Ahmad Firouzi wrote:
Monsieur le Haut Commissaire
Je vous écris au sujet de Monsieur Kavoos Soufi Siavash. Cette personne de nationalité Iranienne est actuellement en instance d'expulsion du Canada, pays où il a résidé pendant les huit dernières années. Je ne souhaite pas m'étendre sur le caractère injuste de cette expulsion qui concerne une personne dont l'honnêteté et les qualités humaines sont unanimement reconnues et appréciée. Je voudrais plutôt attirer votre attention sur les conséquences potentielles de cette procédure d'expulsion, si celle-ci devait être menée à son terme.
Monsieur Soufi Siavash s'étant impliqué dans des activités en faveur de la démocratie dans son pays d'origine, il plane un grand doute sur la sécurité de sa personne à son retour en Iran. Je vous prie instamment, Monsieur le Haut Commissaire, de bien vouloir intervenir auprès du gouvernement Canadien afin de sursoir à cette expulsion. Je suis persuadé que l'examen de cette demande évitera la réalisation d'une grande injustice aux conséquences dramatiques.
Je vous prie d'accepter, Monsieur le haut Commissaire, l'expression de mes plus respectueuses salutations.
Ahmad Firouzi Niamey - Niger |
Ioana Popa wrote on February 1st, 2012
Dear Prime Minister,
I have full respect for your precious time, but I have to write because my duty as a Canadian citizen is to help prevent the mistakes made in name of Canada, specially when such mistakes may cost the lives of innocent beautiful people, that led a beautiful and honest Canadian life, here in Canada, for many years.
For myself, my family and my friends, life is no longer the same ever since our dear friend was incarcerated and is in a hunger strike - day 10. We have pleaded with Mr. Jason Kenney -please see below- but there is no response received from him as yet, and our friend is scheduled to be deported on February 7th, 2012 to Iran, where he has NO family, NO support, and where only danger awaits him.
Please, forgive me, I am from a technical background, same with my husband and I never had to write such letters before. We are not Iranians but we can understand the terrible danger and the obvious mistake of such a terrible decision that was made in haste and without knowing all the needed info about Kavoos Soofi. We are proud to say that our friend, Kavoos Soofi was able to build so genuinely a beautiful and strong social network of friends around him in his 8 years of living,studying and working lawfully in Canada. So now, we stand all of us around him and with us all our many friends from around the world stand and support actively our plea to STOP the deportation of Kavoos Soofi. Thus, also his hunger strike will cease from harming his general wellbeing..
We are terrbily worried of the consequences on his health, added to the isolation that he is going through. He was always extremely sociable! I put all my trust in you, that you can intervene in his case, for Mr Jason Kenney to read our letter, and allow the Canadian Justice to review in full light and with up to date knowledge, the case of Kavoos Soofi. Thank you very much for listening and for your help with this case. Please, read below why we are supporting Kavoos Soofi and why we are in so much distress. Thank you again for your kind consideration.
Respectfully yours, Ioana Popa -
Canadian citizen from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
Emad Abi Habib wrote on February 3rd.
Honourable Jason Kenney,
I am writing to you today in regards to a dear friend Kavoos Soofi whom I know since 2005. Kavoos like many Iranians who fled Iran because of fear of being prosecuted by their government for being pro-democracy. Kavoos has been in Canada since 2004 and has his own painting business, he is well integrated in the Canadian society and has all his family and friends in Canada and USA.
Today Kavoos is on his tenth day being on hunger strike the only thing in his hand trying to fight deportation to Iran and is being held by immigration officials and facing deportation on the 7th of Feb. I lived half of my life in Lebanon and well aware of the criminal nature of regimes like the Syrian and Iranian and know for sure what Kavoos will face if deported back to Iran which i am sure your government does not wish to anyone.
So, please i beg you to stop his deportation, as I know you as Canada's Citizenship and Immigration minister have the capacity to do.
Sincerely,
Emad Abi Habib |
Kavoos' Parents wrote on February 2, 2013
Dear Mr. Ban Ki-moon,
The UN Secretary General
Dear Mr. Stephen Harper,
The Prime Minister of Canada
Dear Mr. Dalton McGuinty,
The Premier of Ontario
Dear Mr. Jason Kenney,
The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
With six more days to go before my son being deported from Canada to an uncertain future and possibly harm's way; me and my wife are pleading with you to put an end to Kavoos's deportation process.
I am not fond of rulers of my country, on many occasions the inhumane nature of their policies have hardened my heart and clenched my fingers, there is no need to recount them here. Last year me and my wife came to US to be with our children. We were tired of living far away, we sent our daughter to US several years earlier and my two sons were residing in Toronto. We sent them there for the freedom , to experience living in a democracy, we sent them there for the future, we sent them there for the hope to build their lives.
I was in US from 1956 for about nine years studying in CalPoly and graduating there and I had many good memories from those days. I wanted my children to have that and more. Today me and my wife have come here once again (we reside with my daughter in US); our intent was to live our later years closer to our children. And now several days ago we learned about Kavoos's situation and his imminent deportation back to Iran. In my life I have always upheld the side of truth. I brought up my children in that spirit, to be truthful, good hearted, kind and hard working. Nowhere in my life I closed my eyes on vice, on unjust, on corruption. I have always asked myself what sanity will do here, what love will do here. I stood through the years and watched my children to grow tall to be free human beings, to hold their head high, to do their best in life.
Our Kavoos, who is our youngest is on a Hunger Strike now for 9 straight days. For nine days me and my wife could not relent. Day and night he is on our mind, like a splinter, we know he will not bow down to unjust and the turn of events crossing his path pushed him to this corner. The Canadian Immigration Services have decided not to let him leave Canada freely on allotted time usually given to a deportee, rather jailing him and sending him back to Iran. They ignore or don't understand the inordinate amount of danger they are putting him through. He has been vocal in voicing the ideas of opposition during mass unrest in Iran during 2008/09 of so called Green Movement. Iranian regime has taken careful note of all the opposing elements as they have done in the past and will follow up in their promise of imprisonment, torture and execution where they feel the need for.
