Peyvast

Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, they send forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from thousands of different centres of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”

The savenazanin campaign initiated by Nazanin Afshin-Jam and with the help of Mina Ahadi of International Committe against Executions and 350,000 people worldwide successfully accomplished its first goal of freeing Nazanin Fatehi . Now its time to SAVE ALL NazaninS.

This Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 during a speech at European Union Parliament, Nazanin Afshin-Jam will formally demand the Iranian Government to permanently abolish the practice of executing minors. She will also present the European Parliament with a Motion for a Resolution on Executions of Juveniles in Iran. The speech will be followed by a 3 day speaking tour in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Frankfurt.

February 7th is the official start of the new campaign to SAVE ALL NAZANIN’s. 

Click to listen to Nazanin Fatehi’s radio interview

These are portions of Nazanin’s replies to the questions:

“I was very happy to be free and my freedom is like a new birthday.

When taken in to custody I did not think that I would end up being imprisoned for almost three years. I was innocent but the judge did not believe me and it wasn’t until the re-trial that the witnesses told the truth and judges believed me.

When I heard the news of my death sentence I was devastated. I wished to die than being executed.

While in prison I received some news of the activities for my freedom. If it wasn’t for all the efforts on my behalf, I would not have been released. I thank Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Mina Ahadi for their efforts as well as everyone who worked so hard to gain my freedom. I also thank everyone who made donations to make the payment of the bail possible. I wish I could do something in return but there is not much that I am capable of doing at this time.

There are so many innocent inmates in prison but there is nothing that they can do. Many innocent people have been in prison for few years and still unsure of their cases outcome. Shahla Jaahed, Zahra and many others there were sentenced to death.

I am hopeful that they all be freed with the efforts from outside. They also are hopeful that their innocence be also proven so they too can be free.

I want me and my sisters to study and finish school.

Thank you so much.”