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Support Iranian Labour activists. Reza Shahabi life is in danger

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On July 6, 2014
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  • Behnam Ebrahomzadeh, Iran, Labour, Reza Shahabi
Reza Shahabi and Behanm Ebrahimzadeh need urgent support The life of Reza Shahabi is in real danger Reza Shahabi, a member of the executive board of the Union of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs United Bus Company(Vahed), has been jailed for his part in the great bus workers’ strike in 2006 and in forming the […]
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Abuse of worker rights hallmark of Iranian regime

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On May 2, 2013
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  • Iran, Labour, May Day
From Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran Newsletter, My Voice. This edition’s contributor: Bahram Soroush, Free Them Now! Campaign to Free Jailed Workers in Iran Systematic abuse of worker rights has been a hallmark of the regime in Iran since its very inception. At the heart of the attack against workers is subjection of workers […]
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 Labour leader Reza Shahabi on five-day medical leave from jail

Labour leader Reza Shahabi on five-day medical leave from jail

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On January 11, 2013
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  • Iran, Labour, Reza Shahabi
Campaign for his release continues! Imprisoned labour leader Reza Shahabi who has been on hunger strike for three weeks in protest against his imprisonment and maltreatment was on Monday released on a five-day medical leave. The brief release has come under the pressure of powerful protests in Iran and worldwide. Reza Shahabi, an executive board […]
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Iran: Worker campaigners start sit-in outside the National Assembly

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On December 20, 2012
  • 4 Comments
  • Iran, Labour
Workers behind a petition protesting low pay and deterioration of the labour law today started a sit-in outside the National Assembly in the capital Tehran, according to the Free Union of Iranian Workers. The petition, which has been circulating across the industries in Iran since this summer, has so far attracted over 30,000 signatures. Prior […]
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