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January 28: Public Launch – People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades and Economic Coercive Measures
The National Lawyers Guild and its International Committee are excited to co-sponsor of this important project, with a number of our members and leaders serving as jurors and steering committee members. After two years of dedicated organizing, we are excited to officially announce the launch of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and […]
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Video: Launch of International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades & Economic Coercive Measures
The United States, with the support of the United Nations and European Union, has imposed sanctions and other economic coercive measures on over 30 percent of the global population, mostly located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Sanctions are one of the key tools of U.S. imperialism, leading to mass starvation and suffering of […]
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Webinar, Sept. 17: Iran and the Anti-Imperialist Struggle
The NLG is a co-sponsor of this webinar today, and several NLG members are part of the program. We invite you to join us for the event: Thursday, September 17, 2020 12 pm Pacific/3 pm Eastern Sign up to join on Zoom: https://bit.ly/iransolidarity Speakers: Max Ajl Nina Farnia Vida Samiian Micol Savia (Micol is unable to […]
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Legal community open letter urges end to U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela
April 3, 2020 – Over 200 lawyers and legal organizations called on the United States to drop its sanctions against Venezuela and Iran as the countries race to fight COVID-19 in an open letter released Friday. The global pandemic has drawn attention to the devastating effects of U.S. sanctions on these countries, as well as […]
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Sign on: Legal letter against sanctions on Iran and Venezuela amid COVID-19
The following letter is initiated by the National Lawyers Guild, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, American Association of Jurists and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. We welcome all signatures from lawyers, legal workers, law students and legal organizations. PLEASE SIGN BEFORE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 AT 2 PM Pacific/5 PM Eastern FOR PUBLICATION/DISTRIBUTION. We will welcome […]
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NLG CONDEMNS ILLEGAL TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS BY THE UNITED STATES & THE INCREASED REPRESSION OF IRANIAN NATIONALS AT U.S. BORDER
January 6, 2019 THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE ILLEGAL TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS BY THE UNITED STATES & THE INCREASED REPRESSION OF IRANIAN NATIONALS AT U.S. BORDERS The National Lawyers Guild, the oldest and largest progressive bar association in the United States, strongly condemns recent illegal U.S. actions in Iraq, including the killing of Iranian […]
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NLG: Concern for family of targeted Iranian lawyer
The National Lawyers Guild expresses its grave concern for the well-being of the family of Attorney Mohammed Mostafee-his spouse, Ms. Fereshteh Halimi and her brother, Mr. Farhad Halimi-and calls for their immediate release. Mr. Mostafaee, the attorney representing Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a 43 year-old mother of two who has been sentenced to death by stoning after […]
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NLG Calls upon Iran to Halt Execution and Detention of Political Prisoners
On the occasion of the opening of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 7th Session Universal Period Review of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the National Lawyers Guild calls upon the Iranian government to halt the execution of and to immediately release those detained arbitrarily for engaging in peaceful protest, to investigate reports of their […]
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NLG and Others Issue Open Letter on Iran, Warn of Illegality of Any Offensive Military Action by the United States
Today European, international and United States legal and human rights groups issued an open letter warning of the illegality of any offensive military action by the United States against Iran. Signatories include the American Association of Jurists, Center for Constitutional Rights (U.S.), Droite Solidarite (France), European Association of Lawyers for Human Rights and Democracy, Italian […]
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