The
continued pressure and threats has taken it’s toll on yet another member of the
family, friends and supporters of Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi. This time, Ms.
Najmeh Sameni, a long time defender of this freedom-loving cleric has been
discharged from her job.
According
to the Human Rights Activists for Democracy in Iran , Ms. Sameni
was an employee of a private sports cooperative and had been arrested once, in
2006. Her case file however had remained open and under the full supervision of
the Special Clerical Court.
She was
notified that as of September 15th, she was to no longer report to work and
that she was fully discharged. This termination occurred without any prior notice
or report of dissatisfaction from her employer.
It is
worth mentioning that a new wave of terminations of Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi’s
supporters began before the June 2013 elections in Iran. Three other ladies who
were among Mr. Boroujerdi’s supporters were also discharged from their jobs, in
the same manner.
A number
of Mr. Boroujerdi’s relatives have been summoned to the Special Clerical Court
as well. They were threatened and pressured to agree to collaborate with the
regime authorities, in order to force Mr. Boroujerdi to comply with Khamenei’s
demand for a letter of repentance, conceding to be silent and cooperative.
Among these are Mr. Boroujerdi’s own wife, Ms. Akram Vali-Doost, and a family
relation, Mr. Mojtaba Moghadassi.
The
Human Rights Activists for Democracy in Iran condemns these ongoing and
ever-escalating brutal acts of pressure, threats and menacing against Mr.
Boroujerdi’s supporters and calls upon the United Nations Human Rights Special
Rapporteur to refer Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s file for crimes against humanity to
all international judicial bodies.
Translated and edited by: Banafsheh zand
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