Archive for the ‘Human rights’ Category

Only hours to save Iranian unionist Farzad Kamangar

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008


www.ei-ie.org/<br /> savefarzadUrgent campaign action

Farzad Kamangar is an Iranian teacher, unionist and human rights activist, charged by the Revolutionary Court of Iran with being a terrorist (through alleged links to the PKK) and sentenced to death on no convincing evidence.

The international teachers’ union federation, Education International, has learned that Farzad has been taken from his political prisoner’s cell in Evin prison (where he has been tortured and denied medical treatment)  today in preparation for execution by hanging. He may be executed in the next few hours - it is already afternoon in Iran. (more…)

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Left hanging

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The labour movement in Zimbabwe is being kept silent for yet another critical month, as Zimbabwean Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders Wellington Chibebe and Lovemore Matombo turned up in court to face charges of “speading falsehoods prejudicial to the state”, only to find the prosecutor had again not turned up for the trial.

The human-rights infringing bail conditions of no public appearances for Wellington and Lovemore remain in force now until a new trial date of 17 September - no doubt strengthening Mugabe’s hand by keeping the ZCTU out of public opinion on the current power-sharing talks. (more…)

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Swaziland and Zimbabwe: dark days for trade unionists

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

As Zimbabwe prepares to put its union leadership on trial for criticising the government’s violent excesses, a similar story is unfolding in neighbouring Swaziland. Jan Sithole, Secretary General of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU), was arrested on Friday, after 30 armed police stormed his house in the early hours of the morning. (more…)

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