Fears are growing for 27 Sunni prisoners awaiting execution in Rajai Shahr prison in Iran as they continue to be held separately from other Sunni prisoners.
The Iranian Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentences of the 27 men, meaning they are in danger of execution at any time.
The 27 prisoners awaiting execution have been held separately from other Sunni prisoners serving lesser sentences since security forces raided their section of the prison on 20 December.
During the raid, security forces forcibly removed 42 Sunni prisoners and transferred them to another section of the prison. This means that the only prisoners now remaining in section 10, Ward 4 of the prison are those awaiting execution.
The families of the men have expressed deep concern that the prisoners have been separated, with some fearing that the move indicates that there will be imminent executions.
In addition, six of the prisoners facing execution have been held in solitary confinement in Rajai Shahr prison since early November 2015. Their families also fear that the men may be executed soon.
The Sunni prisoners were sentenced to death for charges including “acting against national security”, “spreading propaganda against the government”, “being a member of a Salafi group”, “causing corruption in the land”, and “enmity against God”.
Despite the fact that the 27 prisoners’ death sentences have now been confirmed, the Iranian authorities and judiciary still has not provided clear details about the charges.
The majority of the prisoners were arrested between 2009 and 2011 in the Kurdistan province of Iran by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence.
They were held for several months in solitary confinement without access to lawyers or their families, with many subjected to both physical and psychological torture.
The prisoners have denied any involvement in violence and have stated that they were arrested due to their activities in preaching Sunni Islam, spreading Sunni literature, or attending religious meetings.
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Letter from Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison who are to be executed, Iran!
by Carol Anne Grayson
[Translated into English below:]
In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful,
The last call for help.
This is an open message from the Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison to our respected scholars, decision makers, and all those who care about Muslims conditions.
To the preachers and students of knowledge, to Sunni people of Iran and all the world, to all righteous and free:
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you,
After a series of unfair executions in the past few years, we can tell you that the Iranian regime is plotting to send the remaining Sunni prisoners awaiting execution in Rajai Shahr prison (27 prisoners) to the gallows for a mass execution.
They have already executed 12 youth in the last two waves of executions.
For this, and after asking Allah for help, we ask all Sunni people, including scholars and preachers, to unite and stand as one man against this oppressive government to prevent it from committing this massacre.
O Sunni people of Iran and the whole world…
These are your sons! They were unjustly pushed into this massacre, will you remain silent this time also? Will you again speak only a few, meek words and think you have fulfilled your responsibility?
What do you feel when you see your sons hanging from ropes in front of you while you are silent? Are you pleased?
Are Sunnis not able to take a serious stand to stop the execution of their sons? Are Sunnis not able to march, protest, hold press conferences and lead civil disobedience against Iran to let the world hear their voice?
When will these unfair executions against Sunni come to an end?
When will this silence come to an end?
Can we not raise our heads high for once, and choose dignity and resistance over surrender and humiliation?
Has not the Pharaohs got tired from slaughtering our children?
Will the devils of this era ever get satisfied from drinking the blood of Sunni youth?
O Sunnis of Iran and the whole world,
Get up! Stop this humiliation!
How long will this silence last?
How long will we remain in this subservience and humiliation?
O Scholars! O Students of knowledge! Oh Muslim people!
For how long will you abandon the duty of enjoining the good and forbidding evil?
For how long will you abandon the best of Jihad: a word of truth in front of a tyrant?
O Muslim people of Iran and the whole world… Know that if you choose to remain silent now – as you did before – you won’t be able to do anything in the future.
If you are satisfied now with humility and the killing of your sons, you won’t be able to defend yourselves and your families against any future oppression.
The Iranian regime is mocking the Sunni people by this criminal act. How many of our scholars, preachers and youth have they killed while you chose to be silent?
They’re now testing your dignity and unity.
Today is a day of work, a day of acting and defending your dignity. Allah The Almighty is looking at your deeds and hearts, and on the day of judgement you’ll be standing before Him.
“And more appropriate for them [would have been] obedience and good words. And when the matter was determined, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.” (The Quran 47:21)
O scholars of the Ummah, we are your sons!
We have forgiven you when you failed us and we don’t complain to Allah. But we cannot prevent our children from grabbing your necks with their small hands on the Day of Judgement, asking you, “Why have you failed our fathers?!”
Speak out loud before your sons are taken to the gallows!
O Allah have we not delivered the message?! O Allah be our witness!
We ask our brothers and sisters to spread this message in social media websites, all over the internet and the media.
[Translated into English below:]
In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful,
The last call for help.
This is an open message from the Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison to our respected scholars, decision makers, and all those who care about Muslims conditions.
To the preachers and students of knowledge, to Sunni people of Iran and all the world, to all righteous and free:
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you,
After a series of unfair executions in the past few years, we can tell you that the Iranian regime is plotting to send the remaining Sunni prisoners awaiting execution in Rajai Shahr prison (27 prisoners) to the gallows for a mass execution.
They have already executed 12 youth in the last two waves of executions.
For this, and after asking Allah for help, we ask all Sunni people, including scholars and preachers, to unite and stand as one man against this oppressive government to prevent it from committing this massacre.
O Sunni people of Iran and the whole world…
These are your sons! They were unjustly pushed into this massacre, will you remain silent this time also? Will you again speak only a few, meek words and think you have fulfilled your responsibility?
What do you feel when you see your sons hanging from ropes in front of you while you are silent? Are you pleased?
Are Sunnis not able to take a serious stand to stop the execution of their sons? Are Sunnis not able to march, protest, hold press conferences and lead civil disobedience against Iran to let the world hear their voice?
When will these unfair executions against Sunni come to an end?
When will this silence come to an end?
Can we not raise our heads high for once, and choose dignity and resistance over surrender and humiliation?
Has not the Pharaohs got tired from slaughtering our children?
Will the devils of this era ever get satisfied from drinking the blood of Sunni youth?
O Sunnis of Iran and the whole world,
Get up! Stop this humiliation!
How long will this silence last?
How long will we remain in this subservience and humiliation?
O Scholars! O Students of knowledge! Oh Muslim people!
For how long will you abandon the duty of enjoining the good and forbidding evil?
For how long will you abandon the best of Jihad: a word of truth in front of a tyrant?
O Muslim people of Iran and the whole world… Know that if you choose to remain silent now – as you did before – you won’t be able to do anything in the future.
If you are satisfied now with humility and the killing of your sons, you won’t be able to defend yourselves and your families against any future oppression.
The Iranian regime is mocking the Sunni people by this criminal act. How many of our scholars, preachers and youth have they killed while you chose to be silent?
They’re now testing your dignity and unity.
Today is a day of work, a day of acting and defending your dignity. Allah The Almighty is looking at your deeds and hearts, and on the day of judgement you’ll be standing before Him.
“And more appropriate for them [would have been] obedience and good words. And when the matter was determined, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.” (The Quran 47:21)
O scholars of the Ummah, we are your sons!
We have forgiven you when you failed us and we don’t complain to Allah. But we cannot prevent our children from grabbing your necks with their small hands on the Day of Judgement, asking you, “Why have you failed our fathers?!”
Speak out loud before your sons are taken to the gallows!
O Allah have we not delivered the message?! O Allah be our witness!
We ask our brothers and sisters to spread this message in social media websites, all over the internet and the media.
SOURCES:
Letter from Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison, Iran, warning of imminent mass executions.
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