Over the past few days, hundreds of people have been killed in demonstrations in Iran. The Islamic Republic has attacked hospitals, abducted the wounded and transferred them directly to detention centers, prevented the bodies of those killed from being delivered to their families, and, by shutting down the internet and obstructing the full dissemination of news, continues its killings and repression.
We also experienced this tragedy six years ago, in Aban November 2019, when more than 1,500 Iranian citizens were killed out of the world’s sight.
Now, as unfortunately all avenues for curbing the repression and saving the lives of our compatriots have reached a dead end, an exit from this situation requires international assistance. In this regard, you have so far promised on three occasions that, should the Islamic Republic resort to the killing of protesters, you would come to the aid of the Iranian people. Now is the time to act against the machinery of repression and prevent the continued killing of a people who seek dignity, justice, and freedom. With every minute of delay in your decision, the scale of crimes against these defenseless people grows. Please do not allow the world to turn a blind eye to yet another crime.
Sincerely,
Nazanin Ansari | Editor-in-Chief of Kayhan London and Journalist
Foad Pashaei | Secretary-General of the Constitutionalist Party of Iran
Yazdan Shohadai | Spokesperson of the Iran Transition Council
Shirin Ebadi | Jurist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Writer and Film Director
Abdollah Mohtadi | Secretary-General of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan
