Statement: Condemn Murder of Iranian Scientists

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Statement: Condemn Murder of Iranian Scientists
by Shorts
16-Jan-2012
 

Statement signed by scholars, academicians, journalists, and activists condemning murder of Iranian Technical and Scientific Experts:

On January 12, 2012, a bomb ripped apart a car in Tehran, killing Iranian scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan and his driver, and injuring several others. In the past two years, four other Iranian scientists have been killed in a similar manner. By now, it is clear that this is a systematic campaign with political intentions. Media reports and political pundits attribute Mr. Ahmadi's killing to targeted assassinations by those opposed to Iran's nuclear program, both within and outside Iran, or internal factional fighting.

If public reports are true that these assassinations are orchestrated by foreign powers in order to prevent Iran's ability to go forward with its nuclear capabilities, then we petition those powers to stop these assassinations –a tactic replacing political engagement with covert operations at the expense of innocent civilians. These assassinations provide the Iranian authorities with ample excuse to continue to suppress voices of dissent, even on the Iranian nuclear issue, to arrest and imprison political opposition, and to further curtail the activities of human rights activists.

As academicians, writers, human rights activists, and intellectuals, we condemn these attacks on civilian scientists. Such terrorist actions can only escalate the internal tension and regional conflicts toward a military clash or war. Regardless of where we stand on Iran's nuclear program, we find these assassinations outrageous because they target technical or scientific elements of a society without due consideration for human rights, due process of international and national laws, and lives of innocent individuals caught in the crossfire.

These types of killings have to stop, not only because they harm a nation's scientific community and its civilians, but also because they build a deep psychological scar on the nation's public mind prompting it to ask for revenge in kind. We hope we are living in a better world than that. Killing innocent or even allegedly guilty people without consideration for their human rights and due process, by any force or government anywhere and anytime, is an outrageous act to be protested by all. If covert targeted assassinations of opponents become the order of the day, no one will be safe in this world.

01. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London
02. Masih Alinejad, Journalist
03. Asieh Amini, Journalist and Human Rights Activist
04. Fariba Amini, Independent Journalist and Writer
05. Hooshang Amirahmadi, Professor, Rutgers University
06. Richard P. Appelbaum, Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara
07. Rahim Bajoghli, Human Rights Activist
08. Darioush Bayandor, historian, author
09. Asef Bayat, Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
10. Iris Bazing, MD, Baltimore, Maryland
11. Maria Bennett, Poet, New Jersey, USA
12. Mohammad Borghei, Strayer University.
13. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor, Syracuse University
14. Juan Cole, Professor, University of Michigan
15. Shirindokht Daghighian, Independent Scholar & Author
16. Mehrdad Darvishpour, Lecturer at the Malardalen University, Sweden
17. Lucia F. Dunn, Professor of Economics, Ohio State University
18. Goudarz Eghtedari, Ph.D., Voices of the Middle East
19. Mohammad Eghtedari, Economist, Washington, DC
20. Nader Entessar, Professor of Political Science, University of South Alabama
21. Amir Fassihi, Nowruz Foundation for Nonviolence, CA
22. John Foran, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
23. Ali Fathollah-Nejad, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
24. Yoshie Furuhashi, Editor, MRZine
25. Alexandra Gallin-Parisi, Professor, Trinity University
26. Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
27. Reza Goharzad, Journalist, Los Angeles
28. John L Graham, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Irvine
29. Hossein Hamedani, Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
30. Nader Hashemi, Professor, University of Denver
31. Esmail Hejazifar, Professor of Physics, Wilmington College, Ohio
32. Paula Hertel, Professor of Psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
33. Mohsen Heydareian, Ph. D, Political Science, Sweden
34. Fredun Hojabri, Retired Professor of Sharif (Aryamehr) Univeristy of Technology
35. Angie Hougas, Human Rights Activists, McFarland, WI
36. Noushin Izadifar Hart, M.D., Radiation Oncologist, Reston, Virginia
37. Azadeh Jahanbegloo, Sociologist, Wright State University, Ohio
38. Jahanshah Javid, Editor, Iranian.com
39. Hasan Javadi, Retired Professor of Persian Language, University of California, Berkeley
40. Mark C. Johnson, Executive Director, Fellowship of Reconciliation, NY
41. Yahya Kamalipour, Chair, Global Communication Association, Purdue University
42. Aziz Karamloo, MD, Faculty Member, University of California, Los Angeles
43. Mahmood Karimi-Hakak, Professor of Theatre and Film, Siena College, NY
44. Liam Kennedy, Community Board Member,CCPB, UC, Irvine
45. Fatemeh Keshavarz, Professor, Washington University, St. Louis
46. Nanette Le Coat, Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures, Trinity University
47. Arturo Madrid, Professor, Trinity University
48. Ali Akbar Mahdi, Professor Emeritus, Ohio Wesleyan University
49. Azita Mashayekhi, Industrial Hygienist, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
50. Rudi Matthee, Distinguished Professor of Middle Eastern history, University of Delaware
51. Farzaneh Milani, Professor, University of Virginia
52. Yaser Mirdamadi, Independent Scholar
53. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, CMEIL, School of Oriental and African Studies
54. Ida Mirzaie, Ohio State University
55. Valentine M. Moghadam, Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University
56. Mahmood Monshipouri, Professor, San Francisco State University
57. Akbar Montaser, Professor, Department of Chemistry ,George Washington University
58. Reza Mousoli, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
59. Baquer Namazi, Retired UNICEF Country Representative & Civil Society Activist
60. Arash Naraghi, Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Moravian College
61. Mohamad Navab, University of California, Los Angeles
62. Farrokh Negahdar, Political Analyst
63. Mohammad-Reza Nikfar, Independent Scholar and Philosopher
64. Azam Niroomand-Rad, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University Medical Center
65. Farhad Nomani, Professor of Economics, American University of Paris
66. Mehdi Noorbaksh, Associate Professor, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
67. Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council, Washington, DC
68. Richard T. Peterson, Professor of Philosophy, Michigan State University
69. Davood Rahni, Professor of Chemistry, Pace University, New York
70. Farhang Rajaee, Professor, Carleton University
71. Asghar rastegar, MD, Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicinek
72. Thomas M. Ricks, Ph.D., Independent Scholar
73. Mahmoud Sadri, Professor of Sociology, Texas Woman's University
74. Muhammad Sahimi, Professor, University of Southern California in Los Angeles
75. Hamid Salek, D.D.S. University of Southern California , Los Angeles
76. Reza Sarhangi, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Towson University
77. Mehrdad F. Samadzadeh, University of Toronto
78. Gabriel Sebastian, Author, Futurist
79. Ali Shakeri, Community Board Member, CCPB, UC, Irvine
80. Evan Siegel, Ph.D., Independent Researcher on Iran & Azerbaijan, Adj. Mathematics Prof., CUNY
81. Arman Shirazi, Senior Scientist, CSM North America
82. Sussan Siavoshi, Professor, Trinity University
83. Mark D. Stansbery, Iran Action Network
84. Sussan Tahmasebi, Women's Rights Activist
85. Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, Univeristy of Toronto
86. Bahram Tavakolian, Willamette University
87. Farideh Tehrani, Ph.D., Middle Eastern Studies Librarian, Rutgers University, NJ
88. Mary Ann Tetreault, Cox Distinguished Professor of International Affairs, Trinity University
89. Nayereh Tohidi, Professor, California State University, Northridge
90. Patricia Trutty-Coohill, Professor of Art History, Siena College, NY
91. Farzin Vahdat, Research Associate at Vassar College
92. Bill Wolak, Poet, New Jersey, USA
93. Leila Zand, Program Director, Middle East Civilian Diplomacy, Fellowship of Reconciliation
94. Hamid Zangeneh, Professor, Widener University

