IRAN-Save the life of teacher Farzad Kamangar

[sixdollarchampagne]

[2008-11-26] Alert: Iranian teacher unionist could be executed today

Education International has been informed that Farzad Kamangar, the Iranian Kurdish teacher and social worker sentenced to death on “absolutely zero evidence” according to his lawyer, could be hanged on Wednesday 26 November 2008.

The following link allows one to send a letter of protest to the Iranian authorities:

<http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.phpid=917&theme=rights&country=iran>

Please act in solidarity to help save the life of this worker.

-sdc-

[Drace]

Bad link.

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

Is he dead yet?

[Dean]

See if this works:
http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=917&theme=rights&country=iran

I sent an email.

[Revy]

I would urge others to send an email as well. Last year there was a campaign called Save Nazanin, to save a young woman named Nazanin Fatehi who was sentenced to death for defending herself and her niece from rapists. Due to the effort, attention the campaign got, and the petition which got 350,000 signatures online, she was released.

[Pogue]

Is there still time? What was the outcome? What should we do now?

[Lenin's Law]

Apparently, he is still alive however he is still at risk and EI urges people to send letters of support.


http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=918&theme=rights&country=iran

2008-11-27] Iranian teacher unionist still alive, but remains at risk
Teachers, trade unionists and human rights defenders around the world are mobilising in defence of Farzad Kamangar, an Iranian Kurdish teacher and trade unionist who is at risk of execution.
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Education International received information from reliable sources that on 26 November Kamangar was taken from his cell 121 in ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin prison in preparation for execution by hanging. However, the latest information is that he is still alive and was able to meet with his lawyer Wednesday. His situation remains precarious nonetheless.
Kamangar, aged 33, was sentenced to death by the Iranian Revolutionary Court on 25 February 2008 after a trial which took place in secret, lasted only minutes, and failed to meet Iranian and international standards of fairness.

The death penalty was met with widespread protest, and Education International, the global union federation representing 30 million teachers, took up Kamangar’s cause, along with other trade union and human rights organisations. Through an online campaign, thousands of letters have been sent to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Kamangar’s behalf.

Send an online message to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad now! (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0))

Click here (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0)) to send an online message to the Iranian president to appeal for a review of the case of Farzad Kamangar. Every signature helps! Please do so today.

3922 messages sent


Education International, the International Trade Union Confederation, the International Transport Workers Federation, Amnesty International and LabourStart are discussing a joint campaign to shine the spotlight on Kamangar’s plight.

“Teachers everywhere are shocked by the flagrant disregard for human and trade union rights, as well as a total lack of fair process,” said EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen. “The death penalty is irreversible and no judicial system should risk condemning an innocent person.”
His lawyer, Kahlil Bahramian, said: “Nothing in Kamangar’s judicial files and records demonstrates any links to the charges brought against him.” Indeed, Kamangar was initially cleared of all charges during the investigation process.

[PRC-UTE]

labourstart was down for a few days (what terrible timing!) but is back up now thankfully.

[Red October]

I hope he gets out of the death sentence. Shit like this makes you wonder why so many leftists seem to support the Iranian state in the name of "anti-imperialism" while they knock off trade unionists.

[#FF0000]

It's been awhile. Any updates whatsoever!?

[PostAnarchy]

I hope he gets out of the death sentence. Shit like this makes you wonder why so many leftists seem to support the Iranian state in the name of "anti-imperialism" while they knock of trade unionists.


Yup I agree totally with this. Many so called leftists seem to be so desperate to support any apparent rival to the major imperialist powers that they wind up supporting thugs and tyrants who are by no means an alternative to capitalism and have endorsed some pretty reactionary and horrific things themselves. It's hard to know what these "leftists" would say to the workers and activists of Iran being persecuted and repressed by this government.

Getting back to the opening topic I wholeheartedly support the measure to save this teacher's life and have already sent my email.

[gorillafuck]

Any updates?:(

[bretty]

I hope he gets out of the death sentence. Shit like this makes you wonder why so many leftists seem to support the Iranian state in the name of "anti-imperialism" while they knock off trade unionists.

Agreed. Makes me wonder about why people support any state with similar patterns of repression.

[Pogue]

Agreed. Makes me wonder about why people support any state with similar patterns of repression.

Agreed

[Led Zeppelin]

I hope he gets out of the death sentence. Shit like this makes you wonder why so many leftists seem to support the Iranian state in the name of "anti-imperialism" while they knock off trade unionists.

Duh, because those stupid brown people aren't advanced enough for socialism, they need to go through bourgeois-dictatorship first, and then a bourgeois-democracy, then, and only then, are they ready for socialism.

You need to read more!!!

;)

[benhur]

Agreed. Makes me wonder about why people support any state with similar patterns of repression.

Because we believe that by teaching them the first chapter of the capital, they'll all be transformed into Marxists, eventually.:D