Iran: Freedom of expression must be respected and Release the freedom of the media Egyptian human rights organizations calling

Iran: Freedom of expression must be respected and Release the freedom of the media Egyptian human rights organizations calling for a moratorium on attacks on demonstrators in Iran Cairo, 21/6/2009 Egyptian Human rights organizations said today that the -Iranian citizens have shown over approximately ten days solid in the face of the machine of repression of Iran, despite the dozens of demonstrators were killed and injured in the clashes which took place between them and the Iranian police, and despite attempts to isolate the world on what is happening in Iran, through block websites of the opposition and restrictions on the media, especially foreign ones, but we are still able to follow what is happening there , which is thanks to the Iranians Internet activists .I The scene in the Iranian street reminds us of what happened in Egypt in 2005 and beyond, and who witnessed the violations by the Egyptian authorities against the demonstrators to express their views peacefully, too, was confronted with the same manner as repressive as the Egyptian Internet activists played the same role played by the Iranians their peers -- now - to expose and detect violations. Is noteworthy that Iran has been experiencing since the declaration of victory of the former president "Ahmadinejad" in the presidential election in June 13 the current protests and demonstrations by the Iranian opposition amid accusations of Iranian authorities of rigging the elections, came out opposed to the results of the elections to express their views and demands for the abolition of the election result, which is faced with the Iranian authorities severe suppression of the arrest campaign in the ranks of the opposition, and restrictions on foreign media channels such as "Arabia" and "BBC", as well as dozens of web sites for the pro-Iranian opposition had been blocked, and the outcome of confrontations between demonstrators and security scores between the Iranian people and injured. The organizations that signed the statement from there deep belief in freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly stresses the need to respect the Iranian authorities to these rights and freedoms, and stop the campaigns of intimidation and terrorism, and lifting restrictions on the media and websites, as protesters demanding the empowerment of Iranian use of their rights guaranteed them under conventions and international human rights conventions. Hisham Mubarak Law Center Egyptian Society for the promotion of community participation Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Legal Aid Society for Human Rights Hilali Liberties Foundation Nadim Center for Psychological Treatment , Rehabilitation Center to support the protection of human rights defenders , Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression , Arab Foundation for Civil Society support and New Woman Foundation