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Fesenjoon2

He deserved it

by Fesenjoon2 on

I support the execution of Sepahi and basiji scientists. May they rot in hell for supporting the muder and torture of people in the last 33 years.

 

Sepah = SS

Basij=Gestapo

Khamenei=die fuhrer

 


Artificial Intelligence

I wonder

by Artificial Intelligence on

if all these signatories here will agree to sign a petition against all the unjustified executions that are committed by the iri  or will any of them sign a petition against the execution sentence handed down to the poor US marine last week?


Siavash300

Fool me once, but you can't fool me twice

by Siavash300 on

This is exactly what happened 34 years ago. The stinky mullahs set a fire in cinema Rex in city of Abadan. They massared around 500 innocent Iranian people and blamed it on shah and Savak to obtain their goal. Our poor guilable people fall for it. Now, the crowd here don't even know who was behind this assassination or what was the motive for the assessination, yet they are willing to sign the petition for something they don't have any clue. Stinky mullahs claim assassination was the work of westerners and westerners were saying they were not involved. On the other hand, some unknown sources put a blog in here asking to sign for petition. LOL.


Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

Responses

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on

 

  • I am not going to sign any general petitions without knowing all details. Who is behind it; what are the consequences and will it bear fruit. If it does what kind of fruit will it be.
  • According to a post this man was committed to destroying America and Israel. If this is true then I am not surprised his targets may take action. Of course it does not prove who did it.
  • And lastly I do not admire those who "fight for justice" as they perceive it. What if one thinks "justice" is to eliminate all lesser races or religions. No thanks; I admire those who do the "right" thing. Not any radical. 

Bavafa

Vildemose jaan: That is good to know...

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And I will hold you to that :) 

We need more lovers then fighters in this world.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


vildemose

I am lover not a

by vildemose on

I am lover not a fighter....lol

I am not willing to join hezbollah or the IRI's IRGC to help Palestinains to get their land back and don't admire those who do.

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.


Bavafa

Dear vildemose: Not in so many terms you have put it…

by Bavafa on

Which is certainly the view of some very minority in the Arab world, a view that some in the West use to portray ALL Arabs and other nations in ME and by extension to manipulate masses to justify the occupation and the inhuman treatment of the Palestinians.

