Reza Alinejad's Family and Friends Launch New Website

(1) Reza Alinejad's family and friends have launched a website to provide information, news, and commentary about Reza's case. The website is published in both Farsi and English. Please visit and link to: www.HelpReza.com

Please do not forget to sign the petition demanding a stay of execution for the young boy: http://www.petitiononline.com/RezaA/petition.html

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An Iranian attorney working closely with the cases of Delara Darabi , Reza Alinejad and others, visited Delara Darabi in Rasht prison last week and personally delivered gifts and letters that were sent to Delara from outside of Iran.

According to this source, Delara was quite happy to have received the gifts and about knowing that people around the world care enough to take the time to write to her, send her their well-wishes, and support her struggle for freedom. This individual, who was meeting Delara for the first time in person, was quite taken with Delara's talent as an artist and described her as a truly sensitive girl with a kind disposition.

This source was happy to report that Delara seemed to be feeling much better, physically, than she had been reported to feel a few months ago, after a failed suicide attempt in prison. She is reported to be spending her time more on her studies recently than painting.

In February 2007, human rights lawyer, Lily Mazahery, launched an international letter-writing campaign for Delara Darabi after learning that her gifts and letters to Delara had a visibly positive impact on the fragile artist.

The lawyers working on Delara's case are still awaiting a response from Iran's Supreme Court with respect to their request for a review of Delara's case by a five-judge panel.

For more information on the cases of Delara Darabi, Reza Alinejad, Malak Ghorbany, and other Iranians facing human rights violations, please visit: http://www.savedelara.com/

Please sign the petition objecting to the execution of Delara Darabi , as well as that of Reza Alinejad, and encourage others to do the same. Failure to do so serves as a reaffirmation of their human rights violations.

Delara Darabi and Reza Alinejad

(1) The official website of the SaveDelara!™ campaign is: www.SaveDelara.com

(2) The campaign organizers are also trying to save Reza Alinejad, also on Iran's death row, for killing a man in self defense when he was only 17. Please sign the petition to save Reza from execution as well as the petition for Delara.