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Reza Shahabi ( fa, رضا شهابی, also known as Reza Shahabi Zakaria) is an Iranian
Amnesty International 9 May 2012 On 14 April 2012 was sentenced to six years imprisonment by Branch 15 of the
According to the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other rights groups Shahabi’s state of health has deteriorated in custody, but prison authorities have not granted him appropriate medical treatment.IRAN: Trade unionist Reza Shahabi sentenced to six years of prison
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) 19 April 2012 One source told the FIDH, "doctors told him after an MRI that some of the vertebra in his neck have deteriorated and are in need of surgery followed by six months of complete rest, and that without hospitalization his left side might become paralyzed ... On January 31, 2012, he was transferred to hospital for surgery, but was returned to prison later without an operation, because of the high risks." On 22 November 2011 he went on a hunger strike in protest of the Evin Prison authorities’ lack of medical treatment and attention to his illness. According to Amnesty International this was one of "numerous hunger strikes" in protest at the conditions in which he is held. Since around February 2012, he has complained that one side of his body was numb. However, it was not until 30 April that the prison authorities took him to hospital. A Reza Shahabi Defence Committee has been created to work for his release.Reza Shahabi sentenced to six years imprisonment and torture and five years of silence
International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) Amnesty International designated Shahabi a prisoner of conscience, "convicted solely for his peaceful trade union work", and called for his immediate and unconditional release.
Reza Shahabi ( fa, رضا شهابی, also known as Reza Shahabi Zakaria) is an Iranian trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
ist who has been imprisoned on political charges since June 2010.
Reza Shahabi is, or was, the treasurer of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company labor union in Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
, Iran's capital. He has been detained in Evin Prison since June 2010.Document - Iran: Trade unionist given six-year prison sentence: Reza ShahabiAmnesty International 9 May 2012 On 14 April 2012 was sentenced to six years imprisonment by Branch 15 of the
Islamic Revolutionary Court
Islamic Revolutionary Court (also Revolutionary Tribunal, ''Dadgahha-e Enqelab''Bakhash, Shaul, ''Reign of the Ayatollahs'', Basic Books, 1984, p.59-61) (Persian language, Persian: دادگاه انقلاب اسلامی) is a special system of cour ...
of Tehran—five years for "gathering and colluding against state security", and one year for "spreading propaganda against the system". He was also fined 70 million rial (US$5,700) and banned from all trade unionist activities for five years. According to his lawyer, the prosecution is seeking to bring a fresh charge of Moharebeh
In Islamic law, ''hirabah'' is a legal category that comprises highway robbery (traditionally understood as aggravated robbery or grand larceny, unlike theft, which has a different punishment), rape, and terrorism. Ḥirābah ( ar, حرابة) is ...
("enmity against God") for alleged contact with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran
The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) ( fa, سازمان مجاهدين خلق ايران, sâzmân-e mojâhedīn-e khalq-e īrân), is an Iranian pol ...
(PMOI), a banned opposition organization advocating the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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According to the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other rights groups Shahabi’s state of health has deteriorated in custody, but prison authorities have not granted him appropriate medical treatment.IRAN: Trade unionist Reza Shahabi sentenced to six years of prisonInternational Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) 19 April 2012 One source told the FIDH, "doctors told him after an MRI that some of the vertebra in his neck have deteriorated and are in need of surgery followed by six months of complete rest, and that without hospitalization his left side might become paralyzed ... On January 31, 2012, he was transferred to hospital for surgery, but was returned to prison later without an operation, because of the high risks." On 22 November 2011 he went on a hunger strike in protest of the Evin Prison authorities’ lack of medical treatment and attention to his illness. According to Amnesty International this was one of "numerous hunger strikes" in protest at the conditions in which he is held. Since around February 2012, he has complained that one side of his body was numb. However, it was not until 30 April that the prison authorities took him to hospital. A Reza Shahabi Defence Committee has been created to work for his release.
International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI)
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