German Police brutality against Iranian Journalist, Author and Poet Fereidoun Gilani In Hamburg

 

Last Saturday 15th December at 7:30pm the Iranian journalist, author and poet Freidoun Gilani was brutally attacked by the German police in front of Burger King Mönkebergstraße in Hamburg. His right ear is severely damaged according to the army-(Bundes wehr)-hospital in Hamburg. The lawyer Dr. Heinz Jürgen Schneider has filed a case against the police.

Two reporters are mentioned as witnesses. Reports of the hospital have been submitted to the general attorney of Hamburg by the lawyer. Pictures of the encounter can be seen at http://www.jonbesh-iran.com (first entry).

The police attack was a few afters after a demonstration against the notorious § 129a and § 129b which criminalises exile political organisations and activities. The journalist had earlier protested against the police beating up young people and tried to prevent further violence.

At the moment there is protest against this violence from the Iranian Writers’ Association (in Exile) and the International Pen Center Section Iran and Iranians all over the world.

If you protest in any form against the police violence against journalists, please send a copy to the lawyer Fax.:  040 85 13 116, rechtsanwalt-schneider@gmx.de  and to F.Gilani Fax.: 040 209 73 001, gilani@f-gilani.com. The lawyer will collect the protests and channel them appropriate instance.

photos by  Shahin Noroozi and Lili Deilami