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Action Alert: Campaign to Free Jailed Doctors in Iran
Written by Hamid Tehrani on December 23, 2008 – 10:30 pm -
Description: Two sibling physicians, Kamira and Arash Alaie, have pioneered educational and harm reduction campaigns among drug users, prostitutes, and prison inmates in Iran and throughout the Middle East. They have been in jail in Iran for six months, and have had no legal representation. To date, no formal charges have been filed.
Tools: Facebook, blog, e-petition
How These Tools Are Being Used: Clint Trout, a friend of the Alaie siblings, who launched a Facebook campaign on their behalf asks supporters to:
- Make a sign that says “Treating AIDS Is Not a Crime: Free Kamiar and Arash Alaei and take a photo
- Sign the petition
- Get other people to do this action.
The IranFreeDocs site asked people to send an email to Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations.
Outcome: Many ex-prisoners say that the Islamic Republic of Iran is sensitive to international media pressure and the doctors will be treated with greater care if the are seen to have public supporters.
Tags: AIDS, doctors, harm reduction, health, Iran, Jailed
Posted in Action Alerts, E-Petitions, Mid-East & N. Africa, Social Networks |
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