talian Federation for Human Rights Urges UN to Save Six Iranian Political Prisoners
Written by
Mahmoud Hakamian
The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) has issued an urgent appeal to the United Nations, calling for immediate intervention to prevent the execution of six Iranian political prisoners. In a letter addressed to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Dr. Mai Sato, FIDU President Antonio Stango highlighted the imminent danger facing the prisoners, who were sentenced to death by Iran’s Revolutionary Court after months of torture and unfair trials.
The six prisoners—Abolhassan Montazer (65), Pouya Ghobadi (32), Vahid Bani-Amrian (32), Babak Alipour (33), Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar (57), and Mohammad Taghavi (58)—face charges including “collusion and conspiracy against national security,” “armed rebellion against the government,” and “membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI).”
“These sentences, handed down by courts notorious for denying fair trials, are blatantly politically motivated,” Stango wrote. He emphasized the urgency of immediate action by UN bodies to save the prisoners’ lives and condemned the ongoing use of the death penalty by the Iranian regime as a tool of political repression.
FIDU urged the United Nations and the international community to act swiftly to protect the six individuals and reaffirmed its commitment to defending human rights and justice. The organization expressed hope for positive developments in the case, thanking the UN for its attention to the matter.
The FIDU statement follows:
