The Honorable Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine،
We, the undersigned Iranians, are writing to express our full support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, and freedom of Ukraine. The Iranian people stand in solidarity with you and the people of Ukraine in this crucial and decisive moment in history. We strongly condemn Putin’s invasion of your beautiful and peaceful country to fulfill his nostalgia for a bygone empire. As with Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan, the invasion of Ukraine is a threat to the peace and security of all nations, including the Russian people. We call on the Islamic Republic to honor Iran’s obligations under the UN charter, defend Ukraine’s sovereignty, and condemn this act of aggression. We demand that instead of embracing Putin, Iran suspends its political and economic ties with Russia and join the free world in calling for the immediate cessation of hostilities and withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
We recognize that the struggle for the future of a free and democratic Ukraine is a struggle for freedom and democracy everywhere and pray for the day when the representatives of a free and democratic Iran can lend our voice and vote for the noble and brave people of Ukraine. We know that you will prevail in this unjust, illegal, and immoral war and that all of humanity stands by you and your nation.
Signatories:
Delnaz Abadi, Documentary Filmmaker, Northern California, USA
Shahla Abghari, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology & Virology, Atlanta, Georgia
Siavash Abghari, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Atlanta, Georgia
Janet Afary, Ph.D., Mellichamp Chair in Global Religion and Modernity at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Mona Afary, Ph.D., Psychologist, Founder of Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants, Northern California, USA
Bahman Ahmadian, Democracy Activist, Houston, Texas
Azadeh Akbari, Attorney at Law, Chicago, Illinois
Azam Akbari, Frankfurt, Germany
Hamid Akbari, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Carroll University, Wisconsin
Katayoun Akbari, Professional in Private Sector, New York, New York
Arash Alam, Political Activist, Holland
Hamideh Alasti, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
Strada Alishan, Bochum, Germany
Elaheh Amani, Women and Human Rights Activist, Retired Emeritus Status California State University System, Southern California, USA
Taghi Amjadi, Ph.D., Psychotherapist, Faculty at San Francisco university, California
Morteza Anvari, Ph.D., Member of Board of Directors, Institute of Voices of Liberty, Washington DC
Jafar Arkani Hamed, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
Bijan Arshadi, Engineer, Human Rights Advocate, Toronto, Canada
Mahmoud Ashouri, Self-Employed, Southern California
Masoud Azad Rad, Iran
Vahid Badie, Journalist and Managing Director of Radio Pouya, Northern California, USA
Faramarz Bahar, Political & Civic and Human Rights Activist, Paris, France
Kumars Baharloui, Human Rights and Political Activist, England
Pouya Bahrami, Journalist, Berlin, Germany
Morteza Barjesteh, Artist/Popular Signer, Southern California, USA
Nasim Basiri, Poet, Activist & Feminist Researcher, Oregon, USA
Arjang Borhan, Political Activist, Cologne, Germany
Ali Borojerdi, Engineer, Needham, Massachusetts
Ladan Boroumand, Ph.D., Historian and Founder of Abdorrahaman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran, Washington DC
Hormoz Chamanara, Retired Diplomat, Washington D.C.
Sohrab ChamanAra, Consulting Engineer, Des Plaines, Illinois
Alireza Chereh Pardaz, Human Rights Advocate, Laguna Niguel, California
Reza Deghati, Visual Artist, International Photojournalist and Humanitarian, Paris, France
Dr. Kianoush Dehghani, Physician, Montreal, Canada
Dariush Dezfulli, IT Consultant/Project Manager, London, England
Mansoureh Elmi
Eskandar Eskandari, Political Activist, Cologne, Germany
Javad Fakharzadeh, Electrical Engineer, Boston, Massachusetts
Bahman Farahbakhsh, Democracy Activist, Germany
Payam Farahi, Artist, Southern California, USA
Mansour Farhang, Retired Professor of Political Science, Bennington, Vermont
Dr. Kourosh Farzin, Bochum, Germany
Bahman Fathi, Television and Radio Anchor, Southern California, USA
Parastou Forouhar, Artist and Professor at Academy of Fine Arts, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
Hossein Forouzin, Former Iran Military Officer & Political Activist, Toronto, Canada
Manouchehr Ghanbari, Atomic Energy Engineer, California & Oregon
Farah Ghavami, CFO Manufacturing, Human Rights Activist, Huntington Beach, California
Reza Goharzad, Journalist & Political Analyst, California
Manjeh Habashi, Maryland, USA
Jamshid Jam, Human Rights and Political Activist, Toronto, Canada
Nasser Kakhsaz, Writer and Political Theorist, Germany
Hassan Khayatbashi, Actor, Southern California, USA
Mehran Karimi, Political Activist, Cologne, Germany
Masoud Kazemzadeh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, Sam Houston State University, Houston, Texas
Hossein Kebritchi, Entrepreneur and Democracy Activist, Chicago, Illinois
Firoozeh Khatibi, Writer & Artist, Los Angeles, California
Ghasem Khodadadi, Businessman, Tehran, Iran
Azar Khounani-Akbari, Early Childhood Educator, Chicago, Illinois
Kia Kami, CEO, Toronto, Canada
Jahangir laghaie, Political Activist, Germany
Ardeshir Lotfalian, Retired Diplomat, Washington D.C.
