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NCRI – International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) General Secretary Sharan Burrow, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Reza Shahabi, a member of the board of directors of Iran\u2019s Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (UWTSBC).<\/p>\n
Burrow, while referring to what she has described as years of torture and inappropriate treatment of Shahabi behind bars, reiterated, \u201c[Reza] the labor rights activist was on medical furlough but Tehran\u2019s prosecutor-general refused to extend his parole.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the letter, written to Iran regime’s President Hassan Rouhani, Reza Shahabi was forced to return to the Rajai Shahr (Gohardasht) prison in Karaj, where he found that the time he spent on medical leave was considered as \u201cabsence\u201d and his jail term has been extended for another 968 days.<\/p>\n
In a statement published on August 12, UWTSBC condemned Shahabi\u2019s extended prison term.<\/p>\n
ITUC Secretary-General also wrote that Mr. Shahabi joined the hunger strike that was already started in Rajaii Shahr prison in protest to the \u201cinhumane condition\u201d of the prison.<\/p>\n
Sharan Burrow noted that imprisonment of Reza Shahabi is in contradiction with Iran’s international obligations.
\n\u201cKeeping Reza Shahabi behind bars is against Iran\u2019s international commitments, which prohibit detaining labor activists who are peacefully campaigning for workers\u2019 rights\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a statement expressing their deep concern about the imprisonment of Reza Shahabi.<\/p>\n
Also, five labour union syndicates in France condemned Reza Shahabi’s arrest called for his immediate release.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International has expressed concern about the health condition of Mr. Shahabi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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