Two labour activists in Kurdistan were recently arrested for the 'crime' of defending workers' rights, attending workers' meetings and not caving in to the Iranian regime's threats. Pedram Nasrollahi and Farzad Ahmadi have the support of dozens of workers in Sanandaj and other parts of Iranian Kurdistan. [Updated list of supporters: 30 Nov.]
Pedram Nasrollahi
Farzad Ahmadi
Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network defends the rights of these activists to carry on their struggle for basic labour rights and calls for their immediate and unconditional release.
An injury to one is an injury to all!
Free all political prisoners in Iran!
Iranian Workers’ Solidarity Network
23 November 2009
Please send you messages of support and solidarity to iranwsn@fastmail.fm.
Messages received on 23 and 24 November:
Spain
- TOHIL DELGADO, secretario general del Sindicato de Estudiantes
- JUAN IGNACIO RAMOS, Presidente de la Fundación Federico Engels
- JORDI ROSICH, Comité de Redacción de El Militante
- MIRIAM MUNICIO, Campaña Internacional de Solidaridad de Manos Fuera de Venezuela (España)
- XAQUÍN GARCÍA SINDE, Comisión Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol, miembro del Consejo de la Federación Minerometalúrgica de Galicia
- JAVIER LOSADA MARTÍNEZ, Comisión Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol, miembro del Consejo de la Unión Comarcal de Ferrol.
- CARMEN SIXTO BECEIRO, Comisión Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol
- VICENTE FERRER CASAL, Comisión Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol
- JORGE PORTO, delegado CCOO Grupo INDITEX, Ferrol
- FRANCISCO FUNCASTA, delegado CCOO Grupo INDITEX, Ferrol
- DAVID BERNARDO NEVADO, vicepresidente Comité de Empresa Hotel Puente Romano (Marbella), CCOO
- SANTIAGO JIMÉNEZ, secretario general unión local CCOO Villaverde del Río (Sevilla) y miembro de IU
- MIGUEL MANZANARES, secretario general sección sindical UGT de empresa de aguas- Torremolinos (Málaga)
- ANDRÉS DE LAS HERAS FERNÁNDEZ, Comisión Ejecutiva Unión Provincial Guadalajara CC.OO
- JOSE MARIA GIL, presidente Comité de Empresa Progalsa y Comisión Ejecutiva Unión Provincial Guadalajara, CCOO
- CARLOS PINEDA, presidente Comité de Empresa ECO Guadalajara, CCOO
- JOSÉ MARÍA GARCÍA, Comisión Ejecutiva Provincial Guadalajara, UGT
- LLUIS PERARNAU REYES, delegado UGT Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
- JOSE HERNÁNDEZ GARRIDO, secretario general Sección Sindical CC.OO. Auditorio Nacional, Madrid
- AGUSTÍN PLAZA, secretario general FIA-UGT Álava
- DANIEL COTS MARTIN, afiliado MCA-UGT, Cornellá de Llobregat (Barcelona)
- ROSA ÁLVAREZ ANDRÉS, afiliada MCA-UGT, Cornellá de Llobregat (Barcelona)
- MIGUEL QUEIPO SALVANDE, Comité de Empresa Marineda Motor SEAT (A Coruña), CCOO
- DAVID CASTELO, Comité de Empresa Supermercados Claudio (A Coruña), CCOO
- NIEVES CANALEJO LOPÉZ, afiliada Confederación Intersindical Galega (CIG), A Coruña
- ALBERTO IPARRAGUIRRE, afiliado CIG, A Coruña
- ANTONIO DAMIÁN MELLADO, Junta Personal Administración del Estado en Barcelona, CCOO
- JAIME VÁZQUEZ, delegado sindical UGT-Transporte, Madrid
- ISIDORO HERRERO, delegado Sindical UGT-Transporte, Madrid
- JESÚS DIAZ DE DURANA, liberado sindical UGT Álava
- GINÉS PÉREZ ABELLÁN, delegado sindical UGT en Galvisa, Álava
- DOMINGO LORENZO CASAS, liberado sindical UGT, Álava
- ELOY VAL DEL OLMO, afiliado UGT, Álava
- ENRIQUE ALEJANDRE TORIJA, delegado sección sindical CAMF-IMSERSO CCOO, Guadalajara
- MARISA SÁNCHEZ, afiliada CCOO Sanidad Guadalajara
- JESUS GARCÍA, delegado CCOO FCC Logística (Nave de Carrefour), Alovera (Guadalajara)
- MIGUEL ANGEL DEL BARRIO, afiliado FeS-UGT, Madrid
- MIGUEL MICHITORENA, afiliado FeS-UGT, Madrid
- JUAN JESÚS CARRASCO, afiliado CCOO - Hostelería, Málaga
- PILAR ÚBEDA FERNÁNDEZ, ex–presidenta Comité de Empresa Telefónica Móviles España por CCOO
- BEATRIZ DE DIEGO ALLENDE, delegada sindical CC.OO. en Sector Limpieza, Madrid
- BRAIS FERNÁNDEZ MATUTE, afiliado CIG, Vigo
- ANDREU BARBER RODRÍGEZ , afiliado FeS-UGT, Valencia
- HILARIO GIL, delegado Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Enseñanza (STE-CLM), Guadalajara
- JOSÉ R. RICO, afiliado CCOO, Navantia-Ferrol
- CRISTINA SERANTES, afiliada FECOHT-CCOO, Ferrol
- DAVID PARRILLA, afiliado FSAP-CCOO Toledo
- JOSÉ ANTONIO CABRERA, afiliado SOC (Sindicato de Obreros del Campo), miembro del Consejo Local de Izquierda Unidad en Arahal (Sevilla)
- XOSÉ LORENZO PUIME, afiliado a la FM CCOO, Tarragona.
