International organizations, governments, political leaders, human rights activists and celebrities from around the world yesterday raised their voices against the theocratic regime
International organizations, governments, political leaders, human rights activists and celebrities from around the world yesterday raised their voices to call on Iran’s theocratic regime not to carry out the execution of football player Amir Nasr-Azadani and to release actress and activist Taraneh . sentenced to death and arrested for his involvement in the protests that have shaken the Asian country for the past three months. The popular uprising was sparked by the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish girl who died after being detained in Tehran by the moral police on charges of not properly wearing the mandatory headscarf.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pointed out that it is “totally unacceptable how Iran has responded to the protests and committed massive human rights abuses,” killing hundreds, arresting thousands and hanging two men.
Belgium has also called on its citizens to leave the Persian country “as soon as possible” because of the “greater risk of arbitrary arrests”.
The wave of international solidarity between the artists is spearheaded by singer Shakira, who took advantage of the moments before the first whistle in the final in Qatar on Sunday to write on Twitter, where she has 53 million followers, that “the World Cup, Christmas can are not more important than human life, women’s rights and those voices that want to silence others by force » Similarly, the Cannes Film Festival yesterday “strongly” condemned the arrest of Alidoosti, while footballers such as Marc Bartra, Diego Godín or Borja Iglesias have also joined the campaign of support calling for an end to the possible execution of Nasr-Azadani.
Source: La Verdad
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