Kavoos's life will be in jeopardy if he is sent back like this. We are here pleading with you to let him stay or at least give him the dignity of leaving Canada as a free man to go to possibly a third country. He has been a law abiding resident of Canada for the past eight years and there is no indication in his deeds and as we know him; in his heart to deviate from the rule of law. We appreciate if you can put an end to this trail of event and help him to restore some sanity back to his life, some peace back to our hearts and some rest back to all those lives who he has touched so lovingly.
Best Regards,
Kavoos Soofi's Parents
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From: Helen To: HRTO.Registrar@ontario.ca ; hrto.tdpo@ontario.ca Sent:
Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:44 PM
Subject: Fw: Urgent - Pending Deportation of Kavoos Soofi
To Whom This Concerns,
Please allow me to take a moment of your time for an urgent matter.
On January 11, 2012, my friend Mr. Kavoos Soofi appeared before the Immigration Office to receive the decision about his refugee application for protection under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Aid. His application was rejected. The judge instructed Kavoos to apply for his Iranian passport and leave Canada . Kavoos, upon expressing his concern for his safety if he is deported to Iran( Kavoos has been active in pro-democracy movements there), the judge had him arrested immediately.
There are many, many details following the outright detainment of Kavoos. They are inhumane and unworthy of what we as Canadian citizens expect from our country and the stewards of her laws. This is the 7th. day of Kavoos's Hunger strike. His deportation date is set for Feb.07, 2012. His friends and family are requesting your immediate assistance.
A campaign has been launched against the unfair and inhumane treatment of our government officers. We don't want to break or change the law. We don't claim any special privileges for Kavoos. We ask for humane treatment and for Canadian democratic justice to prevail. Kavoos has been living in Canada for 8 years lawfully with a work permit until 2014; he has a registered firm and has filed income tax each year. He is a loving, compassionate person, kind and gentle. He has made a dynamic contribution to our society. And will continue to do so. Please, I urge you, to help us find a way for his new lawyer to present his case one more time. Please help us with instituting pure, and true Canadian values and treatment grounded in human respect and dignity.
I am seriously concerned for Kavoos's safety upon his return to Iran and question the decision made by Immigration Canada to deport him. My deepest gratitude to you for any support that you are able to offer Mr. Kavoos Soofi at this time. Feb. 7, 2012 leaves us with little time to act. His case # : 53317100 His lawyer's name : Robin Seligman 416-967-7878
Please refer to http://www.kavoos.org for more information as well as http://www.cbc.ca/video/3/news/canada/toronto for the news coverage.
There are approximately 2000 signatures on the petition and the list of support keeps growing. Thank you from many broken hearts,
Blessings, Helen Mittelman |
Hadi Shojaei wrote on February 03, 2013
Dear Mr. Jason Kenney,
the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
My name is Hadi Shojaei. I have been officially practicing in Canada at the highest level of medicine at Toronto Western Hospital for 1.5 years. I moved to Canada in August 2010 not only to increase my medical knowledge but also to explore different aspects of human rights and democracy. However, I am observing something opposite.
On January 11, 2012 my friend, Mr. Kavoos Soofi appeared before the Immigration Office to receive their decision but was arrested and has been detained by Immigration Canada where he will remain until his date of deportation back to Iran on Feb.07, 2012.
Kavoos is a self-employed professional painter, with a business officially registered with the government. He painted and managed all renovations in my house in November and December 2011. Kavoos was a mentor to my children (14 and 16 years old) as well as being an active and loved member of his community in Toronto.
Today is the day 11th that Kavoos is on a hunger strike. My wife and I, as physicians, are seriously concerned for Kavoos's current medical condition and also his safety upon returning to Iran and question the decision made by Immigration Canada to deport him.
I would appreciate with heartfelt gratitude any support that you are able to offer us at this time.
Thank you for taking the time to lend your ear to this case and your eyes to see http://www.kavoos.org. We are both trying our best to serve people who need help. Don't we all.
Sincerely,
Hadi Shojaei, MD, Physiatrist Clinical Fellow Comprehensive Pain Program Toronto Western Hospital University Health Network 4F811,
399 Bathurst Street Toronto ON Canada M5T 2S8
Email: hadi.shojaei@uhn.on.ca
Tel: 416-603-5800 ext: 2627 Fax: 416-603-5725 |
Michele Bergon wrote on February 3rd, 2013
Monsieur le Ministre Jason Kenney,
Ceci est une prière. La prière pour un homme qui est en grève de la faim depuis 11 jours. Kavoos Soofi qui, par ce geste, crie désespérément qu'il préfère mourir que quitter le Canada où il construit sa vie depuis bientôt 8 ans.
Dans le monde entier, le Canada est synonyme d'espoir et de liberté, c'est pourquoi comme tant d'hommes et de femmes depuis des centaines d'années, Kavoos a choisi de venir vivre libre dans votre beau pays. Ce qui fait l'honneur de nos pays de Droit, c'est que la justice est le fondement des lois. Pourtant, si l'application d'une loi risque de mettre en danger la vie d'un homme, il y a dans nos démocraties des femmes et des hommes qui, toujours, choisiront de protéger la vie humaine.
Aujourd'hui, Monsieur le Ministre, ce choix est entre vos mains et quelle que soit votre décision, nos larmes couleront. Faites que ce soient des larmes de remerciement et de fierté pour le Canada que nous aimons.
Michèle Bergon Toulouse - France. |
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