Hasan Mohammadi, activist member of Bus drivers union arrested

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzzi.

Based on published reports, Hasan Mohammadi, an activist member of the Bus drivers union was arrested at midnight on Monday, February 6th. The Islamic regimes security forces stormed Mohammadis' mothers house via the roof and breaking the door down arrested Mohammadi. The house was then surrounded by dozens of security forces for hours. Since December 22nd when the Tehran bus driver’s union members were arrested, Mohammadi had spent all his time contacting international media to report on the plight of his fellow union members. READ MORE

The latest reports show that the Assembly of Provisions of the Province, which is in charge of investigating the working conditions of more than 200 protesting activist workers, has not as of yet taken any action to evaluate the bus drivers’ concerns. As a result the hundreds of bus drivers who are on strike and are now even being incarcerated in Evin Prison for protesting, have gone on hunger strike. Many of the incarcerated workers are being held in ward 240 of said prison and are under interrogation and severe torture while others have been transferred to ward 209 of the criminal Ministry of Intelligence and Security.