Category Archives: Workers’ struggles

Haft Tappeh strike: 23rd day – thousands march in Shush!

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Haft Tappeh strike: twentieth day

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New Haft Tappeh strike

The following is a short statement published on the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Company workers’ independent channel on Telegram. Omid Asadbeigi is the former CEO and Mehrdad Rostami the Chairman of the Board of Haft Tappeh. Both are currently on trial for fraud. Continue reading

Protest by Abadan refinery workers

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

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

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

On Kerman’s 3000 striking coalminers

A meeting to address the problems of the 3,000 striking workers at the Kerman coal mines was held without the presence of the protesting workers’ representatives! Continue reading

No news of Nahid Fathalian after ten days of arrest!

Ten days have passed since the arrest of Nahid Fathalian. Ms Fathalian is a retired labour activist and a volunteer supporter of Iran’s flood victims. Continue reading

Jailed teacher Mohammad-Hossein Sepehri contracts Corona virus

Mohammad-Hossein Sepehri, a teacher jailed in Mashhad’s Vakilabad prison, has contracted Corona virus. Continue reading

Esmail Abdi temporarily freed from jail

Esmail Abdi, the former General Secretary of the Tehran Teachers’ Trade Association, was temporarily released from jail on March 17th.

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