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In recent days Bakhshi had complained that he was subjected to violent physical and psychological torture and Intelligence Ministry agents illicitly listened to his conversation with his wife while he was in jail.

IDays earlier, prominent Iranian labor activist Esmail Bakhshi on his Instagram page had called on the intelligence minister for a debate concerning torture, persecution, and maltreatment at the country's prisons.

Bakhshi, spokesman for the labor union of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Mill, was arrested on November 18, 2018, during ongoing demonstrations by workers demanding unpaid wages. Some 80 labor unions across the world protested against Bakhshi's imprisonment.

Bakhshi, who was released from jail on December 12, wrote that he was beaten and tortured while in prison. He said that the agents broke his ribs, and did beat him while swearing at him. The activist says he went unconscious as a result of torture, and that he still feels pain in his chest and testicles some two months after what happened to him in jail. "I wasn't able to move or sleep for some 72 hours after torture," said Bakhshi.

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