A group of Iranians that includes writers, artists, journalists, humanitarians, and political and social activists living in exile request that the Norwegian Nobel Committee for Peace Prize invite to the ceremony the mothers, or another immediate family member of those killed in recent protests in Iran.

The Open Letter signed in last November as a symbolic act to support Iranian protesters.


To The Nobel Foundation

Ladies and Gentlemen,

As you are aware, the peaceful movement of the people of Iran for democracy and freedom has continued to rise, despite brutal crackdown of the Iranian state. In light of the ongoing protest movement, new vistas for peaceful, democratic transition have appeared in Iran.

As Iranian writers, artists, public intellectuals, journalists, human rights advocates, and political and social activists who now live in exile, we believe that your support of democratic movement in Iran will contribute immensely to democratic and peaceful ideals of the Iranian people.

We therefore humbly request that the Norwegian Nobel Committee make the symbolic gesture of supporting the democratic movement of Iranian people by inviting as guests to the Awarding Ceremony the family members of those who lost their lives in the recent events in Iran.

We believe that such a symbolic gesture by the Norwegian Nobel Committee will capture the humanitarian essence of Nobel Peace Prize in the eyes of the freedom-loving people of Iran and the world.


Respectfully,
Signatures:
Sami Abbasi (Human Rights Activist, UK)
Shoja Adel (Poet, USA)
Mahasti Afshar (Human Rights Activist, USA)
Maryam Afshari (Human Rights Activist, Sweden)
Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Humanitarian, Canada)
Shahla Aghapour (Painter, Germany)
Maryam Aghvami (Journalist, Canada)
Ebrahim Ahanian (Political Activist, Sweden)
Ramin Ahmadi (Professor, USA)
Asal Akhavan (Women’s Rights Activist, Australia)
Reza Allamehzadeh (Filmmaker, The Netherlands)
Shabnam Asadolahi (Journalist, Canada)
Victoria Azad (Women Rights Activist, Sweden)
Shahram Azam (Human Rights Activist, Canada)
Potkin Azarmeher (Blogger, UK)
Mahnaz Badihian (Poet and activist, USA)
Shahla Bahardoot (Poet, Germany)
Pantea Bahrami (Filmmaker, Germany)
Abbas Bakhtiary (Publisher, France)
Reza Baraheni (Writer, Canada)
Niloofar Beyzaie (Theater director, Germany)
Karim Behjatpour (Political Activist, Germany)
Roshanak Bigonah (Poet, USA)
Jaleh Chegeni (Poet, France)
Javad Dadsetan (Filmmaker, France)
Tala Dowlatshahi (Journalist, UK)
Hadi Ebrahimi (Journalist, Editor, Canada)
Rozita Fazaei (Actress, Germany)
Manouchehr Fazel (Journalist, Germany)
Hossein Fazeli (naanaam) (Cineaste/writer, Canada)
Masoud Gharibi (Artist, The Netherlands)
Fereshteh Ghazi (Journalist, USA)
Reza Ghassemi (Writer, France)
Naser Ghiasi (Writer, Germany)
Mano Golshan (Activist, Norway)
Ezzat Goushegir (Writer and playwright, USA)
Omid Habibinia (Journalist and Media Researcher, Switzerland)
Behrooz Hamidi (Activist, Italy)
Maryam Hojjat (Activist, USA)
Hadi Hozabri (Journalist, South Ireland)
Pouya Jafari-rad (Activist, UK)
Nader Jahanfard (Journalist, US)
Hanna Jahanforooz (Singer, Israel)
Jahanshah Javid (Journalist, USA)
Mojgan Kahen (Psychologist, Belgium)
Sheema Kalbasi (Poet, Human Rights Activist, USA)
Mahmood Kavir (Poet, UK)
Mitra Khalatbari (Journalist, Germany)
Nasim Khaksar (Writer and political activist, The Netherlands)
Hadi Khojinian (Writer, UK)
Mansour Koushan (Theater producer, Norway)
Hossein Ladjevardi (Professor and activist, France)
Efat Mahbaz (Journalist, UK)
Verya Maz'har (Poet and author, Finland)
Zinat Mirhashemi (Political Activist, UK)
Shokooh Mirzadegi (Writer and activist, USA)
Bagher Momeni (Writer and Activist, France)
Mahbobeh Mohebi (Social Worker, Norway)
Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh (Musician, USA)
Samaneh Mousavi (Activist, The Philippines)
Bijan Moshaver (Humanitarian, The Netherlands)
Hamid M. Nakhostin (Activist, Norway)
Parisa Nasrabadi (Activist, Sweden)
Nahid Naimi (Human Right Activist, UK)
Jamileh Nedai (Filmmaker, France)
Ali Negahban (Writer, Canada)
Naffis Nia (Writer, The Netherlands)
Shiva Nojo (Women and peace activist, Germany)
Navid Nonahal (Journalist, USA)
Partow Nooriala (Poet, Women’s Rights activist, USA)
Koushyar Parsi (Writer, The Netherlands)
Touradj Parsi (Researcher, Sweden)
Shahrnush Parsipur (Writer, USA)
Nahid Persson (Filmmaker, Sweden)
Reza Piramoon (Journalist, Sweden)
Aida Qajar (Human Rights Activist, Lebenan)
Ahmad Rafat (Journalist, Italy)
Nariman Rahimi (Researcher, Norway)
Aaso Raoofi (Political Activist, Sweden)
Susan Rakhsh (Sociologist, Women’s Rights Activist, Norway)
Asad Rashidi (Writer, France)
Sohrab Rahimi (Poet/Translator, Sweden)
Mehrangiz Rassapour (Poet, UK)
Farah Ravon (Photographer, USA)
Parisa Saed (Journalist, Women’s Rights Activist, USA)
Ali Saki (Human Rights Activist, Norway)
Babak Salari (Photographer, Educator, Canada)
Saeed Salari Rad (Activist, Germany)
Mitra Samani ) Human Rights Activist, USA)
Mehdi Same (Political Activist, Norway)
Mohammad Bagher Samimi (Journalist, Canada)
Manoochehr Shafaei (Journalist, Germany)
Noshin Shahrokhi (Writer, Germany)
Arash Shahteimoury (Journalist, Sweden)
Siba Shakib (Filmmaker, Germany)
Behrooz Sheyda (Researcher and literary critic, Sweden)
Mahin Shokrolapoor (Human Rights Activist, Kurdistan-Iraq)
Abbas Shokri (Journalist, Norway)
Nasser Sina (Journalist, Sweden)
Behrooz Sooren (Journalist, Austria)
Elia Tabesh (Political Activist, Sweden)
Mahtab Vahidi Rad (Human Rights Activist, Cyprus)
Soheila Vahdati (Professor and activist, USA)
Sholeh Wolpe (Poet, USA)
Suzy Yashar (TV producer, USA)
Nasser Yousefi (Film director and journalist, Sweden)
Mina Zand Siegel (Writer, Activist, USA)
Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir (Human Rights Activist, USA)





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