Shith Amani, a retired worker from Kurdistan Textile and a board member of the Free Union of Iranian Workers, was summoned and interrogated by security forces.
According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, December 29, 2024, Shith Amani appeared at the Sanandaj police intelligence office following a judicial summons. He was questioned for three hours about his attendance at the funeral of a mourning mother on December 15, his history of detentions, and participation in labor and retirees’ protests.
During the interrogation, Shith Amani was warned about participating in labor protests, which authorities deemed unlawful. However, he reaffirmed the legitimacy of workers’ rights to organize and protest, emphasizing that all workers, active or retired, have the fundamental right to participate in collective actions.
Shith Amani has a history of arrests and judicial sentences due to his labor and union activism.
