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Urgent joint appeal to the international community: Stop Iranian regimeâs brutal oppression of peaceful protesters
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October 18, 2022
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We, the undersigned representatives of World Civil society, human rights activists, and intellectuals, from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional and international organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violent crackdown against the public protests and demands for democratic reform and government accountability that have been occurring across Iran.
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The Iranian government has responded to protests with excessive force. This has included widespread use of beatings, arbitrary detentions and the use of rubber bullets and allegedly live ammunition against unarmed civilians, resulting in over a deaths.
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With the strong risk that repression, violence and instability in Iran could escalate to unprecedented levels in the coming days, it is critical that individual governments from all regions of the world urgently exert strong and concerted pressure on the Iranian Regime to curb human rights abuses against Kurdish activists.
We call on the United Nations, its Member States and regional bodies to condemn the serious and widespread human rights violations carried out by the Iranian authorities against Kurdish civilians throughout the country. The international community must remind the Iranian government of its international human rights obligations, urge it to fully respect the rights to peaceful assembly, freedom of movement and freedom of expression, and support the demands of the Kurdish peoples in Iran.
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The death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini, a young Kurdish girl who was murdered under the custody of the Iranian morality police in Tehran, sparked an unprecedented movement of public protest and uprising across Iran. The movement first started in her hometown in Kurdistan and spread all over Iran. The progressive âWoman-Life-Freedomâ movement not only objects to the compulsory Islamic hijab and other restrictions on Iranian women, but also asks for the restoration of basic human rights for all Iranians.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has exercised an unbridled and inhumane violence against the protesters across the country, especially in the regions inhabited by ethnic communities such as Kurds, and Baluchs. According to the Iran Human Rights Group, at least 244 people including 34 children have been killed by the security forces of the regime. The regime has used warzone weapons such as helicopters to crush protesters in the city of Zahedan in Baluchistan province last week. Currently, a brutal campaign of intimidation against the local population is undertaken in the city of Sanandaj in Kurdistan province involving the perpetration of acts that amount to crimes against humanity. Having the city under siege, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) opens fire directly at protesters in the streets and civilians in their homes. Dozens of deaths are reported, and numerous civilians including hundreds of children have been kidnapped. Hospitals are banned from taking injured protesters.
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As the peaceful demonstrations continue all over Iran, the unbridled violence by regime forces is increasing daily in the Kurdish cities of Iran. By resorting to a larger scale of oppression in Kurdish regions, the regime is trying to divert attention from demonstrations in major cities of Iran. In an act of revenge and instigation to militarize the progressive movement, the Iranian military is bombarding the bases of the Iranian Kurdish political parties exiled in Iraqi Kurdistan. During a series of missile and drone strikes on September 28th, dozens of Iranian Kurdish civilians, including women and children were killed and injured. This is a clear act of war crime and disrespect for international laws. The regime is amassing more forces in the Kurdish regions, especially on the borders, indicating that the regime is preparing for a potential full-scale war in the region.
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Halting the excessive use of violence by the regime requires the intervention of the international community. We, the signatories of the present urgent appeal, draw the attention of the international community to the seriousness of the situation. Effective and immediate international measures are needed to protect civilians. These measures may include:
â Convening an extraordinary meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss measures towards protecting Iranian civilians against the regimeâs brutal suppression of protestors all over the country.
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â Dispatching an independent committee under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the excessive use of violence and torture in the Iranian Kurdish and Baluchi regions.
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â Using all possible means to force the Iranian regime to stop its campaign of systematic
oppression and violence, and allow the international humanitarian agencies access to the Kurdish and Baluchi regions.
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â Reducing the level of diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic and making the resumption of negotiations on the nuclear deal conditioned on immediate ending the repression of demonstrators and the release of the prisoners related to these protests as well as all political prisoners.
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â Using any economic pressure to limit the margin of action of Iranian officials directly involved in the repression of demonstrators and in the regimeâs military maneuvers against Kurdish resistance based in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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This joint appeal is supported by following ECOSOC Accredited organizations:
1. ABC Tamil Oli
2. Action of Human Movement (AHM)
3. Association BurkinabĂ© pour la Survie de l’Enfance
4. ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE DES TAMOULS EN France
5. Association Pour le Droit de lâHomme et le DĂ©veloppement Durable (ADHDD)
6. Association des Ă©tudiants tamouls de France
7. Association pour la dĂ©fense des droits de l’homme et des revendications
8. Association pour la dĂ©fense des droits de l’homme et des revendications dĂ©mocratiques/culturelles du peuple Azerbaidjanais-Iran – «ARC»
9. Association pour les Victimes Du Monde
10. Association Thendral
11. Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme
12. Fitilla
13. International Yazidis Foundation for the Prevention of Genocide
14. Jeunesse Etudiante Tamoule
15. Le Pont
16. Les Caribous Libérés
17. Tamil Uzhagam
18. Tripla Difesa Onlus Guardie – Sicurezza Sociale e Ecozoofila
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This Joint appeal is supported by following organizations without ECOSOC :
- D.A.M. ASSOCIATION D’AIDE AUX MIGRANTS
- M.I.C.A.D.H.O. (ASSOCIATION MILITANTE POUR LA CONNAISSANCE ET LA
- DIFFUSION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME).
