At present, the Iranian government is reviewing the death sentences of some 12 prisoners, following their involvement in protests.
One of the young prisoners in question has appealed his sentence, according to sources in Tehran. He was initially accused of “waging war against God”, which is punishable by death in accordance with Sharia law. He was further accused of using a knife to threaten others during the protests.
In a statement published on Thursday, the Luxembourg committee for the defence of human rights in Iran (ADHI) confirmed that fifteen MPs from majority and opposition parties had signed up to sponsor a number of young prisoners, acting as symbolic “godparents” to the young detainees. The list of MPs is as follows:
1. Nathalie OBERWEIS, sponsoring Mahsa MOHAMMADI
2. Myriam CECCHETTI, sponsoring Armita ABBASI (16 years old) and Amin Mehdi SHOKROLLAHI (17 years old)
3. Max HENGEL, sponsoring Abolfazl Mehri HOSSEIN HAJILU
4. Semiray AHMEDOVA, sponsoring Amir NASR-AZADANI
5. François BENOY, sponsoring Behrad ALI KONARI
6. Djuna BERNARD, sponsoring Ali MOAZAMI-GUDARZI
7. Marc HANSEN, sponsoring Reza SHAKER-ZAVARDEHI
8. Stéphanie EMPAIN, sponsoring Shatan CHARANI
9. Josée LORSCHE, sponsoring Tohid DARVISHI
10. Charles MARGUE, sponsoring Sahand NOOR MOHAMMAD ZADE
11. Jessie THILL, sponsoring Mohammad BOROUGHANI
12. Chantal GARY, sponsoring Akbar GHAFARI
13. Paul GALLES, sponsoring Parham PARVARI
14. Sven CLEMENT, sponsoring Amin Mehdi SHOKROLLAHI (17 years old), Monsieur Arian Farzam NIA (16 years old) et Amir Mohammad JAFFARI (16 years old)
15. Marc GOERGEN, sponsoring Amin Mehdi SHOKROLLAHI (17 years old), Monsieur Arian Farzam NIA (16 years old) et Amir Mohammad JAFFARI (16 years old)
