Friday, October 10, 2014

Saeed Salekpour a été arrêté à Téhéran le 4 octobre 2008. Lui, l’informaticien q...

Saeed Salekpour a été arrêté à Téhéran le 4 octobre 2008. Lui, l’informaticien qui vivait au Canada et venait rendre visite à ses parents, a été envoyé au cachot. Ce jour-là, Mayram se souvient d’avoir dit à sa mère bouleversée : « Ne t’inquiète pas, ce n’est pas possible que Saeed reste en prison… même une seule journée ! » Et pourtant, depuis ce jour, plus jamais Saeed n’a retrouvé sa liberté. Il a même connu le pire du système carcéral iranien.

http://j.mp/1qxosT7


Libérer son frère des geôles iraniennes, le combat de sa vie
www.abolition.fr
« Je vis seule au Canada sans aide. J’ai fait une demande de résidence permanente mais je ne l’ai pas encore. J’ai un travail mais il ne correspond pas à mes compétences d’ingénieur http://j.mp/GASQd7

Monday, October 6, 2014


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Human rights lawyer Gissou Nia and spokesperson for the Campaign to Free Saeed d...

Human rights lawyer Gissou Nia and spokesperson for the Campaign to Free Saeed described the broader implications of the case for programmers in Iran in an email to Global Voices:

The arrest and ongoing imprisonment of Saeed Malekpour shows that all Iranian freelance web programmers are vulnerable to potential legal trouble as they cannot know for certain which sites their codes have been used on. Should they face the misfortune of having a code they created used on a website deemed obscene by the Iranian authorities (and where the backend is being monitored by the IRGC) they can face adverse legal consequences.


#FreeSaeed: An Iranian Web Developer’s Sixth Year in Prison · Global Voices
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Saeed Malekpour was originally sentenced to death as a "corrupter of the earth" for his open source software that others used to download pornographic images. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Feel free to use these sample tweets if you need help coming up with content for...

Feel free to use these sample tweets if you need help coming up with content for the Tweet Storm:

1. Saeed was sentenced to death in Iran b/c he put his name to an open source utility. Watch his story #freesaeed http://j.mp/1BFajts

2. Saeed is facing life in an Iranian prison b/c he put his name to an open source utility. Watch his story #freesaeed http://j.mp/1BFajts

3. Today marks the 6th consecutive year that Saeed is locked up in an Iranian prison. #freesaeed

4. Please help be an imprisoned techie's voice for justice. #freesaeed

5. We're tweeting in support of techie Saeed Malekpour on the 6th anniverary of his arrest #freesaeed

6. We are simply asking that Saeed be released from prison and his case to be investigated #freesaeed

7. Use #freesaeed to Tweet in support of prisoner of rights Saeed Malekpour & call for his release http://j.mp/1BFajts

8. ATTN tech community, your action is needed today #freesaeed http://j.mp/1rUT4mD more info: http://j.mp/1BFajts

9. Saeed's plight is highlighted in his github profile: http://j.mp/1rUT4mD #freesaeed

10. It’s as though somebody who created @instagram was arrested because some user posted nude shots #freesaeed

11. Saeed's a techie, we’re urging people to join a tweet storm in his support. #freesaeed http://j.mp/1rUT5Hg

12. Founding a startup and designing an app could result in a death sentence or life in prison in Iran. #freesaeed

13. He was detained by Iran’s IRGC after he left his home in Victoria Canada 6 yrs ago to visit his dying father in Tehran. #freesaeed

14. At a time of rising tension in Iran he was caught in a crackdown meant to discourage Internet users who disobey clerical regime. #freesaeed

15. Saeed is a metallurgical engineer who graduated at the top of his class from Sharif University of Technology #freesaeed

16. He’s being punished for the content that was shared on a tool he developed. #freesaeed

17. His crime is knowledge and education. #freesaeed http://j.mp/GASQd7

Saeed's plight is highlighted in his github profile. Your action is needed for t...

Saeed's plight is highlighted in his github profile. Your action is needed for today's Tweet Storm.


saeedmalekpour (Saeed Malekpour)
github.com
saeedmalekpour has 2 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Friday, October 3, 2014

Your attention is needed. A Tweet Storm for Saeed Malekpour will take place on S...

