Union of Persian Students and Human Rights Activists in Exile

In the name of freedom

DEC.19.2009

To: Human Rights Watch

Subject: the grave condition of prisoner of conscience in Iran, Mr. Seyed Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi

Honourable authorities of Human Rights Watch

We would like to inform you that Mr. Boroujerdi has been detained since Oct 8, 2006 for more than three years. He is suffering from heart, eye, tooth, respiratory, bone, kidney problems and Parkinson’s disease. These diseases that are because of deprival of access to necessary medical facilities and unsuitable condition of health and food in prison, have caused his weakness and losing weight as he has not balance in standing and walking. He has recently fallen down and hurt several times, for example on Oct 10, Oct 12, Nov 17 and was in coma for minutes.

The important statement of the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran:

“Each day in solitary confinement must be counted equal to 10 days in general section at least “

Mr. Khamenei the leader of the Islamic Republic, has announced in reply to the chairmen of his office about some judicial matters, that trial judges must pay special and more attention to solitary confinement and they must count each day in solitary confinement as 10 days in general section at least.

Attempt up on Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s life in Evin prison

On Dec 13, 2009, at 3 PM when Mr. Boroujerdi went to the telephone cabin in the yard of the prison to phone his family, suddenly a big cement block of the high wall of the region fell down and shattered beside his feet. This event was so unusual and strange that all prisoners in special section for clergy came out and gathered in the region and even the prison authorities came out in surprise. In reply to the prisoners’ protest, the authorities only sufficed to call that as an unexpected event.

Dec 10, 2009 is maybe a prologue to save Human Rights!

Human Rights world anniversary is a pretext for hearing and saying about an ideal world and a clear future!
And I wish it would be a pretext for thinking of human’s world a little. There is no doubt that the world around us is full of violence and cruelty, but what should we do? This is the question that each aware mind and each pure conscience should answer.

The critical condition of Ayatollah Boroujerdi in prison

Dec 8,2009
According to the news received, Mr. Boroujerdi is spending very difficult condition in a very small cell with dimensions 1x2 in the special section for clergy in Evin prison. Although the condemnation period of this prisoner hostage has recently come to end, but he has neither been released nor permitted to have sick leave.
It is necessary to say; the section mentioned is composed of tens of small, dark and damp cells under the ground that each cell is counted as a solitary confinement and only one person must be detained in, but because of the increase in prisoners’ number, there are two or three people in each one!
Moreover there is only one telephone in the small yard of this section as the prisoners have to use it only in some defined and limited hours in the too cool weather of Evin to make call with their concerned family.

Based on the statement of the leader of Iran’s revolution, Mr. Boroujedi’s condemnation period has ended

Based on extant documents such as the news published in newspaper “Yas-e-No” on Dec 3, 2003;
http://www.emadbaghi.com/archives/000151.php

the present leader of Iran government who had been detained in solitary confinement for a few days before the revolution and had described that situation as follows: “those days were my worst days in prison”, said an important word in reply to a question on this matter: “one day in solitary confinement must be counted as 10 days in general sections.” So, according to this definite statement of Mr. Khamenei; Mr. Boroujerdi’s condemnation (11 years imprisonment), came to end on Nov 21, 2009. Therefore the continuance of Mr. Boroujerdi’s detention, notwithstanding his grave physical condition, is contrary to the view of the highest rank of Iran and this political and ideological prisoner must be released immediately.

Legal expert of VOA:Mr. Boroujerdi is counted as a hostage of Iran regime now, because his condemnation has finished

News talk program in VOA (Voice of America), Monday November 23, 2009:
Mrs. Elaheh Hix (international Human Rights activist and expert in Human Rights matters in New York) in reply to a question about "the reason of not releasing Ayatollah Boroujerdi in spite of finishing his condemnation" said: “This matter that Iran’s procedural law and regulations are not enforced by high ranked authorities of Iran and a prisoner is kept in prison without presentation of charge reason is routine and not unusual. This is against the procedural law that a prisoner be kept in prison more than the time of his condemnation. This action is real hostage taking of political activists, opponents, and critics of Iran’s authorities that are living as hostage in country or prisons.

The end of Ayatollah Boroujerdi's condemnation period (imprisonment for 11 years)

Mr. Boroujerdi has spent more than 820 days in general sections and 320 days in solitary confinements of Evin prison and Yazd central prison since Oct 8, 2006 until Nov 2009. As one day in solitary confinement is equal to 10 days in general section, this clergy who is opposite to religious government, has totally spent 4020 days in prison that is equal to 11 years imprisonment.
Therefore his period of condemnation has finished now and Iran judicial system must release this political and ideological immediately.

A report on the latest condition of Mr. Boroujerdi in Special section for clergy in Evin prison

According to the statement of eyewitnesses, Mr. Boroujerdi lost his physical balance once again and fell down seriously on Nov 17, when he was going down the stairs. He was in coma for some second because of that. Moreover he has fallen down several times because of sudden vertigo and hurt during last two months for example on Oct 10, Oct 12.

Other cases:

- Mr. Boroujerdi is spending difficult days in one of the cells of Special section for clergy in Evin prison.

- There are a lot of problems in the thermal system of special section for clergy as this matter has intensified the pressures on prisoners in that cold weather of the north of Tehran, but relevant authorities have announced the shortage of fuel as the reason of such this condition in reply to the following up of the prisoners.

