“Its main activity is to prevent trade union organisations that are independent of the state from being set up or from being able to function. It also seeks to prevent strikes.”
Iranian workers continue to organize and protest for better working conditions and rights despite these challenges. However, the government has responded harshly, using violence and arrests to suppress dissent.
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The so-called Qatargate scandal, involving corruption and influence-buying by Qatar and Morocco in the European Parliament has led to the arrest of several MEPs, an NGO secretary general and a union bureaucrat on charges of corruption, money-laundering and “participation in a criminal organisation”.
Now that you’ve had your fill of fasnachts, it’s time to look to the next seasonal menu highlight: fish fries. Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the Lenten