OscailtIranian Civil Society Asks Obama to Remove Crippling SanctionsSeveral hundred Iranian political and human rights activists, academics, and students inside and outside Iran wrote a letter this week to US President Barack Obama asking him to engage with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to “work towards the elimination of sanctions and the lowering of tensions between Iran and the United States.” The letter also expresses support for the 55 Iranian political prisoners who wrote a separate letter to President Obama about the impact of sanctions on Iranians.
“Economic sanctions, particularly those imposed unilaterally by the United States, have taken a terrible toll on the Iranian people’s standard of living,” the group writes. They add, “We are concerned that the constant pressure applied by Congress to encourage a policy of confrontation will have negative repercussions on the nuclear negotiations.”
These letters join many others that have support from civil society both within and outside Iran, including from journalists, activists, and intellectuals well known for criticizing the Iranian government, urging the removal of crippling sanctions.
The full text of the letter is below.
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The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRII) claims to be " one of the leading organizations documenting human rights violations in Iran and building international coalitions to support human rights.".It was founded in 2008 as part of the Western sponsored attempt to overturn the result of the Iranian election that year . On the ICHRII website the campaign's executive director ,Hadi Ghaemi, is described as an internationally recognized ( i.e. CIA approved ) expert on Iran and human rights . Ghaemi organized the campaign of vilification conducted against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when the latter was Iran's president and visited the UN in New York in 2011. He wrote in his blog at the time "Ahmadinejad's presence at the UN General Assembly provides the international community, including the diplomats and journalists, an opportunity to hold him accountable for gross human rights violations committed by the Iranian regime."<br />
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The ICHRII demonised Ahmadinejad in much the same way as "human right" supporters of regime change in Syria today demonise President Assad - the language is almost identical . It comes as no surprise that a search of its site shows the ICHRII to be fully in line with the" humanitarian" attempt to overthrow the Syrian government. Stuff like this:<br />
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"The regime has recently stepped up its repressive practices against the Syrian people and its peaceful uprising of the youth, thirsty for freedom, justice and democracy.".........etc etc<br />
netanyahuhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/103989#comment2971022013-09-04T21:28:06+00:00Joe McPerhaps the several hundred Iranian political and human rights activists, academ...Perhaps the several hundred Iranian political and human rights activists, academics, and students inside and outside Iran could write another letter to US President Barack Obama, They should try to persuade him to have a word with America`s ally Israel ahead of the attack he's planning against Syria. Netanyahu may presently be seeing a " rare and unique opportunity for the resolution of the nuclear dispute" ..<br />
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In July Netanyahu said on CBS News’s Face the Nation that Iran was building “faster centrifuges that would enable them to jump the line within a few weeks........they’re getting closer.......they should understand that they’re not going to be allowed to cross it.”