- ACT’ SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE POUR LES DROITS DE L’HOMME (ASIDH).
- Action contre les Violations des Droits Humains
- ACTION DE LA JEUNESSE POUR LE DĂVELOPPEMENT DURABLE
- Action des ChrĂ©tiens Pour les droits de l’homme
- Action des chrétiens pour les Droits Humains
- Action for education and the Promotion of women
- Action for Protection of Child Rights
- Action pour la Protection des Droits de l’Enfant
- Action Pour l’Education au DĂ©veloppement Durable et aux Droits Humains
- ACTION SRI LANKA
- ACTIONS ECOLOGIQUES FRANĂAISES
- ACTIONS ET DROITS POUR LES FEMMES EXILEES ET MIGRANTES
- Actions et Droits pour les Femmes Exilées et Migrantes
- ACTIONS POUR LA PROTECTION ET LA DEFENSE DES DROITS DE LâHOMME
- Advocates for Justice and Human Rights
- Advocates for Peace and Human Rights
- AGARAM
- AGARAM TRANSLATION SERVICES (AGARAM TS)
- Agence Internationale des Droits de lâHomme
- AIDE CITOYENNE ET DEVELOPPEMENT CONCERTE
- AJACCIO HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER
- ALLIANCE DES JURISTES POUR LES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- Alliance internationale contre le génocide
- ALLIANCE INTERNATIONALE CONTRE LE GENOCIDE DES TAMOULS
- Alliance Internationale de DĂ©fense des Droits Humains
- ALLIANCE INTERNATIONALE DES JOURNALISTES
- ALLIANCE INTERNATIONALE POUR LA JUSTICE
- Alliance for Minority Rights
- Alliance internationale pour la liberté de Tamil Eelam
- Alliance of Lawyers for Human Rights
- ALLIANCE POUR LA JUSTICE INTERNATIONALE (A.J.I.).
- ALLIANCE POUR LA JUSTICE INTERNATIONALE (AJI)
- ASSE : ACTION DE SOLIDARITE ET DE SOUTIEN AUX ETUDIANTS
- ASSOCIATION CARITATIVE ETUDIANTE POUR LA JEUNESSE
- ASSOCIATION CULTURE FEMMES
- ASSOCIATION DE DEFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- ASSOCIATION DE DEFENSE DES DROITS DES ENFANTS
- Association de DĂ©fense des Droits des Enfants
- ASSOCIATION DE DEFENSE DES DROITS HUMAINS EN SORBONNE
- ASSOCIATION DE DEFENSE ET DE PROMOTION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- ADEAGE
- ASSOCIATION DE LA SOLIDARITĂ DES ETUDIANTS DE BORDEAUX
- ASSOCIATION DE SOLIDARITE BORDEAUX
- ASSOCIATION DE SOLIDARITĂ INTERNATIONALE POUR LE
- DĂVELOPPEMENT DURABLE
- ASSOCIATION DES ANONYMES ET PERSĂCUTES DU GĂNOCIDE TAMOULE
- Association des Artistes du Monde
- ASSOCIATION DES CHRETIENS TAMOULS DE FRANCE
- ASSOCIATION DES CHRETIENS TAMOULS POUR LA PAIX ET JUSTICE
- ASSOCIATION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME DE CHARENTE
- Association des Droits de l’Homme de Nevers
- Association des Ă©lĂšves et Ă©tudiants Tamouls en France
- ASSOCIATION DES ETUDIANTS AFRICAINS DE LA SORBONNE (ADEAS).
- ASSOCIATION DES ETUDIANTS POUR LES DROITS DE L’HOMME ASEDH.
- ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE LA PAUVRETE
- ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES SOLIDAIRES DU MONDE
- ASSOCIATION DES JEUNES DE LA DIASPORA TAMOUL
- ASSOCIATION DES JEUNES DU VILLAGE
- Association des Journalistes en Exil
- ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES SPECIALISES EN DROITS ETRANGERS (A.J.S.D.E.).