Your attention is needed. A Tweet Storm for Saeed Malekpour will take place on Saturday, October 4th, marking the sixth consecutive year this web programmer has been locked up in prison.


Saeed Malekpour - Tweet Storm - United for Iran
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October 4th marks the sixth consecutive year that Saeed Malekpour has been locke...

October 4th marks the sixth consecutive year that Saeed Malekpour has been locked up behind bars. To mark the day his family and supporters are holding a Tweet Storm for him tomorrow at the following times:

3pm est
12pm pst
8pm gmt
10:30pm Tehran time.

The secret hashtag will be revealed tonight. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Friday, September 26, 2014

Thursday, September 18, 2014


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Maryam had a successful job and a good education. Her brother Saeed was doing well for himself in #Canada. In October 2008 their entire world was turned upside down. Saeed was arrested while visiting #Iran, on trumped up charges of masterminding an Internet child pornography network. He has been severely tortured. Maryam started an international campaign to demand her brother’s #freedom. She was then threatened by the authorities so she was forced to flee the country. In 2012, Saeed’s death sentence was commuted to life in prison. Now Mariam has to live away from her country and Saeed is wasting his life in Evin Prison. Read their heart-breaking story: http://goo.gl/pPgbrs http://j.mp/GASQd7

Catch Maryam Malekpour's interview with CBC's As it Happens. Starts at 12:09

Catch Maryam Malekpour's interview with CBC's As it Happens. Starts at 12:09


Sep 11 - Iraq: US expectations, Maryam Malekpour (Part 2)

Iraq: US expectations, Maryam Malekpour, tape: Richard Kiel obit, script: plastic explosives/***music removed online due to copyright** http://j.mp/GASQd7

Saeed is stuck in Evin Prison, Iran, but this software wiz dreams of Victoria, C...

Saeed is stuck in Evin Prison, Iran, but this software wiz dreams of Victoria, Canada. Story via Jack Knox of the Times Colonist.


Jack Knox: Stuck in Iranian prison, software wiz dreams of Victoria
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During his first 320 days of solitary confinement in an Iranian prison, Saeed Malekpour would escape inside himself and dream of Vancouver Island. “I would all the time close my eyes and imagine . . . http://j.mp/GASQd7

Monday, September 8, 2014

Saving Saeed: Meet the Iranian woman who risked everything to save her brother f...

Saving Saeed: Meet the Iranian woman who risked everything to save her brother from a death sentence


Saving Saeed
peoplewithoutnation.wordpress.com
By Olivia WardToronto StarIf a woman in Iran can have it all, Maryam Malekpour came close.At 27, the striking, dark-haired mechanical engineer had a university degree, a reliable job at a Tehran oi... http://j.mp/GASQd7

Maryam Malekpour, who was forced to flee Iran and is now living in Alberta, tell...

Maryam Malekpour, who was forced to flee Iran and is now living in Alberta, tells her story for the first time.


Meet the Iranian woman who risked everything to save her brother from a death sentence | Toronto...
www.thestar.com
Maryam Malekpour, who was forced to flee Iran and is now living in Alberta, tells her story for the first time. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Iranian man imprisoned for the past six years celebrates 39th birthday behind bars.

Iranian man imprisoned for the past six years celebrates 39th birthday behind bars.


Activists say #HBDSaeed, call for Iranian prisoner's release
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Iranian man imprisoned for the past six years celebrates 39th birthday behind bars. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Would you want to spend your birthday in an Iranian prison? Via @AmnestyToronto...

Would you want to spend your birthday in an Iranian prison? Via @AmnestyToronto #HBDSaeed!


http://j.mp/GASQd7

Here’s what you should do to support #HBDSaeed via #SaeedMalekpour campaign's of...

Here’s what you should do to support #HBDSaeed via #SaeedMalekpour campaign's official blog


Here's what you should do to support #HBDSaeed
peoplewithoutnation.wordpress.com
Saeed Malekpour Campaign - On June 5, 2014 imprisoned techie Saeed Malekpour turns 39 years old in Evin Prison. To commemorate his birthday we’re drawing attention to his case on Twitter. Join NGOs... http://j.mp/GASQd7

Instructions and Suggestions for the #HBDSaeed Tweet Storm on June 5th: http://p...

