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Tag: May Day
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The Latest on Neda Naji, the Last 2019 Labor Day Detainee
Iranian activist, Neda Naji, who was arrested during the Labor Day rally on 1 May 2019 is still in prison. Neda has been sentenced…
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MP insists May Day parade does not require permit
Tehran MP Alireza Mahjoub, who is also the head of Workers House, announced it will hold the May Day march and says, according to…
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Iranian workers march on May Day despite state resistance
ILNA reports that thousands participated in May Day demonstrations in Tehran and the International Workers Day was finally marked after “an eight year hiatus”…
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Thousands of Turkish police disrupt May Day gathering
Police clashed with demonstrators trying to mark May Day in Istanbul and kept them from gathering in Taksim Square. The International Workers Day gathering…
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Labour activists detained in run-up to May Day
A number of prominent labour activists have been arrested in Iran as May Day approaches. Ebrahim Madadi, the deputy head of the Tehran Bus…