Monday Dec. 5, 2005
Gooya news online reporting from Iran :

170 Iranian students have written an open letter to women activists about the murder of Zahra Kazemi !

The letter states :

Freedom lovers! human rights activists! Iranian women journalists!

honourable madams :

Shireen Ebadi, Mehrangiz Kar,Elaheh Hiks, Nasrin Basiri, Zahra erfani, Zinat Hashemi, Pouran Farokhzad, Naireh Touhidi,Fereshteh Sari, Goli Emami, Shahla Lahiji, jaleh Vafa , Zohreh Khayam, Minu Jalali, Viktoria Azad, Shahla Sherkat, Shadi Sadr, Fereshteh Ghazi, Fatemeh Haghighatju, Elaheh Kolaie, Parvin Ardalan, Simin Behbahani, Farah Karimi, Dorna Kozehgar, Roya toluie, Fahimeh Farsaie,Shahran Tabari, Goli Lajvardi, Mahmonir Rahimi, Shahrnush Parsipoor, Sahin Navaie, Mihan rusta, Nushabeh Amiri, Manijeh Arjmand, Maliheh Mohammadi, Maryam Sotvat, Nahid Keshavarz, Farzaneh Azimi, Simin Daneshvar, Zohreh Tonkaboni, Shohreh Badiei

Close to two years ago Ziba Kazemi the brave Iranian photo-journalist while doing her job was arrested and was murdered in Evin prison.
Based on ups and downs of the judiciary and the international reaction, there was hope that the blood of this photo-journalist won't be trampled , unfortunately by announcing the acqittance of the person who in fact doesn't seems to be the real accused of the case, the judiciary power is trying to hold the event in silence and to let this case like other murdering and crime cases commited by the regime be forgotten. ..... The regime is trying to show that she did not have had any role in murdering of Ziba Kazemi....... the regime is trying to infuse that Zahra Kazemi died normally in prison.
Friends and esteemed advocates!
Now, it is your task that as a journalists , social and human rights activists, not to keep silence towards these cruelty and crime and continues historical impudence by the Islamic Republic!
We want to remind you that these could have been your destiny , so, once again, we call you to know your task as a human being and as a journalist and activist and we want you by using your pen and pace not to let this case to be forgotten or closed .
Ziba Kazemi did not do any crime and was without any charges except showing the cry of imprisoned and oppressed which this act by itself in Iran is a biggest cime. She could also close her eyes to the violation of human rights of her country men and women , but she travelled long journey and came to Iran and gave her life for the rights of others. It is now your turn as a journalists, social and human rights & women rights activists to express your protest against this crime and this shameful verdict and with your protest not to let this case be forgotten , this is an open crime to the rights of an Iranian woman.
We demand that the person or persons participated in this crime ( murderers of Zahra Kazemi ) be brought to justice and we believe that this demand is not for revenge or severe punishment but all our effort and Ziba Kazemi's and all human rights advocates is for having a more humane social relationship and to abolish execution.
Iranian students for peace and friendship
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Translated by the IRAN WATCH CANADA
Link to this news in Farsi:
http://raha.gooya.name/politics/archives/040471.php

Link to Ifex:
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/221/
Link to Pen Canada:
: www.pencanada.ca
Link to RSF :
http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=256