ICRIR: URGENT: Mehdi to be Illegally Deported by Sweden! || Formerly: Take Action! The story of rights activist Mohammad Mehdi Maleki, at risk of illegal deportation by Sweden to Iran | محمد مهدی ملکی

URGENT UPDATE! URGENT: Mehdi’s Appeal to Stop Deportation to Iran Denied by Sweden!

Please help to stop the Swedish government from sending this young man to detention, torture, and probable execution by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

This is the story of Mohammad Mehdi Maleki, a rights activist on the verge of being illegally deported to Iran by the Swedish government, where he will with certainty be detained, tortured, and possibly executed because he opposes the inhumanity of the Islamic Republic dictatorship; he is also a convert to Christianity, which is punishable by death in Iran. Below Mohammad’s story, there is a letter-writing action, with sample letter and email addresses – we urge everyone to participate. Iranian refugees sent back to the Islamic Republic today become political prisoners tomorrow.
(The Farsi version of Mr. Maleki’s story appears below the letter-writing action.)

Mohammad Mehdi Maleki
Country of origin: Iran
File No: 10983677

Mohammad Mehdi Maleki started his activism when he was a student in Iran. Like many Iranian activists, he used the Internet to fight against the dictatorship of the Islamic regime. Eventually, after several years of activism, Mohammad was identified by the regime and put in prison where he spent the next few months under torture. He left Iran when he was released on heavy bail after much effort by his family.

Mohammad Mehdi Maleki Raising Awareness about Stoning in Iran Durig a Demonstration in Orebro, Sweden on August 28, 2010

After arriving in Sweden and filing for political asylum, Mohammad did not stop his fight against the Islamic Republic; as an activist, he took part in the international campaign to save the life of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, and participated in several demonstrations against the brutality of the Islamic regime where he chanted anti-regime slogans.

On March 29th, 2011, Mohammad took part in a rally in Örebro to protest the massacre of inmates in Ghezel Hesar Prison and to condemn the treatment and deportation of Iranian and Iraqi asylum seekers by Iraqi, Swedish and Norwegian governments.

Along with his anti-regime activities, like many other Iranians, Mohammad has converted to Christianity.

In spite of all the above mentioned reasons, and without taking into consideration the consequences of their decision in light of the current political situation in Iran, and the dangers such a decision poses for Mohammad and other asylum seekers, the Swedish immigration authorities have rejected Mohammad’s application.

Mohammad Mehdi Maleki participates in an anti-Islamic Republic demonstration on 11 February 2010, 22 Bahman in the Persian calendar, which is a politically-significant protest date as it marks the anniversary of the overthrow of the monarchy in Iran in 1979, and it is the date that the Islamic Republic regime claims to have won the revolution.

Mohammad Mehdi Malaki was arrested yesterday and sent to the Flen Detention Center in Sweden (a city close to Katrineholm.)

Considering Mohammad’s past and present political history, which will result in grave consequences should he be deported to Iran, we urge all Iranians residing in Sweden or other countries as well as all [individuals and] organizations defending human rights, and in particular the UNHCR, to take the necessary steps to stop the deportation of Mohammad Mehdi Maleki.

Navid Mirpour
April 2, 2011

TAKE ACTION!
Please send the below sample letter to the Swedish Migration Authorities, as well as to UNCHR-Sweden and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Swedish Migration Authorities Web Form: https://www.migrationsverket.se/info/524_en.html
Where it says “Enter designation number or check number for the case,” please enter this number: 10983677

Email address for UNHCR-Sweden: swest@unhcr.org
Email address for the IOM: hq@iom.int

To the Swedish Migration Authorities:

I am writing to you out of great concern for an asylum-seeker you have arrested with the intent of deporting, Mohammad Mehdi Maleki. Mr. Maleki is a known political rights activist and opponent of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was imprisoned and tortured by the Islamic Republic because of his political views and activism. Once his family finally managed to arranged his release on bail from political imprisonment, Mr. Maleki fled Iran and applied for asylum in Sweden.

Once in Sweden, Mr. Maleki continued to participate in protests against the Islamic Republic; he was regularly present at demonstrations against the stoning of Sakineh Ashtiani in 2010, and more recently, he protested against the execution of prisoners in Iran, and illegal refoulements of Iranian refugees. All of these demonstrations have been fully documented and published online; there is no question whatsoever that should Mr. Maleki be illegally refouled to Iran, he will be immediately imprisoned and tortured if not worse on that basis alone.

Furthermore, Mr. Maleki has converted from Islam to Christianity. Under the Islamic Republic’s regime, this is called “apostasy” and it carries a sentence of death. The Islamic Republic is actively pursuing a well-documented campaign of persecution against Christians in Iran, including beatings, imprisonment, indefinite detention, and imposition of the death sentence against Christians.

