Write to your councillors

Town halls have a voice too. We are asking councillors across Yorkshire to sign a personal pledge of solidarity with the Iranian people, and to table a motion at full council calling for the proscription of the IRGC.

This tool covers Yorkshire and surrounding areas. For South Yorkshire postcodes (Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster), we will pre-fill the email with every councillor in your ward.

What you are asking for

1. A personal pledge from the councillor to stand publicly with the Iranian people's movement for Woman, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi).
2. A motion at full council recognising the human rights abuses of the Islamic Republic, condemning IRGC activity inside the UK, and calling on Government to proscribe the IRGC.
3. Symbolic acts of solidarity, such as lighting public buildings, flying the Lion and Sun flag, or holding a moment of silence on key anniversaries.

Pointers for a council motion

A motion does not need to be long. We are not asking anyone to attach a pre-written document — these are simply the points a good motion would cover. Your councillor can use their own words.

• Recognise the human rights abuses of the Islamic Republic — repression of women and girls, execution of protesters, persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, imprisonment of journalists and lawyers.
• Express solidarity with the Iranian people's movement for Woman, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi).
• Note the threat the IRGC poses to British residents, including members of the local Iranian community, as documented by the Metropolitan Police and the UK security services.
• Call on the Government to proscribe the IRGC in full as a terrorist organisation, in line with the Prime Minister's existing public commitment.
• Resolve to write to the Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary on behalf of the council in support of proscription.
• Commit to supporting and protecting Iranian residents of the borough from intimidation by regime networks.
• Mark key anniversaries — including the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini — with appropriate civic acts of remembrance.

Pre-written letter to your councillor

Dear Councillor [Name],

I am a resident in [council area] writing to ask you to take two concrete steps in solidarity with the people of Iran.

The Islamic Republic continues to execute protesters, imprison women for their appearance, and target Iranian dissidents living in our communities here in the UK. The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has publicly committed to proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — but until that commitment is delivered, councils have an important role in public pressure and in protecting their own residents.

I am asking you to:

  1. Sign a personal pledge of solidarity with the Iranian people's movement for Woman, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi), and against the Islamic Republic.

  2. Table — or co-sign — a motion at full council recognising the regime's human rights abuses, the IRGC's activity inside the UK, and calling on Government to proscribe the IRGC in full. A short motion in your own words is more than enough — a few pointers on what it could cover are on the campaign website.

  3. Where appropriate, support symbolic acts of solidarity in [council area]: flying the Lion and Sun flag, lighting public buildings, or holding a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of Mahsa (Jina) Amini's death.

A growing number of UK councils have already passed motions of this kind. I would be grateful if [council area] could be on that list.

Please reply and tell me whether you will sign the pledge and table — or co-sign — the motion.

Many of us — Iranians and British neighbours — gather every Sunday from 12pm to 2pm outside Sheffield City Hall. You would be very welcome to join us.

Yours sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your postcode]

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