Hanif Heydarnejad's request to the German Foreign Minister
Hanif Heydarnejad (Qahram Heydari) was born in Kermanshah and is currently working in the Refugee Advisory Group at Amnesty International in Dortmund, Germany. He is also a human rights activist.
He considers the Islamic Republic regime to be inhumane and criminal, and calls for its overthrow. He hopes that all the perpetrators and perpetrators of crimes throughout the regime's rule will be tried and punished in fair courts according to international standards.
He says that he does not believe in armed struggle, meaning armed war, but he believes that every human being has the right to defend himself against state oppression and violence in a way he sees fit. If the regime imposes armed defense on the people, then the people's defense of themselves has nothing to do with violence. It is the regime that must stop violence.
He also hopes for free elections under UN supervision and a peaceful transfer of power to the people. Hanif Heydarnejad says: "I hope that the people will say no to the regime through their union activities and negative struggle and insist on their union demands, so that an opening for political and democratic change and developments will open in Iran."
He has also prepared a text for the German Foreign Minister to support the Iranian people, and has shared it with Iranians inside and outside Iran. He has asked Iranians to forward it to their Iranian or non-Iranian friends if they agree with this text. Likewise, any person, whether Iranian or non-Iranian, whether residing in Germany or outside Germany, can send this text from their personal email address to the email address of the German Foreign Ministry. The aforementioned email address is as follows:
The text is arranged as follows:
Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Barbock, I draw your attention to the current events and human rights violations in Iran.
As you are no doubt aware, a fire broke out in Tehran’s Evin Prison on Saturday evening, October 14, 2012. At least four people are said to have been killed and 61 others injured. The exact details and extent of the damage are still unknown. Most of the prisoners are political prisoners or those being held in Evin Prison during the ongoing protests. The fire was allegedly set intentionally by security forces. Numerous videos posted on social media show gunfire and explosions. Human rights abuses in Iran have now reached a level of extreme and unbelievable brutality.
Since the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zina) Amini in Shahrivar 1401 by the Islamic Republic regime, many people have demonstrated against the Iranian regime in the streets of cities and towns across the country.
Protesters chant slogans such as "Women, Life, Freedom" and "We don't want an Islamic state anymore."
The protests were brutally and bloodyly suppressed, and to date at least 201 people, including 23 children, have been killed.
Women are bravely fighting for their freedom and self-determination on the streets of Iran, supported by men. Now people from all walks of life are participating in these demonstrations.
The people on the streets of Iran want nothing more than a secular government, one that is based on human rights, aims for unconditional equality between men and women, violates human dignity, and cares for the well-being of all citizens.
Protesters in Iran, on the one hand, are calling for an end to Islamism and, on the other, for a democratic government in Iran that works for peace in the region and the world and no longer instigates and finances terror, war, and conflict.
In this situation, politicians' words and declarations of support for the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom are no longer enough; therefore, I ask you and the German government to take the following concrete steps:
– The current Iranian regime does not represent the Iranian people and all diplomatic contacts with the regime should be severed.
- The consular representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Germany and all European Union member states should be closed and the relevant diplomats should be expelled from all European Union member states.
– All religious and cultural centers of the Iranian regime, such as the Blue Mosque in Hamburg, must be closed.
– All assets of natural and legal persons belonging to or associated with the Iranian regime must be frozen.
– The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps should be classified as a terrorist group.
– Iran is set to be removed from the membership of the UN Commission on Women's Rights.
– Given the regime's internet shutdown or filtering, the Iranian people must be supported with communication technology.
– Daily human rights violations, especially the bloody and brutal repression of protests and acts of violence against protesters in Iran by various security forces, should be reported under the Rome Statute for systematic crimes against humanity. Used in the UN Security Council, under international criminal law for review at the International Criminal Court (Articles 7 and 13 of the ICC Statute)
Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs
I ask you to work for a democratic and free Iran, as well as for the humane and peaceful coexistence of all peoples of the world.
With respect
Hanif Heydarnejad asked to share this request in Iran and outside of Iran.