- ASSOCIATION DROIT ET TALENTS DE FEMMES
- ASSOCIATION ESPOIR DES SOCIETES POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE (AESD)
- ASSOCIATION FEMMES DE LA MEDIATION
- ASSOCIATION FEMMES SOLIDAIRES (AFS).
- Association for Independence of Judges and Lawyers
- ASSOCIATION FOR PREVENTION AND INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY (APSI).
- Association Free Tamil Eelam
- Association Humaniste de France
- ASSOCIATION HUMANITAIRE FRANCO-SRI LANKAISE
- Association International pour le DĂ©veloppement Economique et Social
- Association Internationale Contre les Disparitions forcées
- ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES ETUDIANTS ETRANGERS (AIEE)
- ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES JOURNALISTES INDEPENDANTS
- ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES JOURNALISTES INDEPENDANTS (AIJI).
- ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE POUR LA DEFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (IADHR)
- ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE POUR LA PROMOTION DE LA SANTE ET
- LE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE-S2D
- ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE POUR LE DĂVELOPPEMENT
- ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL DU TAMIL EELAM
- ASSOCIATION JEUNESSE INSERTION SOLIDARITE-AJIS.
- ASSOCIATION LUTTE CONTRE LA VIOLENCE FAITE AUX FEMMES
- ASSOCIATION LYONNAISE DES ETUDIANTS EN DROIT DE L’HOMME (ALEDH)
- ASSOCIATION MONDIALE POUR LA JUSTICE ET LE DROIT DES VICTIMES
- ASSOCIATION POUR LA DEFENSE DES DROITS DES CITOYENS – A.D.D.C.
- ASSOCIATION POUR LA DIFFUSION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME DANS
- L’UNIVERSITE DE LYON (ADDHUL)
- ASSOCIATION POUR LA JUSTICE PENALE INTERNATIONALE (A.J.P.I.)
- ASSOCIATION POUR LA PREVENTION ET LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE (APSI).
- ASSOCIATION POUR LA SOLIDARITE ETUDIANTE EN FRANCE
- ASSOCIATION POUR LA SOLIDARITE FRANCE-AFRIQUE
- Association Pour la Solidarité Internationale (ASI)
- ASSOCIATION POUR LE DROIT DE L’HOMME ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT
- DURABLE (Colombes)
- Association pour le droit des Ă©trangers
- ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME EN FRANCE
- ASSOCIATION SAINTE-MARIE DE NAVANTHURAI
- ASSOCIATION SOLIDARITE SANS FRONTIERE ET D’EDUCATION
- ASSOCIATION SOLIDARITE SANS FRONTIERE ET D’EDUCATION (ASSFE).
- ASSOCIATION TAMIL UZHAGAM
- ASSOCIATION THENDRAL
- Association Culturelle Zagros – Belgique
- AcadĂ©mie de coopĂ©ration interculturelle – Allemagne
- Association kurde de l’Ouest canadien
- CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
- Centre Bishop Rayappu Joseph pour la Justice et la paix
- CENTRE D’ACCĂS POUR LES DROITS DE L’HOMME (CADH)
- CENTRE DE LA PROMOTION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- CENTRE DE LA SORBONNE POUR LE DROIT INTERNATIONAL ET LES
- CENTRE DE PROTECTION DE TAMIL EELAM
- Centre de Recherche sur les Droits de lâHomme
- CENTRE EUROPĂEN POUR LA PAIX ET JUSTICE
- Centre for Advocacy and Human Development
- Centre for Human Rights Advocacy
- Centre for Human Rights Defenders (CHRD)
- CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LA PAIX ET JUSTICE
- CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES ĂTUDES STRATĂGIQUES ET POLITIQUES
- Centre Tamoul pour les droits de l’homme et la dĂ©mocratie
- Centre des Ă©crivains du Kurdistan
- Centre Chuarbakh
- Centre Roji kurd, France
- Centre des femmes kurdes Ă Cologne â Allemagne
- Centre de la diaspora du Kurdistan
- CITOYENS EN ACTION
- Confédération de la diaspora kurde
- COALITION OF WORLD TAMIL ORGANIZATIONS
- COLLECTIF DE FEMMES POUR LES DROITS DE L’HOMME – CFDH
- COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE COORDINATION HUMANITAIRE (C.I.C.H.).
