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Stand With Our Sisters in Iran: Virtual March Feminist Majority Foundation

Free Women’s Rights Defenders in Iran Meydaan: Women’s Field

WRITE A LETTER:

You can write directly to the Iranian authorities, including Mr. Seyed Mahmoud Shahroudi, the Head of Judiciary, Mr. Golam-Ali Haddad-Adel, the leader of the Iranian Parliament, and Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In your letter, please ask the Iranian authorities to uphold the law and refer to the article 27 of the Iranian constitution, “Public gatherings and marches may be freely held, provided arms are not carried and that they are not detrimental to the fundamental principles of Islam.” Ask for an immediate and unconditional release of all the women rights defenders.

Please send letters to:

Head of the Judiciary
His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Ministry of Justice, Park-e Shahr, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Email: irjpr@iranjudiciary.org (mark ‘Please forward to HE Ayatollah Shahroudi’)

(Salutation: Your Excellency)

President:
His Excellency Dr. Mahmoud AhmadiNejad
The Presidency
Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Fax: +98 21 649 5880
E-mail: dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir

(Salutation: Dear Sir)

Leader of Iranian Parliment
Golam-Ali Haddad-Adel, the leader of the Iranian Parliament Majles-e Shura-ye Eslami
Imam Khomeini Avenue, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Fax: +98 21 646 1746 (occasionally difficult to reach, please be patient)

(Salutation: Dear Sir)

• Please note that it is not always easy to send fax and email to Iran, therefore we urge you to also courier your letters to the Iranian embassy in your country (see the listing of an Iranian embassy in your country here).