Free Azita - Help To Free Azita Shafagghat & Her Husband Ahmad-Reza Shafaggat!

I've been passed on this plea through email.




Turkish authorities are about to
send them to Iran.

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Azita and Ahmad-Reza must not be returned to Iran.

Azita & Ahmad-Reza Shafaggat were two Iranian student activists. In 1999, they were arrested for their opposition to the Mullahs regime and were subjected to all kinds of physical and psychological torture in RAJAYI-SHAHR PRISON, west of Tehran. After escaping Mullahs prison, Azita and her husband spent 4 years in hiding until May, 2006, when they managed to escape from Iran.

After a difficult and arduous journey on foot through Iraq and Turkey and on their way to be reunited with their familles in Greece, on June 18th, 2006, the Greek border police spotted Azita, her husband and 10 other would be Iranian refugees in woods close to the Turkish border.

Before they were returned to Turkey, Azita, her husband Ahmad-Reza and other Iranians were beaten up by the Greek arresting officers in the most appalling way. While in their custody, (48 hours), the Greek officers denied food or medical attention. They also refused to process their application for asylum or investigate their background as why they had to escape from Iran.

It is understood that the Greek border Guards routinely hands over the asylum seekers to the Turkish authorities and the Turkish Government is not only notorious for their mistreatment of the asylum seekers but they are known for regularly sending the refugees back to Iran.

Ever since June 18th, 2006, Azita and Ahmad-Reza and 10 other Iranian political activists are imprisoned under the most applying conditions in turkish prison pending
deportation to Iran.

I have spoken to Azita in prison and according to her testimonies, The Turkish prison lacks the most basic necessities. There is no hygiene and adequate clothing. They sleep on floors with no bedding. They are denied basic food and there is no access to day light and fresh air and sanitation. The prisoners are subjected to daily physical punishment and they are beaten up daily which is routine in that environment.

Azita and her husband are in detention at: YABANJI YINI EMARAT FACILITY in EDIRNEH which is a Turkish border town close to Bulgaria.

Both Azita and Ahmad-Reza endured physical as well as psychological torture while in Mullah's prison. Azita who is 27, is currently suffering from dislocated knees due to been tortured, kicked and beaten by the Iranian revolutionary Guards while in RAJAYI-SHAHR PRISON.

Apart from been an active members of the student movements of 1999, both Azita and Ahmad-Reza were converted to Christianity which under the current Islamic law in Iran, is punishable by death.

Azita and her husband and 10 other Iranians are due to be handed over to the Mullahs regime and we must do everything in our power to prevent this.

Azita's father who was an officer of the 'Iranian Imperial Guards' was also imprisoned for several years, tortured and condemned to death by the Mullahs but managed to escape Iran recently.

Please write to Miss. Louise Arbour of the 'United Nations High Commissioner form Human Rights' at: registry@ohchr.ch , or call her office at: 0041 22 917 9000 to register your concern.

Also contact the 'Human rights watch' in New York at: 00 1212 216 1233

Please forward this information to any human rights organisations, local tv, media and press offices in the country of your residence and abroad. Please circulate this amongst your list.

Azita and Ahmad-Reza must not be returned to Iran.



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Kamalfar family's deportation postponed for 2 weeks!

Dear Friends & Compatriots,

For those of you who read the previous PLEA for HELPING an IRANIAN REFUGEE FAMILY and followed up on it with relevant human rights bodies and the russian government - THANK YOU!

Ana, the daughter of Ms Kamalfar, tried to commit suicide as they were about to deport the family back to occupied Iran. This desperate act, by our young compatriot, FORCED the Russian authorities to postpone the deportation. A day later the outcry, regarding the extremely poor living conditions conditions provided by the Russian government to the Kamalfar's family, and imminent deportation to the terrorist Islamic Republic FORCED the European Court of Human Rights to issue an order barring any deportation of Mrs Kamalfar and her family for at least the coming 2 WEEKS. We need to continue pressuring relevant organizations and government bodies PROTECT the Kamalfar family from being deported to Iran where their lives would be in danger.

