20 June is the anniversary of mass executions of political prisoners in Iran in 1981. It is also the date on which Neda Agha Soltan was killed during the 2009 uprisings in Iran. On 20 June 2011, the date was designated as the International Day in Support of Political Prisoners in Iran, and more than … Continue reading
دیروز به ما اطلاع دادند که دولت سوئد قصد مجدد دارد که روز شنبه ۳۱ مارس حسین جعفر علی جاسبی را در معیت چند پلیس گردن کلفت به جمهوری اسلامی تحویل دهد. تلاش این نا انسانها بار اول به یمن فداکاری فعالین سوئدی و ایرانی و بویژه اقدام جسورانه اعتراض آمیز خود حسین در داخل … Continue reading
دوستان! خاطرتان هست که چندی پیش از شما خواستیم که ما را در تلاش برای جلوگیری از دیپورت تعدادی از پناهجویان ایرانی یاری کنید؟ این تلاش ما هنوز به نتیجه نرسیده و این پناهجویان هنوز در بند بوده و خطر دیپورت هنوز به هیچ وجه منتفی نشده است. این که دولت سوئد با چنین لجاجتی تلاش … Continue reading
We received the news of heinous atrocities committed by gangs of Shiite thugs and cut-throats. Armed gangs of militia have abducted and violently murdered between 50 to 90 youth wearing western-style clothes and haircuts over the course of the past month. These killings have been carried out by stoning the young victims to death: first … Continue reading
In February of 2012, Iraq’s interior ministry drew attention to the “emo” subculture, labeling it “Satanism” and ordering a community police force to stamp it out. “Emo” is a form of punk music developed in the United States. Fans are known for their distinctive dress, often including tight jeans, T-shirts with logos and distinctive long … Continue reading
در تاریخ ۳ مارس ۲۰۱۲ به فراخوان سازمانهای اپوزیسیون ایرانی در اعتراض به کلیت رژیم اسلامی ، در اعتراض به جنایات این رژیم و در محکومیت انتخابات مجلس چاقوکشهای حزباللهی تظاهراتی در استکهلم ، در مقابل سفارت تروریستهای اسلامی برگزار شد. در این تظاهرات تعداد زیادی از اعضا و فعالین سازمانهای سیاسی و صنفی مختلف … Continue reading
This statement will be read at today’s International Women’s Day protest action in Washington DC at 1:00 in front of the Islamic regime’s offices, organized by Unity for Democracy and Justice in Iran. We, like many others, always say that there can be no real revolution without women’s emancipation and equal rights. And on 8 … Continue reading
(English appears below the Farsi) به دوستان عزیزمان در سراسر فضای مجازی، بویژه به دوستان بالاترین! در چند هفته گذشته سازمان ما ” ایران آزاد” چند بار به شما عزیزان مراجعه کرده و از شما در ارتباط با پناهجویان سیاسی در شرف دیپورت به جمهوری چاقو کشهای اسلامی درخواست حمایت کرده است. واکنش شما باعث افتخار و غرور … Continue reading
دوستان، همرزمان، انسانهای آزاده، آزادیخواهان. مبارزه مردم ما ، چه زن و چه مرد و چه پیر و چه جوان چه در خیابانها و چه در محل کار با چاقوکشان بیت ولایت امری است روزمره. این روزمره گی به تابع خود و در شرایط امنیتی ایران مخفی شدن، فرار به خارج مرز و پناهندگی را … Continue reading
-Le militant Marxiste et réfugié politique Iranien Hossein Ali Jafar Jasbi est le dernier sur une liste d’expulsion du ministre de l’immigration suédois Tobias Billström qui veut en l’expulsant le livrer aux bouchers de la prison d’Evin pour le 6 Mars 2012. – Hossein est sous le coup d’un arrêté d’expulsion administratif et peut être … Continue reading
Hossein Jafar Ali Jasbi was born on 22 September 1972 to a family among the tens of thousands of families that have suffered in the hands of the “men of God” and their gallows in Evin and other slaughterhouses. By the time he was 10 years old, Hossein had lost his beloved older sister Mehri, … Continue reading
Hamza Kashgari is a 23 year old poet, journalist, and political prisoner in Saudi Arabia. Kashgari publicly supported the Arab Spring as a member of an organized group of activists, and as a result is apparently on “a Saudi watchlist of young pro-democracy activists who had voiced support for the Arab Spring uprisings,” according to … Continue reading
