RFERL:

Iran’s Free Labor Union (FLU) reported on Tuesday that security forces arrested ten more steel factory workers in Ahvaz, bringing the total number to 41 detainees.

On Monday, at least 29 workers were arrested, mostly at their homes during raids after midnight. On Tuesday, the raids continued in a more violent manner, dragging workers out of their homes, according to FLU.

The 31 workers arrested on Monday have been taken to Sheyban prison in Ahvaz, capital of the oil-rich Khuzestan province.

Reports received from Ahvaz indicate that many workers spend their nights in the streets to avoid being arrested in raids on their homes.

The new arrests took place despite ILNA reporting that “Bagheri, the IRGC operations chief in Ahvaz on Monday told protesting workers to be calm, as their comrades arrested earlier will be released by the end of the day”. This did not happen and on Tuesday ten more people were detained.

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