"...My compatriots and I are greatly concerned about the ever-increasing violation of human rights conditions in Iran. Various Iranian ethnic groups and women have stood out as targets of the Islamic Republic. The recent brutal murder of the Kurdish activist, Mr. Shwaneh Ghaderi and the imprisonment of Dr. Roya Toloee, a leader of Iranian women’s movement, are vivid examples of such violations. On numerous occasions I have issued statements or sent urgent letters to Your Excellency stressing the dire conditions of my compatriots jailed, maimed or tortured in my country. Allow me now to personally reiterate my deep concern about their dire situation and in particular about the condition of Mr. Ganji a well-known journalist and Mr. Manoochehr Mohammadi a human rights activist who are both near death..." -=- Excerpts from Reza Pahlavi's letter to the U.N. Secretary-General: (August 5, 2005)