Amid ongoing security pressures on teachers’ union activists in Kurdistan, four members of the Sanandaj Teachers’ Union Association were summoned to the FARAJA Intelligence Office in recent days and subjected to interrogation. According to Kolbarnews and based on received reports, amid ongoing security pressures on teachers’ union activists in Kurdistan, […]
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Shahram Karimi, Loghmanollah Moradi, Soleiman Abdi, Parviz Ahsani, Kaveh Mohammadzadeh, Hiwa Qureshi, and Omid Shahmohammadi, teacher union activists from Saqqez and Divandarreh have been subjected to disciplinary rulings by the Appeals Board for Administrative Violations of the Ministry of Education. The rulings include suspension from service, dismissal from the Ministry […]
Rasoul Bodaghi, a teachers’ union activist, has been conditionally released from Evin Prison. According to Kolbernews, citing the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, Bodaghi was released on parole on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Bodaghi, an inspector of the Teachers’ Trade Association, was sentenced in April 2022 by Branch […]
The dismissal order for Leila Salimi, a teachers’ union activist from Sanandaj, issued by the Ministry of Education’s Administrative Violations Appeals Board, has been reduced to a two-month suspension from service. According to Kolbarnews, citing the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Union Associations, Leila Salimi has been temporarily suspended from […]
Today, Saturday, October 5, is World Teachers’ Day. This day was established in 1994 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The purpose of this day is to “value teachers, appreciate them, and address their challenges globally.” In Iran, Teacher’s Day […]