Coalition for the Political Sponsorship of Soheil Arabi #WhereIsSoheilArabi

Source: https://www.atheistrepublic.com/press-release/coalition-political-sponsorship-soheil-arabi-whereissoheilarabi

Coalition for the Political Sponsorship of Soheil Arabi #WhereIsSoheilArabi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

#WhereIsSoheilArabi and #FreeSoheil

We, the undersigned ex-Muslim, atheist, secularist and freethought organisations, have joined together to politically sponsor the well-known Iranian atheist and ex-Muslim Soheil Arabi, who was re-arrested from his home on 2 January 2023 by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s security forces.

Sources have informed us that he was violently beaten during the arrest, denied much-needed medicine and moved to an unknown location.

We are extremely concerned about his well-being given the increased risk of execution for many protestors and critics in an effort to quell the revolutionary uprising since the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini. As a long-term political prisoner previously on death row, Soheil’s life is at grave risk.

A political sponsorship system has proven effective in protecting Iranian political prisoners. As Soheil Arabi’s political sponsors, we will continue to advocate and mobilise support and solidarity for him and put pressure on the Islamic regime of Iran to free him immediately and unconditionally.

#WhereIsSoheilArabi #FreeSoheil #FreePoliticalPrisoners #Iran #MahsaAmini

Signatories

Atheist Republic
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain
Arab Humanists USA
Ateizm Dernegi (Association of Atheism, Turkey)
Ateizm Dernegi International Foundation
Atheist Ireland
Atheist Refugee Relief
Black Skeptics
Bread and Roses TV
Center for Inquiry
Center for Inquiry Canada
Central Committee of Ex-Muslims in Scandinavia
Centre for Civic Courage, Croatia
Council of Ex-Muslims of Germany
Council of Ex-Muslims of Singapore
Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka
Ex-Muslims of Netherlands
Ex-Muslims Of Norway
Ex-Muslims of Toronto
Faithless Hijabi
FEMEN
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Freethought Lebanon
Giordano Bruno Foundation
Humanist Ottawa
Inara association of Tunisian atheists and freethinkers
Indian Rationalist Association
International League of Non-Religious and Atheists
Peter Tatchell Foundation
Kazimierz Lyszczynski Foundation
Kent Community Secular Alliance
Liberals Mauritania
Livonia Arabic Salon
Manaarah Initiative
Muslimish
National Secular Society
One Law for All
Quebec Humanist Association
Rationalist International
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science
Secular Connexion Séculière
Secular Underground Network, a project of the Fix Foundation
Secularism is a Women’s Issue
Southall Black Sisters

For more information, contact Maryam Namazie, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain at maryamnamazie gmail.com and Susana McIntyre, Atheist Republic at susanna atheistrepublic.com