{"id":61778,"date":"2024-07-06T08:25:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T06:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=61778"},"modified":"2024-07-10T11:36:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:36:21","slug":"joint-letter-from-80-nobel-laureates-urges-world-leaders-to-support-democracy-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2024\/07\/joint-letter-from-80-nobel-laureates-urges-world-leaders-to-support-democracy-in-iran\/61778\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Letter from 80 Nobel Laureates Urges World Leaders to Support Democracy in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Free Iran 2024 \u2013 80 Nobel Laureates Support Free and Democratic Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an unprecedented display of unity, 80 Nobel Laureates have sent a joint letter to world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President of the European Council Charles Michel, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The letter, also addressed to leaders of the 27 EU member states, expresses deep concern over the worsening human rights situation in Iran and urges immediate action to support the Iranian people\u2019s pursuit of democracy.<\/p>\n

The Nobel Laureates condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s brutal suppression of its citizens, including ethnic and religious minorities, and its alarming status as the world\u2019s leading per capita executioner, with at least 864 executions in 2023. They stress that during the 2022 uprising, the Iranian people clearly rejected all forms of dictatorship, demanding instead a democratic republic.<\/p>\n

The letter points out that the Iranian regime is causing regional instability and exporting terrorism through its proxies, especially since the attacks on October 7, 2023. This, the Laureates argue, is a tactic to distract from the regime\u2019s internal crackdown on dissent and democracy activists.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Laureates highlight the support of hundreds of esteemed U.S. professors who have written to President Biden, stressing the need for the world to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to defend themselves against the IRGC <\/a>and to establish a democratic, secular republic. This sentiment is echoed by American Nobel Laureates, Templeton Laureates, and members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.<\/p>\n

In their letter, the Nobel Laureates align with over 4,000 parliamentarians from 41 countries and 125 former world leaders who support Mrs. Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> for Iran\u2019s future. This plan advocates for universal voting rights, free elections, a market economy, the separation of religion and state, gender, religious, and ethnic equality, a peaceful foreign policy, and a non-nuclear Iran.<\/p>\n

The letter strongly condemns the Iranian regime\u2019s human rights abuses, its destabilizing actions in the Middle East, and its aggressive policies. The Laureates call on the global community to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, citing the IRGC\u2019s role in internal repression and external violence.<\/p>\n

The Nobel Laureates affirm the inherent right of the Iranian people, especially the youth, to strive for democracy and freedom, insisting that this fundamental right must be unequivocally supported by the international community.<\/p>\n

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Joint Letter of the Nobel Laureates<\/strong>
\nTo the World Leaders<\/strong>
\nApril 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

To:<\/p>\n

Joe Biden, President of the United States
\nAntonio Gutierrez, UN Secretary-General
\nCharles Michel, President of the European Council
\nRishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
\nJustin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada<\/p>\n

Copies to:
\nLeaders of 27 member states of the European Union<\/p>\n

Excellencies,<\/p>\n

We, the undersigned Nobel laureates, express our deep concern over the appalling and deteriorating state of human rights in Iran. We are deeply concerned by the Iranian regime\u2019s ruthless suppression of the people of Iran, including ethnic and religious minorities. Iran remains the world\u2019s leading per capita executioner, killing at least 864 people in 2023.<\/p>\n

During the 2022 uprising, the Iranian people rejected any form of dictatorship, whether monarchical or theocratic, and called for regime change to establish a democratic republic.<\/p>\n

Unable to crush the protest movement for change, the Iranian regime is the driving force behind the war in the Middle East, particularly since the October 7, 2023, attacks. The regime now threatens world peace by destabilizing the region and exporting terrorism through its known proxies. This is an effort to divert attention from its systematic crackdown on dissent and democracy activists and to escape accountability.<\/p>\n

On April 16, a significant bipartisan effort unfolded within the United States House of Representatives as House Resolution 1148 was introduced. Co-sponsored by 145 Representatives, this resolution stands as a firm condemnation of the Iranian regime\u2019s multifaceted offenses, including acts of terrorism, fueling regional conflicts through proxy warfare, internal repression, and backing the Iranian Resistance, including the Ten-Point Plan advocated by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, hundreds of esteemed professors from across the United States have joined the growing chorus of international concern. Their letter to President Biden emphasizes that the world must acknowledge the right of the Iranian people to defend themselves against the terrorist IRGC and their rightful aspiration to establish a democratic, secular republic accountable to its people. This is a strategic necessity for the region and the world.\u201d The signatories, comprising American Nobel laureates, Templeton Laureates, members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and recipients of numerous prestigious accolades, call on the United States to unequivocally stand in solidarity with the Iranian people.<\/p>\n

We, the Nobel Laureates, join the international support for the democratic demands of the Iranian people, including over 4000 parliamentarians<\/a> from 41 countries around the world and 125 former world leaders<\/a> in 2023 to express support for the Ten-Point Plan for the Future of Iran of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a> that calls for the universal right to vote, free elections, a market economy, and separation of religion and state, and advocates gender, religious, and ethnic equality, a foreign policy based on peaceful coexistence, peace in the Middle East, and a nonnuclear Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n

We strongly condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s ruthless suppression and violation of human rights of its own people, its destructive role in the Middle East, and its belligerent policies. Also, we join the global demand of blacklisting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity by the free world states. The IRGC is the main source of brutality and suppression of the Iranian people and the export of violence to other parts of the world. We firmly maintain that the Iranian people, as well as the youth, possess an inherent right to ardently contend with the existing regime in order to establish the principles of democracy and freedom. This fundamental entitlement merits unequivocal acknowledgment.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Signatories:<\/strong><\/p>\n