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WORKERS VOICE
News from Iran
TEHRAN
February, 2010
On Wednesday 4th of February
hundreds of family members of political
prisoners gathered in front of EVINS Prison.
At this gathering, witnesses
said, more than 800 family members of political
prisoners and other people demanded releasing of
political prisoners.
03/02/2010
SAAD ABADS Palace workers
and municipality employees went on strike to
protest non-payment of wages on February 3rd.
The staffs wages of this city hall have not
been paid for five months. The strikers have
announced that they would maintain to their
strike until their suspended salaries are paid.
08/02/2010
Political prisoners families
protested in front of the EVINS PRISON again on
8th of February. Its said that the regime
officials were forced to release numbers of
prisoners. One of released prisoners, witnesses
reported, is a lady named PARVANEH MADAH-RAD.
25/02/2010
Nobody has any information
about 3 arrested journalists who have been
detained since a few weeks ago. VAHID
POOR-OSTAD, AKBAR MOTAJABI and EHSAN MEHRABI are
the 3 journalists that have been transferred to
an unknown location.
28/02/2010
Attorney of HENGAMEH SHAHIDI
confirmed the Tehran courts sentence which has
been issued against this journalist and womens
activist. She has been accused of illegal
activities against the regime. According to news
HENGAMEH SHAHIDI has been sentenced to six years
imprisonment.
10/02/2010
MANSOUR OSANLOO, Chairman
Syndicate of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company and
AFSHIN BAYMANI were transferred to GOHARDASHT
Prison on 10th of February. On that day, they
were also interrogated for a long time.
23/02/2010
On 22nd of February, MANSOUR
OSANLOO was attacked in GOHARDASHTS PRISON.
According to published report,
when Mr. OSANLOO was talking with two more
prisoners a prisoner rushed him with a razor.
We have to say that Mr.
OSANLOO has been beaten by the prison officials
for several times.
26/02/2010
On Thursday, 25th of February,
after gathering of prisoners family and
residents of Tehran in front of the EVINS
Prison, 12 political prisoners in addition to
SOMAYEH RASHIDI, college student and women
activists, were released. Names of the twelve
released persons have not been reported yet.
THE COORDINATING
COMMITTEE
01/02/2010
The Coordination Committee
condemned detention of MAJID HAMIDI, worker
activist, by a statement on February, 1st. This
worker activist has been arrested for a few
months. Its said that however he was supposed
to be released in the past weeks, but the regime
judiciary system does not want to free him. Mr.
HAMIDI had already been shot by the regime
forces too.
THE ALBORZ TIRE FACTORY
31/02/2010
As the result of widespread
protests of the ALBORZ Tire workers, nine
expelled representatives of the factorys labors
appeared at their workplace again. Those
representatives had been fired on 9th of
January.
BEEN ROO COMPANY
February, 2010
According to the Free Union of
the Iranian Workers, labors of a company named
BEN ROO went on strike because their salaries
have not been paid for 4 months. The strikers
have announced that they would continue to their
strike until the delayed wages are paid. The
BEEN ROO is a car-maker company.
LORESTAN PROVINCE
06/02/2010
A congressman named REZA
RAHIMI said that people of the above-mentioned
province have faced poverty and unemployment. He
added that unemployment rate has risen in this
state. On the basis of reports thousands of
people have been unemployed since the past
months.
ARRESTING IS STILL
CONTINUING IN IRAN
08/02/2010
The regime judiciary system
and security officials pressured university
students during the past weeks.
We were informed that a
college student in the name of ALBORZ
MAHBOB-KHAH was arrested and transferred to an
unknown location. Three more students in the
names of MILAD ASADI, SOHAIL MOHAMMADI and ALI
PARVIZI had been arrested before. These students
study at KHAJEH NASIR University.
WAGON FACTORIES
09/02/2010
Several wagon makers were
shut down and four hundred labors, who worked
for those wagon makers, were unemployed because
of unpaid the government dues.
