Be the voice of those who cannot speak.
Yasin Kabdani, a 22-year-old Baluch man, was arrested following the protests in Zahedan and has reportedly been sentenced to death. His voice must not be silenced.
#YasinKabdani#StopExecutionsInIran
@ URGENT: MEHNAM NAVAB SAFAVI, A 22-YEAR-OLD RAPPER FROM ISFAHAN, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH.
@potus Mehnam was arrested during the January protests and is currently held in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.
According to reports, Branch 5 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on charges including “moharebeh,” propaganda against the system, assembly and collusion, and alleged participation in damage to public property.
But this case is not only about the sentence. It is also about a process that reportedly denied him the most basic elements of a genuine defense.
Mehnam had two lawyers, yet they were reportedly denied access to the case file and were therefore unable to defend him effectively. His court hearing was also reportedly held in absentia.
A death sentence issued after lawyers were prevented from examining the evidence and after the defendant was denied a meaningful opportunity to defend himself cannot be described as justice.
It is an irreversible punishment imposed through a process surrounded by serious due-process concerns.
@drmaisato Mehnam is 22 years old. He is a young artist whose life should not end behind prison walls because a government fears protest, music and free expression.
@marklevinshow@NoaMagid@FoxNews@NEWSMAX@AmnestyIran@hrw@UNWatch@SecRubio@WhiteHouse — please raise his name now, while international pressure may still protect his life.
Demand:
Immediate suspension of the death sentence.
Full access for his lawyers to the case file.
An independent and transparent review.
A genuine, in-person hearing with effective legal representation.
Protection of his life while the case is reviewed.
Do not wait for an execution announcement.
Do not offer condolences after the irreversible has happened.
Speak now, while Mehnam Navab Safavi is still alive and can still be saved.
SAY HIS NAME.
BE HIS VOICE.
STOP THE EXECUTION.
#Mehnam_NavabSafavi #StopExecutionsInIran
#مهنام_نواب_صفوی
@mishhhhha صدای مهنام نوابصفوی باشیم قراره اعدامش کنن.
🆘#MahnamNavabSafavi, a 22-year-old Persian rap artist arrested during the January protests in Isfahan, has been sentenced to death by the branch presided over by Judge Hemmatinejad.
#StopExecutions@amnesty@hrw@HRANA_English