Iran Labor Report, On January 3, Reza Rakhshan, the head of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Workers Syndicate, started his six-month jail sentence at Fajr Prison in the city of Dezful. He had turned himself in at the Shush prosecuter’s office that same day. Three unions in Iran have released a joint statement on the start of Reza Rakhshan’s jail sentence. The text of the statement is as follows:
Reza Rakhshan, the head of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Workers Syndicate, commenced his 6-month jail term given to him by the District 13 Court of Appeals on January 3.
While all charges against Rakhshan were dropped by a lower court, the subsequent motion by the prosecutor’s office resulted in a six month jail term at an upper court on charges of “propagating lies” and “disturbance of public peace”.
We condemn the sentence on the head of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Workers Syndicate and call for the repeal of all sentences against labor activists and for the release of all jailed workers.
Wishing the spread of peace and justice throughout the world;
Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Workers Syndicate
Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Workers Syndicate
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