Sugarcane workers’ representatives are released on bail

November 15, 2007- According to a report by the Committee in Defense of Mahmoud Salehi, the two representatives of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Factory have now been released on 10 million toman (about $10,000) bail for each. Mr. Ghorban Alipour was released on November 15^th and Mohammad Heydari Mehr was released on November 14^th. These labour activists have been charged with “acting against national security”, “acting against the establishment” and “conducting interviews with foreign radios and media”.