- CONSEIL NATIONAL DES DROITS DE L’HOMME ET DU CITOYEN
- COORDINATION INTERNATIONAL DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- ETUDIANTS POUR UNE SOCIETE DURABLE PARIS
- Europeans Tamils for Justice and Peace
- Equality for All Organization
- FEDERATION DES JEUNES POUR LA COUR PENALE INTERNATIONALE
- FEDERATION ETUDIANTE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (FEDH)
- Federation of Global Tamil Organizations
- FĂ©dĂ©ration des associations kurdes de Belgique – ComposĂ©e de 6 organisations
- FĂ©dĂ©ration des associations kurdes de France â composĂ©e de 13 organisations
- FORUM FOR THE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FRANCE FDHR
- French for Democracy & Human Rights
- GLOBAL TAMIL MOUVEMENT
- Gouvernement en Exil du Tamil Eelam
- Green-Eye Organization
- HANA human rights organization
- Hevi – SociĂ©tĂ© allemande
- Initiative de la FĂ©dĂ©ration kurde des Pays-Bas – composĂ©e de 5 organisations
- International Alliance Against Genocide
- INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST TAMILS GENOCIDE AND FREE
- TAMIL EELAM
- International Alliance for the Defense of Human Rights,
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- International Association for the Promotion of Health and Sustainable Development-
- S2D
- International Center for Peace and Justice – ICPJ
- International Centre for Right to Self determination
- INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAMIL EELAM
- International Federation for Child Rights
- Kurdish-Swiss Alliance
- LE COLLECTIF LA PAIX AU SRI LANKA
- LE CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL POUR LES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- LES AMIS DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- LIGUE EUROPEENNE POUR LA PROTECTION DES DROITS DE LâHOMME
- LIGUE EUROPEENNE POUR LA PROTECTION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
- MAISON DES CITOYENS DU MONDE
- MEDIAS POUR LA PAIX ET JUSTICE
- Mouvement Associatif des Jeunes et des Etudiants
- Mouvement d’action humaine
- NIĂVRE ACTION DROIT DE L’HOMME
- NORTH-EAST DEVELOPPMENT AGENCY
- North-East Secretariat on Human Rights
- Organisation mondiale kurde â Allemagne
- Organisation mondiale kurde â SuĂšde
- Organisation des droits de l’homme du Kurdistan
- Organisation Glenna – Finlande
- Organisation du Kurdistan-USA
- Organisation du Kurdistan-USA
- Projet dĂ©mocratique du Kurdistan d’Iran
- RĂ©seau de coordination des organisations (CNO) dans le Sud – composĂ© de 60 organisations
- Radio kurde – Pays-Bas
- Rencontre pour la Paix et les Droits de l’Homme
- RĂ©seau International pour les Droits de lâHomme et de lâEtat de Droit
- RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES
- Shelter Organisation – Allemagne
- SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE SANTE-LOGISTIQUE HUMANITAIRE
- SOLIDARITE JEUNES ETUDIANTS
- SolidaritĂ© Internationale pour la Paix – ASIP
- South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
- STUDENTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
- Tamil Eelam Football Federation
- Tamil Eelam Olympic Committee
- TAMIL EELAM PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- TAMIL RIGHTS ACTION FORUM
- TAMIL-STYLE (T-STYLE)
- Tair-Al-Amal Association
- Tribunal du Kurdistan
- Union des femmes du Kurdistan – SuĂšde
- VENT 2 SABLES
- WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – CFDH
- WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE AND VICTIMS ‘LAW
- World Tamil Parliamentarians Association
- WORLD WOMEN SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION
- Youth Action for Development and Human Rights
This Joint appeal is supported by following intellectuals :
1. Avram Noam Chomsky, Professor, linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social critic, and political activist, USA
2. David Romano, Professor, Thomas G. Strong Professor of Middle East Studies, Missouri State University, USA
3. Behrouz Boochani, Journalist, Human Rights Defender, Writer, and Film Producer, New
Zealand 4. Abbas Vali (Emeritus), Professor, Dept. Sociology, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
5. Adiba Isa, PhD, Staff Scientist at Thermofisher Scientific, Denmark
6. Ahmad Mohammadpour, PhD, Assistant Prof. of Anthropology & Sociology, Troy University, Alabama, USA
7. Alan Fotoohi, MD, PhD in experimental oncology, Consultant Clinical pharmacologist and
Researcher, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
8. Allan Hassaniyan, PhD, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, University of Exeter, UK
9. Almas Heshmati, Professor of Economics, Jönköping University, Sweden
10. Amineh Kakabaveh, Politician, Sweden
11. Arash Ahmadi, Professor, PhD in Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
12. Arezu Jahani-Asl, PhD, Associate Professor, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
13. Arndis Anna Kristinardottir Gunnarsdottir, member of the Icelandic parliament, Iceland
14. Asso Hassan Zadeh, PhD, Global Studies Institute, Geneva, Switzerland
15. Ava Homa, Author, Journalist, Activist, California, USA
16. Baban Eliassi, PhD in Sociology and Political Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland
