Two leading workers’ rights activists, arrested by security forces in Tehran at an International Labor Day gathering on May 1, 2014, remain in prison. Jafaar Azimzadeh, president of the Free Workers Union of Iran, and Jamil Mohammadi, a member of the same organization, have been transferred to Evin’s Ward 209 for interrogations, according to […]
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Several Labor Activists Observing May Day Arrested In Iran
A number of labor activists have been detained in the Iranian capital as they gathered to observe International Workers’ Day on May 1. The activists were among dozens of workers who were aiming to stage a protest outside the Labor Ministry and also at another location, in western Tehran. Labor activist Davood Razavi told […]