‘White Revolution: Iranians Call for Unity’
The following letter is prepared by a group of outstanding women’s rights, human rights, and democracy advocate progressive Iranian women living in exile who are concerned about the grave violations of human rights in Iran that are happening because of the current occupation of the outlaw regime, and who have escaped the dictatorship of the Islamic Republic in Iran and Its gender apartheid policies.
The motivation behind writing this letter was to broadcast the voice of our people, especially Iranian women inside our country, regarding their demand for human rights, freedom, and equality. Upon monitoring the events and protests in Iran, we as Iranian activists in exile, decided to be a voice for our people who fight for regime change.
Calling for unity of all Iranians around the world as, with hearts full of pain, we have all witnessed the gradual destruction of our beloved Iran at the hands of the Islamic Republic Occupied Iran for the past 40 years.
Brave Iranians’ daily embattlements with the occupying regime continue under the most difficult and treacherous circumstances. Many Iranians brutally perished and remarkable talents were wasted despite all their capacities and abilities demoralizing many with inequality and oppression of human dignity.
Fellow citizens: On the eve of the 113th anniversary of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906, we emphasize that what transpired in 1906 thru 1912 was The Constitutional Revolution, and what transpired in 1963 thru 1969 was the White revolution. However, what transpired in 1979, after 40 years of disclosed evidences, documents, and living testimonials, we emphatically declare this as the catastrophe of 1979.
The catastrophe of 1979 led to the illegal cessation of Iran’s constitution of 1906 and to the abolition of basic human rights; especially impacting women’s suffrage under sharia law, succumbing them to gender apartheid, and creating grave danger for anyone who protests against this discrimination. They have been and are subject to suffering humiliations, beatings, imprisonments, tortures, and brutal executions!
In a world where women in many countries are progressing in the political, economic, scientific, cultural, artistic, and sports fields of men, Iranian women courageously fight tremendous repression only to face brutal violations of their basic human rights.
We, together, with peaceful equality, are seeking women and activists inside Iran and around the world to protest against the multi apartheid occupying regime in Iran. In this regard, we emphasize that the Constitutional Revolution and White Revolution are National treasures and the heritage entrusted to us by our grandmothers and grandfathers who fought for freedom and democracy, are “Not Subject to HOLIDAY,” and remain the law of the land to guard the territorial integrity of Iran and to protect the human dignity of all Iranians.
We, along with all Iranian freedom fighters inside Iran and abroad, who hold up the true Lion and Sun Flag of Iran, stand by the true law of Iranians, the Constitution of 1906, and it’s White Revolution Reforms, and do hereby call for its immediate enforcement under the United Nations Charter for humans rights and international treaties. Like any other free country, we call for this until such a time as when Free Elections will be upheld in Iran so that a parliamentary constitutional assembly can update the law of the land and create a secular democracy followed by referendum for this type of governance by Iranians for Iran.
Signatories:
Marjaneh Rouhani, MD, Political Activist, USA
Nahid Shahin, Political Activist, Canada
Shabnam Assadollahi, Former child prisoner in Iran, Human Rights Activist, Freelance, Canada
Mahboubeh Hosseinpour, Political Activist, USA
Soheila Kamali, Political Activist, England
Mina Rezvani, Political Activist, USA
Rozita Manteghi, Women’s Rights Activist, France
Shokouh Ershadi, Human Rights Activist, Journalist, Sweden
Pari Askari, Political Activist, Journalist, Holland
Sima Tajdini, Human Rights Activist, Canada
Roxanne Ganji, Political Activist, Journalist, USA
Pouran Guiti Behi, Political Activist, USA
Sara Basti, Ploitical Activist, Germany