Instructions and Suggestions for the #HBDSaeed Tweet Storm on June 5th: http://j.mp/1njeHtm


Instructions and Suggestions for the #HBDSaeed Tweet Storm on June 5th | Persian2English
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Persian2English - On June 5, 2014 imprisoned techie Saeed Malekpour turns 39 years old in Evin Prison. To commemorate his birthday we’re drawing attention to his case on Twitter. Join NGOs, activists, and concerned citizens around the world for the all-day Tweet Storm on Thursday, June 5th. Make sur… http://j.mp/GASQd7

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Amnesty Toronto has released a @YouTube video http://goo.gl/gsfpAs in commemorat...

Amnesty Toronto has released a @YouTube video http://goo.gl/gsfpAs in commemoration of Saeed Malekpour's 39th birthday. #HBDSaeed!


Saeed Malekpour - petition blitz in Kensington Market

Saeed Malekpour is an Iranian national with Canadian permanent resident status, currently spending a life sentence in Iran's Evin Prison. In honour of Saeed ... http://j.mp/GASQd7

http://j.mp/GASQd7

Tweet storm brewing to free Saeed Malekpour in Iran | Toronto Star
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Canadian resident has been locked in Iran’s Evin Prison since October 2008, serving a life sentence on widely decried charges of running a porn network. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Saeed Malekpour turns 39 tomorrow. This will be the sixth consecutive birthday t...

Saeed Malekpour turns 39 tomorrow. This will be the sixth consecutive birthday that Saeed is forced to spend behind bars.

We'll be tweet storming on the day of his birthday. Check in with us tomorrow for the special #hashtag.

Will you help be his voice for justice? http://j.mp/GASQd7

Monday, June 2, 2014

Saeed Malekpour's birthday is just around the corner. Please take action with Am...

Saeed Malekpour's birthday is just around the corner. Please take action with Amnesty International Canada for Saeed



Iran: Justice for Saeed Malekpour
www.amnesty.ca
Web programmer Saeed Malekpour, a permanent resident of Canada and Iranian national, has had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. It is alleged a web based program he developed was used to post pornographic images to the internet. Saeed Malekpour has denied all knowledge of the program… http://j.mp/GASQd7

http://j.mp/1n5hKFn

http://j.mp/1n5hKFn


Kensington Market Pedestrian Sunday May 25 Petition blitz Saeed Malekpour Copyright photos...
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View the album on Flickr. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Monday, May 26, 2014

#HBDSaeed On Sunday May 25 Amnesty International Toronto's Iran Action Circle ho...

#HBDSaeed On Sunday May 25 Amnesty International Toronto's Iran Action Circle hosted a petition-signing blitz and musical street action at Kensington Market in solidarity with Saeed Malekpour.

The action was in honour of Saeed's upcoming birthday (June 4).

Saeed Malekpour is an Iranian national with Canadian permanent resident status, currently spending a life sentence in Iran’s Evin Prison.

Saeed was living in the shadow of death for five years before Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei converted his execution sentence to life in prison.


Amnesty International Toronto Takes Action for Saeed Malekpour
#HBDSaeed On Sunday May 25 Amnesty International Toronto's Iran Action Circle hosted a petition-signing blitz and musical street action at Kensington Market in solidarity with Saeed Malekpour. The action was in honour of Saeed's upcoming birthday (June 4). Saeed Malekpour is an Iranian national with Canadian permanent resident status, currently spending a life sentence in Iran’s Evin Prison. Saeed was living in the shadow of death for five years before Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei converted his execution sentence to life in prison. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Attention #Toronto! Raise your voice for #SaeedMalekpur today at Kensington Mark...

Attention #Toronto! Raise your voice for #SaeedMalekpur today at Kensington Market.

Wherever you are today make sure you stop by Kensington Market and participate in a petition signing blitz and a flash mob for our dear brother Saeed. The flash mob starts at approximately 2:30 PM.

The event is brought to you by Amnesty International Toronto Organization.

Let's help bring Saeed back home!



http://j.mp/GASQd7

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Petition signing blitz and street action for Saeed Malekpour 25 May at 12:00 in...

