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United Voice for June 2021 Election Boycott

A number of civil and political activists from 50 cities and 25 provinces of Iran, through a letter, called on the people to boycott the 2021 presidential election in order to prevent the continuation of a government that is opposed to the people. The content of this letter, signed by survivors of victims of nationwide protests, religious minorities, and civil and political activists, is as follows:

To the Great Nation of Iran

United Voice for June 2021 Election Boycott
and Non-Violent Transition from the Islamic Republic
to a Government of the People, by the People, and for the People

Dear Compatriots,

We, the signatories of this letter, represent a sample of the spectrum of the Iranian nation—dissidents, believers and religions, diverse tribes and ethnicities of Iran, from various provinces, cities and villages across our beloved country. Like you, millions of Iranian citizens have become victims of corruption, violence, and the inefficiency of the Guardianship of the Jurist regime and the closed, dictatorial constitution of the system in power.

We humbly and affectionately ask you, our esteemed compatriots, to unite with us in order to protect the national interests of Iran and preserve the lives and property of the people, to bring about a non-violent and peaceful transition from the dysfunctional Guardianship of the Jurist system and the imposed, anti-human constitution toward achieving a democratic, secular constitution based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Under the banner of the Democratic and Secular National Solidarity Movement, we boycott the theatrical June 28, 2021 presidential election of the Islamic Republic so that the current anti-people government does not continue.

The world today, witnessing the extensive popular protests over the past 42 years, which have been severely suppressed, particularly in the last 12 years—from the June 2009 uprising, December 2017, and November 2019 to today—has seen the will of “we,” the people of Iran, in opposition to the thieving, religion-ruling Islamic Republic system (Guardianship of the Jurist – Ali Khamenei and his constitution) and our aspiration to achieve a democratic and universal constitution.

The foundations of human rights and the interests of the Iranian nation for coexistence in democratic alignment with neighboring countries and other countries in the world are not negotiable in any way, and the world must understand this well.

We strongly declare that those parts of the international community that stand with the Democratic and Secular National Solidarity Movement of Iran and do not seek to trade the nation’s interests with the religion-ruling thieves of the Islamic Republic at the negotiating table will remain in the historical memory of the Iranian nation as true friends and allies of democratic Iran.

Dear Compatriots, the widespread boycott of the fake and prescribed presidential election by the masses of the Iranian people expresses our will and vote in alignment with the National Solidarity Movement. This movement, with firm resolve to replace the apartheid religious constitution of the Islamic Republic with a new democratic constitution that guarantees unconditional implementation of human rights for every citizen of our country, proceeds to create the following conditions:

1. Removal of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
2. Holding a referendum for dissolving the Islamic Republic’s constitution,
3. Creating the necessary and sufficient conditions for holding free and fair elections during a transitional period under the supervision of impartial organizations such as the United Nations to form a constituent assembly,
4. Drafting a new constitution by the constituent assembly, based on the following values:

  1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted December 10, 1948, and all its conventions and covenants,
  2. Separation of religion from government based on complete respect for all religions, beliefs, and dissenters,
  3. Equality of citizens’ rights for all Iranian people of every belief, gender, tribe and ethnicity before the law,
  4. Equality of women’s rights with men in all spheres of life and politics,
  5. Freedom of thought and expression, freedom of the press and media,
  6. Freedom of association and activity of parties, labor unions, craftspeople, artists, writers, and others,
  7. Establishment of a free economy based on social justice and prohibition of all forms of monopoly, creation of equal opportunities for all citizens,
  8. Implementation of peaceful foreign policy and constructive diplomatic relations based on national interests, commitment to and respect for international law and order to preserve peace, security and stability in the region and around the world, and commitment to the protocol on the non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

Realizing these aspirations rests on the shoulders of all segments of Iranian society, including craftspeople, artists, journalists, educators, workers, athletes, enlightened clerics and government officials, to join together in this national path and in support of the National Solidarity Movement with the Iranian people to boycott the elections and bring about a non-violent transition from the Islamic Republic system. This is for all people regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, and beliefs—the Iran of our nation.

To the Armed Forces of Iran:
Each of you is a proud son and daughter of the Iranian homeland, father, mother, brother, sister, friend, acquaintance and neighbor of the people and a member of Iran’s family. We call upon you, the guardians of this land and frontier, to align with the National Solidarity Movement for a non-violent transition from the Islamic Republic to a democratic-secular government. “We, the Iranian nation” have been struggling for over a century to achieve democracy and human rights, and we deserve dignified living conditions and a bright future for everyone.

