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Radiofarda – Five labor and civil rights activists detained by the Iranian security forces have been released, the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (SWTSBC) announced on December 11, hours after reporting their detainment.
SWTSBC members Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeidi were detained in Tehran on the night of December 10, along with civil rights activists Amir-Abbas Azarmvand, Roham Yeganeh, and Kayvan Mohtadi and taken to an unknown location.
It is not yet clear why they were arrested.
Shahabi, SWTSBC treasure and a veteran labor rights activist, was arrested and sentenced to five years in 2010 on charges of actions against national security, a routine yet ambiguous claim that Iranian courts use to condemn whoever the establishment decides is a dissident.
Under international pressure, Shahabi was released last March.
Meanwhile, workers at the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) continued their strike for the 24th consecutive day under the banner of “Humiliation, Never!”, the Free Trade Union of Iranian Workers reported on it its Telegram account.