Petition signing blitz and street action for Saeed Malekpour
25 May at 12:00 in EDT
Kensington Market, 71 Oxford St (corner with Augusta - right across from Big Fat Burrito)


http://j.mp/1mVFcWd



http://j.mp/GASQd7

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Paul Dewar: A land where ‘blasphemy’ is still a crime

Paul Dewar: A land where ‘blasphemy’ is still a crime


Paul Dewar: A land where ‘blasphemy’ is still a crime
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Saeed Malekpour was imprisoned by Iran based on an illegitimate conviction for an imaginary act http://j.mp/GASQd7

Monday, May 5, 2014

http://j.mp/1urFJm5

http://j.mp/1urFJm5


Unlock Iran - Free Prisoners of Rights IHRDC
www.unlockiran.org
There are over 800 prisoners of rights in Iran. Meet 10 of these prisoners, learn their stories, and see how your life could change if you were living under Iranian laws. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Saturday, May 3, 2014

June 4 = Saeed Malekpour's birthday. He has been imprisoned in Iran since the...

June 4 = Saeed Malekpour's birthday.

He has been imprisoned in Iran since the Iranian authorities arrested him on October 4, 2008. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Friday, April 4, 2014

Human rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam spoke up for Saeed Malekpour. Thank you.

Human rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam spoke up for Saeed Malekpour. Thank you.


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Yesterday I met with the United Nation's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmad Shaheed. I focussed my meeting mostly on Reyhaneh Jabbari at imminent risk of execution for stabbing a man that tried to rape her. I was informed that a letter is being sent from his office and they are specifically bringing up Reyhaneh's case with authorities in Iran.

I also voiced my concern about the more than 160 children on death row in Iran and the continued executions that take place. Another minor was executed just this month and last year 3 juveniles were hanged. Juveniles , Mohammad Reza Haddadi,Abomoslem Sohrabi and Fatemeh Salbehi are still at serious risk of execution. In fact, with close to 700 executions in 2013 in Iran all round executions have been the highest in 15 years.

I reminded Dr. Shaheed of Saeed Malekpour as it relates to Canadian affairs and presented some reports and documents by fellow activists on Iran's political prisoners and the horrifying conditions in Iran's prisons and lack of proper medical attention including for Seyyed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi, Muhammad Pourshajari, Hussein Ronaghi-Maleki, Reza Shahabi and Zanyar Moradi, Loghman Moradi a list of Ahwazi Arab prisoners and Afghan prisoners. Many other human rights issues were discussed in our meeting including pertinent questions by Justice Minister Peter MacKay and the lack of the rule of law in Iran's judicial system.

I emphasized the need for further investigations on secret executions in Iran. And I asked if the UN could leverage for better human rights generally via the nuclear dossier.

I would personally like to commend and thank Dr. Shaheed on his diligence and thorough examination into Iran's human rights and his genuine concern for the well being of Iranians. — with Mahvash Afsahi and 11 others. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Thursday, April 3, 2014


Mobile Uploads
Yesterday I met with the United Nation's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmad Shaheed. I focussed my meeting mostly on Reyhaneh Jabbari at imminent risk of execution for stabbing a man that tried to rape her. I was informed that a letter is being sent from his office and they are specifically bringing up Reyhaneh's case with authorities in Iran.

I also voiced my concern about the more than 160 children on death row in Iran and the continued executions that take place. Another minor was executed just this month and last year 3 juveniles were hanged. Juveniles , Mohammad Reza Haddadi,Abomoslem Sohrabi and Fatemeh Salbehi are still at serious risk of execution. In fact, with close to 700 executions in 2013 in Iran all round executions have been the highest in 15 years.

I reminded Dr. Shaheed of Saeed Malekpour as it relates to Canadian affairs and presented some reports and documents by fellow activists on Iran's political prisoners and the horrifying conditions in Iran's prisons and lack of proper medical attention including for Seyyed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi, Muhammad Pourshajari, Hussein Ronaghi-Maleki, Reza Shahabi and Zanyar Moradi, Loghman Moradi a list of Ahwazi Arab prisoners and Afghan prisoners. Many other human rights issues were discussed in our meeting including pertinent questions by Justice Minister Peter MacKay and the lack of the rule of law in Iran's judicial system.

I emphasized the need for further investigations on secret executions in Iran. And I asked if the UN could leverage for better human rights generally via the nuclear dossier.