We learned from the bitter memory of 1979 that vengeance, purges of opponents, executions, hatred-mongering and violence have destroyed the cultural, moral, economic, political and social fabric of our country. Iran, this ancient human civilization resting on immense wealth of natural and human resources, has been brought to misery and poverty with the Islamic Republic, resulting in global isolation. We as a nation, from staunch opponents to government bodies, have all been trapped in bitter captivity by the religion-ruling thieves of the Islamic Republic.

Post-Islamic Republic Iran will be governed within the framework of rule of law based on human rights. No citizen will be detained or imprisoned because of political or ideological beliefs. State killings and death sentences will be completely eliminated, vengeance and enmity will disappear from among us. Those with blood-stained hands in crimes against the Iranian people will be answerable to the Iranian people in an independent democratic civil justice system and will be dealt with fairly.

We, the signatories of this letter, with mutual assistance, from merchants to intellectuals, from workers and laborers to entrepreneurs, from intellectuals and educators to armed forces, united and steadfast until our last breath, will remain committed to the path of the Democratic and Secular National Solidarity Movement to establish rule of law based on democracy and human rights values. Without doubt, we the Iranian people will achieve victory, and united Iran will once again play a fundamental role in diplomacy, friendship and cooperation with the free world in promoting peace and stability in the global village.

