The letter argues that Iran's nuclear ambitions do not reflect the will or interests of its people, who 'must not be sacrificed for the nuclear or geopolitical ambitions of an authoritarian regime'
A group of prominent dissident Iranian civic leaders and artists, including Nobel Peace Prize laureates and internationally award-winning filmmakers, called on Monday for an immediate end to the Israel-Iran war and a halt to uranium enrichment by the Islamic Republic.
In a joint op-ed published in French daily Le Monde, the signatories called on the governments of both Iran and Israel to stop targeting civilian areas and infrastructure, and appealed to the United Nations and the international community to intervene.
"We, activists from Iranian civil society and signatories of this statement, demand the immediate halt of uranium enrichment by the Islamic Republic, the cessation of military hostilities, an end to attacks on vital infrastructure in both Iran and Israel, and the stopping of massacres of civilians in both countries," they wrote.
The letter was signed by Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2023; Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2003; Jafar Panahi, Palme d'Or winner at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival; and Mohammad Rasoulof, winner of the 2024 Special Jury Prize at Cannes.