We do not have to look far to find an example of what happens to Iranian asylum seekers who are illegally refouled to Iran. On February 9, 2011, the Norwegian government sent 19-year-old Rahim Rostami, an Iranian political asylum-seeker, back to Iran. By March 23, 2011, the news reached the international community that the Islamic Republic had immediately arrested teen-aged Rahimi and is detaining him in Evin Prison. The Islamic Republic has clearly stated its intention to prosecute anyone who leaves Iran and propagates against the regime, and it is making good on its promises.

The European Court of Human Rights has already censured the Swedish government for its illegal attempts to refoule refugees to their home countries where their lives are threatened. The Swedish government must immediately cease its inhuman violations of the rights of asylum-seekers.

We demand that Mr. Maleki’s deportation order be immediately canceled, his case reviewed, and if necessary, that he be supplied with competent legal representation. He clearly meets the criteria for obtaining refugee status; anything otherwise is illegal under international law.

Sincerely,
[name]

FARSI version of Mohammad Mehdi Maleki’s story:

محمد مهدی ملکی اهل ایران به شماره پرونده پناهجوی ۱۰۹۸۳۶۷۷
محمد مهدی ملکی از سالها پیش در ایران یک دانشجو معترض به نظام دیکتاتوری ایران بود .

محمد هم جز فعالینی بود که از طریق اینترنت بر علیه رژیم دیکتاتوری اسلامی فعّالیت میکرد.

محمد پس از سالها فعالیت، نهایتاً شناسایی شد و مورد پیگرد دستگاه قضای رژیم قرار گرفت. محمد دستگیر شد و برای مدت چند ماهی‌ زندانی شده ، و تحت فشار و شکنجه قرار گرفت. محمد به کوشش خانواده، و به قید ضمانت سنگین از زندان خارج شد و با استفاده از این فرصت از کشور و به منظور رهایی از خطر دستگیری مجدد خارج شد…….

محمد مهدی ملکی‌، پس از ورود به سوئد و درخواست پناهندگی از این کشور دست از مبارزه بر علیه رژیم جمهوری اسلامی نکشید، بلکه بر عکس با شدت به فعالیت خود برای ایرانی آزاد و آباد ادامه داده است. محمد جز فعالینی بود که در ارتباط با کمپین دفاع از حقٔ زندگی‌ سکینه محمدی آشتیانی بارها به خیابان آمده و بر علیه وحشیگری رژیم اسلامی و ضرورت سرنگونی آن شعار داده و در تظاهرات های متعدد شرکت داشته است.
آخرین تظاهراتی که محمد مهدی در آن شرکت داشت تظاهرات ۲۹ مارس در اربرو در اعتراض به قتل عام زندانیان قزلحصار، در محکومیت سیاست ضدّ انسانی‌ حکومت محلی کردستان عراق در تبعید غیر قانوننی پناهجویان ایرانی، در محکومیت دیپورت غیر قانونی پناهجویان ایرانی توسط دولت نروژ، و بر علیه سیاسات‌های قی‌ اخلاقی‌ دولت سوئد در قبال پناجویان و بخصوص موج اخیر اخراج پناهجویان عراقی از سوئد بود..
در کنار تمام این فعالیتهای ضدّ رژیمی، محمد مهدی نیز مانند بسیاری دیگر از ایرانیان که در اعتراض به وحشیگری رژیم اسلامی ، از دین اسلام خارج میشوند، به مسیحیت گرویده است..

علیرغم تمام موارد فوق، اداره مهاجرت سوئد بدون توجه به ادله و اسناد و عواقب تصمیم غیر منطقی‌ خود، بدون توجه به شرایط سیاسی ایران، و خطراتی که محمد و یا هر پناهجوی دیگری را تهدید می‌کند با درخواست محمد مخالفت کرده محمد مهدی ملکی‌ دیشب از سوی پلی دستگیر و به کمپ بسته فلن در حوالی کاترین هولم منتقل گردید.

با توجه به پیامد و عواقب فعالیت‌های سیاسی و دینی محمد مهدی در صورت دیپورت به کشور ایران و با توجه به این که سابقا نیز در ایران بدلیل فعالیت‌های سیاسی تحت تعقیب و تهدید بود است. ما از تمام ایرانیان مقیم سوئد و دیگر کشورها و همچنین از تمام سازمان‌های مدافع حقوق بشر به خصوص کمیساریای عالی پناهنده گان و سازمان ملل میخواهیم که ضمن حمایت از حق پناهند گی محمد مهدی ملکی از دیپورت این پناهجو جلوگیری به عمل بیاورند

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