Statement of 14 Political Activists explained

The Statement of 14 Political Activists (fa|بیانیه چهارده فعال سیاسی) is an open letter signed by 14 political activists inside Iran, aimed at People of Iran, calling Ali Khamenei to resign his post of Supreme Leader after 20-year tenure. It was published online on tenth anniversary of controversial 2009 Iranian presidential election.[1] [2] One week after first letter, they published another letter asking for abolition of Islamic republic and establishment of a democratic secular government.[3]

Hashem Khastar, Gohar Eshghi (Mother of Sattar Beheshti), Mohammad Maleki (former Tehran University Chancellor), Mohammad Nourizad and Mohammad Karimbeigi (Father of Mostafa Karimbeigi) were among signatories of this letter.

Weeks after the letter was released, 14 female activists inside Iran issued a similar statement on August 5, 2019. These women said theocratic rule has led to "gender apartheid" and "erased" the rights of half of the country’s population; They called on Khamenei to resign.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

On August 10, 14 Iranian women's rights activists, who reside outside Iran, published an open letter and expressed their support for previous letters.

As of September 2019, 16 of 28 signatories, who reside in Iran, have been arrested.[10] [11]

Background

In the midst of 2017–2018 Iranian protests, 15 Iranian intellectuals published an open letter called for a referendum. They wrote:

Signatories included Shirin Ebadi, Nobel peace prize laureate; Narges Mohammadi, a human rights activist imprisoned in Evin prison; Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer imprisoned in Evin prison; and the film-makers Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Jafar Panahi.[12]

Signatories

Signatories of first letter

  1. Gohar Eshghi (Mother of Sattar Beheshti)
  2. Hoorieh Farajzadeh (Sister of Shahram Farajzadeh)
  3. Mohammad Karimbeigi (Father of Mostafa Karimbeigi)
  4. Hashem Khastar
  5. Mohammad Mahdavifar
  6. Mohammad Maleki (former Chancellor of Tehran University)
  7. Javad La'l Mohammadi
  8. Mohammad Nourizad
  9. Mohammad Hossein Sepehri
  10. Abbas Vahedian Shahroodi
  11. Kamal Jaafari Yazdi
  12. Reza Mehrgan
  13. Mohammadreza Bayat
  14. Zardosht Ahmadi Ragheb

Signatories of second letter

14 women inside Iran signed this letter:[13] [14]

  1. Shahla Entesari
  2. Nosrat Beheshti
  3. Fereshteh Tasvibi
  4. Parva Pachideh
  5. Giti Pourfazel
  6. Zahra Jamali
  7. Shahla Jahanbin
  8. Ezzat Javadi-Hesar
  9. Fatemeh Sepehri
  10. Maryam Soleimani
  11. Soosan Taherkhani
  12. Farangis Mazloom (Mother of Soheil Arabi)
  13. Narges Mansouri
  14. Kimia Norouzi-Saber

Signatories of third letter

14 women outside Iran signed this letter:[15]

  1. Nazanin Afshin-Jam
  2. Roya Boroumand
  3. Ladan Boroumand
  4. Nazanin Bonyadi
  5. Azam Bahrami
  6. Roya Hakakian
  7. Naeemeh Doostdar
  8. Masih Alinejad
  9. Nahid Farhad
  10. Mehrangiz Kar
  11. Sheema Kalbasi
  12. Maryam Memar-Sadeghi
  13. Azar Nafisi
  14. Leily Nikounazar

Support

The Letters found many supporters and was widely shared on social media. Many Iranian women's rights activists and famous artists, authors and human rights advocates abroad offered their support for the women.[16]

I am 15th

Giti Pourfazel, a lawyer who is one of the signatories, told Radio Farda that other Iranian women could count themselves as the 15th signatory.[17] Many Iranian celebrities and Twitter users expressed their support.[18]

