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NEWS & LETTERS, February-March 2006Tehran strikers jailedThe Iranian bus drivers’ strike on Dec. 25 paralyzed Tehran. It was called to protest the Dec. 22 arrest of several leaders of the bus drivers union, Sherkat Vahed. The drivers went back to work after Tehran’s mayor Ghalibaf promised to release their leaders. On Jan. 7, they continued to press for their demands by driving with their headlights on during the day. As of Jan. 8, union leader Mansour Osanlou has not been released. In addition, three other union activists have been arrested following the action on Jan. 7. Other labor activists had already been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to five years for holding a May Day gathering on May 1, 2004 at the Children’s Park in the city of Saqiz. Among the sentenced activists are Mahmud Salehi, the spokesman for the Coordinating Committee for the Creation of a Workers’ Organization, and Mohsen Hakimi, the translator of Georg Lukacs’ THE YOUNG HEGEL. For more information go to http://www.komiteyehamahangi.com --Sheila Sahar |
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