Gholamreza Gholamhosseini is still in prison!

Osanloo transferred to Rajayee Shahr Prison!

Gholamreza Gholamhosseini was arrested 2 months ago. The Enghelab Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Court has asked a very high bail for his release. Up to this point, his family has not been able to come up with the money. Gholamreza was sacked for his activism in the Vahed workers’ syndicate. In spite of the decision by Labour Board Office- West of Tehran, to reinstate Mr. Gholamhosseine, the Vahed Bus Company authorities refused to give his job back. His efforts to contact the authorities led nowhere, so he decided to attend the ceremony of Women’s Day organized by the Tehran and Suburb Bus Company, Shekat-e-Vahed, in the Azadi Stadum. He knew that the Mayor of Tehran and the management of the bus company would be present at the event and he wanted to talk to them directly in order to get his job back. Upon his arrival in the stadium, he was arrested and was sent to the Evin prison.

The syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbsw Vahed Bus Company (Sherkat-e-Vahed), in a communiqué on August 24, 2008(www.syndicavahed.info), calls on all the workers’ right activists and Workers’ organizations to support the imprisoned workers until they are set free. Gholamreza Gholamhosseini must be released immediately and unconditionally!

The Vahed syndicate has also issued another news release in which they inform that Mansour Osanloo was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajayee Shahr Prison in city of Karaj near Tehran (it’s also called Gohardasht Prison), which is a very notorious jail, on August 25, 2008. Osanloo was supposed to be transferred to Labafi-nejad hospital for his eye treatment; instead they took him to the above jail.

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International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI)

Background Information: www.workers-iran.org