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
[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