Iranian MP Ali Mahjoub has slammed the government for failing to allow workers to march on International Workers Day. Mahjoub said officials from the Interior Ministry refused to issue a permit for the May Day march. The Etemad daily quoted Mahjoub saying in Parliament: “Why, in its first year, has the Government of Wisdom […]
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Iranian official says workers should get permit for march
Ayatollah Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has officially called on the administration to issue a permit for a march on International Workers’ Day. On his website, Ayatollah Rafsanjani was quoted as saying in a meeting with labour activists: “The presence of workers is an expression of democracy in that strata of society […]