An Iranian labor protest leader has been arrested for the second time, state media reported Monday, after the judiciary denied his claim that he was tortured in custody late last year...[Esmail] Bakhshi was one of the organizers of weeks of protests at the Haft Tapeh sugar factory in the city of Shush in November and December, over unpaid wages and alleged criminal activity by new private owners...State TV on Saturday broadcast a program claiming that Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian, another activist who supported the Haft Tapeh strikers, had connections with Europe-based activists who “aim to topple the state”...Both Bakhshi and Gholian were detained last year during the protests...Gholian was also arrested Sunday...Iran saw multiple strikes and protests last year over working conditions in key sectors including steel, education, mining and transport...The Haft Tapeh protests ended in late December, with the workers being paid and the factory re-opening.