Arrested at 17, Saman Naseem was sentenced to death in April
2013 by a criminal court in Mahabad, northwest Iran, for “enmity against
God” (moharebeh) and “corruption on earth” (ifsad fil-arz)
because of his membership of the Kurdish armed opposition group Party For
Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), and for taking part in armed activities
against the Revolutionary Guards. The Supreme Court upheld his death sentence
in December 2013.
Please write immediately in Persian, Spanish, English or your own language:
n Urging the Iranian authorities to halt any plans to execute Saman Naseem immediately and ensure that his case is subjected to a judicial review before the Supreme Court;
n Reminding them that Iran has ratified both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which strictly prohibit the use of the death penalty for crimes committed by persons below 18 years of age;
n Urging them to ensure that he is not subjected to torture or other ill-treatment; investigate the allegation that he was subjected to torture or cruel treatment; and ensure that “confessions” obtained from him under torture are not used as evidence in court.
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