17. Barzoo Eliassi, Professor, Department of Social Work, Linnaeus University, Sweden
18. Bettina Koch, Professor, Virginia Tech- Political Science, Virginia, USA
19. Brittany Bowman, PhD, Staff Scientist, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
20. Choman Hardi, PhD, Associate Professor, American University of Iraq, Sulaymani, Kurdistan
Region, Iraq
21. Dennis Goldfarb, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Washington University, USA
22. Diako Ebrahimi, Assistant Professor, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, USA
23. Einar S. Björnsson, Professor , MD, PhD, Chief of The Department of Internal Medicine,
LandspĂtali University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Iceland
24. Ebrahim Karimi, Professor, Canada Research Chair and Co-director of Nexus for Quantum Technologies, University of Ottawa, Canada
25. Eyal Gottlieb, Professor, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
26. Faraz Firouzi, LL.M., PhD Researcher, UniveristÀt Hamburg, Human Rights Lawyer, Legal
Advisor of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Hamburg, Germany
27. Farhad Khosravi, Chairman & CEO, ImperativeCare, Inc. Campbell, CA, USA
28. Harald Stenmark, Professor at Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, University of
Oslo, Norway
29. Hardy MĂšde, PhD, Researcher at the European Center for Sociology and Political Science
(CESSP) and Co-President of the Center for Research on the Arab World (CEMA),France
30. Hashem Ahmadzadeh, Associated Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden
31. Hazhar Ahmed Abdulghafur (Rahimi), Assistant Professor of Literature, Soran University,
Kurdistan Region, Iraq
32. Idris Ahmedi, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Karlstad University,
Sweden
33. Jaffer Sheyholislami, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University, Canada
34. Jamal Mamkhezri, Assistant Professor of Economics Associate Director, MA Economics
Program, New Mexico State University, USA
35. Jamileh Hashemi, Associate Professor of experimental immuno-oncology, Uppsala University, Sweden
36. JĂłn Ingvar Kjaran, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Iceland, Iceland
37. Kamal Soleimani, Professor, PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern History, Professor-
Researcher at El Colegio de Mexico
38. Kamran Matin, Associate professor of International Relations, University of Sussex, England
39. Kamran Qaderi, PhD, Founder at Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc., California, USA
40. Khalid Khayati, PhD, Senior University Lecturer, Linköping University, Sweden
41. Kouhyar Tavakolian, Professor, Director of Biomedical Engineering, the University of North Dakota, USA
42. Kurdo Baksi, Journalist, Social commentator and Author, Recipient of the Olof Palme Peace Prize (2000), Sweden
43. Meaghan Dee, Associate Professor, Graphic Design, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), USA
44. Lawen Redar, Member of Swedish Parliament and Social Democratic Party, Sweden
45. Michael Gunter, Professor, Tennessee Technological University, Professor of Political
Science, USA
46. Mohammad Zarei, PhD, Research Scientist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University (Virginia Tech), USA
47. Nasser Seyd Ahmadi, MD, PhD, Capio Sverige, Gothenburg, Sweden
48. Nazand Begikhani, PhD, Vincent Wright Chair Visiting Professor, Sciences PO, Paris, France
49. Omid Fotouhi, PhD, Researcher, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
50. Parwez Rahim Qader, PhD in National Security Studies, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
51. Pershang Farshi, Scientist and Business Development, ProMab Technologies Inc. Richmond, California, USA
52. Peyman Fasahati, PhD. Air Products, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
53. Rahim Surkhi, Assistant Professor in Linguistics, Canada
54. Reza Nejadiyan, Activist, Sweden
55. Reza Ovissipour, Assistant Professor of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), USA
56. Rojyar Khezri, PhD, postdoc, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway
57. Saladdin Ahmed, Professor, Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA
58. Sasan Amjadi, Political analyst, Switzerland
59. Sergio Grinstein, Professor, PhD in Biochemistry, The Hospital for Sick Children Research
Institute, University of Toronto, Canada
60. Sherko Kirmanj, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Koya University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq British
Academy Bilateral Chair in Education, Conflict and Crisis, Ulster University, UK
61. Shoresh Soltani, PhD, Research Engineer, MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden
62. Shukria Bradost, PhD, International Security, Virginia Tech University, USA
63. Teresa Zimmers, HH Gregg Professor of Cancer Research and Professor of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
64. Timothy Allen, PhD, Memorial Sloan associate professor clinical affairs, USA
65. Leonardo R. PĂ©rez , PhD, International Human Rights Advocate
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