- Spreading contagious diseases and the lack of drug and specialists is another danger that threatens the prisoners.

- Increase in the number of detainees after presidential election has made most of sections of Evin such as special section for clergy crowded and this matter has intensified Mr. Boroujerdi’s respiratory problem and also made some restrictions in his phone communications too.

- Distributing food with so low quality even expired one among the prisoners has brought a really difficult condition for them.

- According to the report of the most experts and former prisoners; keeping prisoners in very bad condition and depriving them of medical services is used as a means for torturing and putting them under pressure as some of prisoners in Iran have died due to these tortures.

global warming

An answer to the invitation of Mr. Ban Ki-Moon the UN General Secretary, under the name “interference of the world’s religious leaders in solving the global warming crisis”

A selection of two messages of Ayatollah Boroujerdi in the years 2005-2006 A.D:

In this sensitive and important era that human’s world has been full of unknown and incurable diseases and has confronted with nature’s disfavour and anger and has been affected by disasters whip, let’s think of a remedy and ask the only omnipotent who runs the cosmos excellently to forgive our sins, let’s satisfy great Lord by having mercy on our subordinates and helping poor and miserable people in order to these difficult days be finished as soon as possible and mankind achieve peace and calm.

Let’s call our kind creature our friend and prevent from future threats, by real and practical thanking.

Hasn’t the hole in Ozone layer increased the statistics of skin cancer enormously?

Hasn’t the global warming disturbed the order of the North and the South Pole and made waters over flowing as many coasts are under the water?

Haven’t wars and adventurisms killed the international peace and security?

Hasn’t terror, violence and suicide exposed the life of blameless and innocent people to annihilation?

Hasn’t the deficiency of the plans and solutions of international intelligentsia about removing security, human and natural dangers and their failure in establishing international peace been proved and cleared?

Aren’t all these matters the result of human’s rebel against that Lord who has ordered to justice and recommended quality and acting according to conscience?

O’you who have clear thoughts, aware conscience and pure soul; shouldn’t you think about these worries?

O’you, the owners of church, please put the eternal love for God in people’s heart. O’clergies, please be away from government and politics, speak about the greatness, mercy and forgiveness of God and act to what you say in order to people become much nearer and closer to him.

O’ governors; government is not the end of progress, but is the outset of an endless way that helping all people is its long stairs.

In such this situation every principle and every school gives glad tidings and every leader presents a resolution, but unfortunately days and nights are spending in worry and regret, time is wasting and the rays of hope are extinguished.

O’you who are concern about this situation; O’ you, the great men of nations;

Isn’t it the time to resort and entreat to God?

Promoter of the culture of God’s messengers, Seyed Hosein Kazemeini Boroujerdi

Iranians people in London on Aban 13th

some pictures of solidarity of Iranians resident in London with the
protesting movement of Iranian people on Aban 13th by announcing their advocacy of political and ideological prisoners such as Mr. Boroujerdi

The following presents a request of Ayatollah Seyed Hussein Kazemeini Boroujerdi’s followers to President Barack Hussein Obama, the winner of the 2009

Dear President Obama,
We congratulate you for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
Being the leader of a powerful country whose principles rest on Democracy, you do not necessitate such credits in order to advance your goals of peace. Perhaps the advancement of peace in the world would have been expedited if such a prize was given to a person fighting for the establishment of peace and freedom within a dictatorship. In this respect, we would like to inform you of Ayatollah Boroujerdi, a fellow candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, who for many years has worked extensively in Iran towards separation of religion from state along the establishment of an open referendum under the supervision of the international community. As a liberal leader Ayatollah Boroujerdi believes in the following principles:

1. The establishment of worldwide peace is not possible without local reforms.
2. The interference of religion in the state represents a danger for the maintenance of international peace.

As Ayatollah Boroujerdi's efforts in defending the poor received widespread public attention, Iran’s regime became alarmed and frightened. As a consequence, in October 2006 he and hundreds of his followers were arrested via a violent attack by the government.
For more than three years he has endured various physical, mental and drug induced methods of torture in different sections of prisons. He currently suffers from dangerous diseases.

By publishing different statements, high rank organizations defending Human Rights in the world have asked Iran’s regime to release Ayatollah Boroujerdi and to provide him with urgent and suitable medical care. They have also asked to establish an open trial, have access to all documents, and visit independent lawyers and representatives of the media, but unfortunately nothing has been done yet.

Mr. President, Iran’s regime continues to suppress not only Ayatollah Boroujerdi for his opposition to the Velayate-Faqih, but also other outstanding and liberal advocates and regular people protesting. Documents substantiate that this regime cannot be taken as a real representative for the majority of the Iranian people. We thus kindly request that you reconsider and revise your stance with respect to the nuclear issue, and ask that as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize you consider Human Rights in Iran your first priority until human rights violations are solved in their totality.

In this regards, there are various petitions such as the following that approximately five hundred thousands people have signed, asking you and other high ranking authorities for your help with such matters.
http://www.petitiononline.com/naroda09/petition.html

Lastly, from prison Mr. Boroujerdi has sent you his congratulations for being elected president of the United States of America, as can be seen on the following website:
http://help-for-borojerdi.org/barackobama.htm