We are in Preparation of an extensive campaign against Swiss anti-refugee laws and policies

Pressure of European countries over refugees from around the world has become unbearable. People who are under dictatorship have no other way but to flee and with the anti-refugee policies of some European countries like Switzerland, they are practically left without refuge. On the other hand the human rights conditions in Iran are worsening day after day. The number of political prisoners is adding up constantly. People are target of all sorts of inhuman behaviors in that country and after escaping this oppression, the Iranian refugees have to experience severe anxiety and difficult moral status. Without paying attention to all the above-mentioned reasons the Swiss government is executing the worst laws against the Iranian refugees and is still refusing their applications. The authorities of the Swiss immigration office mention that Iran is a safe country and refugees reasons to escape from Iran are not acceptable. Refugees should not stay silent and need to get together to put an end to these anti-refugee policies.

During the past year, the experience of the International Federation of Iranian Refugees (IFIR) with Sweden and Germany shows that anywhere a government has backed off from its anti-refugee policies it has been due to the fights of the Federation activists and refugees themselves.

Regardless of the political tendencies of the refugees, the IFIR strongly and extensively supports them and invites all organizations, parties, cultural and political figures to defend all refugees. IFIR invites all refugees to unite all over the world and defend their rights with power. On the other hand, the Federation is planning extensive actions to reveal the crimes committed by the Islamic Republic so that the Swiss government realizes that Iran is not a safe country and is a violator of human rights.

Joining the Federation at such important time is critical. With your financial and moral support, join of these activists. With its extensive international network, the Federation will help this fight at an international level... This time in Switzerland, the Federation and its refugees will reverse the Swiss anti-refugee laws.

The International federation of Iranian Refugees, Switzerland Section

Jan. 15, 2007