Comments on: Channel Four’s strange decision http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/ Policy news and comment from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:44:32 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eric Lee http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Eric Lee Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:05:43 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/#comment-1018 Well done, Nigel. It shouldn't only be the Jewish community and a handful of human rights activists making noise about this. Glad to hear a trade union voice as well. Well done, Nigel. It shouldn’t only be the Jewish community and a handful of human rights activists making noise about this. Glad to hear a trade union voice as well.

]]> By: Mac Urata http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Mac Urata Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:32:10 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/#comment-1000 I agree with you, Nigel you may know that the Iranian authorities arrested a bus union leader, Ebrahim Madadi today in Tehran. He is the third person in two weeks that is detained by the secret police. http://www.itfglobal.org/campaigns/freeosanloo.cfm Surely Channel 4 must report this new wave of oppression towards the independent workers' movement in Iran! Also big thanks to the TUC for protesting to these events very shiftly during the holiday season. I agree with you, Nigel
you may know that the Iranian authorities arrested a bus union leader, Ebrahim Madadi today in Tehran. He is the third person in two weeks that is detained by the secret police.
http://www.itfglobal.org/campaigns/freeosanloo.cfm

Surely Channel 4 must report this new wave of oppression towards the independent workers’ movement in Iran!

Also big thanks to the TUC for protesting to these events very shiftly during the holiday season.

]]> By: Iranian Government - predictable repression of trade unions | STRONGER UNIONS http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Iranian Government - predictable repression of trade unions | STRONGER UNIONS Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:04:56 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/#comment-993 [...] colleague Nigel Stanley, writing on the TUC Touchstone blog, described their decision to do so as wrong, and an Iranian blogger was [...] [...] colleague Nigel Stanley, writing on the TUC Touchstone blog, described their decision to do so as wrong, and an Iranian blogger was [...]

]]> By: Owen http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-991 Owen Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:32:11 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/12/channel-fours-strange-decision/#comment-991 As predicted on the TUC Stronger Unions blog (http://www.strongerunions.org/2008/12/this-christmas-theres-a-teacher-trade-unionist-facing-a-death-sentence/), President Ahmadinejad's regime is using this holiday season - as so often before - to crack down on trade unionists when it thinks no one is watching. On 22 December, writers' union activist Mohsen Hakimi was arrested (see TUC protest at http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-15789-f0.cfm), and on 27 December, bus workers' leader Ebrahim Madadi was also arrested (see protest at http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-15790-f0.cfm). As Channel 4 commissioning editors tuck into their Christmas turkey, those unlucky enough to live under the person they chose to deliver their Christmas message are languishing in jail. I hope Channel 4 excutives choke on their festive food and drink. As predicted on the TUC Stronger Unions blog (http://www.strongerunions.org/2008/12/this-christmas-theres-a-teacher-trade-unionist-facing-a-death-sentence/), President Ahmadinejad’s regime is using this holiday season – as so often before – to crack down on trade unionists when it thinks no one is watching. On 22 December, writers’ union activist Mohsen Hakimi was arrested (see TUC protest at http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-15789-f0.cfm), and on 27 December, bus workers’ leader Ebrahim Madadi was also arrested (see protest at http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-15790-f0.cfm). As Channel 4 commissioning editors tuck into their Christmas turkey, those unlucky enough to live under the person they chose to deliver their Christmas message are languishing in jail. I hope Channel 4 excutives choke on their festive food and drink.

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