PAAIA Condemns Violence against Iranian Protestors and Mourns Loss of
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PAAIA Condemns Violence against Iranian Protestors and Mourns Loss of Life
December 28, 2009, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA unequivocally
condemns the use of violence and the killing of innocent Iranians, as
well as mass arrests, during demonstrations yesterday marking the holy
day of Ashura in Tehran and other cities across Iran.
Citing eyewitness accounts and postings on Iranian opposition websites,
major media outlets have reported that on Sunday, December 27, Iranian
government security forces opened fire into crowds of protestors
gathered for Ashura, killing at least 10 people. With hundreds of
others reportedly wounded in cities across the country and Tehran
police confirming more than 300 arrests, yesterday’s protests
appear to have been the bloodiest and among the largest since June 20th
in the immediate aftermath of the disputed presidential elections last
Summer.
Use of indiscriminate violence against civilians exercising their
universal rights to democracy, popular sovereignty and freedom of
expression is unjustified and against all standards of international
law and human rights. We support the inalienable human and democratic
rights of the people of Iran, and demand an immediate stop to the use
of violence against protestors and unarmed civilians as well as
arbitrary and mass arrests.
We also extend our deepest sympathies to all Iranians, especially
families that have lost loved ones, and we, too, mourn their loss.
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