Bahman Maghsoudlou, Writer/Director, New York, New York
Mansoor Moaddel, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland/College Park, USA
Homayoun Mobasseri, Former Iran Navy Officer & Human Rights Activist, Laguna Niguel, California
Shiva Moghaddam, Iranian Studies & Education expert, Berlin, Germany
Mahmoud Mohagheghi, Bochum, Germany
Reza Mohajerinejad, Ph.D., Political Scientist and Writer, Los Angeles, California
Akbar Mohabbati Zadeh, VP of New Technologies, Human Rights Activist, Huntington Beach, California
Manouchehr Mohammadi, Political and Peace Activist, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Amir-Hoshmand Momtaz, Physician and Political Activist, Irvine, California
Mehrdad Moradi, Political Activist, Cologne, Germany
Reza Moridi, Former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Kourosh Naddaffard, Ditzingen, Germany
Siamak Naderi, Poet & Former Political Prisoner in Iran, Bochum, Germany
Majid Naficy, Ph.D., Poet, Los Angeles, California
Azar Nafisi, Writer and Professor of English Literature, Maryland, USA
Nima Nasserabadi, Human Rights Activist, Mainz, Germany
Soleimen Nezhadi, Bochum, Germany
Dr. Ebrahim Norouzi, Physician, Knoxville, Maryland
Dr. Marjan Nourai, DDS, Chair of Board of Directors, Center for Empowering Refugees & Immigrants (CERI), Northern California, USA
Shirindokht Nourmanesh, Writer & Artist, Concord, California
Dr. Jaleh Niazi, Physician, Berkeley, California
Niloofar Beyzaie, Playwright and Theatre Director, Frankfurt, Germany
Esmail Nooriala, Writer and Political Activist, Denver, Colorado
Hassan Nourbakhsh, Bochum, Germany
Misagph Parsa, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
Saman Rabii, Salarié du Privé, France
Siamak Rafizadeh , Dentist, Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Asghar Rastegar, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Flora Rohani, Bochum, Germany
Parwiz Rostam, Political Activist, Germany
Suzanne Safar, Educator, Monterey, California
Masoud Safiri, Journalist, USA
Ali Asghar Salimi, Germany
Esther Salimi, M.S. in Education, Stockholm, Sweden
Sohaila Sattari, Engineer, Germany
Khosrow B. Semnani, Industrialist and Philanthropist, Salt Lake City, Utah
Shiva Shafai, Environmental Microbiologist & Women’s Rights Activist, Mainz, Germany
Give Shahab, Trucker, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Shahpour Shahabi, Retiree, Los Angeles, California
Sohrab Shahab, Ground Transportation Driver, Toronto, Canada
Reza Shahhosseini, Political & Environmental Activist, Colorverglasung, Germany
Farideh Shoar, Bochum, Germany
Amir Soltani, Filmmaker and Writer, Salt Lake City, Utah
Shahran Tabari, Journalist and Political Analyst, England
Nazila Tobaei, System Software Engineer, Northern California, USA
Mohammad Torabi, Ph.D., Systems Engineering, Human Rights Activist, Dana Point, CA
Saeid Vafa, Environmental educator, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kurosh ValaNejad, Artist/Activist, Los Angeles, California
Farschid Yassaei, Political & Human Rights Activist, Cologne, Germany
Dr. Mehdi Yousefi, Dentist, Human Rights Activist, Washington, DC
Ahang Zafari, Teacher, Farmington, Connecticut
Dr. A. Maziar Zafari, MD/Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Georgia
Jaleh Zafari, Teacher, Toronto, Canada
Parwiz Zafari, Political Activist, Atlanta, Georgia
Shayesteh Zafari, Psychosociologue, Paris, France
Mّahmoud Zahrai, MD, Human Rights Activist, Holland
Siamak Zarin, Ph.D., Business Excellence Consultant, Northridge, California
Hassan Zerehi, Journalist, Toronto, Canada
Anooshiravan Zokaie, Electrical Engineer, Los Angeles, CA
And, Dr. Richard Menzies, MD and Director, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (As the spouse of one of the signatories, Dr. Menzies has asked to sign this statement for his support of Ukraine).
Affiliations are for identification only.