(English translation below) دیروز مطلع شدیم که یک پناهجوی ایرانی به نام علی آذری بالزی توسط پلیس سوئد دستگیر و به بازداشتگاه در شهر jonköping منتقل و طبق قرار پلیس در روز بعد وی را به فروار منتقل کنند. این فعال سیاسی از جمله فعالینی بود در زمان اعتراضات پس از انتخابات 88 در شهرستان … Continue reading
Sluta att utvisa marxister, kristna, kvinnorätts aktivister, journalister och bloggare till de islamiska terroristernas fängelser och galgen! Herr Billström! Om ingen annan, bör du komma ihåg att vi, de internationella människorättsaktivisterna förra året förhindrade Migrationsverket från att begå ett antal “misstag” som kunde leda till personliga eller även i visa fall sociala tragedier för oss … Continue reading
Saeed Malekpour, resident of Canada, a freelance web developer and programmer was arrested in October 2008 in the city of Tehran while visiting his terminally ill father in Iran. He is sentenced to death on charge of “Agitation against the regime”. Zaniar Moradi & Loghman Moradi, political activists; they were arrested in August 2009; both … Continue reading
اقدام اعتراضی عاجلانه جهت مخالفت با اعدام قریب الوقوع زندانیان سیاسی در ایران وعربستان سعودی میشن فری ایران در حال تدارک یک اقدام سریع اعتراضی در واشنگتن برای شنبه 25 فوریه است که خواهان توقف فوری اعدام 5 زندانی سیاسی در ایران – زنیار و لقمان مرادی، سعید ملک پور، شیرکو معارفی و یوسف نادرخانی … Continue reading
Mr. Billström! Stop Deporting Marxists, Christians, Women’s Rights Activists, Journalists and Bloggers to the Prisons and Gallows of the Islamic Terrorists in Iran! Mr. Billström! If anyone has forgotten, you should certainly remember that last year we, the international human rights activists, stopped the Swedish Migration Office from committing a number of “mistakes” which could … Continue reading
Mission Free Iran is organizing an urgent protest action in Washington DC on Saturday 25 February, to demand a halt to the imminent executions of 5 political prisoners in Iran – Zanyar and Loghman Moradi, Saeed Malekpour, Shirko Moarefi, and Yousef Nadarkhani. Included in the action is a protest outside the Saudi Embassy to demand … Continue reading
Bina Darabzand, un destacado miembro de la Comisión de coherencia para constituir organizaciones de trabajadores en Irán, y su hijo Oktai, periodista y blogger, recientemente huyó de Irán debido a las amenazas por el régimen islámico República en contra de sus vidas y la seguridad. Ellos han buscado el estatuto de refugiado en Turquía, sin … Continue reading
Computer programmer and political prisoner in Iran Saeed Malekpour may be imminently executed. We are asking everyone, worldwide, to call Evin prison and tell them to stop the execution of Saeed Malekpour. You can enunciate your demand clearly in English; the prison staff will understand his name and why you are calling; some do speak … Continue reading
بینا دارابزند عضوکمیته پیگیری ایجاد سازمان های کارگری در ایران، و پسرش اکتای، روزنامه نگار و بلاگنویس، اخیرا بخاطر تهدید بر علیه جان و مالشان، از ایران به ترکیه گریخته اند. آنها در ترکیه درخواست پذیرش به عنوان آواره کرده اند، ولی از سوی مقامات ترکیه برای بازگشت به ایران تحت فشار قرار گرفته اند. … Continue reading
On 12 February 2012, activists in North America and Europe marked the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Republic’s 1979 counterrevolution in Iran by condemning 3 decades of the regime’s crimes against humanity. In the midst of a wave of ongoing repression in Iran, which includes incessant executions and the arbitrary imprisonment of students, journalists, labor … Continue reading
Bina Darabzand, a leading member of the Consistency Committee to Establish Workers’ Organizations in Iran, and his son Oktai, a journalist and blogger, have recently fled Iran due to threats by the Islamic Republic regime against their lives and security. They have sought refugee status in Turkey; however, they remain under pressure from the Turkish … Continue reading
