Amnesty International is calling on the Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those arrested and tried for exercising peacefully their right to freedom of expression and assembly. Others should be retried in fair proceedings in line with Tunisia’s international obligations.
The organization issued its appeal after yesterday’s prison sentences handed down to 38 trade [...]

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Judges Ruled Organization’s Closure Contrary to ‘Reality and Law’
Egyptian authorities should immediately remove all restrictions against a labour organization and comply with a court order to legally recognize the workers’ rights group, Human Rights Watch said today.
Link to hrw.org

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“We do not want marches crying for the dead, nor 1 May protests” – taken from a paramilitary death threat sent to trade unionists in the department of Santander on 22 April 2008. 

Across much of the world, May Day – International Workers’ Day – represents an opportunity for workers to celebrate their rights and [...]

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A prominent trade unionist in Iran has been released from detention after serving a one-year prison sentence. Independent labour activist, Mahmoud Salehi, one of the co-founders of the Bakery Workers’ Trade Union in Saqez, was released on bail on Sunday 6 April, according to reports.
Mahmoud Salehi has been the object of strong, unified international lobbying [...]

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