With humility and warmest wishes

231 Signatories from 50 Cities and 25 Provinces from within Iran

Labor activist, farmerAshnoteh/West AzerbaijanZadehIsa
Trade and cultural activist, retiredKhomeini Shahr/IsfahanAbtehiMojtaba
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyAhvaz/KhuzestanAtash SoudaAnusha
Human rights activistTehranAjodanRaha
Civil activistSanandaj/KurdistanAhmadiKhaled
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyRasht/GilanAkhavanSirous
Trade and cultural activist, retiredTehranArdalanNazi
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontMeshgin Shahr/ArdabilAzadFarzaneh
Political activist, journalistTehranAsafiHamid
Civil activist, housewifeTehranEetezadMitra
Trade and cultural activist, retiredFiruzabad/FarsAmirzadeganAsghar
Political activist, journalistTehranAyeneevandHamed
Human rights activist, family member of Kianoosh Asai, 2009 Movement, teacherKermanshahAsaiKamran
Mother of deceased political prisoner in jail Afshin AsanluTehranAsanluFatima
Civil activist, sister of deceased political prisoner in jail Afshin AsanluTehranAsanluFarshte
Father of deceased Babak Asadi, 2009 MovementVardavard/TehranAsadiMirjalil
Civil activist, poet and writerArak/CentralAshoori GhoucheghiSakina
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranEghbaliAkram
Political activist, reporterArak/CentralAkbarabadiAmir Masoud
Political activist, electrical technicianTehranAkradiRouzbeh
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranEmamiJavad
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontAmol/MazandaranEmamiSiavash
Political activist, writer and poetTehranAmiriIbrahim
Political activist, member of the National Front Council, Sixth Assembly, engineerTehranOvisiMohammad
Political activist, farmerGonabad/KhorasanAminiHashem
Political activist, labor activist, women’s rights, statement 14+14, former political prisonerRasht/GilanEntesariShahla
Political activistTehranAylerReza
Political activist, journalistAmol/MazandaranBavandAryasb
Political activist, leadership member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth Assembly, doctorTehranBavandHermidas
Political activist, member of the National Front Central Council, engineerTehranBakhtiarMehran
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontMeshgin Shahr/ArdabilBakhtiariHojat
Civil activist, member of Mothers of Laleh ParkTehranBestjaniEshrat
Political activist, labor activist, women’s rights, statement 14+14Mashhad/KhorasanBeheshtiNosrat
Member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth Assembly, activist and former political prisonerHamadanBashiriVahid
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranBehradAkbar
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranBehradMasoud
Civil activistTehranBehramiQasem
Political activistRasht/GilanBiazarHamid
Political activist, juristTehranBeckNina
Political and trade activist, workerShiraz/FarsParsaPejman
Political activistTehranParssehAriyo
Civil activistTehranPiraeeshNoushin
Civil activistTehranTabrizShahla
Civil activistTehranTabrizianAmir
Civil activist, petrochemical engineerTehranTakht TavaniMasoud
Political activistKermanshahTakvokKamran
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTabriz/East AzerbaijanTimuriPouya
Political activist, writerTehranJanfshanBijan
Political activist, member of Iran’s National FrontDarrab/FarsJabariAbdolmahdi
Activist and political prisoner, war veteran of imposed war, statement 14+14, doctorMashhad/KhorasanJafari YazdiKamal
Human rights and civil activist, construction workerTehranJaqrundPouya
Civil activist, political prisonerTehranJalal DoustMahan
Former member of the Majority Organization of FedaiansTehranJaliliAli
Civil activistFarsJamshidiLotfollah
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic Front, political prisonerSari/MazandaranJoybariEinollah
Political activist, former political prisonerKaraj/AlborzJahanshahiShahab
Political activist, member of the National Front Central Council, journalistTehranHatemiIsa Khan
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontMamsani/FarsHassan ZadehIbrahim
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranHuseinkhaniMaryam
Civil activistKermanshahHusseiniKhalil
Cultural activistTehranHusseiniReza
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontShahrkord/Chaharmahal and BakhtiariHusseiniSiavash
Civil activist, member of Mothers of Laleh ParkTehranHusseiniMaluk
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranHusseiniNavid
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic Front, political prisonerMashhad/KhorasanHusseini NejadJavad
Civil activistBabol/MazandaranHazratiReza
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTonkabon/MazandaranHalajianHesam
Political activist, political prisoner, Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranHanifeh TabatabaiYasmin
Political activistShiraz/FarsHayatiHadi
Civil activistBushehrHaidariAbbas
Political activist, member of the National Front Council, Sixth AssemblyTehranKhodabandehAhmad
Civil activist, former political prisonerTehranKhazaiKaramollah
JuristTehranKhalili Pour DarestaniKhalil
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranKhomsehMohammad Reza
Mother of deceased Babak Asadi, 2009 MovementVardavard/TehranKhomsehShams
Activist and political prisoner, teacher, statement 14+14Mashhad Prison/KhorasanKhavahtarHashem
