights to take urgent and binding measures to prevent implementation of Amir-Reza Arefi’s death sentence, to get all political prisoners released and put on trial the officials of the regime responsible for suppression, killings and torture for their crimes against humanity.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
February 17, 2010