International protests condemn 33 years of crimes against humanity in Iran Activists protest executions & demand release of political prisoners On 12 February 2012, activists in North America and Europe will mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Republic’s 1979 counterrevolution in Iran by condemning 3 decades of the regime’s crimes against humanity. In the … Continue reading
UPDATE:11 FEB 2O12, A SECOND LAWYER, MR. YARI FROM “FUTURE IALA” STARTED WORKING ON MOHAMMADREZA’S BEHALF SINCE LAST NIGHT. THE ORDINARY LAWYER SENT A SECOND APPEAL CHALLENGING THE MIGRATIONS OFFICE LATEST REJECTION. UPDATE: 10 FEB 2012, THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT (MIGRATION OFFICE) DENIED THE APPEAL FILED BY MOHAMMADREZA’S LAWYER TODAY. A NEW LAWYER IS BEING SOUGHT. … Continue reading
Mission Free Iran’s statement, prepared for the 12 February/22 Bahman protests in support of political prisoners in Iran & against executions Event information: (ENGLISH) (FARSI) (GERMAN) 33 years since the Islamic Republic’s bloody nightmare, 33 years of Iran’s darkest contemporary history and 33 years since our great revolution for justice and equality was countered by … Continue reading
Begleiten Sie uns im Protest gegen den 33 Jahre währenden blutigen Alptraum der Islamischen Republik Iran. Gegen Hinrichtung, Vergewaltigung, Folter, Geschlechter und Rassentrennung, Sklaverei und politischer Gefangenschaft! Nicht eine Hinrichtung mehr im Iran! Das islamische Regime im Iran richtet pro Kopf mehr Menschen hin als jedes andere Land der Welt. Freiheit für alle politischen Gefangenen … Continue reading
۲۲ بهمن، ۱۲ فوریه، تظاهرات در اعتراض به ۳۳ سال جنایت جمهوری اسلامی بر علیه بشریت. اعدام موقوف! زندانی سیاسی آزاد باید گردد! در اعتراض به ۳۳ سال بختک خونین اعدام، تجاوز، شکنجه، فقر و بندگی، بر علیه ۳۳ سال آپارتاید جنسی و زن ستیزی؛ برای آزادی زندانیان سیاسی به ما بپیوندید. ۲۲ بهمن/۱۲ فوریه … Continue reading
Ahmad Fatemi, member of Unionen in Sweden and director of Mission Free Iran, has nominated the Iranian Free Workers’ Union for the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Union Rights. The Svensson Prize is presented to a person or organization who has promoted union rights and/or strengthened unionization. The prize was established by Industri Energi, a … Continue reading
Join us in protest against 33 years of the Islamic Republic’s bloody nightmare of execution, rape, torture, sexual apartheid, slavery and political imprisonment! NOT ONE MORE EXECUTION IN IRAN! The Islamic regime in Iran executes more people per capita than any other country in the world. FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN! In Iran, you … Continue reading
In a strong show of support for workers in Iran, the local Addsea branch of French powerhouse union CGT has issued a letter to the International Labor Organization (ILO) in solidarity with workers in Iran, urging the ILO to press the Islamic Republic to free the numerous jailed worker activists currently held as political prisoners … Continue reading
“I request from all human rights organizations and the public conscience to prevent the execution of my son on these baseless charges in any possible way. His mother and I have been forced to leave Iran because of our activities and cannot do anything for him. Our hope lies with the efforts of the humane … Continue reading
[FARSI] Mission Free Iran (MFI) welcomes the second annual 20 June campaign to support political prisoners in Iran. Last year, our organization, together with the International Campaign For Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI), and later on other organizations and institutions, conducted a passionate campaign with the main demand of immediate and unconditional release of political … Continue reading
[ENGLISH] سال گذشته سازمان ما به همراه کارزار جهانی برای آزادی زندانیان سیاسی در ایران(از این به بعد “کارزار”)، و متعاقبا سازمانها و نهادهای دیگر، کمپین پرشوری را با خواست محوری آزادی فوری و بی قید و شرط زندانیان سیاسی به پیشبرد. اینک یکبار بار دیگر ما به همراه دوستان کارزار، خود را برای برگزاری … Continue reading
