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Political prisoner executed executed in Iran
25.02.2003 18:00
Press Release 5
For Immediate Release
24 February 2003
Iran: Political Prisoner Sassan Al Kannan executed by Islamic Regime of
Iran
Contact: Maryam Namazie, Tel: +447719166731
Sassan al Kanaan, a 37 year old political prisoner, was hanged on 19
January 2003 in Sanandaj, Iranian Kurdistan by the Islamic Republic of
Iran. When Al Kanaan's sentence was issued, the Campaign against
Executions
in Iran raised his case with the European Commission External Relations
Directorate-General and the UK parliament as well as in public opinion
in
an effort to stop his execution. His brother participated in a rally
organised by our Campaign and the International Committee against
Stoning
on January 14 at the EC in Brussels. Much local and international
effort
took place, including his mother's visit of the UN's Working Group on
Arbitrary Detention's delegation visiting Iran, to save his life.
Despite
this the regime hastened his execution and threatened his mother to
bury
him without any commotion so as to prevent protests during his memorial
ceremony.
The Campaign is outraged at Al Kanaan's execution and calls on the
international community and public opinion to condemn the Islamic
regime of
Iran for his execution.
The Campaign against Executions in Iran unequivocally opposes capital
punishment and calls for its abolition in all countries. The Campaign
aims to:
* mobilise international protest against and condemnation of executions
in Iran
* galvanise public pressure against the Islamic regime in Iran and its
Western government supporters
* save the lives of those under execution sentences
* stop executions in Iran
P. O. Box 27236, London N11 2ZF
+44 (0) 7719166731
 m.namazie@ukonline.co.uk
 E-Mail: m.namazie@ukonline.co.uk
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