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\u00a0<\/strong>ITF statement in solidarity with truck drivers in Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n

The International Transport Workers\u2019 Federation, on behalf of the 20 million transport workers worldwide that our organisation represents, stands in full solidarity with the truck drivers<\/a> of Iran as they enter a tenth day of strikes. Truckers in Iran are taking mass action over low wages and rising expenses, as well as for workers\u2019 rights and road safety.\u00a0Qazvin-Rasht Highway, west of Tehran, 5\/31: Striking trucker drivers block non-striking drivers from passing thru<\/p>\n

White House Iran Strategy May Give Voice Back to the Iranian People<\/strong><\/p>\n

Generally speaking, this is the right approach, even though it has been largely avoided by previous presidents. By the time the Trump administrati<\/a>on took office, decades of damage had been done by Western leaders who were all too keen to cut a deal with the ayatollahs for the sake of short-term, short-sighted gains, or in the misplaced hope of encouraging the regime\u2019s moderation. The US took another clear step\u00a0on Monday\u00a0when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined new measures that will be put into action immediately.<\/p>\n

U.S. Sanctions Iran\u2019s Notorious Evin Prison for \u2018Sexual Assaults, Electric Shock\u2019 Attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPrisoners held at Evin Prison are subject to brutal tactics inflicted by prison authorities, including sexual assaults, physical assaults, and electric shock,\u201d the Treasury Department\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0in its statement. It added that \u201cIran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) maintain permanent wards in Evin Prison where they hold political prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran: Political prisoners support truckers\u2019 nationwide strike<\/strong><\/p>\n

A group of political prisoners from across the country, currently exiled in Ardabil in the country\u2019s northwest regions, have issued a strong letter of support expressing their solidarity with thousands of truck drivers<\/a> on a general strike in over 270 cities in all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces.<\/p>\n

\u201cReports of protests and strikes are heard from people across the country. It has been 40 years that the great people of Iran have been prisoners to a regime of utter corruption, destruction, and plundering.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Ahvaz to Kazerun, from sugar cane workers in Haft Tappeh to the employees of Arak\u2019s Hepco Company, and now truck drivers across the country; they all share one voice and are on strike\u2026 Unity is of the utmost importance.<\/p>\n

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