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NAZANIN AFSHIN-JAM FLIES TO AMESTERDAM TO RALLY FOR DELARA

Bodog Music Media Release 

NAZANIN AFSHIN-JAM FLIES TO AMSTERDAM IN A DESPERATE
BID TO SAVE ANOTHER GIRL FROM DEATH ROW IN IRAN

Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 26, 2007) - Bodog Music recording artist and world renowned humanitarian, Nazanin, is once again speaking out for an extremely important cause. This time her attention is focused on the life of a young girl on the execution row named Delara Darabi, who is being denied a fair trial for an alleged murder when she was 17 years old . Delara is a gifted painter/artist who now calls herself “prisoner of colors”

On Saturday, April 28, Nazanin will be in Amsterdam to rally for support at the art exhibit where Delara Darabi’s paint works are being displayed. Nazanin will speak on behalf of Miss Darabi’s cause and the plight of the many other minors who are imprisoned in Iran.
Broken heart and spirit, Delara has been struggling to survive. Spending three difficult years in prison, she has been locked away since she was 17 years old; she has even attempted to take her own life recently because of the pressures of prison life and beatings in prison.

Darabi’s attorney, Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, has gathered new evidence which proves her innocence. He has declared that examiners have shown the crime was committed by a right handed person, while Darabi is left handed. Despite Mr. Khoramshahi’s requests to present this new evidence in court, the Judiciary has refused to provide a new trial and accordingly Darabi’s sentence can be carried out at any moment

Nazanin Afshin-Jam successfully launched a campaign that gave freedom to her 17-year old namesake, Nazanin Fatehi, who was sentenced to death in Iran for having stabbed one of three attackers who tried to rape her and her 15-year old niece. She has since launched www.StopChildExecutions.com, a campaign to put a permanent end to child executions.

“There are over 30 minors on death row in Iran,” Nazanin said. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country in the world that continues to officially execute minors and this must be stopped immediately”

Nazanin Afshin-Jam has contacted the United Nations, trying to gather support from government officials to pressure the Iranian government to abide by human rights law and urges the public for support: “Delara Darabi has no voice in prison, and no hope. This is our last chance to have her cries heard aloud.”

Nazanin is asking people worldwide to go to www.StopChildExecutions.com to learn about Delara Darabi and the other minors on death row, and pay particular attention to the “what you can do section.”

“It is not too late; your voice really can make a difference,” Nazanin said.

For those looking to show support for this very important cause, a rally will be held at the Pakhuis de Zwijger on April 28, between 1400 and 1700 Hours local time.

Address is as follows: Pakhuis de Zwijger (www.bezwijger.nl) -Pietheinkade 181, 1019, HC, Amsterdam.

About Bodog Music

BodogMusic.com is a division of the international digital entertainment giant, Bodog Entertainment. With six offices worldwide, the label features a diverse and growing roster of talented musicians. Bodog Music is searching for the top unsigned band in America with “Bodog Battle,” which is taking place in 17 major markets and features more than 300 live shows. Bodog Music Founder Calvin Ayre, who is recognized as a world authority on branding in the digital entertainment industry, was spotlighted on the cover of Forbes magazine’s best-selling “Billionaires” issue in March 2006. Bodog Entertainment also includes: an international television production division, which produces television series, such as Bodog Fight (BodogFight.com) and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker (Bodog.TV); a publishing division (with an online magazine, BodogNation.com, and blog, BodogBeat.com); and an events department renowned for producing parties that are stunning, chic and celebrity-filled. For more information, contact publicity@bodogmusic.com. BODOG is a registered trademark of Bodog Entertainment Group.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam on Media campaign in Europe

Nazanin Afshin-Jam has been on a busy media campaign in Europe. Nazanin has used the media attention to her newly released music album Someday as an opportunity to raise awareness about the minors facing execution in Iran and the Stop Child Executions Campaign.

Her interview with the NPR , the largest public radio in US is an example of her recent international media awareness effort.  

 

 

Iran taken off UN human rights watch list !

In an interview with German Radio Deutsche Welle and in response to the March report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur regarding execution of children in Iran , the Iranian nobel prize winner and human rights attorney Shirin Ebadi said:

” Unfortunately according to our laws, the age of criminal punishment in Iran for a girl is 9 years old and for a boy is 15. That is the cause of executions of those under the age of 18. Not only (execution) verdicts are given but they are have also been exercised . The contents of the (UN) report is very accurate”

” When a 16 year old child commits a crime, they issue the death sentence. They keep the child until s/he is over 18 and then proceed with the execution. In reality this is a multiple torture. Assume being someone who everyday has to turn the pages of the calendar to see when you are 18 years old to be killed. This multiple torture that is committed by Government of Iran in reality is an extreme and repeated violation of human rights,” said Shirin Ebadi.

