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Eleven Iranian Kurdish Workers Sentenced
To Prison, Lashes
6.8.2007
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The convicted workers were among those who
demonstrated on May 1
August 6, 2007
Iranian Kurdistan, -- August 6, 2007, -- A
court in Iran's Kurdistan Province has sentenced 11
workers each to three months in prison and 10
lashes, Radio Farda reported.
The workers were convicted on charges of disturbing
public order following their participation in a
protest on May 1, during which they called for
better working conditions and better wages.
The convicts have 20 days to appeal the sentence.
Radio Farda reports that in recent months, a number
of Iranian workers calling for better rights have
been harassed, detained, or jailed.
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graduate from the University of Tehran. This is due
primarily to the fact that PJAK is strongly
supportive of women's rights. PJAK believes that
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be on an equal level with men in leadership
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