SaveDelara Campaign and Amnesty International Join Forces in Europe

(1) The author of Delara's petition, Mani Azizzadeh, along with Amnesty International and another member of the SaveDelara campaign, Osborn Holmstrand, personally spoke with the ambassador of Iran in Sweden, Hassan Ghashghavi, handed him the signatures from Delara's petition, and secured his promise to personally deliver the signatures to Iran's chief judge, Ayatolllah Shahroudi. Let's see if Ghashghavi is really a man of his word or if he chooses to embarrass his country by going back on his word and not personally delivering the signatures to Shahroudi despite his promise. Hassan Ghashghavi

Mr. Ghashghavi: The world is watching you! (His email is ambassador@iran.se I think it'd be great if he got emails from all of us demanding that he follow through with his promise to deliver the signatures personally.)

(2) Krzysztof Pacyński of the SaveDelara campaign, who has set up a site in polish for her, joined forces with Amnesty International on the Human Rights Bus rally this past weekend in Poland. The bus stopped in front of the embassies of countries known for their violations of human rights, including that of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The windows were decorated with posters bearing Delara's photo and information. The rally was a great success in that it spread a great deal of awareness about Delara's case, as well as the cases of Reza Alinejad and Malak Ghorbany.

Let's keep up the good efforts and to pressure the officials in Iran to uphold the rights of Delara and other victims of human rights violations.

And do not forget to sign the petitions to save the lives of each of these victims individually:

· The direct link to the petition for Delara Darabi, teenage female artist facing imminent risk of execution for a crime she did not commit, is: http://www.petitiononline.com/DL2222/petition.html

· The direct link to the petition for Reza Alinejad, teenage male facing imminent risk of execution for killing his attacker in self defense, is: http://www.petitiononline.com/RezaA/petition.html

· The direct link to the petition for Malak Ghorbany , 35 year old mother of two facing execution by stoning for allegedly commiting the crime of adultery, is: http://www.petitiononline.com/Malak/petition.html

URGENT: OFFICIALS IN RASHT PREPARING TO EXECUTE DELARA DARABI

Officials in Rasht Preparing to Hang Delara Darabi Despite Khoramshahi's
Request for Review of Delara's Case

Before the new year holiday in Iran, Abdolsammad Khoramshahi, attorney
for Delara Darabi , filed his objection to the Supreme Court's affirmation of Delara's death sentence, as well as a request for a review of Delara's case by a five-judge panel.

However, according to sources close to Delara's case, during the new year
holiday, officials in Rasht, where Delara is has been imprisoned for the
past 3 years, have been in communication with the office of Iran's head of
judiciary in preparation to hang the young artist.

Ayatollah Shahroudi, head of Iran's judiciary, has the discretion to commute
Delara's death sentence and to order a new trial for the young artist, where
exculpatory evidence can be presented. As such, it is extremely important
to voice your objection to the upcoming execution of Delara Darabi. To do
so, please take the following steps:

1. Sign the petition objecting to the impending execution of Delara Darabi.

2. Contact the office of Ayatollah Shahroudi by fax or mail to voice your
objection:

Head of the Judiciary
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi*
appeal via the judiciary website: http://iranjudiciary.org/

*Please note that this matter is extremely urgent and requires your
immediate attention. Should you have any questions, please contact
info@SaveDelara.com . For more information, visit:
www.SaveDelara.com