DETENTION OF TRADE UNIONISTS AND STUDENTS IN IRAN

Early day motion 1476, tabled 12 May 2009 by John McDonnell (Labour). Signed by 47 members.

That this House notes with concern that during the May Day rally in Laleh Park, Tehran over 100 participants were physically attacked and arrested, including leading members of the Free Trade Union, and that at the May Day rally in Sanandaj in western Iran a further attack took place with 10 arrested; further notes that the Iranian authorities continue to detain Mr Mansour Osaloo, the President of the Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate and students from the Freedom and Equality Seeking Activists movement; and calls on the Government to condemn these human rights abuses and to urge the Iranian government for the release of these detainees.

Signatures by party: Labour 33, Liberal Democrat 7, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.