Publishing the Emergency Appeal right now —with its powerful political content and world-renowned signers— is the best way to impact the international political terrain and build broad awareness and support for all of Iran’s political prisoners.  Its stance of proceeding from the interests of humanity, not of those of any reactionary government, and stressing the “special responsibility” people in the U.S. have to oppose the IRI’s vile repression while also actively opposing “any war moves by the U.S. government that would bring even more unbearable suffering to the people of Iran” is even more important now given the current situation in Iran and the world...

The Appeal appeared as an ad in Ms. magazine's 50th anniversary summer issue. It could reach over 100,000 readers.  Due to the generosity of dozens of donors, in the U.S., Europe, Canada, from the Iranian diaspora and elsewhere, the IEC has successfully raised the funds for this ad as well as ads on msmagazine.com.