Solidarity with the people of Iran
As the people of Iran continue to rise against an oppressive regime and face violent repression, Iranian teachers and unionists are calling for international solidarity.
Follow the latest from Iran's education trade union community below!
30 January | Update on the crackdown on teacher unionists
The CCITTA shared an updated list of teacher unionists and activists arrested or killed during the violent crackdown.
Teachers and education activists who have lost their lives:
- Kamran Akbari – Teacher – Eslamabad-e Gharb
- Kar’ali Alaei – Retired Teacher – Khomeini Shahr
- Reza Karimi-Far – Retired Teacher – Chalus
- Mostafai – Retired Teacher – Sonqor
- Alireza (Yasin) Ansari-Far – Teacher – Marlik
- Parsa Abbaspour – Student, Farhangian University
Teachers and education activists arrested:
- Abdollah Rezaei – Activist, Harsin – Arrested on 8 January
- Hossein Ramazanpour – Teacher Activist, North Khorasan – Arrested on 9 January
- Reza Moslemi – Teacher Activist, Hamedan – Arrested on 9 January
- Ahmad Alizadeh – Teacher Activist, Abdanan, Ilam – Arrested on 28 January
- Arman Shapouri – Teacher, Izeh – Arrested on 1 January
- Shervin Hamideh – Teacher, Karaj – Arrested on 2 January
- Jalil Shirdel – Retired Teacher, Babol – Arrested on 4 January
- Esmaeil Khodayari – Teacher, Qazvin – Arrested on 4 January
- Kiumars Vaezi – Retired Teacher, Sonqor – Arrested on 5 January
- Mohsen Shabani – 32, Physics Teacher & Photographer, Qazvin – Arrested on 9 January
- Mehdi Nazari – Teacher, Nourabad-e Delfan
- Arash Nikkhoo – Teacher, Illam
- Ali Imani Motlagh – Teacher, Lorestan – Arrested on 28 January
19 January | Shokrolah Ahmadi released
Shokrolah Ahmadi, one of the two CCITTA members arrested last week, was released on Monday 19 January.
14 January | Crackdown on education unionists
EI member organisation the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teacher Trade Associations (CCITTA) has announced that two of its members have been arrested.
Abdulah Rezaei, CCITTA Board Member and the General Secretary of the Teachers’ Trade Association of Harsin, Kermanshah Province, and Shokrolah Ahmadi, CCITTA Inspector and Member of the Board of Directors of the Teachers’ Trade Association of Fars province have been detained.
Education International calls for their immediate release!
14 January | Watch the testimony of Shiva Amelirad, CCITTA Director of international affairs
13 January | Education International statement
Click here to read the Education International statement calling for an end to violent crackdowns and the protection of education communities in Iran.
Esmail Abdi's story: Imprisoned for years for defending teachers' rights
For years, education unions everywhere have been advocating for our colleagues in Iran, for their rights and freedom.
In this video, we hear directly from Esmail Abdi, a teacher and trade union leader who spent years in prison as a result of his principled advocacy for education, teachers’ rights, and the rights of students.
Arrested on his way to an Education International World Congress, Esmail was eventually freed thanks to the relentless advocacy and solidarity of his colleagues from across the world.
