More than one source of information have now stated that Mohammad Lotfi, Amir Yaghoub and Behnam Ebrahim Zadeh were released from jail in early June. This would mean that the only remaining detainee from the May Day mass arrests is Mehdi Shandiz Farahani.
(23 June 2009): Reports receivied today suggest that Jafar Azim Zadeh and Ghloamreza Khani were released yesterday and Ali Kaveh Mozaffari on 9 June.
*Later, we learnt that one more detainee, Rad Saeed Yuzi, was released today.
This means that there are eightseven detainees left in prison; Four from the May Day arrests as well as Mansour Osanloo, Ebrahim Madadi and Farzad Kamangar.
(15 June 2009): Reports received today indicate that all 8 members of Metal workers and Mechanics Union were released on bail. As Amnesty International reported, Hossein Akbari, Abdollah Vatankhah, Abol Hassan Dar ol-Shafa’ie, and Aziz Yari, along with four others were arrested on 1 May, at an International Workers’ Day event held in Nematabad, south Tehran. This case is separate from the mass arrests in Laleh Park, central Tehran on May Day.
(10 June 2009): Reports receivied today suggest that Alireza Saghafy (photo) and Mohsen Saghafy have been released on bail. They were arrested last month on1 May in Tehran at Laleh Park where independent unions were planning to hold a peaceful rally.
7 June
Five days after the protest action by the families of the detainees, Iranian authorities released Shapour Ehsani, Asadolah Pour Farhad, Jeveh Javaheri and Mohammad Asharafi (photos: left to right) today. They were arrested on May Day for taking part in a rally in Tehran.
Three people were further taken into custody on 2 June after protesting in front of the revolutionary court to demand the release of these detainees. They were family members of Shapour Ehsani and Mohammad Asharafi and were all freed today.
Despite this development, more than a dozen people are still held in Evin Prison. Jeveh Javaheri was the last remaining female prisoner.
Protest to the Iranian government
