Author Archives: shahrokhlives

Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane workers on strike again

Haft Tappeh strikers, December 2017.

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Esmail Bakhshi, Haft Tappeh workers’ representative, attacked!

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Haft Tappeh workers threaten to take over management of sugar cane complex

Haft Tappeh workers during their strike in December 2017.

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Haft Tappeh workers protest again

Unpaid wages and uncertainty about working conditions at the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Complex have once again sparked off a workers’ protest. Continue reading

Reza Shahabi: probably a second stroke while in jail

The following statement was published on the Trade Union of the Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Company’s website on December 23rd 2017.
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Reza Shahabi has had a stroke while in prison

The following statement was published on the Trade Union of the Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Company’s website on December 14th 2017. Continue reading

Statement by the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Workers’ Union

This statement of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Workers’ Union was issued after the second day of their latest strike. Continue reading

Mahmoud Salehi: back in jail!

The Mahmoud Salehi Defence Committee has announced that he was returned to Saghez Central Prison on Saturday, November 11th, despite the advice of the doctor treating him.


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Reza Shahabi: Solidarity from PCS Independent Left London

Following a meeting on October 25th PCS Independent Left London published the solidarity message below. It demands Reza Shahabi’s immediate release. Continue reading

Reza Shahabi denied medical care!

Three weeks after conditionally ending his fifty-day hunger strike on September 27th, Reza Shahabi has still not received any medical treatment in a hospital.
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