Here is the text of an open letter received in February 2002 from Iranian refugees in detention centres in Australia; a scanned copy of the original follows.
Request for help and support from leaders of all social work organisations, social welfare and volunteer organisations.
People in Iran are being persecuted by the Despotic religious government because of their strong political opinion and activities which oppose the dictatorship rule of the government. During these difficult circumstances and hardships these political prisoners desperately require strong support and solidarity from all social groups and human rights organisations. Meantime in solidarity and unity with all political prisoners and their families, we request to draw the attention of all the International associations, High commissioner of Human rights comission, UNHCR, Amnesty international, Human rights watch, the intellectual groups of the society, journalists, all the Human rights activists and all the Democratic Organisations both inside and outside Iran to support these political prisoners and act for their freedom without any further restrictions and on an immediate unconditional basis.
-Iranian Refugees throughout the detention centres in Australia.
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