The “Universal declaration of human rights” of the United Nations is a central political document of post-war history. The International Federation of Resistance fighters (FIR) – Association of Anti-fascists reminds in this connection of the fact that the political foundation for the foundation of the UN and the adoption of this declaration was the freedom …
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The 14th regular congress of the FIR in Athens
29. Oktober 2007
On October 19 – 20, 2007 in Athens the 14th regular congress of the FIR took place. Round about 40 delegates from 15 nations were announced. Unfortunately the entry to Greece was refused to the veterans from Albania and the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.
On this congress balance of the reconstruction of the FIR was …
Financial rules of FIR
20. Oktober 2007
Expanding the statute of FIR, the Congress decided on the following rules
for membership fees.
Membership in FIR is also based upon an annual membership fee of the
individual member organisation to be paid no later than June 30th of the
current year. Membership fees provide for the operating expenses of FIR.
The rate of the FIR membership fee is …
Protest against denials of visas for delegates
20. Oktober 2007
The XIV congress of FIR is shocked by the the denial of entry visas to veterans of the antifascist struggle from Albania and the former Yugoslavian republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to participate in the congress.
While politicians proclaim the “Europe without boarders” reality is no match. This is the false political signal.
We are fighting for a …
Resolution regarding Cyprus
20. Oktober 2007
The 14th congress of the International Federation of the Resistance Fighters
(FIR) which took place in Athens October 19-20, 2007
Reemphasizes that the sole foundation for the preservation of peace and
security worldwide is compliance with the principles of the United Nations
Charter, the Declarations of Human Rights and the fundamental rights.
Deplores regional conflicts in conjunction with foreign interventions
experienced …
Statement of FIR for the Members of the European Parliament
20. Oktober 2007
The international federation of the resistance fighters (FIR) – Association of Anti-fascists, the umbrella organisation of federations of former resistance fighters, partisans, members of the anti-Hitler coalition, persecutes of the Nazi-regime and anti-fascists of today’s generations from over twenty European countries and Israel, appeals from their XIV congress held in October 2007 in Athens to …
Political declaration of the congress
20. Oktober 2007
62 years after the military victory over fascism in Germany and in whole Europe we see a political ambivalent development.
There are positive tendencies
that political groups get more influence which stand for that conflicts not only inside Europe are increasingly solved by peaceful decisions,
that politically diversified peoples movements for …
The requirement of time is disarmament and co-operation – not military armament and aggravation of regional conflicts
28. August 2007
Appeal of FIR as “Peace messenger”:
Today we have the 20th anniversary of the appointment of the International Federation of Resistance fighters (FIR) as “Peace messenger” by the United Nations. The obligations from this appointment remained current until today.
68 years after provoking the World War II with the German aggression against Poland and over 60 years …
