Irán, República Islámica del - Former Tehran bus union vice president lost appeal against heavy sentencing

Former vice president and retired Tehran bus union activist Ebrahim Madadi lost his appeal against the five-year and three-month prison sentences he was issued for engaging in peaceful labour activism. Ebrahim Madadi, together with Davood Razavi, a member of the board of directors of the same union, were arrested by the intelligence forces at their homes both at the same time, on 29 April 2015, for their legitimate trade union activity. Madadi has not yet begun serving his sentence, but he cannot leave the country and cannot be active in the trade union.