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| Jafar Azimzadeh and Shapur Ahsanyrad-labor activists |
NCRI - Criminal justice regime in the Saveh summoned two labor
activists that named Jafar Azimzadeh and Shapur Ahsanyrad for retrial two months ago.
On Thursday, June 30, 2016 the mullahs’ regime was forced to finally back down and temporarily free Jafar Azimzadeh and unwavering political prisoner after 64 days of hunger strike, promising to reevaluate his case in a fair trial. After four months On 15th October 2016, the lawyer of the two labor activists announced that each of them was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment. News Agency of Iran regime Ilna reports each client was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment foe establishing the labor-related organizations and the free union of the Iranian workers. And each labor activist was additionally sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment for making propaganda against the regime as well. 
The lawyer of Jafar Azimzadeh said, the branch 101 of the Criminal Court 2 of Saveh is currently investigating another case for his clients due to charges such as disturbing the public opinions. These sentences have been issued while the Revolutionary Court sentenced Mr. Azimzadeh to 6 years of imprisonment and 2 years of deprivation from any cyberspace and media activities in March 2017.