Fearful of labor demonstrations and protests on the International
Workers’ Day, the clerical regime arrested a large number of workers.
Additionally, prior to this day, the mullahs’ intelligence had summoned a
number of workers and warned them of staging any protests or
participating in demonstrations.
On Thursday morning, May 1, workers of the urban bus system who had assembled in Tehran’s Azadi Square on the occasion of the workers’ day were attacked by regime’s suppressive forces and 23 of the workers were transferred to Evin Prison in a cage-type vehicle of the security forces after they had been battered and insulted. Ebrahim Madadi, Saeidi, Vahidei and Nematei are amongst those arrested.
On Thursday morning, May 1, workers of the urban bus system who had assembled in Tehran’s Azadi Square on the occasion of the workers’ day were attacked by regime’s suppressive forces and 23 of the workers were transferred to Evin Prison in a cage-type vehicle of the security forces after they had been battered and insulted. Ebrahim Madadi, Saeidi, Vahidei and Nematei are amongst those arrested.
Moreover, the clerical regime stationed a large number of suppressive
forces in front of the Ministry of Labour to thwart gathering of
workers. The security forces, plainclothes agents, and Basij hirelings
were controlling Azadi Avenue and its vicinity and even the alleys using
armored vehicles and motorcycle guards.
Despite these oppressive measures, around 1000 workers reached the Ministry of Labour, but they were prevented from assembling. Additionally, a number of the workers there were arrested by the suppressive forces.
Prior, at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, Jafar Azimzadeh and Jamil Mohammadi, two members of the board of directors of the Free Trade Union of Iranian Workers who had called for a rally in front of the Ministry of Labor, were apprehended in a raid on their homes by the intelligence agents.
Concurrently, the intelligence agents assaulted the home of Ms. Parvin Mohammadi, a labor activist, breaking the door to the house, but she was not at home at the time. She was arrested a few hours later in front of the Ministry of Labour. Jafar Azimzadeh, Jamil Mohammadi and Parvin Mohammadi are among the coordinators of a protest petition by 40,000 workers asking for raise in their wages. Rouhani’s government even prevented a workers’ day ceremony to be held by a mullah-fabricated organ called Khaneh Kargar (Worker’s House) and instead attempted to bring the workers to an assembly where Rouhani would appear. However, many workers refused to participate in this assembly and instead, by holding independent assemblies, expressed their wrath and abhorrence for the totality of this corrupt and criminal dictatorship.
Concurrent with the workers’ day, the shopkeepers of Lalezar Bazaar closed their shops for the second time this week to protest the 8% tax on added value of assets.
The solution is in the struggle and resistance and a hundred-fold battle against the usurpers of people’s sovereignty, the thieves of the toil of workers and peasants and the plunderers of the national wealth.
Despite these oppressive measures, around 1000 workers reached the Ministry of Labour, but they were prevented from assembling. Additionally, a number of the workers there were arrested by the suppressive forces.
Prior, at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, Jafar Azimzadeh and Jamil Mohammadi, two members of the board of directors of the Free Trade Union of Iranian Workers who had called for a rally in front of the Ministry of Labor, were apprehended in a raid on their homes by the intelligence agents.
Concurrently, the intelligence agents assaulted the home of Ms. Parvin Mohammadi, a labor activist, breaking the door to the house, but she was not at home at the time. She was arrested a few hours later in front of the Ministry of Labour. Jafar Azimzadeh, Jamil Mohammadi and Parvin Mohammadi are among the coordinators of a protest petition by 40,000 workers asking for raise in their wages. Rouhani’s government even prevented a workers’ day ceremony to be held by a mullah-fabricated organ called Khaneh Kargar (Worker’s House) and instead attempted to bring the workers to an assembly where Rouhani would appear. However, many workers refused to participate in this assembly and instead, by holding independent assemblies, expressed their wrath and abhorrence for the totality of this corrupt and criminal dictatorship.
Concurrent with the workers’ day, the shopkeepers of Lalezar Bazaar closed their shops for the second time this week to protest the 8% tax on added value of assets.
The solution is in the struggle and resistance and a hundred-fold battle against the usurpers of people’s sovereignty, the thieves of the toil of workers and peasants and the plunderers of the national wealth.
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