Communist Students deplore the attempts by the Iranian regime to suppress independent worker activists such as the Haft Tapeh workers with accusations of ‘acting against national security’.
Ali Nejati, Feridoun Nikoufard, Mohammed Heydari Mehr, Ghorban Alipour and Jalil Ahmadi ‘s only crime is to act in defense of fellow sugar cane workers , many of whom were demonstrating in autumn 2008 with the slogan ‘we are hungry’.
We will work with our comrades in Hands Off of the People of Iran and its affiliated trade unionists to draw attention to the plight of these workers and we call for the immediate unconditional release of all labour activists.

Against imperialist war and sanctions on Iran! Against theocratic repression!

CS Executive