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We mournfully and sadly announce that a prominent
active member of PDKI, Ramin SHARIFI, detained and imprisoned 5 months
ago by the repressive security militias of the Islamic Republic of
Iran in the city of Saghez (Iranian Kurdistan) was executed on
Saturday, 6 December 2003 by the assassins of the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
Mr. SHARIFI, the son of Hussein, 27 years old, was
born in Divadareh and settled in Saghez, where he also pursued his
studies. To fight tyranny, achieve freedom and obtain national
Kurdish rights he joined the ranks of PDKI in 1993, and in his 10
years of presence in the ranks, he held important positions and
performed them faithfully.
Following his capture and imprisonment, despite
excessive torture, physical and psychological anguish, he never
surrendered to the wishes of the regime and remained faithful to the
objectives and path of his devoted ranks. The loss of this democratic
activist, with no doubts, is enormous for the Party and the Kurdish
people and left a profound sorrow in the hearts and minds of many
freedom activists and democrats in general.
PDKI along with condemning this crime of the
Iranian Regime, conveys its condolences to his family, friends and
relatives, and assures everyone that the execution of this activist
will not frighten the people of Kurdistan or hinder their course of
struggle; rather, it will make them even more committed.
Meanwhile in this regard, as we had previously
informed the international community of imminent threats of
executions, once again, we restate our appeal that by exerting
pressure on the regime of Islamic Republic of Iran, diverge this
barbaric regime from killing Kurdish freedom activists and prevent
this regime from taking the lives of innocent Kurdish activists so
easily.
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Political Bureau
7 December 2003
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