Sugarcane workers’ representatives are released on bail

  

November 15, 2007- According to a report by the Committee in Defense of Mahmoud Salehi, the two representatives of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Factory have now been released on 10 million toman (about $10,000) bail for each. Mr. Ghorban Alipour was released on November 15th and Mohammad Heydari Mehr was released on November 14th. These labour activists have been charged with “acting against national security”, “acting against the establishment” and “conducting interviews with foreign radios and media”.