Those unemployed labors asked
for going back to work, but nothing has been
done regarding the labors request.
ILAM PROVINCE
08/02/2010
On Monday 8th of February, a
regime representative parliament (congressman)
would confess that unemployment rate in ILAM
province has reached to the top 25 percent. We
have to say that the unemployment rate goes up
in Iran every year.
A WOMAN ARRESTED
08/02/2010
On February 8th, MARYAM
GHANBARI, lawyer and woman's movement, was
arrested in her place by the security forces.
Proposed charges against her are not still
announced. Its said that in recent days at
least 50 students, journalists and political
activists have been arrested in different parts
of Iran.
A LABOR ARRESTED
09/02/2010
On 10th of February a worker
activist named MOHAMMAD ASHRAFI was arrested at
his home by the security forces.
MOHAMMAD ASHRAFI had already
been sentenced to one year imprisonment because
of participating in ceremony of the May first.
HAFT TAPEH COMPANY
10/02/2010
According to published
reports, four leaders of the HAFT TAPEH Sugar
Company were released. GORBAN ALIPOUR and
MOHAMMAD HAIDARI were released, after spending
part of their sentence. FEREYDOON NIKO-FARD and
JALIL AHMADI were also released conditionally.
These worker activists had been arrested at
about four months ago.
ESFAHAN METAKS COMPANY
28/02/2010
More than 80 factory workers
who work for the above-mentioned company,
gathered in front of the companys office on
28th of February. Its said that these labors
have not got any wages for seven months. This
company is located in the city of Esfahan.
CITY OF MAHABAD
28/02/2010:
Report says that nobody has
any information about three arrested people in
the names of DIAKO AFSHARLOO, ANVAR NORI-POOR
and KARIM MAM-KARIMI. These persons were
arrested after a conflict between the
governments forces with a few armed men around
the city of SARDASHT.
A LABOR KILLED
23/02/2010
On the basis of received news
which was sent by a fire-station, a 55-year- old
labor lost his life as the result of falling
into a pit. This labor was from Afghanistan.
Its said another labor who wanted to help his
coworker, was wounded. This event took place in
KHORASAN Province.
IRANS INSURANCE
COMPANY
26/02/2010
The coordinating committee
reported that the Irans Insurance Company
fired its 350 employees.
Its said that the Iranian
government owes this insurance company, but it
doesnt want to pay its dues. The companys
employers said, We were obliged to fire our
employees because the government has not made
any payment.
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SECURITY
01/03/2010
Hundreds of the Social
Securitys employees protested on March 1st. a
reliable source reported that wages of these
protesters have not been paid for a few months.
The protesters announced that
they will protest again if this organization
doesnt pay the delayed wages.
MAZANDARAN PROVINCE
01/03/2010
MOHAMMAD YOUSEF RASHIDI,
socialist student, has gone on hunger strike for
several times. This leftist college student is
in jail.
MOHAMMAD was arrested at his
fathers place by the regime security forces 3
months ago.
CITY OF OSHNAVIEH
28/02/2010
The coordinating committee
reported that after arresting of a worker
activist named FATAH SOLIMANI three more
activists in the names of RAHMAN EBRAHIM-ZADEH,
RAHMAN TANHA and ISA EBRAHIM-ZADEH were arrested
by the security officials in the above-mentioned
city.
A LEFTIST ACTIVIST
SENTENCED TO JAIL
28/02/2010
A student activist named ALI
KANTOORI has been sentenced to 15 years
imprisonment by the regime judiciary system.
This leftist college student
had already been sentenced to 32 months
imprisonment by a court in the city of SANANDAJ
in 2008.
BANDAR ABBAS REFINERY
25/02/2010
According to news at least 6
hundred labors of this refinery have been
striking to protest unpaid wages since 19th of
February. The protesters wages have been
delayed for 5 months.
