The Petition: Save Lake Urmia and Release its Environmental Protesters

22 April 2011

Over the years, Lake Urmia is led toward a slow death subsequent due to their incompetence. It seems that the relevant authorities are not minded to prevent this catastrophe. Under the circumstances, it has fallen to the caring nation of (Southern) Azerbaijan to undo this unfolding catastrophe.

Noble-minded individuals of our (Southern) Azerbaijan took the initiative of family protest for the first time on 2 March 2011 at the location of the Bridge crossing Lake Urmu. This was orchestrated to show the resolute protests in relation to the emergence of this environmental catastrophe. However, the agents of the Iranian authorities resorted to violence by scattering the protesting individuals, many were treated harshly and various groups were rounded up and detained.

Some of these protesters were passed with arbitrary sentences, who are still imprisoned. Still there are others yet to be tried in the coming days. This will take place under the circumstances that the first initiative is reiterated after one both in Azerbaijan Square in Tebriz and Eller Baghi in the city of Urmu and again the same story, the participants were rounded up and detained.

The undersigned individuals of this statement demand the slow and dreadful death of Lake Urmu must be prevented. We also demand that the detainees must be released immediately and unconditionally. We appeal to other caring individuals to undersign this statement with their real names.

1. Abdullahi, Elirza
2. Abdullahi, Zaman
3. Ahengeri, Eynullah
4. Akson, Babek
5. Ayrimlu, Jamal
6. Azerdokht, Eqil
7. Behjet, Sehend
8. Bekhtaver, Jahanbekhsh
9. Beraderi, Hesen
10. Berazish, Settar
11. Berzger, Hashim (Guneyli, Yashar)
12. Binezir, Ekber
13. Danishjuyi, Reshid
14. Demirchi, Hesen
15. Deshti, Ibrahim
16. Dovletkhah, Mustafa
17. Ehmedi, Kazim
18. Endelibian, Dariyush
19. Erhemjani, Jelil
20. Erk, Hesen
21. Esedullahi, Ekrem (Sevil)
22. Esedzade, Eli
23. Ezizi, Mehuchehr
24. Ezizi, Sejjad
25 Fayizpur, Eli
26 Ferdi, Emir
27 Ferdi, Solmaz
28 Ferid, Feranek
29 Fershi, Elirza
30 Feyyaz, Mehemmed
31 Fezli, Mahmud
32 Hergli, Huseyn
33 Herisi-nejad, Musa
34 Heseni, Letif
35 Heseni, Shahin
36 Heseni, Yaqub
37 Hesenzade, Eli
38 Heyderi, Huseyn
39 Hojjeti, Eli
40 Huseyni, Hemid
41 Huseynzade, Eli
42 Huseynzade, Elirza
43 Ibrahimi, Qafar
44 Imani, Siddiqe
45 Javadiay-Sekha, Hale
46 Jeferi, Husheng
47 Keyvan-chehr, Sefer
48 Khalitabadi, Eli
49 Khelili, Ashiq Jabrayil
50 Khiyavi, Nigar
51 Kudrulu, Jelal
52 Lek, Qehreman
53 Lisani, Abbas
54 Lutfi, Ekber
55 Lutfi, Ismayil
56 Lutfi, Sadiq
57 Mededi, Hadi
58 Mehemmedi, Dehqan
59 Mehemmedi, kerim
60 Mehemmedi, Seyyad
61 Mehemmedian, Naghi
62 Mehemmedian, Seyyad
63 Mehrelibeylu, Ayet
64 Menafi-Azer, Hebib
65 Menafi-Azer, Rza
66 Muheddis, Ehmed
67 Neimi, Seid
68 Nikrevan, Abbas
69 Nurefken, Huseyn
70 Nuri, Mehdi (Elman)
71 Ojaqli, Mahmud
72 Qehremani,
73 Quluzade, Behbud
74 Qurbani, Ekber
75 Qurbani, Fatime
76 Rashidi, Hesen
77 Rengrezi, Mahmud
78 Reshidi, Ibrahim (Savalan)
79 Rzayi, Eli
80 Rzayi, Yasir
81 Sadiqi, Aydin
82 Sani, Mehemmed
83 Semedi, Behram
84 Serrafi, Elirza
85 Settarian, Yunis
86 Shafeyi, Hemid
87 Shefii, Khelil
88 Sheykhbeylu, Vehid
89 Sheykhi, Sirus
90 Shiri, Sirus
91 Subhi, Shayan
92 Sudber, Javad
93 Teqevi, Mehemmed
94 Valayi, Ehmed
95 Vusali, Ebulfezl
96 Zulqederi, Abbas

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