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To His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, 
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The people of Iran are experiencing difficult times both internationally and domestically. Internationally, they face the threat of a military attack from the United States and the imposition of extensive sanctions by the United Nations Security Council. Domestically, a despotic state has - through constant and organised repression - imprisoned them in a life-and-death situation. 
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Also about Akbar Ganji in &lt;strong&gt;openDemocracy&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
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Masoud Behnoud, &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/democracy-irandemocracy/hunger_strike_2683.jsp&quot;&gt;Akbar Ganji in the prison of Iran&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (18 July 2005)&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/democracy-irandemocracy/appeal_2688.jsp&quot;&gt;Free Akbar Ganji: an appeal to Iran&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (20 July 2005) - a petition for release &lt;br /&gt;
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Nazila Fathi, &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/democracy-irandemocracy/ganji_3431.jsp&quot;&gt;Akbar Ganji&amp;#39;s moment&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (7 April 2006)
&lt;/p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/iran_democracy/akbar_ganji&quot; class=&quot;read-more&quot; title=&quot;Read the rest of this posting.&quot;&gt;Read the rest of this post...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/iran_democracy/akbar_ganji&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:04:20 +0100</pubDate>
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