After beginning of the strike
the companys owner promised to pay some of the
delayed salaries, but the strikers did not
accept that offer and they continued to their
strike. Witnesses said that the regime forces
have lined up in front of the companys gate.
CITY OF BABOL
25/02/2010
The regime judiciary system
has sentenced 7 university students to
imprisonment. On the basis of news, IMAN SEDGHI,
MOHSSEN BARZEGAR, and NIMA NAHVI have been
sentenced to 10 months imprisonment and also
they have been deprived from studying for one
year. Besides, 4 more students in the names of
Ali TAGHI-POOR, SIAVASH SALIMI NEZHAD, HAMID
REZA JAHAN-TIGH and HESAM BAGHERI have been
sentenced to 10 months imprisonment.
LONG DISTANCE
COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
24/02/2010
Labors and employees of Long
Distance Communications Industries gathered in
front of governors office of Fars Province on
February 24th. We were informed that more than 6
hundred labors had joined the protest. The
protesters said that their salaries have not
been paid for 13 months.
KURDISTAN PROVINCE
24/02/2010
The ministry of security has
called families of exiled politicians and social
activists in the whole Kurdish cities. According
to news the regime officials requested those
families to send pictures, phone numbers and
other information about their children and
relatives to the ministry of security.
KERMAN PROVINCE
18/02/2010
A state news agency reports
that at about one-hundred eighty labors that
were working for BAFTEGANS spinning, blocked
road of Kerman on Sunday 18th of February, 2010.
This company has been shut
down and whole its labors have been unemployed.
NEW REPRESSIONS WAVE OF
LEFTIST ACTIVISTS
February, 2010
News says that the Islamic
regime security forces have arrested a large
numbers of political activists. These Islamist
security forces have detained YASHAR DARALSHAFA
sociology student at Tehran University along
with two more students in the names of KAVEH
DARALSHAFA and TOURAN KABIRI. Also MAZIAR SAMIEI
and another Leftist student have been arrested
in their home.
VICTORY OF A STRIKE
February, 2010
Following a two-day strike at
SAFAS TUBE Factory, finally the factorys
employer was forced to withdraw and pay parts of
delayed wages.
After the successful strike of
one thousand-three hundred workers of this
company, the labors said. If our employer
didnt pay the whole suspended wages, we would
go on strike again in the next month.
THE IRANIAN WRITERS
ASSOCIATION
February, 2010
The Iranian Writers
Association supported ALIREZA SAGHAFI, worker
activist and member of the above-mentioned
Association. Mr. SAGHAFI was arrested a few
weeks ago.
Those Writers of Iran,
meanwhile expression their worries about the
fate of Ali Reza SAGHAFI, they also advised the
Islamic regime to immediate release of all
political and ideological prisoners.
CITY OF PAVEH
28/02/2010
A businessman named REZA
KHALEDI was shot and killed by the frontier
officials around the city of PAVEH.
According to news, the regime
forces kill and wound many of hardworking people
in western borders of Iran every year.
MOBAREKEH STEEL FACTORY
23/02/2010
Numbers of factory labors, who
are working for MOBAREKEH Steel Factory, went on
hunger strike to protest reducing their wages
for two days.
The strikers have declared
that they would go on hunger strike again, if
the Iranian officials didnt take care of their
demands.
DENA RAH-SAZAN COMPANY
23/02/2010
At about 8 hundred labors of
this company who are making highway of
SAVEH-HAMADAN, have been striking to protest
delayed wages since 23rd of February. The
strikers wages have been suspended for four
months. These protesters are going to continue
to their strike until their demands are
completely paid.
Witnesses said, The Companys
labors had gone on strike during the past months
too.
CITY OF AHWAZ
26/02/2010
The regime security forces
arrested 4 political activists at the AHWAZ
Airport on 26th of February. These arrested
persons are members of an opposition party
named PAN IRANIST PARTY.
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