Letter to the President of Iran:

Mr. Mohammad Khatami,

The Presidency,

Palestine Avenue,

Azerbaijan Intersection,

Tehran,

Iran.

16 July 2003

Dear Sir,

I/, Russ Piffer  would hereby like to bring to your attention the urgent case of Mr. Esmail Mohamadi

 who has been condemned to death by the Iranian courts. Mr. Mohamadi, born 4 June 1965, is the father

 of five children and has been struggling for the rights of the Kurdish people for a number of years.

 He was arrested by the forces of the Islamic Republic on 1 Sept 2002 in Bookan, in Iranian Kurdistan,

 and then sentenced to death in one of your courts. His case number is 1564.

We would like to express our outrage at this brutal treatment of Mr.Mohamedi. You claim to represent

the reforming wing of the Islamic Republic of Iran. If you are serious about this you will make sure

 that human rights atrocities are brought to an end and that the people of Iran are  allowed to

enjoy genuine democratic rights.

We therefore strongly urge you to act quickly to save Mr. Mohamadi's life and secure his physical safety.

 If nothing is done about this case we assure you that we will raise a campaign in our country,

through the media,  the trade unions, the youth organizations and political organizations, on this

case until something is done about it.

Yours,

Russ Piffer