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MAR242013 Iran: another worker arrested as persecution of labour activists intensifies<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/2013/03/24/iran-another-worker-arrested-as-persecution-of-labour-activists-intensifies/> Politics <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/category/politics/> by Maryam Namazie<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/author/maryamnamazie/> [image: iran-two-more-labour-activists-flogged]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/03/iran-two-more-labour-activists-flogged.jpg>Following the recent arrest of six labour activists in the city of Sanandaj in the west of Iran, another worker by the name of Ghaleb Hosseini (pictured on right), a member of the Co-ordinating Committee to Help Form Workers Organisations, was arrested on 19 March. The activists arrested earlier in the month are Vafa Ghaderi, Seyed Khaled Hosseini, Ali Azadi, Behzad Farajollahi, Hamed Mahmoud Nejad and Sharif Saed Panah. The first five activists are also members of the Co-ordinating Committee to Help Form Workers Organisations, and were arrested on 7 March. Sharif Saed Panah is an executive member of the Free Union of Iranian Workers and an organiser of the 30,000-signature pay-rise campaign. He was arrested on 10 March. All these activists are being held purely for their union activities, and must be released immediately and unconditionally. Arbitrary arrests and detention, long prison terms following fabricated trials, torture and abuse, denial of medical care, threatening the families of the detainees, imposition of extortionate bails, and so on, are part and parcel of a programme of persistent persecution which the Islamic regime in Iran practises against workers demanding their rights and attempting to organise. Meanwhile, families of the detained workers have continued their protest gatherings outside the Intelligence Ministry building in the city of Sanandaj. Only forceful protests in Iran and internationally can put an end to this flagrant denial of worker rights and persecution of labour activists. Free Them Now! <http://free-them-now.blogspot.co.uk/>calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all jailed workers and all political prisoners in Iran. ------------------ Fear for the life of jailed Iranian labour activist Mohammad Jarahi<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/2013/03/24/fear-for-the-life-of-jailed-iranian-labour-activist-mohammad-jarahi/> Politics <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/category/politics/> by Maryam Namazie<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/author/maryamnamazie/> [image: mohammad jarahi]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/03/mohammad-jarahi.jpg>There are growing fears for the life of imprisoned labour activist Mohammad Jarahi, who is now known to be suffering from thyroid cancer. Jarahi, who is a member of the Committee to Pursue the Establishment of Workers Organisations, was arrested last June and sentenced to five years in prison. He is now in the second year of his sentence. Jarahi underwent surgery on 16th February this year. However, the results of the tests following the operation show that he has thyroid cancer. According to his doctors, Jarahi should begin his treatment as soon as possible. Despite the efforts of his family for him to be referred for immediate medical treatment outside prison, Jarahi continues to be jailed. * * * Mohammad Jarahi is in prison purely for his union activities. He should not be in jail, and should be able to receive urgent medical care and treatment outside prison. Free Them Now! <http://free-them-now.blogspot.co.uk/> calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Mohammad Jarahi. 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Most likely her family have kidnapped her and taken her to an unknown location, (earlier reports mentioned a psychiatric hospital). Whats clear is that they have removed all forms of communication from her so that she can no longer be reached. Filmmaker Caroline Fourest says: One of the people who kidnapped Amina has been boasting that they did it for her own good. It is unclear though whether she has been hospitalised or held somewhere else. Her phone has been taken from her and communication with her has stopped so we are no longer in contact with her. We anxiously await news about her safety and situation and warn those who are holding her not to hurt her and to release her immediately. There is nothing wrong with Amina; it is society, the lack of womens rights, the second class citizenship of women, the debased view of womens bodies, the vile concept of honour and religious morality, misogyny and Islamism and its Sharia law that are wrong. In fact Aminas is the voice of sanity, reason, protest and resistance. She represents us all and we will not stop until she is safe and free. Release Amina, and prosecute those who have threatened and kidnapped her. April 4 is the international day to defend Amina<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/2013/03/21/4-april-2013-international-day-to-defend-amina-she-represents-us/>. On this day, Lets Breast Them! [image: femen2]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/03/femen1.jpg> On 4 April and beyond, groups and individuals can join in by highlighting her case, posting topless photos of themselves and their activism on social media sites, signing a petition<http://www.change.org/petitions/petitioning-tunisian-government-amina-must-be-safe>, Tweeting #Amina, writing letters in her defence, and more. The petition<http://www.change.org/petitions/petitioning-tunisian-government-amina-must-be-safe> now has nearly 25,000 signatures; lets make it 50,000 in the next few days. Here are some actions that have already taken place: Kiki Brill from Norway made a badge <http://www.picbadges.com/femen-amina-tunisia-my-body-belongs-to-me/3113372/?fb_action_ids=10151146862512614&fb_action_types=picbadges%3Apost&fb_source=other_multiline&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=viral>for Amina. Women have started posting topless photos: [image: femen1]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/03/femen1.jpg> [image: femen3]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/03/femen3.jpg>[image: femen4] <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/03/femen4.jpg> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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