Railway engine drivers in northeastern Iran have gone on strike to protest work conditions, causing a disruption in train service.
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Jailed blogger on hunger strike hospitalized
Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been transferred to hospital in critical condition.
Labour activist ends hunger strike
A jailed Iranian labour activist has ended a 30-day hunger strike after being hospitalized.
Imprisoned Blogger Embarks on Hunger Strike
Zoleykha Mousavi, mother of imprisoned blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since the start of her son’s hunger strike on 9 December he has been in very poor condition.
Jailed labour activist taken to hospital
Jailed Iranian labour activist Reza Shahabi has been transferred to hospital after three weeks on a hunger strike.
Jailed blogger goes on hunger strike
Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has issued a letter of protest two days after starting a hunger strike at Evin Prison.
Prominent activists urge end to hunger strike
A group of prominent Iranian political activists has urged jailed labour activist Reza Shahabi to end his hunger strike over concern for his health.
Labour activist on hunger strike in protest to lack of medical treatment
Labor activist Reza Shahabi, who has been in prison since his 12 June 2010 arrest, embarked on a dry hunger strike on 22 November in protest of the Evin Prison authorities’ lack of medical treatment and attention to his illness.
Successful end to hunger strike in Yazd Prison
Nine political prisoners in Yazd successfully ended their hunger strike today, as authorities finally separated them from the general prisoners.
Reza Shahabi on Hunger Strike After 18 Months of Imprisonment
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Reza Shahabi began his hunger strike to protest against 18 months of imprisonment and legal state of limbo. Reza Shahabi is a labor activist and the board member of SWTSBC, the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company.