Political activist, Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranKhansariMohammad Reza
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontKaraj/TehranDanesh PazirAhmad
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTabrizDeljavanKambiz
Civil activist, retiredYazd/YazdDehbashi ZadehMostafa
Political activistShahrkord/Chaharmahal and BakhtiariDehqanMohammad
Civil activist, journalist, employeeTehranDehqanBabak
Civil activistMarlik/GilanDehqaniAfsun
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranZulfaqariHossein
Civil activist, sister of deceased Hossein Rahimi Pour, housewifeTehranRahimi PourRahele
Children’s rights activistSanandaj/KurdistanRashidiShiva
Political and cultural activist, teacherTehranRafaeiHojatolah
Social activistTehranRahim PourJavad
Civil activist, mother of political prisoner Arsham RezaeiIslamshahr/TehranRezaeiKeshvar
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranRazaviAshkan
Civil activist, member of Mothers of Laleh ParkTehranRafieiZahra
Civil activist, mother of Pejman Gholi Pour, November 2019Karaj/AlborzRamezaniMahbubeh
Civil activist, social workerRashtRudyaniZia
Political activistYasuj/Kohgiluyeh and BoyerahmadRuydulRahman
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyRasht/GilanZad EisaHossein
Political activist, member of Pan-Iranist PartyKaraj/AlborzZareMeysam
Civil activistTehranZarrin KamarBehnaaz
Civil activist, mother of former political prisoner Mehrdad Mohammad NejadShahr Yar/TehranZarrin KamarBehnush
Civil activist, housewifeKaraj/AlborzZarrin KamarRoyale
Civil activist, self-employedFardis Karaj/AlborzZarrin KamarRaha
Political activist, member of the National Front leadership, Sixth Assembly, engineer and writerTehranZaeimKourosh
Civil activist, workerZehkalu/KermanZamankhanQasem
Political activistTehranZudi NiaParviz
Father of missing student Saeid Zeinali, 1978 Student MovementTehranZeinaliHashem
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth Assembly, writerAndimeshk/KhuzestanSaki HuseinkhaniDavud
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyKashan/IsfahanSabzpushanMohsen
Mother of deceased Alireza Shir Mohammad Ali, political prisoner killed with 30 knife wounds in prisonTehranSerabi KhodadaeiMahnaz
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic Front, self-employedMashhad/KhorasanSarviJamal
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth Assembly, engineerTehranSeadatMohammad Reza
Political activist, senior member of Iran’s Democratic Front, former political prisonerKaraj/AlborzSafariParviz
Civil activist, mother of political prisoner Farhad Salmanpour ZahirTehranSalmanpour ZahirZalikhah
Civil activist, sister of political prisoner Farhad Salmanpour ZahirTehranSalmanpour ZahirAfruz
Civil activist, brother of political prisoner Farhad Salmanpour ZahirTehranSalmanpour ZahirHossein
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranSulaimaniArash
Political and civil activist, farmerTehranSalimiKaveh
Human rights and civil activist, retiredTehranShakerLateefa
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranShojaaAli
Political activistTehranShojaeiSadegh
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth Assembly, doctorTehranShamsHamid
Trade activist, retiredKaraj/AlborzShahabiRefat
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranShahryariNaser
Human rights activistTehranShahidiNazanin
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyShirazSalehMasoud
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranSabbaghBahram
Brother of deceased Vahid Seyyadi Nasiri (political prisoner who died in prison from hunger strike)Qom/QomSeyyadi NasiriSaeid
Civil activist, journalistTabriz/East AzerbaijanSafariBabak
Civil activist, university professorTehranSafariMajid
Political and human rights activist, retiredAmol/MazandaranSafaviJabbar
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTabriz/East AzerbaijanTaheri NejadJalal
Animal rights activistTehranTabarzadiAbtineh
Political activist, general secretary of Iran’s Democratic Front, former political prisonerTehranTabarzadiHeshmatollah
Political and women’s rights activist, sociologistJolfa/IsfahanTaloueiSusan
Civil activistShiraz/FarsAalinezadAhmad
Civil activist, member of Mothers of Laleh ParkTehranAbbasiFatima
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyAhvaz/KhuzestanAbdolhosseinyanAhmad
Political activistAnzali/GilanAbdollahiAlireza
Civil activist, member of “Mothers of Laleh Park”TehranAbdusEhteram
Trade activist, retiredTehranAsgariHojatolah
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranAsgariHamid Reza
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontMashhad/KhorasanAzimiMohsen
Political activistTehranAlijaniNaser
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontIlam/IlamAlizadehGhanbari
Activist and former political prisonerMashhad/KhorasanAlizadeh FakhrabadhMahdi
Cultural activistKermanshahAlimradMoghadad
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontBandar Anzali/GilanAliverdiJavid
Civil activistTehranGhaffariAbbas
Civil and trade activist, teacherShiraz/FarsGholami KandaziGhanbari
Civil activist, self-employedIranshahr/Sistan and BaluchestanFramarziMeysam
PhotographerShiraz/FarsFathiAli
Activist and political prisonerKaraj Prison/AlborzFarahi ShandizMahdi
Political activist, Iran’s Democratic Front, former political prisonerTehranFarajiMansur
Trade activist, member of Retirees and Intellectuals AssociationTehranFarhzadiMahbubeh
