During this critical and tragic
time, the Iranian people are suffering enormously from intense economic
pressures now aggravated by new external sanctions on the country, suffocating
political and social restrictions, and complete media censorship.
Mr. Kazemeini Boroujerdi, spiritual
leader and prisoner of conscience, has constantly defended the Iranian people
and their right to freedom, justice and peace. Yet he continuously stresses
that without extensive media coverage of the Iranian people’s plight, as well
as their demonstrations and my and the campaigns of others for freedom, justice
and peace, the crimes and violence of this illegitimate and brutal regime will
continue unabated, and the severely troubled situation of the Iranian people
will never improve. He has bravely sent this message from within the prison to
request that all reporters, journalists and media administrators regularly
broadcast news about the Iranian people to the world. Their perceived silence
is actually the result of media censorship within the country and the fear of
brutal retaliation for anyone speaking against the regime.
The letter has been release to the public by “Iranian Human Rights and Democracy Activists.”
Leaders of
the World's
News Services
Officials in International News
Journalists, Angels
of World
News
Ladies and Gentlemen
Greeting to you
from all nations
under censorship, repression and inquisition
As a spiritual leader
who asked for freedom of speech, thought and press, I have been jailed for 7
years by the Iranian authoritarian regime in brutal prisons. I am slowly dying here
from a horrific death and have been banned from having medication, treatment or
access to a lawyer. My only fault is defending peace, justice and liberation in
the view of dictatorial rule. The authoritarian rulers are angry because of my opposition
to political Islam. Therefore, physical and psychological
tortures of my family are being done in order to annihilate me.
I request you from within the bars and
locks of Evin prison to send the voice of protesters against violence and
atrocities of Velayat-e-Faghih and to notify all of mankind of which for 33
years this administrations crimes against humanity. Mass media
in Iran, under the severe control of security agents is publishing fake economic and credit Statistics to silence the
oppressed and plundered people for a while longer. Public Radio and television have false
role like sedatives and are seeking to expand unawareness and public coma from
confronting the facts and imposing to sick and suffering
people all the macroeconomic costs of consolidating unrealistic thoughts. Who would believe that a rich
nation such as Iran became as one of the major centers
for poverty, drug addiction, divorce, unemployment and premature and abnormal
death?
With all this suffering
existing in Iran and the silence
of the majority of the common people, is it not a
sign of abundance of governmental
suppression such as Iron Guard, and so much fear?
Hereby I would like to
request to have a News Media Representative of whom could provide comprehensive
in depth coverage regarding the censorship of information relating to all
political and religious prisoners currently detained within Iran's prison system.
Seyed Hossein Kazemeini
Boroujerdi
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