- CARLOS ROSICH MONTAGUT, afiliado CCOO, Reus.
- NICASIO MALDE FERNÁNDEZ, Vicepresidente del Comité de Empresa de Maymo SA, por CCOO.
- DIEGO GONZÁLEZ, afiliado de CCOO, Tarragona
- Ángel Malde Calvo, afiliado a la FM de CCOO, Tarragona
- JORDI AGUADÉ TORREL, Presidente del Comité de Empresa de CCI por UGT.
- MANUEL VIDAL PINEDA, Delegado de la SS de CGT en EMTE Service
- JUAN MANUEL CARRILLO, Secretario de Organización de la SS de CGT en EMTE Service
- JHON LOSILLA PHILIPS, Portavoz del Sindicat d´Estudiants de Tarragona y afiliado a CCOO.
Messages received on 25 November:
Britain
- Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists.
- Jerry Hicks, left candidate for general secretary of UNITE
- John McDonnell MP
- Steve Kelly, secretary London UNITE construction branch
- Ray McHale, member of nation APF of UNISON
- Mark Turner, member of APF of UNISON and branch secretary of Cardiff County
- Rob Sewell, Chairman NUJ, Central London Branch
- Ron Graves, Secretary UNISON E Anglia Health branch
- Rob Walsh, member of the Labour Representation Committee, UNITE and Ealing North CLP.
- Gray Allen, branch secretary Falkirk UNISON
- Dan Morley, Shop Steward UNISON, Sutton
- Steve Jones, treasurer London Central NUJ
- Sylvia Courtnage, branch official, book branch NUJ
- Rachael Heemskerk, PCS regional committee
- Darral Cousins, Coventry Trades Council and UCU
- Luke Wilson, UNITE and Leeds Trades Council
- Mike Jones, PCS regional organiser
- Lisa Woods, PCS organiser
- Will Roche, branch secretary Post productions and facilities BECTU
- Andy Blake, branch secretary No 7 London CWU
- Bob Edwards, Harlow Trades Council
- Rick Grogan, London Underground rep, RMT
- Steve Headley, London secretary RMT
- Mel MacDonald, BECTU, post production and facilities committee
- Jo Pickard, executive committee of London School Students Union
- Rachael Gibbs, executive committee of Edinburgh School students Union
- Kevin Robins, UNITE regional organiser
- Jim Brookshaw, shop steward UNISON, Cardiff
- Rick Fricker, branch committee USDAW, Southampton
- Mick Gaskell, UNITE organiser, construction
- Matt Wells, PCS lay official and LRC national Committee
- Nigel Pearce, UNISON steward, Wakefield
- Steve Brown, LRC national committee and UNISON
- Mary Hanson, branch organiser CWU Central London
Messages received on 26 November:
Brazil
- Severino A. do Nascimento, Cut/Nacional
- Arlindo Belo da Silva,, Confederação Nacional de Químicos- CNQ/CUT
- Ricardo Morais, Sindicato Quimicos/PE
- Josenildo Vieira de Mello, CUT/PE
- Maria de Lourdes de Souza - Confederação Nacional Trabalhadores Municipais -CONFETAM/CUT
- Maria Luciene Cordeiro, Sindicato Professores Municipais PE
- José Roberto Gomes, Sindicato Professores Municipais PE
- Ana Lúcia da Silva, Sismmi/PE
- Mirian Neide da Silva, Sinteepe/PE
- José Marcos de Souza,Sindiquímica/PE
- José Vanilson, Sind. Comerciários/PR
- Roque José Ferreira, Sindicato Ferroviários/ Bauru/SP.
Messages received on 27 November:
Switzerland
- Jonas Gerber, Unia - Union of the whole private sector, regional comitee member
- Daniel Flückiger, Unia, local secretary or organizer
- Florian Eschmann, member Unia
- Achim Hahn, member Unia
- Anna Meister, member Unia
- Magnus Meister, member Unia
- Moritz Fischer, member Unia
- Olivia Eschmann, member Unia
- Samuel Haffner, member Unia
- Matthias Gränicher, member Unia.
Poland
- Bojan Stanislawski, vice-editor in chief of the "New Popular Weekly" trade union magazine
- Wojciech Figiel, editor of the "New Popular Weekly" trade union magazine
- Piotr Zawrotniak, Lublin Provincial Secretary of the Democratic Left Alliance.
Messages received on 29 November:
Denmark
- Kim Molbech, shop steward in 3F
- Jonas Foldager, member the Metal Workers Union
- Lasse Bertelsen, member of the union board at SBM, and the Painters union
Messages received on 30 November:
USA
- Graeme Anfinson, BCTGM (AFL-CIO) Local 22, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN.
- Tom Trottier, Organization of Staff Analysts, New York, NY.
- Alfredo Pena, AFSCME Local 154 [retired], New York, NY.
- August Scott, AFSCME Local 154 Local 1503 [retired], New York, NY.
- Nikhil Kothegal, AFT Local 420, Jobs With Justice delegate, St. Louis, MO.
- Paul Poposky, MNEA, St. Louis, MO.
- Bill McClintock, UAW Local 571, Groton, CT.