Political Prisoners in the Slaughterhouse of Political Deals: EDA - April 17, 2004 The National Coalition of Pro-Democracy Advocates - EDA Date: April 29, 2004 Political prisoners in the slaughterhouse of political deals. At a time when Iran is under the rule of a religious dictatorship, one of the main governments violating human rights and a leader in terrorism and the export of fundamentalism, it is astonishing to see that the voices of political prisoners in Iran, although heard by the world, are forgotten in the slaughterhouse of political deals. In Iran, every day journalists are imprisoned, opponents are hanged in public, and Iranian women are punished under the law of stoning. Students are imprisoned or expelled from universities for participating in peaceful protests. Esteemed lawyers are imprisoned for accepting the defense of their journalists, and the judiciary first arrests journalists and then seeks evidence for these arrests. The dimensions of this regime's crimes against political opponents do not end at Iran's borders. In this context, the EDA draws the world's attention to the dirty deal between the Syrian government and the dictators ruling Iran regarding the lives of two human rights defenders who were kidnapped by the Syrian government last year and handed over to the Iranian government. The Syrian government, in a vile transaction, arrested Mr. Jamil Bassam and Mr. Ibrahim Khodabandeh, both of whom had political asylum from the UK and traveled to Syria with an official visa to visit family, and secretly delivered them to Iran. The EDA, in unison with all human rights organizations and honorable Iranians, demands the return of these human rights activists from Iran and holds the Syrian government responsible for the lives of these two political prisoners. The National Coalition of Pro-Democracy Advocates - EDA Washington D.C. 1776 I St NW Suite 900 Phone: 202-756-4843 Fax: 202-756-1301 Washington, DC 20006-3757 www.ncpda.com
Political Prisoners in the Slaughterhouse of Political Deals: EDA - April 17, 2004
The article discusses the plight of political prisoners in Iran, highlighting the government's human rights abuses and the complicity of the Syrian government in the abduction of two human rights defenders. It emphasizes the need for international attention and action regarding these violations. The National Coalition of Pro-Democracy Advocates calls for the return of the activists and holds Syria accountable.
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📰 What Happened
EDA demands the return of two human rights defenders kidnapped by Syria and handed to Iran.
- National Coalition of Pro-Democracy Advocates - EDA demand Syrian government, Iranian government
- Syrian government kidnap Jamil Bassam, Ibrahim Khodabandeh
- Syrian government hand over Iranian government
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The article underscores the urgent need for international attention on Iran's human rights situation.
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