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MFI Press Release: Increased Arrests and Death Sentences in Iran Prompt International Outcry to Halt Executions and Political Imprisonment

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

NOT ONE MORE EXECUTION

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

Open Letter to Director-General of the ILO

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