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While the cruel giants of rising expenses, inflation, unemployment, usury, forestalling, brokery, bribery, chaos and incompetence, economic corruption, discrimination, and poverty continue to tear asunder the drained and weakened bodies of the majority of workers and toilers, retired people and those on fixed incomes, and the impoverished; While the poverty line has reached 2 million … Continue reading »

Iran, Tehran 02 Feb 2013 In a press release, the Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers’ Organisations condemned the continued detention of its members Mohammad Molanaei, Vahed Seyeddeh and Yousef Aab-kharabaat. These three labor activists were detained a month ago and charged with “participating in the Coordinating Committee’s general assembly” and participation in May 1st … Continue reading »

Iran, Tehran-Khuzestan: 30 January 2013 Five hundred of the 2000 sugar cane cutters who have gathered in protest outside the presidential palace in Tehran announced on Monday 28 January, the seventh day of their protest action, that they will continue their protest until their demands are met. This protest action is organized by the Shushtar … Continue reading »

Iran, Abadan, 27 Jan 2013: WPI reports from Abadan that the protesting workers arrested 2 days ago, when the security thugs of the Islamic regime attacked the gathering of workers laid off from the Abadan Refinery Construction Company, remain in jail. The protesting workers as promised continued their gathering on the 25th and 26th of … Continue reading »

اگر زنده هستيم٬ به همت شما است٬ به اعتراضات ادامه دهيد تا نتيجه نهايي! اين روزها زندان رجايي شهر بيش از هميشه بوي ماتم و غم دارد. امروز دو زنداني را به بهانه اينکه دادگاه دارند٬ با خود بردند٬ و ميدانستند اگر بگويند به سول انفرادي منتقل ميشوند٬ ممکنست در بين زندانيان شلوغ شود و … Continue reading »

SUMMARY On 13 January 2013, despite a misty, cold, and overcast day, tens of activists in Washington DC joined hand-in-hand across the political spectrum to demand a stop to the imminent executions of Zanyar and Loghman Moradi, and several others at risk of imminent execution. At 1:00pm in front of the offices of the Islamic … Continue reading »

Please join the tweetstorm to stop the execution of Zanya & Loghman Moradi! Wednesday 8 & 9 January at 3PM EST, 7PM London, 12PM PST, 8PM Berlin, 10:30PM Tehran. This post contains: A. Suggested tweets B. Directions and frequently-asked questions for the tweetstorm C. Brief background on the case of Zanyar & Loghman Moradi, 2 … Continue reading »

– URGENT ACTION – STOP THE EXECUTION OF ZANYAR & LOGHMAN MORADI IN IRAN Sunday 13 January 2013, 1pm 2209 Wisconsin Avenue NW – Washington DC NOT ONE MORE EXECUTION! * FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS NOW! Activists in Washington DC are organizing an urgent protest action on Sunday 13 January to demand a halt to … Continue reading »

To all the people of the world who are my age-mates: I despise thinking about my death; I do not want to take my life aspiration to the grave with me. My name is Zanyar Moradi. Currently, I am sitting in a death row cell, my prison cell in Karaj, Iran, and I want to … Continue reading »

The Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers’ Organizations: Mahmoud Salehi’s Open Letter to the Public Editor’s Note: Mahmoud Salehi is one of the most respected and well-known labor activists in Iran. As an activist in the Saqez bread unions and a central figure in May 1st organizing, he has been jailed many times for defending … Continue reading »

The Coordinating Committee to Form Workers’ Organisations (CCFWO) has been informed that the families of 5 labor activists and members of the Committee in Boukan who had intended to meet their detained loved ones were unable to do so. Pressed by detainees’ families to shed light on the circumstances of these arrests, regime officials maintained … Continue reading »

On 2 December 2012, Mission Free Iran together with Unity for Democracy and Justice in Iran implemented awareness-raising and protest actions in Washington DC against execution and political imprisonment in Iran as part of a unified international protest action (link) to demand an end to execution in Iran and worldwide. We began at 1pm at … Continue reading »

