Irán, República Islámica del - Trade union lawyer interrogated (2010)

Mohammad Olyaeifard, the lawyer who represented the Haft Tapeh trade union, was summoned to court on charges of “propaganda against the state”, “slandering the judiciary” and “publication of lies and agitating public opinion” on 18 November. Shortly before receiving the summon, Olyaeifard had written to the ITUC and IUF asking for international solidarity. There were reports of other persecutions against Olyaeifard, allegedly connected to him representing other civil activists.