November 11, 2015: Jafar Azimzadeh, head of Iran’s Free Trade Union, began his six-year prison sentence on Sunday at 10pm. Azimzadeh was convicted on charges of “propaganda activities against the regime” and “disrupting public order”.
In response to his imprisonment, several workers from Sanandaj, Karaj and Tehran protested in front of Evin Prison, where Azimzadeh is set to serve out his sentence. Find more about the protests and Azimzadeh’s activism here.
Earlier today, about 40,000 workers in Tehran protested in front of the Iranian Parliament. Their complaints included low salaries and poor working conditions. Recently there have been a greater and greater number of uprisings and …
In an effort to further damage US/Iran relations, and to slow the country’s modernization, the Iran Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade announced a unilateral import ban on all american products. The ban, announced by …
American Journalist Detained for 500+ Days December 13, 2015: Jason Rezaian, a US journalist currently being held by Iran, hit 500 days in captivity in a prison in Tehran last Thursday. The Washington Post released …
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