Once before, someone had asked why Mission Free Iran covers events from other countries, and recently someone claiming to be this-and-that even criticized us for covering events from the occupied Gaza, saying these issues  ”are not related to Iran”and we should concentrate “our efforts against the Islamic regime”! Our response was: The oppressed of Gaza, the marginalized in … Continue reading »

HRANA reports that the detainees in Ward 350 of Evin Prison, some of whom had spent a day with Sattar Beheshti, held his memorial in the ward on Saturday 10 November. As we have informed before, Sattar was held in that ward for one day before being moved back into the custody of the Islamic … Continue reading »

  سه‌شنبه ۶ نوامبر ۲۰۱۲ ریاست سازمان جهانی کار از : شاهرخ زمانی به : سازمان جهانی کار موضوع  : به زندانی کردن کارگران در ایران اعتراض کنید. ریاست سازمان جهانی کار تا کی سیاست سکوت و انتظار در مقابل سرکوب فعالیت های قانونی کارگران؟  من شاهرخ زمانی عضو سندیکای کارگران نقاش تهران به دلیل … Continue reading »

From: Shahrokh Zamani To: the International Labour Organization Subject: Protest against the imprisonment of workers in Iran Date: Nov. 6, 2012 To the Director-General of the ILO: [Farsi] How long will the policy of silence and passiveness towards the suppression of workers’ legal activities last? I, Shahrokh Zamani, member of the House-Painter Workers’ Union of … Continue reading »

Recent remarks by Saeed Mortezavi, the general director of Social Security Organizations (SSO), and news published in the media and news sites indicate that this [aforementioned] organization intends to bring changes to Social Security law based on age and background record with regard to retirement from normal as well as difficult and hazardous jobs, increases … Continue reading »

Sattar Beheshti was arrested on 30 October 2012 at his father’s home and as usual was taken to an unknown location. Yesterday, 6 November 2012, the Islamic regime’s police informed the Beheshti family that Sattar has “passed away”! Sattar was a Facebook user and a blogger. HRANA reports that the Islamic security authorities have shamelessly … Continue reading »

 Occupy Edmonton-Canada Demands Release of Zamani and Other Jailed Labor Activists  [Farsi, courtesy of http://www.kargaran.org November 3, 2012 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The Presidency, Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran By Email: dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir Mr. President Ahmadinejad: Re: Call for Release of Mr. Shahrokh Zamani and Other Jailed Trade Unionists Mr. Shahrokh Zamani, a … Continue reading »

[Farsi] Pedram Nasrollahi, a member of the Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers’ Organizations who was arrested by security forces on 8 March 2011 and jailed for 48 days before being released on bail of 70 million touman, was sentenced to 19 months in prison in the Court of Revision. He had been sentenced to … Continue reading »

Iran – Evin Prison, 1 November 2012. Human rights activist and political prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was finally sent to a hospital, and then returned to Evin Prison. Hossein, a known human rights activist who was on medical leave from jail during the recent earthquake in Azerbaijan, was arrested for volunteering to help the earthquake … Continue reading »

نامه رئیس شوراي اتحاديه كارگران ونكور به احمدی نژاد برای آزادی شاهرخ زمانی و سایر کارگران زندانی بدنبال فراخوان ما به کمپینی جهانی در پاسخ به نامه شاهرخ زماني از فعالین کارگری سرشناس از زندان و خواست آزادی فوری او و همه کارگران زندانی و نیز بدنبال تلاشهای مسعود ارژنگ از همكاران “كمپين براي آزادي … Continue reading »

A Letter from Joey Hartman, President of Vancouver & District Labour Council in Canada, Demanding Release of Mr. Shahrokh Zamani and Other Jailed  Labor Unionists [Farsi]   In response to efforts made by Mr. Masoud Arjang, the contact person of ”Campaign to Free Jailed Workers in Iran” and a member of Vancouver & District Labour … Continue reading »

Iran – Marivan, 1 November 2012. The Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers’ Organizations has reported today that workers of the Jihad Development Company, the contractor responsible for the construction of the Banir Dam located near Negel in Marivan (North West Iran), have gone on strike again, protesting against not being paid their delayed wages. … Continue reading »

