Mahmoud Salehi Released!

international | worker & community struggles and protests | news report Monday April 07, 2008 16:40 by pat c - Hands Off the People of Iran

The Committee in Defense of Mahmoud Salehi, have reported that Mahmoud Salehi, one of the most courageous labour leaders in Iran, was finally released on, Sunday, April 6, 2008 from the City of Sanandaj‘s central prison, where he had finished one-year jail term for his labour activities on March 23, 2008, but the authorities had refused to release him until today.

He was released on a 40 million toman ($40000) bail, a court in Sanandaj had issued a temporary arrest order for Mr. Salehi on March 17, 2008. Charges include outside prison contact by expressing solidarity with his supporters and the students while in jail.

International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran said: Congratulation and many thanks to all labour, progressive and human rights’ organizations and activists who have supported Salehi and called for his freedom and that of other jailed labour activists.

Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network andWorkers' Action Committee (Iran) said: We take this opportunity to thank all those organisations and individuals who have been involved in the various campaigns working towards his release. Our work, however, is not finished. The court should pay back Mahmoud's bail - as his only 'crime' was organising a May Day rally in Saghez! We also need to carry on the struggle for the release of all trade unionists and labour activists in Iran!

More updates to follow soon.

For more information:

Committee in Defense of Mahmoud Salehi: http://mahmodsalehi.blogfa.com

International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI)
info@workers-iran.org or alliance@workers-iran.org.
http://www.workers-iran.org

Iranian Workers' Solidarity Networki
ranwsn@fastmail.fm
http://www.iwsn.org/

Workers' Action Committee (Iran)
pishroo@fastmail.fm
http://kargari.blogfa.com/

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