The MSM has also been FORCED to report on this with CNN covering it today. Please see the below report by PyjamasMedia - many thanks to PM's dedicated work for the Iranian Nation; suffering under occupation of a brutal Islamic force.



This is a big punch in the mouths of the Islamic Republic's lackey's in the west and the leaders of the occupational Islamic regime in Iran. We will not let them take this family away from us.


CLICK HERE for PM's report.


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Iranian REFUGEES suffering unbearable conditions at Moscow Airport!

That the day would come when we would speak of IRANIAN REFUGEES must have been taken as an insult or at best a joke by the late Shah of Iran! But here we are! 27 years after His Majesty was betrayed by his people and so-called allies in Europe and America - speaking of the inhumane conditions Iranian refugees, who have fled the Islamic Republic from HELL occupying their country, have to endure!



Iranian REFUGEES stranded at Moscow Airport for months!!! enduring unbearable living conditions!!!

Where are the LA Iranian TV's when it comes to the Kamalfar family?!
Where are the Iranians who care for the plight of their own people!?

Please raise awareness on the Kamalfar family's cause and situation and do all in your power to HELP them!

Hear Mrs Kamalfar's PLEA FOR HELP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKOzBxNGpI4&eurl=

Sign this petition for whatever it's worth:

http://www.petitiononline.com/Kamalf...tion-sign.html

Contact Amnesty International for whatever it's worth:

http://web.amnesty.org/contacts/contact_us/eng-000

Contact the UNHCHR for whatever it's worth:

http://www.unhcr.org/contact.html

Contact the MEDIA and your representatives in GOVERNMENT!

If a University of a few thousand can organize a rally for ONE of its students (dis-regarding the circumstances) what can a nation of 70 million do for this family!!?? We shall see!!!

Don't just sit there! Do something!


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See Azarmehr's entry on this as well by CLICKING HERE.

Ardeshir Dowlat reports on his blog:

Iranian refugee family stranded at Moscow Airport for months suffering unbearable conditions!

See: http://ardeshird.blogspot.com/2006/1...sty.html#links


An Iranian refugee family has been imprisoned in the Russian capital for 18 months. Zahra Kamalfar is an Iranian citizen made a refugee claim, together with her two minor children, Ana (DOB 1367-11-02) and Davood (DOB 1373-3-25) through UNHCR in Russia on or about May 3, 2005.

Originally, Zahra and the children were being kept at a hotel at the airport. However, several months ago, they were evicted from the hotel and forced to sleep in the open terminal. They have not had access to shower facilities and are restricted to public toilets.

Zahra and her husband were involved in demonstrations in Iran in the year 2000. In July 8 2004, Zahra was arrested and held in jail. Zahra was in jail for 8 months. Then she was released on a 48 hour pass to visit her family. She immediately fled Iran with her two children on April 6 2005. She and her two children went to Turkey on a false Bulgarian passport arranged by a smuggler. Zahra and her children then traveled from Turkey, transiting through Russia on their way to Germany. When they arrived in Germany, the authenticity of their passports was questioned. Zahra made asylum claims but their asylum claims were refused by German immigration authorities and then they were sent back to Russia. When they returned to Russia, they were detained by the Russian authorities. The Russian authorities then assaulted her and her daughter. The Russian authorities want to send Zahra and her children back to Iran. Zahra is afraid to return to Iran as she believes she will be sent to jail and run the risk of rape, torture and possibly death. She also fears her daughter will be at risk of being sexually assaulted and raped.

The Russian authorities now want to deport the family to Iran; something that the family is convinced will be devastating to their lives and safety. The Russian authorities are imposing pressure on the family by having them stranded in the transit hall of the Moscow International Airport for months, denying them all access to the most basic needs, including shower, proper food, etc. Regardless of the legalities of their case, this is a clear breach of all human rights principles.

Russia acceded to the 1951 Refugee Convention in 1993. As a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Russia is responsible for carrying out the refugee status determination procedure and granting asylum to those people who are entitled to it.

We strongly urge the Russian immigration authorities and UNHCR in Russia to review Miss Zahra Kamalfar's case and grant her and her children refugee recognition based on her well-founded fear of future persecution and execution.


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