Faranak Azad, Political Activist, USA
Rouya Abdi, Political Activist, Journalist, Germany
Sara Safiri, Political Activist, England
Maliheh Rouzbeh, Women’s Rights Activist, USA
Fatemeh Minayee, Women’s Rights Activist, USA
Firouzeh Ghaffarpour, Political Activist, USA
Fariba Majdnia, Women’s Rights Activist, Denmark
Zahra Aziz, Human Rights, Activist, Germany
Mehnoush Bakhtiari, Author and Human Rights Activist, Sweden
Sefideh Sami, Women’s Rights Activist, Norway
Vida Tehrani, Women’s Rights Activist, Sweden
Rozita Ras, Political Activist, UK
Tatiana Mahmoudi, Child Educator, Canada
Masoumeh Alavi Delnavaz Jahankhah
Soheila Flatoun
Soudabeh Tadj
Laleh Bani-Saeid,
Mahnaz Ganjali, Political Activist, Author and Journalist, USA
Golnaz Soroush, Political Activist, Australia
Mahnaz Abbaspour, Canada
Sara Arjand, Political Activist, Germany
Fariba Shirvani, Political Activist, France
Shamsi Famil, Political Activist, USA
Donya Azad, Political Activist, Holland
Faranak Mah, Political Activist, USA
Parisima Pashayie Raad- Nelson, Political Activist, Canada
Parvaneh Tavali, Political Activist, USA
Satggin Jalali, Political Activist, USA
Fariba Mansourian, Political Activist, France
Maryam Hemmati, Political Activist, Canada
Kendra Malczyk, Human Rights Activist, USA
Dr Hooshang Lahooti – Principal Scientist and Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, Nepean Campus, the University of Sydney, Australia
Javid Javan, PhD, Political Activist, USA
Nik Jafarzadeh, Political Activist, Germany
Sia Ayrom, USA
Ahmad Mostafalou, MD, Political Activist, Canada
Kaveh Taheri, Turkey-based Iranian journalist, former political prisoner in Iran
Farnoosh Aghili, Turkey
Fereydon Abdollahyan, Political and Human Rights activist, UK
Arash H. Hourmaznia, Human rights advocate, Netherlands
Maj. Mostafa Arab,PhD
Kamran Alford
Reza jayez
Shahriar Hashemi Beverly Hills, California, USA
Reza Rafati
Slater Bakhtavar, Attorney, Foreign policy analyst, Political activist, USA
Poupak Pournazari, Canada
Ali kimiai, Political activist, USA
Vahid Abazari, UK
Saeed Ahmadi, Political activist, USA
Farah Sanei, Deutschland
Fardosht Amirpanahi
Firooz Behseresht
Parviz Khazaei, member of Amnesty International Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Dr. Abbas Akrami, Former Political Prisoner in Iran, Political Activist, Iran
Ali Rafei, Former Political Prisoner in Iran, Political Activist, Dubai
Ali Shahabi, Political Activist
Nooshin Khajeh
Farhad Zibabeen
Ahmad Mardani
Khosro Sheyda, Musician and Producer London, UK
Alfred Abramian, Political Activist, Sydney, Australia
Siavash Harart
Ahmad Namdari
Naser Diako
Amir Shafiy, Director of CSC company management consultant, UK
Bahram Kondori, Political Activist, USA
Kaveh Khosromehr, Political Analyst, Europe
Mehrang Moradi, political Activist/Business man USA
Gary Izad Panah, Paltical Activist USA
Shahryar Hashemi, Political Activist/Business Man USA
Siavash Azari, Political Activist, Journalist USA
Cyrus Falatoon, Political Activist, Production Engineer USA
Alireza Vafaei, University Lecturer, Australia
Sharar konourTabrizi, Political Activist Cyprus
Anna S
Afahin Payravi
Saied Moradi
Fateh Slaehi Raz
Kaveh Khosromehr, Political Analyst, Europe
Mehrang Moradi, political Activist, Businessman USA
Gary Izad Panah, Political Activist USA
Shahryar Hashemi, political Activist, Businessman USA
Siavash Azari, Political Activist, Journalist USA
Cyrus Falatoon, Political Activist, Production Engineer USA
Ali Mohseni, PhD
Sonya Mohseni, PhD
Nathan Mohseni, MD
Hossein Tasbaz
Nazanin Danesh
Orlin Olsen, Canada
Manoucher Assemi, MD, Retired Pediatrician, Canada
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The Apadana Freedom Foundation, a non-profit and non-political organization that was founded in May 2019 by Marjeneh Rouhani, MD, encourages ordinary citizens of various backgrounds and life experiences with the brutal theocracy of Islamic Republic Occupied Iran to network and join in to support different proposals and projects regardless of their political or party affiliations. They provide accurate news coverage to aid and empower victims and general society to achieve freedom and democracy for now and future generations.