Iran – Kamyaran, 1 November 2012. Workers of Tara Company, a contractor responsible for the irrigation of Bilvaar field, went on strike today. The contractor has not paid workers’ wages for the past 5 months. Striking workers gathered in protest outside the company’s building in the village of Baatmaan. HRANA reported that the protest action … Continue reading »

Iranian Independent Workers’ Union (IIWU): Report on massively scaled back production, closures and layoffs in industrial moulds (Iran Khodro), Mammut Diesel (SCANIA) and Jam-Saz vehicle light manufacturer The following report was published by IIWU (in Farsi) on 31 October 2012: A massive wave of closures, layoffs and increased pressures has slammed workers who have yet … Continue reading »

Iran – Bandar Imam, 31 October, 2012. Petrochemical workers went on strike today. This strike is in protest against undelivered promises, including the eradication of middle men and parasitic contractors. The striking workers have promised the government that if the promises are not fulfilled by the end of the coming holidays, this strike — which … Continue reading »

According to the news aired by official Islamic media, seasonal sugar cane cutters went on strike and gathered in front of the factory’s gate in protest against the mismanagement of their retirement insurance as well as their low wages. The striking workers’ representative has told the Islamic regime’s Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) that the … Continue reading »

Workers in the Factories of the Kaveh Industrial City Suffer Under the Cruel Rule of Scaled-Back Production, Closures, Layoffs and Unpaid Wages   The following report was published by the Iranian Independent Worker’s Union (IIWU) on 27 Oct. 2012 : Since the beginning of the current Iranian year, and in the aftermath of the recent months’ dramatic … Continue reading »

26 تشرين الاول 2012 الى جميع النقابات العمالية ومنظمات حقوق الانسان السيد شاروخ زماني هو عضو هيئة المتابعة لــ “شكلوا منظمات عمالية حرة في ايران” ونقابة الصباغين في طهران، الناشط المعروف والمحبوب طلب منا من خلال رسالة كتبت من احد سجون تبريز بمساعدته في ايصال صوته على صعيد العالم. اعتقل السيد زماني يوم 5 حزيران … Continue reading »

Iran – Ahwaz, 28 October 2012. Workers of the Ahwaz Sugar Factory have gathered outside the governor’s office in protest. 60 workers and their families are participating in this protest action. Workers demand their 18 months’ worth of unpaid wages and benefits. The ownership of Ahwaz Sugar factory, which has a 250 ton capacity, was … Continue reading »

Iran – Evin Prison, 27 October 2012. Zahra (Mahboubeh) Mansouri was detained and sent to the “Womens’ Ward” to complete her 2 year jail sentence. Zahra was arrested first on June 1st, 2011 and detained in Ward 209 for 2 months, and then released on bail. Zahra was then prosecuted on the usual charges of … Continue reading »

(Farsi version) (Arabic version) Date: 26 October 2012 To all trade unions and human rights organisations Mr. Shahrokh Zamani, a member of the Follow-Up Committee to Set Up Free Labour Organisations in Iran and the Painters’ Union of Tehran, is a popular and well-known labor activist who, through a letter written from prison in Tabriz, … Continue reading »

شاهرخ زمانی عضو کمیته پیگیری برای ایجاد تشکلهای کارگری و سندیکای کارگران نقاش تهران از فعالین کارگری محبوب و شناخته شده در شهر تبریز طی نامه ای از زندان رجایی شهر از ما خواسته است که صدای اعتراض او را به جهانیان برسانیم. شاهرخ زمانی در 4 ژوئن 2011 دستگیر و 11 سال حکم زندان … Continue reading »

Iran – Tehran 27 October 2012. Through protest actions held in central Tehran, 600 metal workers employed by the government working at Factories Number 1 and 2 forced their employer, the government, to yield to their justified demands and pay in full all 5 months of their delayed backwages. This is a fantastic new victory … Continue reading »

Khomeini once said – in preparation for the total and final eradication of what was left of the labour movement that put an end to Pahlavi’s dictatorship, and the social and economical demands prior to the dominance of the Islamic counter revolution – “Economy is for donkeys.” And ever since that time, Iranian workers in … Continue reading »

