Another Detainee from ‘Workers’ Day’ March Sentenced to Prison, Lashing, and Exile

Syed Rasoul Talebmoghadam, a member of the United Company Workers’ Syndicate, has been sentenced to prison, lashing, and exile by a Revolutionary Court.

According to reports published on social media, Syed Rasoul Talebmoghadam, a driver for the United Company and member of the United Company Workers’ Syndicate, was sentenced by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Afshari, to two years in prison, 74 lashes, and two years of exile to the Afraiz region in Sedeh District of South Khorasan Province on charges of “propaganda activities against the system” and “disturbing public order.”

The hearing on this labor activist’s case was held on Wednesday, Mordad 23, and according to published information, the court’s ruling was based on reports from the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Ministry of Intelligence.

Two years of deprivation from using smartphones and prohibition of membership in parties, political groups, and social organizations are two additional sentences issued in the court’s ruling against Mr. Talebmoghadam.

Syed Rasoul Talebmoghadam was arrested by security forces in front of Parliament on International Workers’ Day (May 1st) and was later temporarily released from Ward 209 of Evin Prison on a bail of 280 million tomans pending the completion of legal proceedings.

Previously, Ishaq Rouhi, a labor activist from Sanandaj, who was arrested during International Workers’ Day (May 1st) in the city of Sanandaj, was sentenced to one year in prison by the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court on charges of “propaganda against the system.”

In recent months, following an escalation in labor protests, the Iranian government’s security crackdown on labor activists has intensified.

The U.S. State Department has repeatedly condemned violent treatment and widespread suppression of protesters, as well as continued and recurring violations of the rights of Iranian citizens, including workers, by the ruling regime, stating that the Islamic Republic regime could have paid the wages of workers in Iran with the expense it has incurred in Syria.

Source: Voice of America