Despite such human rights violation reports about Iran, the government of Islamic Republic of Iran is now removed from the United Nations human rights watch list! Ms. Ebadi in reaction to this decision said that she was ” disappointed that governments totally ignored such reports” and instead resorted to “political comprise and give and takes in the UN human rights council”
Stop Child Executions Campaign regrets this action by the country members of UN human rights Council. Such decisions undermine the principals of the United Nations and it’s role in monitoring its own international mandates and it only serves as a green light to those governments and groups who have no respect for the human rights and accepted international standards of the world community.
Source: Deutsche Welle Radio- Persian language

UK Sunday Mirror story on Delara Darabi

London Sunday Mirror with over 4 million readership has published a “double page spread on the centre pages” on Delara Darabi today. Stop Child Executions Campaign made the arrangement for the newspaper interview with Delara Darbi’s father. We also appreciate amnesty international’s (UK) assitance in making this newspaper coverage possible.   You can read the article here.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam promoting SCE Campaign on Radio

Montreal’s 940 AM Radio had an interview with Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Professor Payam Akhavan an international lawyer and Canda’s  Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity) Jason Kenny. The interview was featured by  Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal. 

You can listen to this interesting inteview here :  ( http://www.iapm.ca/media/am20070403.mp3 )

Delara in the news. Iranian consulate denies Delara's execution sentence.

Iran’s consulate Ali Kazemi received the petition
 signatures from John Peder Egenæs, general
secretary of Amnesty International Norway

Yesterday, Dagbladet newspaper from Norway with about 800,000 daily readers published a detailed article about Delara Darabi and child executions in Iran. The article explained how myspace has been used by human rights activists to save Nazanin Fatehi and Delara. The Norwegian newspaper has published the address of Delara’s myspace site which has resulted in substantial number of friend requests from Norway on Delara’s myspace page since yesterday. As a result many newspaper readers have been signing both Delara’s petition and stop child executions petitions in the past two days. 

The newspaper wrote that Amnesty International has been working for Delara’s case. On Monday John Peder Egenæs, general secretary of Amnesty International Norway, together with soccer players Freddy Dos Santos and Tommy Berntsen, delivered a collection of signatures to the consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Kazemi. He claimed that Delara Darabi will not be executed. “I know nothing about this case, but it is not correct that she will be executed,” said Kazemi when he received the signatures.

Mr. Egenæs of Amnesty International does not believe this claim: “They must be giving out false information to make themselves look better, because this case has received so much attention”.

He believes the campaign will help: “Iran is under so much pressure now, and is being embarrassed in so many areas, that if we can focus on single cases like this, there’s a good chance we will succeed. I am an optimist.” He said.

Soccer players Freddy Dos Santos and Tommy
Berntsen in front of Iranian Consulate

The Swedish newpaper Expressen has published an article about Stop Child Execution Campaign which resulted in additional signatures from Sweden. The new petition has already passed 1000 signtaure mark .

A word of thanks to Dagbladet newspaper , Peder Egenæs, general secretary of Amnesty International Norway, Norwegian soccer players: Freddy Dos Santos and Tommy Berntsen, Kristian Hvesser of Stop Child Execution Team and all other new friends of Delara Darabi and SCE campaign from Norway, as well as Expressen and all the Swedish supporters.

Nazanin promotes Stop Child Execution Campaign in Media

While on a music media tour, Nazanin Afshin-Jam is taking the opportunity to address the plight of Iranian teenagers facing execution and the launch of the Stop Child Executions Campaign. In her interviews she is encouraging the audience to sign the petition and take action .
You can read, hear, or view about her promotion of Stop Child Execution Campaign here:

March 11th

5:10 – 5:40pm – Live interview on KPFK’s “Cosmic Bario” with Derek Rath. Derek will also be interviewing her for NPR on Tuesday.
6:30 – 7:00pm – Live interview on KLSX’s “Industry Night” with Dave Adelson, Roy Trakin (editor of Hits Magazine) and guest host Barney Hoskyns (big british freelance journo)

MARCH 12th (Los Angeles)

9:00-9:30am – X Radio Networks
10:00-12:30am – LA TV (2 million viewers)
1:00-2:30pm – LA Confidential magazine interview

MARCH 13TH (Los Angeles)

11:00-12:00pm – Westwood One
12:30-1:30pm – NPR Day to Day (US national Radio program) 2:00-3:00pm – Reuter’s/Daily Variety

MARCH 15TH (New York)

10:15-10:35am – Maxim Radio
10:45-11:00am – Catholic Radio – “Everyday Heroes”
11:30-12:15pm – Interview with Nicole Elyse writer for Dazed & Confused, NME, Kerrang!, Complex and New York Press
1:00-2:30pm – Billboard Magazine
4:00-4:20pm – Eminem’s Radio Show – Shade 45
9:30-11:00pm – Meet with Dennis Sabayon- writer for Urb, Out, onbeat.com and Club Systems International

MARCH 16th (New York)

8:30- 10:00 Fox News: Hannity and Colmes