I would personally like to commend and thank Dr. Shaheed on his diligence and thorough examination into Iran's human rights and his genuine concern for the well being of Iranians. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Friday, March 28, 2014

http://j.mp/GASQd7

Amnesty International Iran Action Circle's Nowruz Celebration
سعید ملک پور برنامه نویس ایرانی - کانادایی یکی دیگر از سین های هفت سین سازمان عفو بین الملل کانادا بود. — with <a href="http://j.mp/1jZbWdC; data-ft="&#123;&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;;&quot;&#125;" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1301417938&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%7D">Maryam Malekpour</a>.
‫به دعوت سازمان عفو بین الملل (تورنتو) گرد هم آمدیم تا نوروز را با یاد زندانیان سیاسی در ایران گرامی بداریم.‬ http://j.mp/GASQd7

Saturday, March 15, 2014

TAKE ACTION even if you cannot make it to the event: Traditional Nowruz celebrat...

TAKE ACTION even if you cannot make it to the event:
Traditional Nowruz celebrations include the preparation of a "Haft Sin" table which literally means the seven s’s. Seven items beginning with the Persian letter sin (equivalent to the English s) and which represent spring time are set out. To honor this tradition, this year Amnesty International has selected seven cases, all of them prisoners for whom we
have been campaigning.
We ask you to send cards with simple Nowruz greetings such as “Nowruz mobarak”. Let them know that they are not forgotten.
This year we write solidarity messages for Omid Kokabee, Saeed Malekpour, Zeynab Jalalian, Abdolfattah Soltani, Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand, Bahareh Hedayat and Hossein Ronaghi Maleki.
Scroll down for information on Nowruz Action:

http://j.mp/1fA4GkA

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

There are several fake accounts on Twitter under Saeed Malekpour's name. Saeed d...

There are several fake accounts on Twitter under Saeed Malekpour's name. Saeed doesn't have an official Twitter account yet. The campaign will keep you updated right here on Saeed's official campaign FB page. http://j.mp/GASQd7

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Being an innovative #techie is invaluable in our society. In Iran, Saeed Malekpo...

Being an innovative #techie is invaluable in our society. In Iran, Saeed Malekpour is being jailed and tortured for his skills.


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Being an innovative #techie is invaluable in our society. In Iran, Saeed Malekpour is being jailed and tortured for his skills.

#UnlockIran http://j.mp/GASQd7

Thursday, February 27, 2014

#MeetAPrisoner Techie Saeed Malekpour, is a prisoner of rights sentenced to li...

#MeetAPrisoner

Techie Saeed Malekpour, is a prisoner of rights sentenced to life in prison. During Saeed's first year in prison he was held in solitary confinement without access to legal representation.

Saeed should be valued as a tech leader - instead he is spending his days in Evin prison.

Become a part of the movement. Join the campaign. http://j.mp/1cVwDpW


Unlock Iran
UNLOCK IRAN - a global campaign to raise awareness about prisoners of rights in Iran. http://j.mp/1cVwC5r http://j.mp/1cVwDGD http://j.mp/GASQd7

Thursday, February 13, 2014

March 3 is a special day. #UnlockIran will launch. via@IHRDC pls consider changi...

March 3 is a special day. #UnlockIran will launch. via@IHRDC pls consider changing your FB cover photo and/or Twitter header photo in solidarity with this campaign which is raising awareness about Iran's civil society and political prisoners.

http://j.mp/GASQd7

Friday, February 7, 2014


Timeline Photos
All the letters and postcards from the past few days for web designer Saeed Malekpour and human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, both imprisoned in Iran. If you haven&#039;t heard of their cases, please check them out and write to your MP, Harper, or the Iranian authorities! (Address is provided in Saeed&#039;s case file). Thanks for everone who came out!! http://j.mp/17EK1fa
http://j.mp/1iCND54 http://j.mp/GASQd7

Saturday, February 1, 2014

A letter by the pres of @canadaCJFE Arnold Amber to #Iran's Minister of Justice...

A letter by the pres of @canadaCJFE Arnold Amber to #Iran's Minister of Justice condemning Saeed Malekpour's life sentence


Canadian permanent resident Saeed Malekpour facing life sentence in Iran | CJFE
cjfe.org
I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression around the world. http://j.mp/GASQd7