This post updates our previus post in support of Canadian computer programmer Saeed Malekpour. His death sentence is believed to be imminent. To stop the regime from executing Saeed, it is essential to draw as much attention to him as possible. Please ask WIRED magazine to cover his case, and write to your Secretary of State or Foreign Minister to … Continue reading
[en francais] On 5 January 2012, a well-known and respected labor activist and executive board member of the Iranian Workers’ Free Union, Mozaffar Saleh Nia, approached the Islamic regimes authorities in Sanandaj to lodge a complaint about the fact that no social services were being provided to people who, due to extreme poverty, had resorted … Continue reading
UPDATE: On 19 January, Mozzafar Saleh Nia and Sharif Saed Panah were released on bail pending trial; Shith Amani remains detained without charge. Please participate in the updated letter-writing action. On 5 January 2012, a well-known and respected labor activist and executive board member of the Iranian Workers’ Free Union, Mozaffar Saleh Nia, approached the … Continue reading
Many of the asylum-seekers Mission Free Iran supports have fled persecution in Iran due to their Christian faith. To support their applications for asylum, we gather reports demonstrating the persecution of Christians in Iran and submit them to decisionmaking authorities. Here, we post those selected news items on Christian persecution in Iran from the latter … Continue reading
خانم نیره نوری در سال 2009 به دلیل داشتن فعالیت سیاسی فرزندانش و شرکت داشتن در اتفاقات پس ازانتخابات ریاست جمهوری درایران بارها تحت تعقیب بازداشت ومورد بازجویی قرار میگیرد . ایشان همراه خانوده اش در مورخ2009/9/4 مجبور به ترک ایران میشوند وبه ترکیه پناه میبرند .چهار روز بعد از رسیدن به خاک ترکیه همراه … Continue reading
بسیاری ازپناهجویان که به کردستان عراق روی می آورند اغلب کردستان را به عنوان گذرگاهی برای رسیدن به کشوری امن انتخاب می کنند .اما اکثر این پناهجویان در کردستان عراق ساکن میشوند و از طریق نمایدندگی یوان درسلیمانیه و اربیل مصاحبه و کارت پناهندگی دریافت میکنن. پناهجویانی که درکردستان عراق ساکن هستنداز هیچ امکانات مادی … Continue reading
According to recent media reports, the Islamic Republic is once again preparing to execute Sakineh Ashtiani. We ask all concerned individuals to take the following urgent actions: 1) Contact your State Department or Foreign Ministry (addresses below) with the following message: I demand that this government exert the utmost diplomatic pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran … Continue reading
by Ahmad Fatemi (This article was first published in Farsi in “Anternasional” # 424.) On Saturday, the 22nd of October, an Egyptian army officer beat up a worker. Do you remember what they have said about revolutions and the effects they have on people and their culture? Nine months ago, beating up a worker never, … Continue reading
5 November 2011, Washington DC– Activists in Washington DC join over 30 cities worldwide on Sunday 6 November 2011 to support workers in Iran, who are under tremendous pressure: – Arrests of labor leaders and activists continue, with numerous activists being sentenced to long prison terms. Jailed labor leaders and activists include Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, Reza … Continue reading
JOIN US IN INTERNATIONAL PROTEST in support of Iranian workers – currently participating cities are listed below; please contact Maria Rohaly if you would like to add your city to the protest action. Labor leaders currently in prison include: – Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, sentenced to 6 years in prison – Reza Shahabi in prison since June … Continue reading
[FARSI] RS was deported on Friday, 21st October at 6:30 in the morning from Sweden to Iran. RS arrived in Sweden 11 years ago, applied for asylum, was denied, worked, had a work-related accident, went under surgery, was denied the usual insurance benefits because he was denied asylum, and was handicapped for life. Three days … Continue reading
