Re: PAAIA Condemns Violence against Iranian Protestors and Mourns Loss of Life

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 9:52 PM, PAAIA <info@paaia.org> wrote:

PAAIA Condemns Violence against Iranian Protestors and Mourns Loss of Life December 28, 2009, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA unequivocally condemns the use of violence and the killing of innocent Iranians, as well as mass arrests, during demonstrations yesterday marking the holy day of Ashura in Tehran and other cities across Iran. Citing eyewitness accounts and postings on Iranian opposition websites, major media outlets have reported that on Sunday, December 27, Iranian government security forces opened fire into crowds of protestors gathered for Ashura, killing at least 10 people.  With hundreds of others reportedly wounded in cities across the country and Tehran police confirming more than 300 arrests, yesterday's protests appear to have been the bloodiest and among the largest since June 20th in the immediate aftermath of the disputed presidential elections last Summer. Use of indiscriminate violence against civilians exercising their universal rights to democracy, popular sovereignty and freedom of expression is unjustified and against all standards of international law and human rights.  We support the inalienable human and democratic rights of the people of Iran, and demand an immediate stop to the use of violence against protestors and unarmed civilians as well as arbitrary and mass arrests. We also extend our deepest sympathies to all Iranians, especially families that have lost loved ones, and we, too, mourn their loss. Be the one to Save a Life Twenty-Six Year Old Iranian Woman in Desperate Need of Matching Bone Marrow Transplant Mona Zarei, a 26-year old graduate of Sharif University and a PhD student in Florida, has been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder and is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant to survive.  So far, a matching bone marrow type has not been found and scientifically the possibility of finding a match among Iranians is higher than those of other nationalities.  Please help save Mona's life by testing your bone marrow type and possibly donating some of your blood stem cells to her. Click here to read Mona's message and for more details   ► Join PAAIA Today! ► Sign up for the PAAIA eNewsletter! ► Donate to PAAIA and make a difference! ► Urge Congress to pass the Nowruz Resolution! To read the Resolution, Click here. ► Urge Congress to pass the DREAM Act! Help deserving students earn a path to legal residency. Take action today! ► Register to Vote, make your voice heard! ► Click here to read PAAIA's Congressional Scorecard, and see how your member of Congress voted on important issues. ► Click here to read PAAIA's Report on Iran Sanctions Legislation in the 111th Congress. All-American Football Legend Jamshid "Jim" Bakhtiar Honored Alan Khazei Should Get Ted Kennedy's Seat Iranian American scholar Lotfi Zadeh Wins 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Wins a Primetime Emmy Award Hamed Haddadi Holds First Basketball Camp for Iranian Americans Persianesque Magazine Covers PAAIA's Amicus in Iranian Discrimination Case August, 2009 The Jewish Times of Baltimore Covers PAAIA's Amicus in Iranian Discrimination Case August, 2009 Shofar Interview's PAAIA Board Member Sharon Nazarian-Baradaran July, 2009 Iranian Americans Hope for a Greater Voice in U.S. July 21, 2009 Copyright © 2009 PAAIA Home   |   Sitemap   |   Terms of Use   |   Privacy Policy   |   Contact Us

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