Court Sentences

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 Activists Inside Iran Call for Khamenei's Resignation . Iran Wire . 2019-09-12 . 2019-06-12.
  2. Web site: At Least 13 Signers of Open Letters Urging Khamenei's Resignation Are Arrested . Center for human rights in Iran . 2019-09-12 . 2019-08-29.
  3. Web site: نامه‌ی دوم ۱۴ فعال مدنی- سیاسی داخل کشور: هیچ راهی برای بازسازی و نوسازی این رژیم ایران‌ویران‌کن وجود ندارد! . . 2019-08-12 . fa . Second Letter Of 14 Civil-Political Activists Inside Iran . 2019-06-20.
  4. Web site: Fourteen Iranian Women's Rights Activists Call On Khamenei To Resign . Radio Liberty . 2019-09-12 . 2019-08-06.
  5. Web site: Zachary . Keyser . FOURTEEN IRANIAN WOMEN PEN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENT CALLING FOR EQUAL RIGHTS . . 2019-09-12 . 2019-08-12.
  6. News: Esfandiari . Golnaz . The 14 Defiant Women Who Want To Change The Islamic Republic Of Iran . Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty . Radio Liberty . 2019-09-12.
  7. Web site: Iran Activists Call On Khamenei To Step Down . Radio Farda . 2019-09-12 . 2019-06-13.
  8. Web site: Elsharqawi . Lamis . Iranian Women Call on Khamenei to Step Down – Two Arrested . 7D News . 2019-09-12 . 2019-08-07.
  9. Web site: Svensson . Sofia . Iran's latest crackdown on women and freedom of expression . . 2019-09-12.
  10. Web site: Oppenheim . Maya . Iranian women's rights activists arrested after calling for end to 'gender apartheid' in open letter . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-womens-rights-letter-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-a9045256.html . 2022-05-24 . subscription . live . . 2019-09-12 . 2019-08-12.
  11. Web site: ۱۶نفر از ۲۸ امضا کننده دو بیانیه برای «استعفای خامنه‌ای» طی دو ماه بازداشت شده‌اند . 2 September 2019 . . fa . 16 of 28 signatories who asked for "Resignation of Khamenei" have been arrested. . 2019-09-12.
  12. Web site: Kamali Dehghan . Saeed . Iranian intellectuals call for referendum amid political unrest . . 2019-09-12 . 2018-02-14.
  13. Web site: DECLARATION OF FOURTEEN CIVIL AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN IRAN CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF THE SUPREME LEADER AND THE ABOLITION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC . Tavaana . 2019-09-12.
  14. News: ۱۴ فعال حوزه زنان در ایران خواستار «استعفای علی خامنه‌ای» شدند . رادیو فردا . . 2019-09-12 . fa . 14 Iranian female activists call on Khamenei to step down.
  15. Web site: نامه حمایت ۱۴ چهره و کنشگر زن مقیم خارج به «زنان امضاء‌کننده بیانیه استعفای خامنه‌ای» . . 2019-09-12 . fa . 14 Female Activists Express Their Support For Signarories Of "Khamenei's Resignation" Letter . 2019-08-10.
  16. Web site: Female activists demand Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei resign . . 2019-09-12.
  17. Web site: Keyser . Zachary . IRAN ARRESTS 10 POLITICAL ACTIVISTS CALLING FOR KHAMENEI'S RESIGNATION . . 2019-09-12 . 2019-08-13.
  18. Web site: پشتیبانی از حرکت ۱۴ تن از فعالین مدنی- سیاسی ایران . Kayhan London . 2019-09-12 . fa . Support For 14 Civil-Political Activists . 2019-06-22.
  19. https://en.radiofarda.com/a/six-year-prison-sentence-for-iran-activist-who-called-on-khamenei-to-resign/30480387.html Six-Year Prison Sentence For Iran Activist Who Called On Khamenei To Resign
  20. Iranian Political Activists Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Demanding Khamenei's Resignation

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