Arrest, Hang, Repeat: #Executions in #Iran #Ahwazi_Arabs Two of those individuals -- poet #Hashem_Shabani and teacher #Hadi_Rashedi -- were put to death by the Iranian authorities at the end of January, without any notice to their families. In commemoration of their struggle, Shabani and Rashedi were honored through an activation featuring their portraits outside the United Nations in February in collaboration between the Inside Out project, started by award-winning Parisian street artist JR, and Unlock Iran, a digital campaign to raise awareness about prisoners of rights in Iran that launched March 3. Portraits of Hashem Shabani and Hadi Rashedi. Photo credit: Adam Golfer/Unlock Iran. To think of the sorrow that their families feel in the wake of the loss is simply immeasurable. I am pained that the two countries where I hold nationality--the United States and Iran--are bound by their continued application of the death penalty, despite the global trend towards abolition of the practice. A united and firm commitment from the international community to enforcing a moratorium on the death penalty in Iran may be the only thing to halt the rising numbers. huffingtonpost/gissou-nia/arrest-hang-repeat-execut_b_4932516.html
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:36:54 +0000
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