Monday, October 15, 2007

Help Save Iranian Ayatollah Boroujerdi!

Do you remember the brave moderate Iranian Ayatollah Boroujerdi who was arrested by the regime last year???

Outside the cleric's home in October of last year followers kept police a away for hours before before the regime came to take him away.

Iranian blogger Amir Farshad posted video of the arrest after the regime violently broke up the demonstrations in support of Ayatollah Boroujerdi. There were reports that 20-200 Iranians were killed by the regime during the uprising.

Not much has been reported on Ayatollah Boroujerdi since his arrest except one story that claimed he was suffering terribly and that he was sentenced to death.

Boroujerdi's only crime is that he stood up to the hardliners in the brutal Iranian regime.

Today Michael Ledeen at Pajamas Media is asking readers to sign ** this petition ** to help save Ayatollah Bourujerdi from death.
Please take a moment to save this important leader's life.
(It takes about 10 seconds of your time.)
Thanks to Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi

6 comments:

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    yes, i remember Ayatollah Boroujerdi.. and i signed the petition.. but since when does a UN ignoring Totalitarian Regime hell bent on acquiring nuclear missile's & wiping Israel & the US off the map care about petitions.. *sigh*

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  2. I hear what you are saying, bg. But, the international attention may have helped a couple of Iranians who were sentenced to be stoned. The Ayatollah Boroujerdi situation deserves much more attention than it is getting.

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  3. Anonymous8:30 AM

    Hi bg: Below are links to a petition and some information about a campaign that did work as a result of petitions. I drafted the petition to free Ayatollah Boroujerdi because we have seen that these petitions can work. At the momoent the Iranian government is under tremendous pressure from human rights groups which is having a significant impact. We need to keep the pressure on. It will work. :)

    http://www.helpnazanin.com/

    http://www.petitiononline.com/Nazanin/

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  4. On December 25, 2007 we reached 5000 signatures on the Free Ayatollah Boroujerdi Petition. Please continue to spread the word and to circulate the petition.

    DW Duke
    (Petition's Author)

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  5. Anonymous8:33 PM

    We have enough signatures on the petition to forward it to the leaders of Iran. I would encourage everyone to send an email or a letter to the following addresses including a link to the petition which appears below the addresses:

    APPEALS TO:
    Leader of the Islamic Republic
    His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei
    The Office of the Supreme Leader
    Islamic Republic Street - Shahid Keshvar Doust Street
    Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
    Email: info@leader.ir
    Salutation: Your Excellency

    Head of the Judiciary
    Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
    Howzeh Riyasat-e Qoveh Qazaiyeh / Office of the Head of the Judiciary
    Pasteur St., Vali Asr Ave., south of Serah-e Jomhouri, Tehran 1316814737, Islamic Republic of Iran
    Email: info@dadgostary-tehran.ir (In the subject line write: FAO Ayatollah Shahroudi)
    Salutation: Your Excellency

    COPIES TO:
    President
    His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
    The Presidency, Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
    Email: dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir OR via website: http://www.president.ir/email

    Also, please contact Iran’s officials in your own country. Here is the link to the petition to include in your email or letter:

    http://new.petitiononline.com/Maat2/petition.html

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