Azam Khezri Javadi, one of the detainees on International Labor Day, was sentenced to prison and flogging.
Azam Khozri Javadi, a member of the Free Workers Union of Iran, was sentenced to seven years in prison and 74 lashes by the Revolutionary Court.
The Telegram channel of the Free Workers Union of Iran reported on Monday, August 19, that Azam (Nasrin) Khozri Javadi, a member of the Free Workers Union and one of the detainees on International Workers' Day, has been sentenced to a total of seven years in prison and 74 lashes by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court on charges of "gathering and colluding to act against national security," "propaganda against the system," and "disturbing public order."
The court hearing to hear Ms. Khazri Javadi's charges was held on August 5 of this year, and based on the verdict, this labor activist was also sentenced to additional sentences such as "deprivation of the use of a smartphone and similar items" and "prohibition of membership in political and social parties, groups, and organizations."
This labor activist, retired medical equipment worker, and retired social security worker was arrested on Wednesday, May 1, during an International Workers' Day rally in front of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. On Wednesday, June 29, after 29 days of detention, he was temporarily released from Qarchak Prison in Varamin on bail pending the completion of the trial.
Following the arrest of a group of citizens and civil society activists on International Labor Day, the US State Department's Persian Twitter account criticized the arrest of Iranian labor activists on International Labor Day in a message.
The US State Department has said that the Islamic Republic regime could have paid the salaries of workers in Iran with the money it has spent in Syria.
Source: Voice of America
