{"id":1328,"date":"2018-12-25T20:59:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T20:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpiran.org\/english\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:45:10","slug":"families-detained-steelworkers-jailed-workers-must-freed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpiran.org\/english\/families-detained-steelworkers-jailed-workers-must-freed\/","title":{"rendered":"Families of detained steelworkers: \u201cJailed workers must be freed\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 24<sup>th<\/sup> December 2018, families of the arrested steelworkers of the National Steel Group of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province, Iran, protested in front of the provincial governor&#8217;s office in Ahvaz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJailed workers must be freed\u201d, \u201cFather, I&#8217;m waiting for you\u201d, \u201cFree my father\u201d, and \u201cFree my son\u201d were written on placards that the families of the workers held up.<\/p>\n<p>So far 6 workers have been released on bail, but 26 are still in custody. 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