17/06/2025, 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓯𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓻'𝓼 𝓾𝓹𝓭𝓪𝓽𝓮 ⚓︎ "We were treated as disposable. Let this not become another forgotten case. Let this be a turning point." Detained in Iran without due process or legal resources, Mithun Deshpande was finally released in August 2023 after 49 months in prison. He was speaking today about seafarer criminalisation at the International Maritime Organization - IMO HQ in coordination with International Labour Organization and International Chamber of Shipping in London.