International Confederation of Free Trade Unions annual report on Iran

ICFTU Online: Repression and violence in Iran

Any protest against dismissals, wage arrears or attempts to carry out independent trade union activities in Iran remain highly perilous, as demonstrated by the four killings at the hands of the police and the dozens of arrests, accompanied in some instances by torture and raids.

Trade union leader Mahmoud Salehi, who had already been harassed by the authorities on several occasions, has once again been targeted along with six other union leaders and could face the death sentence if the charge of collaborating with a banned left-wing organisation is upheld.