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Boycott Nokia Siemens Networks for helping the Iranian regime

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The role of Nokia Siemens Networks in helping the Iranian regime carry out intrusive monitoring of email and other private communications of hundreds of thousands of Iranians is now clear (see WSJ and NYT reports). Such intercepts have been a vital step in the arrest, imprisonment, torture and rape of thousands of peaceful demonstrators since June 12.

A group of workers have called it “a partner in the coup plotters’ massacre of the Iranian people” and have urged everyone to “paralyse … [it] by lodging complaints, court proceedings and a global consumer boycott of [Nokia and Siemens] products …”

Here is a translation of the message we have received from the workers:

Prosecute Nokia Siemens Networks

Let us prepare a widespread protest against Nokia Siemens Networks.

Nokia Siemens Networks is a partner in the coup plotters’ massacre of the Iranian people.

Let us paralyse Nokia Siemens Networks by lodging complaints, court proceedings and a global consumer boycott of [Nokia and Siemens] products for having a role.

We should let the people of Iran and the world know that Nokia Siemens Networks is a partner in the massacre of the Iranian people.
 
Knowing the intentions of the Iranian government, Nokia Siemens Networks put the spying technology for identifying [users] at the Iranian government’s disposal to identify and kill dozens of Iranian youth.

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This company should be disgraced in any way possible.

A widespread protest against it should take place, with comments on sites (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), and organisations that are able to, should take legal proceedings against it.

Now is the time to move on a collective paralysis to the Nokia company.

There is no excuse for delays.

They urge all human rights organisations, organisations defending the freedom of expression and Amnesty International to take steps against Nokia, Siemens and Nokia Siemens Networks.