Iran: Release Four Women Detained at Labor Day Protest
From left to right: Marzieh Amiri, Atefeh Rangriz, Neda Naji, and Anisha Asadollahi. Four women arrested on May 1, ...
Tag : labor activism in Iran
January 31, 2019
Labor Activist Ali Nejati Denied Medical Treatment Against Doctor’s Orders
Petition Signed by 800 People Calls on Iran to Release Striking Haft Tappeh Workers Detained labor rights activist Ali Nejati is being denied medical treatment for heart disease and kidney and prostate problems in Shush Prison in ...
January 22, 2019
Iran: Release Labor Activists Re-Arrested For Revealing They’d Been Tortured
Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Qoliyan Both At Risk of Serious Harm January 22, 2019—The arrests of labor activist Esmail Bakhshi and freelance reporter Sepideh Qoliyan (also spelled Sepideh ...
December 21, 2018
Iranian MP Calls Arrests of Protesting Ahvaz Workers “Violation of the Constitution”
At Least 31 Steel Workers Remain Detained Eleven workers detained during protests by employees of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) in southwestern Iran between December 17-18, 2018, were released on bail ...
December 17, 2018
Family “Worried” About Ailing, Elderly Labor Activist Held Incommunicado
The family of ailing labor activist Asghar Firouzi has been extremely “worried” about his condition since he was detained by unidentified security agents, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. ...
November 5, 2018
“Cookie Distribution,” Other Peaceful Activities Get Elderly Tehran Bus Driver 5+ Years in Prison
Tehran-based trade union activists Ebrahim Madadi (right) and Davoud Razavi have both been sentenced to ...
July 21, 2018
Labor Reps in Iran Protest Disappearing Benefits as Hard Hit Workers Struggle Under Ailing Economy
A group of labor representatives from around Iran gathered during the country’s 2018 national Social Security Day, July 16, in front of the Health Ministry in Tehran to protest what they describe ...
May 30, 2018
10 Iranian HEPCO Workers Striking For Unpaid Wages Charged With “Disturbing Public Order”
Ten striking workers at Iran's Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) in the city of Arak, south of Tehran, were charged with “disturbing public order” for participating in protests billed as “illegal gatherings” after they ...
April 27, 2018
13 Labor Activists Summoned in Iran Ahead of International Labor Day
A week before International Labor Day, when labor rights groups typically hold demonstrations around the world, at least 13 labor activists have been summoned in Iran’s Western provinces of Khuzestan and Kurdistan, the Center ...
February 7, 2018
“This is Slavery” 30 Sugar Plant Workers Arrested in Iran For Demanding Unpaid Wages
Police arrested more than 30 protesters on the fourth day of a strike by hundreds of workers on February 4, 2018, at a major sugar plant near the city of Shush, in Iran’s Khuzestan ...
December 18, 2017
Iran’s Judiciary Should Free Labor Activist Reza Shahabi Who Suffered Stroke
Update: Reza Shahabi was released on March 19, 2018. December 19, 2017—The Iranian judiciary should immediately free ailing trade unionist Reza Shahabi, who recently suffered a stroke in Rajaee Shahr Prison, and allow him to receive full ...
December 15, 2017
Rajaee Shahr Prison Officials Refuse to Hospitalize Labor Activist Reza Shahabi After He Has a Stroke
An imprisoned trade unionist, Reza Shahabi, has been denied hospitalization despite suffering a stroke, according to a statement by the Union of Workers of the ...
November 13, 2017
Labor Activist Without Kidneys Returned to Prison Against Medical Advice
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and the chief prosecutor of Kurdistan Province have refused to accept a medical examiner’s recommendation to hospitalize imprisoned labor activist Mahmoud Salehi, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. Salehi, who has no kidneys, ...
October 31, 2017
Agents Interrupt Labor Activist’s Dialysis Treatment to Transport Him to Prison
Labor activist Mahmoud Salehi was detained by security agents on October 28, 2017, while undergoing dialysis at a hospital in the city of Saqqez, in Iran’s Kurdistan Province. His son, Samerand ...
August 18, 2017
Labor Activist Forced to Stay Behind Bars Until December 2018 Despite Completing Sentence
Update: With assurances from a senior official, labor activist Reza Shahabi ended his hunger strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison on September 27, 2017, after nearly two months of refusing food. “Reza announced the end of his hunger strike when a senior ...