Iran: Dozens of workers and labour activists arrested at May Day gatherings in Iran
International Liberty Association: Dozens of Iranian workers and labour activists were arrested in rallies marking International Labour Day in Tehran.Labour rights activists Asal Mohammadi, Hirad Pirbodaghi, Saeed Malayeri, are among those arrested outside the Iran Labour Ministry. Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company... Read More
Labour activist has been sentenced to prison and lashes.
Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced Nahid Khodajoo, a labour rights activist, who was arrested during Labour Day demonstrations on 1 May, to six years in jail and 74 lashes. The sentence was issued by notorious Judge Iman Afshari at the Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. Nahid Khodajoo, a member of the board of directors... Read More
Iran Broke up May Day Rally outside the Parliament in Tehran
The statement continues: “From the beginning of this May Day rally, we were witnessing police units and many plainclothes agents dispatching to the scene. Half an hour after the workers, college students and a number of retirees and other labour activists started, authorities dispatched police units and plainclothes agents to the scene... Read More