Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Security forces in Tabriz arrested Azerbaijani activist Mohammad Abdolmohammad-Zadeh Namrour on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, and transferred him to an undisclosed location.
An informed source speculated to HRANA that Namrour, a manufacturer in the Tabriz shoe market, was arrested in anticipation of the shoe market’s upcoming strike. This connection has yet to be confirmed.
Urban bazaars across Iran are the site of increasingly frequent strikes among merchants fed up with the symptoms of the current recession, including an unstable currency exchange, rising prices, and inflation.
Tabriz is located in northwestern Iran.
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56 Prisoners Executed During 17 Days
HRANA News Agency – In a concerning statistical jump, in less than three weeks, more than 56 prisoners with different charges were hanged in 10 different cities of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in 17 days, 56 executions were registered in Shahrood, Gorgan, Uremia, Minab, Tabriz, Mashhad, Taybad, Nayriz, and Shiraz. Continue reading “56 Prisoners Executed During 17 Days”
A Number of Demonstrators Arrested in Tabriz
HRANA News Agency – Following the gathering of a group of citizens of Tabriz in protest to the published article in the “Tarhe No” newspaper, a number of protesters were arrested and transferred to an unknown location. Reports indicate the widespread presence of troops and anti-riot vehicles in the city.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a rally in protest against the published article in the “Tarhe No” newspaper was held on July 26 in Tabriz and at least 15 civilians have been arrested by the security forces or the police so far. Continue reading “A Number of Demonstrators Arrested in Tabriz”
Workers of Tractor Manufacturing Company on Strike in Tabriz
HRANA News Agency – The workers of Iranian Tractor Manufacturing Company whose headquarters are in Tabriz have been on strike since five days ago.During this time, all factory workshops have shut down while company and provincial officials continue to ignore workers’ demands and have threatened them with termination.
According to a report by Araz News, workers have requested full payment of outstanding productivity bonuses, increasing contract workers’ duration of employment, timely payment of social security disbursements, removal of difficult retirement requirements and full payment of wages for work performed.
Since earlier this year, the Iranian Tractor Manufacturing Company has been offering contract workers only monthly contracts whose duration is one month.Additionally, the company has failed to disburse social security payments to qualified workers, causing problems for a large number of employees.
31 Young Guests Arrested at a Birthday Party in Tabriz
HRANA News Agency – Iranian security forces raided a birthday party held at a traditional café in Tabriz and arrested 31 young men and women.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Sunday, October 30, 2011, security forces entered a café located at Azerbaijan intersection in Tabriz and arrested 16 female and 15 male guests.During the arrest, the police beat and battered the attendees before taking them into custody.
The detainees were first taken to Police Station 13 in Tabriz and then transferred to a detention center at Sayeb Street at 8:00pm.The prisoners were blindfolded and taken to the yard where they waited over two hours and beaten and battered again before being transferred.During this long wait, the detainees’ hands and feet were numb and pale in the freezing weather.
At the end, the prisoners were booked and then released on bail.
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Scattered reports of demonstrations in Tehran and several large cities on the first day of the Persian month Esfand.
Despite the presence of tens of thousands of police and security officers in high-traffic areas and main squares of Tehran protests scattered across this great city was held.
HRANA reporters, according to news organization Human Rights Activists in Iran, and critics looking for protesters to call for government policy to hold a demonstration on Sunday, holding the first Persian month Esfand suitable memorial to the victims streets of Tehran on February 25 and other cities , Esfehan, Shiraz, Rasht, Bokan, Marivan, Tabriz,Mashad, Sanandaj ,witnessed the presence of several other Iranian cities High numbers of security forces dispersed demonstrations in some cities has been