Reza Shahabi

[1] He was also fined 70 million rial (US$5,700) and banned from all trade unionist activities for five years.

According to his lawyer, the prosecution is seeking to bring a fresh charge of Moharebeh ("enmity against God") for alleged contact with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), a banned opposition organization advocating the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[2] One source told the FIDH, "doctors told him after an MRI that some of the vertebra in his neck have deteriorated and are in need of surgery followed by six months of complete rest, and that without hospitalization his left side might become paralyzed ... On 31 January 2012, he was transferred to hospital for surgery, but was returned to prison later without an operation, because of the high risks.

"[2] On 22 November 2011 he went on a hunger strike in protest of the Evin Prison authorities' lack of medical treatment and attention to his illness.

[4] Amnesty International designated Shahabi a prisoner of conscience, "convicted solely for his peaceful trade union work", and called for his immediate and unconditional release.