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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>PLEASE HELP
STOP THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT FROM JAILING FOUR COURAGEOUS<BR>ACTIVISTS<BR>PLEASE
SIGN THE PETITION:<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.ocap.ca/iranpetition"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.ocap.ca/iranpetition</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Iranian Regime wants to jail Mahmoud Salehi
for four years and has<BR>handed out sentences of two years to Jalal Hosseini,
Borhan Divargar and<BR>Mohsen Hakimi. The deplorable conditions in Iran's jails
make such<BR>sentences a threat to the lives of these men. They are currently
appealing<BR>the decision to deprive them of their liberty.<BR><BR>They were
charged, under Iranian security laws, after they were involved<BR>in efforts to
organize a May Day celebration in 2004 that was never<BR>allowed to take place.
The location of the event, in the town of Saqez,<BR>was taken over by security
forces and those who attempted to attend it<BR>were attacked and
arrested.<BR><BR>The repressive Iranian Regime wants to silence four men whose
only 'crime'<BR>is to organize workers into a movement that can challenge
exploitation and<BR>fight for a better life. The celebration of International
Workers Day is<BR>no crime and only a brutal and morally bankrupt state power
would act as<BR>if it was.<BR><BR>When, after June 15, 2000, three members of
OCAP were facing jail time<BR>over bogus allegations of 'participating in a
riot', one of these workers,<BR>Mohsen Hakimi, signed an online petition calling
for the charges to be<BR>dropped against our members. That is an additional
reason why OCAP issues<BR>this call in defence of the four. The main reason,
however, is that the<BR>right to organize for workers' rights in Iran is a
precious one that needs<BR>defending. Their struggle is our struggle and it's a
duty to support them.<BR><BR>We are not crafting an appeal to the Iranian
Government but simply asking<BR>supporters to put their names below this
statement. Let the authorities in<BR>Iran know that you and others like you are
aware of their ugly attempt to<BR>stamp out opposition. Let those who have the
courage to stand up in Iran<BR>and demand rights for workers know that people
across the world stand in<BR>solidarity with them.<BR><BR>Whether you share the
vision of the four convicted men of a world free of<BR>capitalist exploitation
or whether you simply respect the right of people<BR>to dissent and workers to
organize freely, please add you name below as a<BR>mark of support and
solidarity.<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://www.ocap.ca/iranpetition"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.ocap.ca/iranpetition</FONT></A><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>____________________________________<BR>Travis W
Fast<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>