Category Archives: Political prisoners

Iranian regime steps up arrests and threats as strikes spread

Posted on 23/10/2022 by | Leave a comment
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Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi: on hunger strike and in solitary!

Posted on 01/07/2022 by | Leave a comment

The following message was published on the Trade Union of the Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Company’s Telegram Channel on June 30th 2022.

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Sepideh Gholian’s life is in danger!

Posted on 01/03/2022 by | Leave a comment

The physical condition of Sepideh Gholian – a student, social rights’ activists and journalist imprisoned in Bushehr Prison – has deteriorated due to contracting COVID-19.

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Almost 100 Kurdish activists and citizens arrested

Posted on 07/02/2021 by | Leave a comment

The Iranian regime’s new wave of widespread arrests of Kurdish activists and citizens continues to grow. The arrests by the IRGC (Pasdaran) Intelligence Organisation and the Intelligence Agency started on January 9th.

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Keyvan Samimi, 72-year-old journalist, jailed for three years!

Posted on 11/12/2020 by | Leave a comment

Keyvan Samimi, one of the May Day 2019 detainees, is a 72-year-old journalist and political activist. On Monday morning, December 7th, he was arrested at Evin Courthouse and transferred to Evin Prison to serve a three-year sentence.

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Atena Daemi’s new trumped-up charges and trial

Posted on 01/07/2020 by | Leave a comment

The trial of Atena Daemi, a civil rights activist jailed in Evin Prison, was held on June 28th. Continue reading →

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Zeynab Jalalian: female Kurdish activist contracts Coronavirus in jail

Posted on 07/06/2020 by | Leave a comment

Zeynab Jalalian, a female Kurdish political activist, has contracted Coronavirus in Gharchak jail. Continue reading →

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Seyed Rasoul Taleb Moghadam: Vahed Bus Company trade unionist flogged 74 times!

Posted on 01/06/2020 by | Leave a comment

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Haft Tappeh charges dropped: Esmail Bakhshi, Mohammad Khanifar and Ali Nejati amnestied

Posted on 25/05/2020 by | Leave a comment

On Saturday May 23rd the Iranian regime dropped charges against a number of workers and labour activists as part of its Eid amnesty. Continue reading →

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Ten years ago: Farzad Kamangar and three other Kurds executed!

Posted on 11/05/2020 by | Leave a comment

The following is a statement issued by Iranian Workers’ Solidarity Network (IWSN), SZAC’s predecessor on May 9th 2010. Farzad Kamangar was a teacher.
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