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Human rights and democracy activists in Iran:
Reports that are coming from ward number # A in Isfahan prison indicate that; there are many business owners and youth who have participated in the strike of Isfahan city Bazar were arrested and brought to this ward.
Ward "A " is the same as ward number "209" in Evin prison and it is controlled by the interrogators from the Ministry of Information.
Upto now the family members of the detainees were unable to speak to their loved one.They do not have any information about their dears and they were also threatened by the prison officials.

Link to this news:
http://asre-nou.net/php/view.php?objnr=765

Pictures: Mojtaba Ghajar

Continuation of strike by business owners in Bazar; because of increase in tax !
(IWC)

Widespread protest by Bazar business owners
Roozonline- Shahram Rafizadeh

Traditional concervatives against government .
"Bazar in Tehran spent a Sunday with unrest.From early yesterday morning organized pro-government media ( mainstream media) started their attack on business owners in Bazar who have started their strike by closing their business to the public since last week. In protest the business owners in "Bazar" in the city of Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz , Shiraz, Ghazvin, Mashhad, Kerman and Yazd closed their business. Other news indicate about heavy presence of security and police agents in and around Bazar in the city of Tehran.........
Continuation in closure of Bazar in Tehran.
Yesterday morning was the 5th days of closure in business of Bazar in the city of Tehran on protest to the government tax policy......

Link of this news in Farsi:

http://gbpic.blogspot.com/2008/10/mart-strike-in-tehran.html

News in brief-
Tehran- ILNA
Strike by "Bazar" business owners!
Several cities have joined the strike.

In protest to Ahmadinejad's government tax policy, "Bazar" in the city of Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz , Tehran and Mashhad shut down their businesses.
In protest to the execution of tax law by the government over "increase in values", the Bazar in the city of Isfahan was shut down. The gold and jewelry store owners in Bazar; in protest have chosen to close their store as the only way to protest Ahmadinejad's government tax policy. Now, other businesses like appliances and others have joined to the protest and shut down their businesses.

One of the jewlery business owner said: The government is asking to add up another 3% tax from customers for the government and this is impossible for us to do.Right now we get less than 7% tax from customers.
Link to this news:
http://www.ilna.ir/shownews.asp?code=450102&code1=36

Union of truck & transport drivers in Ahvaz - Khoranshahr roadway are on strike !

Human rights defenders reported that ; Two weeks has past since the strike of more than 1700 truck and transport drivers because of the negligence by the Islamic Republic regim's about their welfare and regulation of the loads as well as the operation of their union which has been postpond for 14 months. More than 600 truck drivers with a length of 3 km continue their strike in Khoramshahr roadway ( South of Iran).

Link to this news in Farsi:

http://www.peiknet.com/