July 17, 2010 <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary General

The Honorable Dr. Ahmad Shaheed

Special Rapporteur

The United Nations

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />New York, NY, 10017

Dear Sirs,

This is an urgent appeal to you gentlemen to use your good offices to stop yet another tragedy unfolding in an Iranian prison. The health condition of Mr. Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, a prisoner of conscience who has spent most of the past 14 years incarcerated, is seriously deteriorating because prison authorities have refused to transfer him to a medical facility for proper treatment. According to reports from his fellow prison mates at the Rajai-Shahr prison, he suffered several heart attacks recently.

Mr. Tabarzadi is the leader of the banned Democratic Front of Iran and a proponent of democracy and non-violence. He was last arrested on 27 December 2009 and is serving an eight year prison term. He had reported earlier that he was beaten during his detention and threatened with rape in order to force him to sign a false confession.

We are alarmed by the increasing violence perpetrated by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on innocent political activists. There are numerous confirmed reports as well as hard evidence of all kinds of human rights abuses including torture, rape and outright executions. We have consistently hoped that the United Nations would rally the international community to take action to force the release of all prisoners of conscience. However, in the absence of such determined action, we repeat our urgent request that the United Nations take immediate action to bring pressure on the government of the Islamic Republic to provide all prisoners professional medical treatment and the due process of law as required by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to which Iran is a signatory.

We thank you in advance.

Respectfully

Names:

Individuals:

Abaas Khorsandi, Political and Human Rights Activist, Arbil, Iraq

Abolfazel Jahandar, Political Activist, Washington DC, USA

Afshin Aarabi, Human Rights Activist, Toronto, Canada

Ahmad Batebi, Human Rights Activist, Washington DC, USA

Ahmad katebian, Canada

Ahmad Machouf, Political Activist, Montreal, Canada

Akbar Atri, Political Activist, Washington DC, USA

Akbar Lakestani, Journalist, USA

Akbar Mohabatzadeh, Human Rights Activist, Orange County, USA

Akram mohammadi, Schriftstellrin, Berlin, Germany
Ali Asghar Salim, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Ali Oghazyan, Photo Journalist, Sweden

Ali PourVahedi, Political Activist, NoShaheer, Turkey

Ali Saadi, Political Activist, Koln,Germany

AliMohamadi,Medecine, USA

Ali Sadeghi, Sadighi

Ali Vahid, Human Rights Activist, Florida, USA

Amir Ghasemi, Political Activist, NoShaheer, Turkey Anahita Mehdipour, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Amir Parsa, Weblog writer and political Activist, Van, Turkey

Anwar MirSattari, President of EuroPerse Federation, Bruxelles - Belgium

Araz M. Fanni, Human Rights Activist, Sweden

Arsalan Kahnemaypour, University of Toronto, Canada

Azadeh Farhang, Advocate, Montreal, Canada

Azarmidokht Mokhtari, USA

Babak AbaasZadegan, Political Activist, Koln, Germany

Bagher Mortazavi, Human Rights Activist,
B. Biniaz, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Bahieh jailani, University Professor, Paris, France

Bahman Amini, Publisher, Political and Human rights Activist, Paris, France

Banoo Saberi, Human Rights Activist, Atlanta, USA

Behnaz Mehrani / Human Rights Activist, Canada

Behrooz Mehrgani, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Behrooz Sotoodeh, , Fresno, Political and Human Rights Activist, Fresno, USA

Behzad Mehrani, Political Activist, Van, Turkey

Dr. Avideh Motmaen-Far, Journalist and Artist, Toronto Canada

Ebrahim Alipour, Human Rights Activist, Koln Germany

Elahé Chokraie, Women Activist, Montreal, Canada

Eqriba salami, Canada

Esmail khoi, Poet and Writer, London, UK

Farah Sanifar, Human Rights Activist, Fresno,USA

Faramarz Dadvar, , an Iranian,pro-democracy activist, Chicago, USA

Farhad Sedghi , Human Rights Activist, Canada

Fariba Dawodi Mohajer , Human Rights Activist, Washington DC, USA

Farid Ashkan, Human rights Activist, New York, USA

Farshid Yasai, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Fathemeh Rezaei, Supporter of "Mourning Mothers and Mothers of Peace “" of Iran ("Mothers of Laleh Park"), Dortmund, Germany

Fathieh Zarkesh Yazdi, Women and Human Rights activist, London, UK

Geti silamy, Women Rights Activist, Berlin, Germany

Gloria Yazdani, Independent Artist and Human Rights Activist, Toronto, Canada

Hamed Tehrani, Political Activist, Koln, Germany

Hamid Alimi, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Hamid Kowsari, political Activist, Los Angeles, USA

Hamid Mehdipour, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Hamid Salek , Medicine, Canada

Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir/ human rights activist and Mr. Tabarzadi's representative abroad, Canada

Hassan Zerehi, Chief Editor Shahrvand publications, Canada

Homayoun Mehmanesh, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Hosein Alavi, Political Activist, Washington DC, USA

Hosein Eghtedari, Civil Rights Activist, Washington DC, USA

Hoseyn Rahnama, Canada

Irandokht Khorasani, Women rights activist, Atlanta, USA

Jafar Mehrgani, Human Rights Activist, Koln Germany

Jaleh Behruzi, Human Rights Activist, Washington DC, USA

Jamal Salem, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Joanne M. Elmore, Perrysburg, Ohio USA

