LabourStart Monday, August 18, 2008 - News, Year II, No. 47Iran: union activists whipped and sentenced to death May Day celebrations take place in almost equal in the world.
In Italy, in addition to the parades that wind through the streets of cities, the highlight is the concert held in Rome from the trade union confederations.
For a whole afternoon and part of the night, tens of thousands to celebrate Labor Day in an appropriate way, With singing and dancing. In Iran, on the contrary, it is forbidden to have fun.
Who participates in the May Day march is in jeopardy, because it could be stopped. Two women, Sousan Razani and Shiva Kheirabadi, suffered just this fate.
But not enough. The judges have now sentenced to receive 15 lashes and four months to serve burden. Theirs is not an isolated case.
part of a violent crackdown against those who protect the rights of workers with a Kurdish teacher, Farzad Kamangar was sentenced to death.
Three men (Abdullah Khani, Seyed Hosseini, and Khaled Hosseini Qaleb) will be hit with a total of 120 lashes and will then spend few months in jail.
Afshin Shams has been detained pending trial, while Mansour Osanloo, leader of the bus drivers of Tehran, is in jail for over a year.
's enough, you must tell the ayatollah that can not do what they want.
Iran can not slide on the night. All rights are internationally recognized workers and, more generally, human beings must be respected.
Always. Even in the Islamic Republic of Iran. A new online protest campaign was launched.
this page in Italian you can immediately send your message: http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=420
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