 

I certainly have no hate for Israel and just as certainly don’t believe they need to be “sent into the sea”.  I do however wish and hope one day though they live by the international law, believe in peace and if they can be persuade to go back to pre-1967 border, that would certainly be victory for the human race and bring peace to the region.  That is what I am willing to fight for.

  What are you willing to fight for?

 

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

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vildemose

 Dear Bavafa: Are you

by vildemose on

 Dear Bavafa: Are you willing to join Hezballoh to fight along right along them to "liberate" jerusalem??

I know many Arabs who hate Israel and will like nothing more than to send Israel into the sea but do not want to join despicable hizballoh to do it...many of them are Lebanese...

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.


Bavafa

I have always admired those ….

by Bavafa on

Who have put their lives and/or livelihood  for justice even when the it is not popular to do so.

Today being the MLK day, there were some white who joined the black for their struggle for equality and justice in America.  It was even harder for those white students than the ordinary black folks.   Some even lost their lives for this struggle.

During WWII, in many European nations when anti-Jewish was the fashion and sanction by the occupied force, many risked their lives just to save one or two Jews if they could.

And Rachel Corrie, a brave American, certainly gave her life to stand against the injustice in the occupied land and was murdered in the process.

Many folks around the world cherish such courageous act even if it is counter by the official policy of the given system.

Had Iran not be under a dictatorial rule, I would have honored his decision to fight the injustice in the occupied land.


//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Corrie

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


shushtari

although.....

by shushtari on

I feel for this guys family......he chose to work for these murderers most likely knowing full well that these akhoonds are working on a bomb.....and being fully aware of the 33 year track record of murder, thievery, and repression- and even though israel has no right to kill our citizens, this dude chose to be of service to the akhoonds, and that carries a lot of risks and consequences after these idiots are toppled.

having said that, why don't you start a petition with the list of all the patriots who were murdered in cold blood on the streets of paris, istanbul, london(dr bakhtiar, gen oveisi, etc)?????????    

 


vildemose

Condemn this!

by vildemose on

Iran threatens intervention in Syria

An unnamed source, speaking with Al Arabiya, has said that the Quds Force, an elite division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corpse, would intervene in Syria
if foreign nations tried to interfere in Syria's internal affairs. The
most interesting line, however, is the denial that Tehran has already
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Iran --- one of Syria's strongest allies --- has "not yet" interfered in
Syrian affairs in the ten months of conflict between opposition groups
and government forces."

Throughout last summer, in operations in Idlib Province and near Hama, there were claims of Iranian units operating in Syria.

 A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.


vildemose

 شرط مصطفی برای

vildemose


 شرط مصطفی برای ازدواج با همسرش

Faramarz

This is an interesting article and an insight into the life of the Basiji nuclear guy. Here is how his friend describes his marriage proposal

یکی از دوستان نقل می‌کرد که شرط ازدواج مصطفی با همسرش این بوده که اگر یک روز ازدواج کردیم و من خواستم به لبنان بروم و شهید شوم حق نداری جلوی من را بگیری.

Like many IR-friendly people on this site, these guys' purpose in life is not Iran and Iranians and the future and well-being of our motherland. To them Iran is an ATM that you draw money to pursue your passion in Lebanon, Israel or Palestine

//shirazna.ir/news/15456

 

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.


vildemose

Sign this too

by vildemose on

Sign this too please: 

 //iranian.com/main/blog/anonymous-observer/sign

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.


Roozbeh_Gilani

Well intended, yet naive...

by Roozbeh_Gilani on

are most of individuals who signed this petition I am sure.

Of course all acts of terrorism are to be condemned no matter from which quarter. Yet what is missing in this statement is a sense of reality and being in touch with those who matter most, namely the people of Iran, who overwhelmingly blame the regime for this act of terrorism and do not shed any tears for the death of a bassiji. Further, unlike the entities who initiated this petition and like, the people of Iran's main concern is lack of jobs, hyper inflation, poverty, crime, corruption at the highest IRI level, threats of war and political suppression by the islamic regime, and not Islamic regime's  "undeniable right to nuclear weapons".  

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."


iraj khan

It's

by iraj khan on

heartwarming to see the names of so many writers, educators and scientists who have condemned the cowardly act of killing the Iranian scientist. 

Please add my name to your list, thanks. 


Anonymous Observer

Would you folks be kind enough to sign this petition as well?:-)

by Anonymous Observer on


Bavafa

I would gladly sign it....

by Bavafa on

If petition was attached.  All terrorist act must be condemned regardless of who carries them out or againt who is being carried out.

These terrorist like activity will only help brining the region closer to war, a war that only those who benefit thru military industry complex or those who in power thru force.  It must be condemnedd and prevented.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


Souri

Aali boud!

by Souri on

Bravo to the people who signed this petition.

Thank you Short, for shairing this.


پندارنیک

Signed.......

by پندارنیک on

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