Tehran, January 2020
Shahrokh Zamani: 1963-2015
Khuzestan Vanguard Socialist Workers’ Cell
Khuzestan Vanguard Socialist Workers’ Cell. Organiser: Comrade Martin.
Category Archives: Repression
Haft Tappeh workers on street protests and downing of Ukrainian airliner
Posted in Repression, Workers' struggles
Six HEPCO workers still in custody in Arak
HEPCO workers and the riot police
Haft Tappeh workers and activists sentenced to 110 years in prison!
The Iranian regime so-called judiciary has recently passed many long custodial sentences on labour activists. Some have also been sentenced to flogging! Continue reading
May Day detainees still in jail after 100 days!
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Marzieh Amiri, Atefeh Rangriz and Neda Naji are still in jail 100 days after they were arrested on May Day 2019.
Iran May Day detainees still in jail
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The following is a statement released by @Maydayarrests, a Telegram channel set up for publicising the plight of activists arrested on May Day 2019. It was published on June 17th.
Harassment of Haft Tappeh workers, supporters and family members
The Haft Tappeh workers’ independent channel on Telegram has published a list of workers, supporters and family members who have been arrested, interrogated, as well as intimidated and harassed in other ways during the struggles of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Workers’ Union. The list even includes people who happened to be guests in workers’ homes when they were raided by the police, Intelligence Ministry or other authorities of the Iranian regime. Continue reading
Open letter to Jeremy Corbyn on Jeremy Hunt’s trip to Iran
Open letter to Jeremy Corbyn on Jeremy Hunt’s trip to Iran and repression in Iran.
Iran lorry drivers’ third strike: resilience against state repression
Posted in Repression, Workers' struggles
General shutdown in Iran’s Kurdish areas
On September 21st several cities in Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province and the Kurdish cities of West Azerbaijan Province were part of a general shutdown of shops and businesses. According to eyewitnesses and published images, most shops took part in the shutdown, affecting the main markets of these cities. Continue reading
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