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Arif Bawecani, is Leader of the Party Serbesti Kurdistan (PSK) the Kurdish Liberal Democrat party, and is active in the struggle for Kurdish rights and Kurdish
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Arif Bawecani, is Leader of the Party Serbesti Kurdistan (PSK) the Kurdish Liberal Democrat party, and is active in the struggle for Kurdish rights and Kurdish Diplomacy in diaspora
Arif Bawecani
The regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from the first days after coming to power until today, has
resorted to a lot of oppression, harassment and threats against people and those who work for the truth and freedom, and among these threats figured, execution is always the most dangerous.The regime continues to practice capital punishment as a tool to repress activists. According to Amnesty International statistics, 2020 witnessed the execution of at least 246 people in Iran, but the number is expected to be much higher, as many executions are not disclosed. Statistics show that anyone who opposes the Iranian Islamic government is accused of fighting against God (Moharebeh). During their 42 years of rule and power in Iran, thousands of Kurdish socio-political activists and other nations were executed on various charges.The dogmatic and oligarchic ruling system in Iran sees the only solution to the demands of non-Persian nations in their physical elimination, and therefore, after imprisonment and mortal torture, execution is a preferable solution for them.The leaders of the ruling regime believe that the continuous and widespread executions can control all the demands and protests of the different sections of society and guarantee the life and permanence of their rule by creating a government of terror. However, even the scale of physical eliminations and global repression has not been able to weaken the will of the Kurdish nation and other non-Persian nations in Iran to exercise their rights, including the right to self-determination. Available statistics show that more than half of the victims of capital punishment in Iran have been Kurds. Moreover, most of the political prisoners were and are Kurds. Over the past 42 years, we have witnessed international pressures and stances against the excessive execution of the death penalty in Iran. Over the years, human rights organizations, rapporteurs and the UN Secretary General have regularly reported reports, and the UN General Assembly has condemned human rights violations and the increase in executions in Iran. Despite international criticism and pressure, the number of executions is increasing every year and the Iranian government does not care about the opinions of the international community. Executions take place daily, openly or covertly, and the Islamic State s execution machine keeps claiming more and more victims. Two months ago, a Kurdish activist from Eastern Kurdistan, Mr. Haider Qurbani, was secretly executed without warning. His family and lawyer were unaware of the details of his case and the execution of the sentence. The Iranian authorities accused Haider Qurbani of his membership in the Centre-left Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iran, and his opposition to the Iranian state.The death sentence was carried out at a time when a number of UN rapporteurs and experts, including: Mr. Javaid Rehman¹, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran; Mr. Morris Tidball Binz, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. and human rights organizations had called on the Iranian government to suspend his execution and allow a fair trial. Arif BawecaniArif Bawecani, is Leader of the Party Serbesti Kurdistan (PSK) the Kurdish Liberal Democrat party, and is active in the struggle for Kurdish rights and Kurdish Diplomacy in diaspora.
¹ Statement by Javaid Rehman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republicof Iran, at the forty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council - Item 4, Geneva 9th March 2021
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