25 August 2010

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Sign a petition for blogger facing execution


Blogger and human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari
Blogger and human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging you to sign a petition to save the life of jailed Iranian blogger and human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari. She has been charged with assembly and collusion to commit a crime, propagating against the regime and, the heaviest charge of all, "mohareb", or rebellion against God. She is facing possible execution.

Ahari is scheduled to be tried on fraudulent charges before the Revolutionary Court of Iran on 4 September. She is a spokesperson for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHHR) and has been in prison since December 2009. She had been jailed for four months immediately after the disputed June presidential election and was free on bail when she was rearrested in December.

To sign, please see RSF Germany's petition at:
Save Shiva Nazar Ahari


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More on this case

Authorities convict two journalists; consider death penalty for blogger 22 September 2010 Release rights activist, guarantee her a fair trial, says Human Rights Watch 2 September 2010 Human rights activist in danger of execution 24 August 2010 Jailed journalists' health raises alarm 6 April 2010

Iran

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