[ENGLISH] ر.س. نمیبایست دیپورت میشد. ر.س. روز جمعه ۲۱ اکتبر صبح ساعت ۶ و۳۰ دقیقه از سوئد به ایران دیپورت شد. ر.س. ۱۱ سال پیش به سوئد آمد ، تقاضای پناهندگی داد ، جواب رد گرفت ، کار کرد ، در محل کار دچار سانحه شد، زیر عمل جراحی رفت، از بیمههای معمول اجتماعی در سوئد … Continue reading
October 18, 2011 by Ahmad Fatemi Last week was a relatively successful week for Iranian asylum-seekers who were under threat of deportation in Sweden. It was said that Fouad Velzi would be deported on Friday 7 October 2011. Based on this information, many people began to undertake extraordinary activities on his behalf. After a conversation … Continue reading
11 October 2011, Washington DC – On Thursday, 6 October 2011, Fouad Velzi received notice of his impending release from Märsta detention center, where he was being held pending deportation to Iran. He was released later the same day. Fouad is a Kurdish Iranian political asylum-seeker and anti-regime activist. As a member of both the … Continue reading
محمد صالحی پناهنده سیاسی ایرانی در شرایط جسمی نامناسبی به سر می برد . محمد صالحی در سال 76 در شهر مسجد سلیمان به تبلیغ و اشاعه دین زردتشت پرداخته است وبارها توسط ماموران امنیتی و اطلاعاتی ایران دستگیر و مورد بازجویی قرار گرفته است . هنگامی که او در سال 1387 قصد خروج … Continue reading
While the international human and refugee rights grass root activists in the European Union have been concentrating their efforts on battling the violation of Iranian asylum seekers’ rights in Sweden over the past few months, the rights of refugees from other nations seeking asylum in Sweden, as well as those of all asylum-seekers in other … Continue reading
Dear Friends: We learned today that the Norwegian government deported 2 Iranian political asylum-seekers yesterday, and there is a high probability that they will deport two more tomorrow. There appears to be an uptick in the rate of deportations of Iranians from Norway, and this demands that the Norwegian government be confronted about its asylum … Continue reading
[report from Mission Free Iran Cyprus, 27 September 2011] ا ولین تظاهرات کمیته قبرس میشن فری ایران در ارتباط با کمپین سه شنبههای همبستگی با زندانیان سیاسی و خانوادهای آنان ، در سه شنبه ۲۷ سپتامبر در نیکوزیا برگزار شد. میشن فری ایران این کمپین جهانی را تا روز سرنگونی جانیان اسلامی ادامه خواهد داد … Continue reading
On 24 September 2011, Egyptian teachers’ unions organized a well-attended march from Tahrir Square to the Cabinet. This event was arranged in the continuation of Egyptian teachers’ general strike, which was carried out during the entirety of last week. During the past week, the transitional government has used the usual dirty propaganda tricks to provoke … Continue reading
UPDATE: Although Ali Mansouri’s deportation has now twice been halted by amazing acts of international solidarity, he remains at high risk of deportation; the Swedish government wants to defeat the movement for refugee rights. Don’t let them. Write & demand again that the Swedish government recognize Ali’s right to asylum. PLEASE URGENTLY SEND THIS SAMPLE … Continue reading
On 26 August 2011, the Swedish government attempted to deport anti-regime activist Ali Mansouri back to torture and possible execution in Iran. Having defeated all legal measures to stop Ali’s deportation, the Swedish Migration Authorities did not count on the tenacity of progressive social forces in Sweden. Swedish, Iranian and other asylum rights activists, and … Continue reading
The inhumanity of dictator Bashar al Assad is appalling and apocalyptic. People in Syria have been under a prolonged and bloody assault by Assad’s forces, the violent repression is increasing on a daily basis, while governments around the world have kept their silence. The ongoing genocidal slaughter in Syria by Assad’s troops, and the concomitant … Continue reading