Member of Iran’s Democratic FrontIsfahanFarzadniaReza
Father of deceased Shaler FarhadiKermanshahFarhadiHossein
Mother of deceased Shaler FarhadiKermanshahFarhadiNosrat
Mother of deceased Kianoosh Asai, 2009 MovementKermanshahFallahFatima
Labor trade activistKhuzestanQadriYousof
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth Assembly, physicist researcherTehranQaimaqamiMohammad
Civil activistTehranQasimabaadiMajid
Civil activistTehranQasemiMohammad
Political and civil activist, war veteran, farmerAmol/MazandaranQasemiMorteza
Civil activist, dervishTehranQodiriEhsan
Cultural activistKaraj/AlborzQorbaniBahrouz
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyAhar/East AzerbaijanQarah DaghliYasha
Political activistTehranQarah DaghAli
Civil activistTehranQoli ZadehMaryam
Civil activistTehranQavamiOmid
Human rights and civil activistMashhad/KhorasanKazemiHassan
Civil activist, war veteranKhorramabad/LorestanKazemiRasul
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontSari/MazandaranKaragriHanif
Political activist, member of the National Front Central Council, Sixth Assembly, telecommunications and computer network specialistTehranKordAmin
Civil activist, studentKermanshahKermansahiAmin
Civil activist, former political prisoner, iron dealerTehranKarimiMohammad
Civil and cultural activist, retiredSirjan/KermanKarim DiniMaliha
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontMashhad/KhorasanKolbadiEhsan
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranKamilianNaser
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranGolmardiMasoud
Civil activist, student and law researcherTehranLaleh ZariBehfar
Activist and political prisoner, retiredTehranLayeghiBahman
Political and trade activist, member of Teachers’ Professional Association, teacher, statement 14+14, former political prisonerMashhad/KhorasanLael MohammadiJavad
Civil and cultural activist, retired, wife of political prisoner Seyed Hashem KhavahtarMashhad/KhorasanMaleki FardSadegheh
Political activistHamadanMujahidHossein
Civil activist, psychologistTehranModabbarAfsaneh
Member of Iran’s Democratic Front, former political prisonerTehranMofti ZadehIsmail
Civil and cultural activist, retiredSiasukt/Kohgiluyeh and BoyerahmadMohammad HusseiniSiran
Grandmother of former detained student Mehrdad Mohammad NejadFardis Karaj/AlborzMohammad NejadSiyarah
Mother of Janfadai Mohammad Taheri, November 2019TehranMohammadiZeinab
Political activist, studentTehranMohammadiZahra
Civil activist, retired teacher, war veteranShahrak Andisheh/TehranMohammadiGholam Reza
Political activist, lawyerShiraz/FarsMohammadiSaeid
Activist and political prisonerTehranMohammadiBorzan
Political activistTehranMahmudiAfruz
Civil activist, photographerNazarabad/AlborzMoradiAmir Ali
Political activistTehranMortezaviKaveh
Student activist, teacher, former political prisonerTehranMurdaniReda
Political activist, member of Third Path for Iran’s SalvationTehranMasih PourShaqrolah
Civil activist, poetTehranMoshtaqSeyid Jalal
Political activist, self-employedMashhad/KhorasanMashhadi Hemat AbadiSajad
Civil activist, civil engineerKermanshahMaslehianFarid
Human rights activist, mother of ideological prisoner Soheil Arabi, statement 14+14Parand/TehranMazlumFarnagis
Human rights activist, AyatollahTehranMassoumi TehraniAbdolhamid
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontTehranMalikiSonya
Civil activistTehranMonshi ZadehHelen
Political and labor activist, women’s rights, statement 14+14, former political prisonerTehranMansuriNarges
Political activist, member of Iran’s National FrontTehranMousaviSeyid Reza
Political activist, member of the National Front Council, Sixth Assembly, engineerAhvaz/KhorasanMousaviMojtaba
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyRamsar/MazandaranMoulanaAmir
Civil activistTehranMoulaeiHamideh
Civil activistTehranMoulaeiNaima
Civil activist, retiredTehranMirahmadiFatima
Trade activist, workerKhuzestanMirsalariHamza
Political activist, member of Iran’s Democratic FrontHashtgerd Karaj/AlborzMirsoltaniMohammad
Trade and cultural activist, retiredTehranNaasehi FarOmid
Civil activist, doctorTehranNazariAli
Civil activist, writer, poet, statement 14+14, former political prisonerKermanNazemiPoran
Political activist, member of Pan-Iranist PartyTehranNamdariSaeid
Human rights activist, lawyer, political prisonerShazand Prison Arak/CentralNajafiMohammad
Civil activist, retiredRasht/GilanNeamaniMansur
Member of Mothers of Laleh Park, mother of missing student Saeid Zeinali, 1978 Student MovementTehranNaqabiAkram
Civil activistTehranNorzi ZadehNaser
Activist and political prisoner, statement 14+14, director, screenwriter and journalistEvin Prison/TehranNuri ZadMohammad
Civil activistTehranNuri ZadehSorush
Civil activist, former political prisonerTehranNoruz ZadehKambiz
Political activistGolpayegan/IsfahanNikbakhtMohammad
Political activistTehranNiko KarFarshad
Civil activist, teacher, member of Mothers of Laleh ParkTehranNiko KarNiko
Political activist, publisherTehranNilgunArash
Trade activist, workerHamadanVafaeiJavad
Political activistQazvinHonarkhorHamed
Political activist, member of Iran’s National Front, Sixth AssemblyTehranYazdaniHamid Reza
Spokesman and member of the Pan-Iranist Party Leadership Council, retired educator, doctorTehranYazdiManuchehr

Source: United Voice

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