AAI kindly asks our followers to add your name to a petition calling for Iran to release Iranian atheist, Soheil Arabi, sentenced to death for insulting the prophet on Facebook. Our contributor, Sina Nasiri, recently submitted a blog with Soheil’s story.
The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain have declared October 3rd to be International Soheil Day and are asking people to raise global awareness about his situation:
On this day, we urge the public to highlight his plight by rallying at Iranian embassies, contacting members of parliament in their countries of residence, writing protest letters, Tweeting #FreeSoheil #SoheilDay #SoheilArabi and sending messages of solidarity to Soheil and his mother Farangis Mazloum who has been targeted for defending her detained son.
If you chose to post and share, please use the hashtags:
#FreeSoheil
#SoheilDay
#SoheilArabi
Please visit the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain site to sign the petition.
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