Increased Arrests and Death Sentences in Iran Prompt Outcry to Halt Executions and Political Imprisonment As the Islamic Republic of Iran increases its arrests, detentions and death-penalty prosecutions of political activists in the wake of December’s ongoing post-election unrest, activists outside of Iran collaborate across borders to demand an immediate halt to all executions and … Continue reading
NEW: Poem: Life No Longer Mine NOT ONE MORE EXECUTION! FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS NOW! Since its inception in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has used judicially-sanctioned murder to maintain its reign of terror over the people of Iran, and specifically to intimidate or eliminate political dissidents. We demand an immediate halt to all … Continue reading
Mr. Juan Somavia Director-General International Labour Organisation International Labour Office 4, route des Morillons 1211 Geneva 22 Switzerland January 7, 2010 Dear Mr. Somavia, 1- In March 2009, an appeal was issued by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITCU), the International Union of Food Workers (IUF), and the Global … Continue reading