Kamal Aress, University Professor, Koln, Germany

Kazem Kerdewani, Sociologist, Scientist, Germany

Kazem Najefi, Human Rights Activist, Frankfort, Germany

Kianoush Sanjeri, Political Activist, Washington DC, USA

Kouroush Parsa, Human Rights Activist, New York, USA

Kouroush Sehati, Political Activist, Washington DC, USA

kurosh Rahnema, Human Rights Activist , Fresno,USA

Lily Pourzand, Human Rights Activist, Canada

M. Wolda, Human Rights Activist, Orlando Florida, USA

Mahmoud Safi, Human Rights ActivistToronto, Canada

Majid NiknamAmini, Political Activist, NoShaheer, Turkey

Maraim Mohsenin, Human Rights Activist, Orlando Florida USA
Masoud Esmaili, Human Rights Activist, Siegen, Germany

Marjan Amidi, Canada

Maryam Afshari, Political Activist, Sweden

Mazdek Abdipour, Political and Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Maziar mahbobi, Human Rights Activist , Fresno, USA

Mehrdad Hariri, University Health Network. Canada

Minu Golbahar, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany,

Mo gilani, Toronto, Canada

Mohamad Amini, Historian and Writer, Orange County, USA

Mohamad Iraie, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany
Mohammad Taghdiri, Political Activist, Los Angeles, USA

Mozafar Adab, Political Activist, Paris, France

Nader Frouzi, Chicago, USA

Naseh Faridi , Human Rights Activist / France

Nasrin Almasi, Editor Shahrvand Publications, Canada

Nasrin Bassiri, University Professor (Chair of Dept. Equal Rights), Berlin, Germany

Nastran Samei, Political Activist, Washington DC, USA

Negar Shakoori , Student activist , Toronto Cananda

Niloofar Beyzaie , Playwright and theater director, Germany

Partow Nooriala, Poet, Writer, Activist, Los Angeles, USA

Poya Dawani, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany
Poya GholamRezaei, Student’s Movement Activist, Koln, Germany

Rahim Aadel, political Activist, , Essen, Germany

Rahim Mohamadi, Political Activist, Norway

Raziyeh (Pary) Neshat, Political and Human Rights Activist, Turkey

Reza Mombayen, Political Activist and member of Iranian Democratic Front, Iran

Reza Siavoushi, New York, USA

Reza Sanifar, Human Rights Activist, Fresno,USA
Reza Mobin, Political Activist, Van, Turkey

Sadegh Kamali, Human Rights Activist, Austin, USA

Salimi, Human Rights Activist, Koln German

Salman Sima, Political Activist, Toronto, Canada

Sanya Avaazpour, Human Rights Activist, Orlando, USA

Seba Khoi, Human Rights Activist, London, UK

Shahla Jey, Phisiotherapeute, USA

Shahla Abghari, University Professor, Women Rights Activist, Atlanta, US

Shahla Bahardoost,Political and Human Rights Activist,poetess,Hamburg, Germany

Shahnaz Shahni, Human rights Activist, Fresno,USA

Shiva Nahavandi,Human Rights Activist/Tehran

Shokouh Mirzadegi, Writer and Cultural activist, Denver USA

Siavash Abghari, University Professor, Political Activist, Atlanta, USA

Sima Mahzari, Women Rights Activist, Koln, Germany
Sima Salem, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Sofia Sadighpour, Supporter of "Mourning Mothers" of Iran ("Mothers of Laleh Park") Los Angeles –Valley

Soheila Satari, Human Rights Activist, Koeln, Germany
Soheila Hamdam, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany
Shapor Arabloui, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany

Soudeh Rad; Researcher and Feminist activist, Paris, France

Teimur Bozorgi, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany
Vajihe Monadi, Human Rights Activist, Koln, Germany
Zohreh Sadeghi, Artist, Canada

Organizations:

Association des femmes Iraniennes de Montreal, Canada

Association for Human Right and Democracy-Iran, Sweden
Comité Indépendant Contre la Répression des Citoyens Iranien (CICRCI)

Deutsch Iranische F.Verein Mehr, Koeln, Germany

Esmail Khoi Foundation, USA

Florida for Human Rights in Iran, Orlando, Florida USA

IranianSolidarity Network, Fresno,USA

Iranian Students Movement, Toronto, Canada

People for Iran, Atlanta, USA

Progressive American- Iranian Committee, USA

Secular Democracy in Iran, Chicago, USA

Secular Democracy in Iran, Los Angeles, USA

Secular Democracy in Iran, Washington DC, USA

Secular Democracy in Iran, New York, USA

Society for the Defence of Political Prisoners in Iran, Cologne, Germany

Supporter of "Mourning Mothers" of Iran ("Mothers of Laleh Park), Dortmund, Germany

Supporters of "Mothers of Laleh" - Los Angeles, Valley, USA

Unterstützung der iranischen Bevölkerung im Kampf für Freiheit und Demokrat, Koeln, Germany

Unterstuetzer der Demokratie und Menschenrechte im Iran, Essen, Germany

United for Iran (U4I) Belgian - Brussels Belgium

The International Center for Human Rights in Iran (ICHR) / Toronto, Canada

The Committee for Defense of Political Prisoners (Iran - Tehran)

Union for Advancement of Secular Democracy (UASDI) in Iran-North America -

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