Postcards for Iran
March 21st, 2009
Background
Under the guise of protecting its “national security”, the Iranian government has orchestrated a crackdown on rights activists, outspoken critics and ethnic and religious minorities. Braving the threats of violence, imprisonment and even execution, dissidents within Iran continue to rise up and demand for their rights.
If unchecked, the Iranian government will continue with its wave of repression, and i’ts incumbent upon the international community to support the citizens of Iran in their struggle for freedom.
The Campaign
To stand in solidarity with our fellow citizens in Iran, and to call on the Iranian government to uphold its commitment to protecting the rights of its citizens, Mideast Youth is launching a new campaign – “Postcards for Iran“. As the name suggests, the “Postcards for Iran” campaign involves sending Iranian officials hundreds of postcards, urging them to bring an end to the violations occurring within Iran.
But it’s not only the Iranian authorities that we seek to address through the campaign, but imprisoned prisoners of conscience as well. We wish to send them a message that we are aware of their plight and supports them in their struggle.
Combined with pressure from governments and human rights bodies and unabated media attention, grassroots initiatives such as “Postcards for Iran” have proven to be effective in . Furthermore, former detainees have testified that prisoners receiving mail received better treatment, as authorities were aware that the world is monitoring their situation.
Get Involved
You can send a postcard in three easy steps:
You can choose to send either a Postcard of Concern to an official, or a Postcard of Support to a prisoner
And that’s it! We will take it from there and ensure that your postcard is printed, stamped and sent to your chosen destination.
Please take the time to send a Postcard for Iran and invite others to.
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I reminded them of their own book – “[2.256] There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.” – they get really angry over that kind of ‘impertenance’!! I enjoyed it, too!
It strikes me that we are seeing the exact opposite of the mass yawn that greeted the stories of Holocaust in the ’30s. It’s due to this medium that I can hook up a great group of folks in the same click that I donate! What a world!! – MRF
…edit phrase ‘in the same click – add word ‘with’ – I was so enthused I clicked too soon!!
This was written about in the Jerusalem Post. I know a lot of Persian Jews who would love to visit Iran.