27 August
The ITF condemns the detention in Evin Prison of Iranian journalist Ali Reza Saghafi. According to information received by the ITF, Ali Reza Saghafi presented himself to the Saba Street office of the judicial authorities in Tehran on August 26 at 11:00 after being told to report to the authorities. He then effectively disappeared and his family were left without any information about where he was and what had happened to him until today. (ITF Press Release >>)
20 July
ITF affiliates in Turkey organise a rally and a joint press conference in front of the Iranian Embassy in Ankara at 12:00 to demand the release of Mansour Osanloo and to highlight that union rights should be respected in Iran and in Turkey. 100 union activists from BTS, TUMTIS, HAVA-IS and DADDER marched to the Embassy, where a black wreath was laid.
10 July
On the anniversary of the violent arrest of Mansour Osanloo the ITF, ITUC and Amnesty International release a statement demanding the release of Osanloo and calling for solidarity with all Iranian workers.
(ITF Press Release >>)
9 July
The ITF receives a report that Osanloo may have been diverted from a pre-arranged hospital appointment and instead taken to court for a further arraignment.
24 June
Gholamreza Gholamhosseini, a member of the Vahed Syndicate Executive Board, is arrested by police in Tehran while visiting Shirodi Stadium, where an event to mark Iran's Women's Day was taking place. He is sent to Evin Prison the following day.
(ITF News Online story >>)
18 June
Osanloo is transferred from Labafinejad hospital to a medical centre in Evin prison.
The first Founders Board of the Syndicate of the Workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane is established. The Vahed Syndicate sends a message of solidarity to the workers
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16 June
Javanmir Moradi and Taha Azadi are released on bail after 47 days imprisonment. They are members of the Executive Board of the Iranian Workers Free Trade Union who were arrested on 1 May in Asaluyeh city in Southern Iran for participating in May Day activities.
11 June
In a speech to the plenary session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO (International Labour Organisation) in Geneva, ITF General Secretary David Cockroft highlights the continued lack of freedom of association in Iran and in particular the case of Mansour Osanloo.
(ITF Press Release >>)
6 June
Members of the Romanian Seafarers Free Union and Port Workers Federation take part in a solidarity meeting at 10h00 in Constanta Port. Activists demand social rights for trade unions in Iran and the immediate release of Mansour Osanloo. A letter of protest is sent to the Iranian Embassy in Bucharest.
31 May
Osanloo receives his third eye surgery in Tehran. According to reports, Osanloo is taken to hospital in handcuffs and after his operation is watched over by four guards, one of whom is armed.
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