CAUT | ACPPU
Canadian Association of University Teachers
| Urgent Action Appeal: Stop the execution of Iranian Professor Abdolreza Ghanbari |
| (Wednesday, March 07, 2012)
- Education associations and unions from around the world are calling on the government of Iran to revoke the death sentence of Abdolreza Ghanbari, a 44-year-old lecturer at Payam e Nour University. Prof. Ghanbari was arrested at his home in Pakdasht on January 4th 2010 and charged with Moharebeh—- “enmity towards God” — for receiving unsolicited emails from an armed opposition group, to which he does not belong. While in detention at the notorious Evin Prison, Prof. Ghanbari was interrogated and forced to confess under duress to unproven charges. Prof. Ghanbari has no known political connections but was previously involved in teacher union activities until his union ITTA was dissolved in 2007. CAUT is calling on the Iranian authorities to: stay the execution of Prof. Abdolreza Ghanbari and revoke the death sentence; drop all charges against all detained trade unionists and release them immediately; and fully respect the rights of Iranian workers to freedom of association, assembly and expression. To send a protest message to the government of Iran, please visit the following url: http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=1299&src=ei [Letter in pdf format] |
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