Execution of the Kurdish political prisoner Habibollah Latifi has been postponed
Iran Human Rights, December 26: According to the reliable sources in Iran, execution of the political prisoner Habiollah Latifi, who was scheduled to take place early this morning, has been postponed.
Habibollah Latifi’s lawyer and family have confirmed the news.
Since the news of his scheduled execution became known to the public, a campaign was started by the activists inside and outside Iran to save his life. There were several gatherings in protest against the scheduled execution in different cities around the world. According to some sources, last night, about 300 people had gathered in protest outside the Sanandaj prison, where he was being held.
Mr. Latifi’s family have thanked all the people who took part in this campaign and said: "We now know that your efforts will give results and that our Habibollah is not alone".
Commenting this news, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights said: "We are very happy that the efforts of the civil rights defenders in Iran gave results and Habibollah Latifi’s scheduled execution was halted, and we hope that this campaign continues until his death sentence has been removed". He added: "We must emphasize that the sentence has only been postponed and as long as the death sentence is still over him, he will be in danger".
Amiry-Moghaddam, once again asked the international community not to forget Iran during the Christmas holidays.
According to the official sources, at least seven people were executed on the Christmas day in Iran.
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