http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/UKMADHI
Some of you have seen my string of posts regarding the young Iranian student who was desperately trying to stay in the UK to avoid deportation to Iran, arrest, and the subsequent execution for being gay. A lot of you signed the petition linked to above.
Here is the update I received today. I just posted it on LiveJournal so if you saw it there, this is just a repeat. A happy, happy repeat.
”Yesterday, The Home Secretary announced a stay on Mahdi’s deportation order and a whole new hearing. This afternoon, the EU Parliament passed a resolution demanding he be given asylum. The resolution was also endorsed by 163 members of the House of Lords and, so far, 40 British delegates to the EU. as of yesterday we had about 3,500 signatures pn the petition. Now there are over 5,000 and growing while you look at it – from ALL kinds of people, all over the world. And all the thousands of heartfelt comments attached!!!”
This is a wonderful example of what can happen when the power of the people is harnessed for good.
thank God ! democracy + decency in it’s finest form….yay for the power of ‘Media’ + Cyberspace collectivity……