The Appeals Court has upheld heavy prison sentences issued for four leftist labor activists from Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province.
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Social Activists Beaten in Tabriz Prison
A number of social activists have been beaten and battered by Iranian security forces in Tabriz Prison. These individuals were arrested in recent weeks following demonstrations to save Lake Urmia.
Incarcerated Civil Rights Activists on Hunger Strike in Tabriz
The security forces had arrested 30 people at the house of Mostafa Avazpour during the Iftar ceremony.
Heavy Prison Terms for Labor Activists & Students in Tabriz
Shahrokh Zamani, Nima Pouryaghob, Mohammad Jarahi and Sasan Vahebivash have been sentenced to heavy prison terms in Tabriz, Iran.
Women’s Rights Activist Faranak Farid Arrested in Tabriz
Poet, translator and women’s rights activist Faranak Farid has been arrested in Tabriz.Faranak Farid, editor in chief of the banned publication Dilmaj, has been arrested.
Tens of thousands protest in North West Iran
GVF — Clashes erupted on Saturday when Iranian security forces attacked tens of thousands of environmental protesters calling for the preservation of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran.
Sporadic Protests in Tabriz and Urmia
On Saturday, September 3, 2011, protestors in Tabriz and Urmia demonstrated in streets again to save Lake Urmia.
Regime responds with brutality to environmental protests in Urmia, Tabriz
GVF — Thousands of Iranians have protested the Iranian authorities’ failure to take action to save Lake Urmia, the Middle East’s largest lake and the third largest salt-water lake in the world.
Tabriz Bazaar added to UNESCO List
Iran has held an official ceremony in the northwestern city of Tabriz to celebrate the registration of the town’s historic bazaar complex on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Workers of Tractor Manufacturing Company on Strike in Tabriz
The workers of Iranian Tractor Manufacturing Company whose headquarters are in Tabriz have been on strike since six days ago. During this time, all factory workshops have shut down while company and provincial officials continue to ignore workers’ demands and have threatened them with termination.