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Iran: Protest intensified repression against labour activists - No to whippings and executions!

Repression against labour activists in Iran is intensifying. In recent weeks, there have been numerous cases of arrests and jailings. Most shocking perhaps was the sentencing of two women labour activists (Sousan Razani and Shiva Kheirabadi, pictured) to 15 lashes and four months in prison -- for the "crime" of participating in a May Day celebration.

Additional cases which concern us include:

Mr. Abdullah Khani, 40 lashes and 91 days in prison
Mr. Seyed Qaleb Hosseini, 50 lashes and 6 months in prison
Mr. Khaled Hosseini, 30 lashes and suspended prison sentence
Mr. Farzad Kamangar, a Kurdish teacher, sentenced to death
Mr. Afshin Shams, arrested
Mr. Mansour Osanloo, leader of Tehran's bus workers, in prison since July 2007

We call on the Iranian government to immediately release these prisoners and to cease all repression of labour activists.

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Your message will be sent to the following email addresses: info@leader.ir, mission.iran@ties.itu.int, dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir, info@workers-iran.org, info@judiciary.ir

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• Send an onlilne message to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad now to stop execution of Farzad Kamangar • More labour activists in jail and facing prosecution: Afshin Shams; Tayeb Molayee, Taha Azadi, Mohammad Jarahi and Mansour Osanloo • workers' struggles, news and updates, as of Nov. 14, 2008 • 4 labour activists sentenced to suspended imprisonment; Afshin Shams put on trial • Bus workers’ union wins social justice award, leader remains in jail • Growing Campaigns for Afshin Shams’ freedom! • Osanloo returned to prison because 'he talks' • Tehran bus workers’ union board member released from detention • Save Farzad: Your support is still urgently needed! • Human rights award for Osanloo and union • An interview with Mansour Osanloo • Gholamreza Gholamhosseini is still in prison! Osanloo transfered to Rajayee Shahr prison • Iran’s lashing sentences anger CUPE leaders • ITF condemns imprisonment of campaigning Iranian journalist • All Pakistan Trade Union Federation protests dead sentence against teacher, Farzad Kamangar

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Campaign launched: 14-Aug-2008