GVF — Imprisoned political activist and journalist Mehdi Mahmoudian has begun an indefinite to protest the continued house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi. Mahmoud has vowed to continue with his fast until the men are released from captivity.
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Jailed blogger writes protest letter to leader
Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who is on hunger strike, has written to Iran’s Supreme Leader to protest against his situation in jail.
3,000 Laid Off in One Week
Figures published after the first of May indicate unprecedented conditions for workers in Iran and point to the deteriorating state of affairs on a daily basis.
Workers protest in southwestern Iran
About 2,000 Iranian workers at the Karoon Sugar Cane Industry in Shooshtar have begun demonstrating against their lack of benefits and wage increase.
Worker protest against unpaid wages
A group of 800 workers at Metal Industries of Iran gathered in front of the president’s office to demonstrate against rights violations.
Laid-off workers protest at Labour Ministry
Workers laid off from the Shahab Car Manufacturing Company protested against their dismissal today in front of the Iranian Ministry of Employment and Social Security, calling for intervention on their behalf.
Iranian Student Who Sewed Lips Together In Protest Arrested
Dariush Jalali, a student of Yasuj University who had sewn his lips together to protest against the pressure he had been facing over his activism, has reportedly been arrested.
Iranian protest leaders and one year of house arrests
Marking one year of house arrest for the Iranian opposition leaders, Behrouz Samadbeigi records the events that led to their unprecedented confinement and their ordeals of the past year.
Iran to confront pre-election opposition protest
(Reuters) – Iranian authorities will crack down this week on any public protest against the year-long house arrest of opposition leaders, Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, an official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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.