We reported earlier that on 13-14 October, 600 metal workers from Factories Number 1 and 2 had gathered in protest outside the Labor Ministry and the Tehran Governor’s office and demanded their unpaid wages for the past 5 months. On the 23rd of October, they were promised that a new management would be appointed by … Continue reading »

The Islamic regime’s security forces have shot and killed 6 Baluchi vendors. Those killed by the thugs of the Islamic regime of thieves and bandits were Shahdaad Salah-zehi, Zohri Sanjar-zehi, Esmaeyl Sanjar-zehi, Shanbeh Sanjar-zehi, Mohammad Sanjar-zehi and Mohammad Rahman Zehi. This attack on defenseless Baluchi petite merchants was carried out last week at night. Reported … Continue reading »

Iran-Shush, 25 Oct. 2012. The Iranian Workers’ Free Union reports that Mrs. Shahnaz Sagvand has been ordered to appear on Sunday 28 October 2012 in court to defend herself against the Islamic regime’s favorite charges: “activities against the security of the regime” and of course “false propaganda.” We previously reported that Ali Nejati was prosecuted … Continue reading »

Iran-Evin 25 Oct.2012: According to reports from Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh has been transferred to emergency care. Nasrin has been on hunger strike in protest against her situation in prison and pressures brought against her family, husband, and little daughter. Nasrin, a lawyer of 1st degree with a history of defending juveniles against Islamic prosecution, has … Continue reading »

Report from 20 October 2012 As we had reported earlier, Ali Nejati, a labor activist and board member of Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Syndicate, had been ordered to appear in court in Shoosh and face “charges” brought against him. In today’s court session, he was told that the charges against him are that he has … Continue reading »

After decades of fighting, and paying a heavy price for their struggle, the workers of Saaveh Rolled Tubes and Profile finally won their case and forced the authorities to classify the Saaveh workshops as hazardous. Between 2001 and 2003, Saaveh Rolled Tubes and Profiles reached its production capacity, allowing the factory to export 90 percent … Continue reading »

10 octobre 2012 marque le deuxième anniversaire de la date à laquelle Houtan Kian, l’avocat honorable et courageux pour Sakineh Ashtiani, a été arrêté, détenu et tenu sous la torture par le régime islamique en Iran. Il reste en détention et en mauvais état. Cette semaine, nous allons invitant tout le monde à prendre un … Continue reading »

This is the English translation of an open letter in Farsi by Iranian labor rights activist Parvin Mohammadi. Her original document appears on the website of the Iranian Workers Free Union. Parvin Mohammadi is one of the named organizers of the labor petition currently circulating in Iran which has gathered more than 20,000 signatures so … Continue reading »

۱۰ اکتبر ۲۰۱۲ دومین سالگرد دستگیری٬ بازداشت٬ شکنجه و زندانی شدن هوتن کیان٬ وکیل مدافع شریف و شجاع سکینه محمدی آشتیانی است.هوتن همچنان و تحت شرایطی غیر قابل تحمل زندانی است.طی این هفته ما خواهیم کوشید همگان را به امضاء کردن نامه زیر و ارسال آن به هیاتهای نمایندگی سازمان ملل متحد و اتحادیه اروپا … Continue reading »

October 10, 2012 is the second anniversary of the date on which Houtan Kian, honorable and courageous lawyer for Sakineh Ashtiani, was arrested, detained, and held under torture by the Islamic regime in Iran. He remains under detention and in poor condition. This week we will be urging everyone to take a moment to send … Continue reading »

I am Afshin Osanloo of the labor movement in Iran; I drive a transport truck between cities and am now in Gohardasht (Rajaei Shahr) prison in Iran. In the autumn of 2010, while resting in the dormitory for drivers in the passenger terminal, I was arrested by armed persons wearing casual clothing – not uniforms … Continue reading »

Women, Universities, and Revolution in Iran In the wake of the 2009 popular uprising in Iran, the Islamic Republic encountered a reality that it had worked for 32 years to eliminate – a reality which is in its nature contradictory to the Islamic regime and political Islam’s most dominant principal: Women as emancipated and equal … Continue reading »