Articles from Iran
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Democracy 14 September 2023 Iran: Education International demands an end to all violations of human and trade union rights!
This September 16th, 2023 marks one year since the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of police in Iran. Her death sparked widespread protests across Iran and gave rise to the Woman Life Freedom movement. Since then, the repressive state apparatus has worked to silence all dissent, increasing...
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2023 Iran: Release teacher union leaders voicing legitimate workers’ demands!
Education International (EI) calls on its member organisations to urge the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release jailed Iranian teacher unionists and to respect trade union rights.
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Democracy 13 September 2023 Global Unions condemn the escalating violations of human and labour rights and civil liberties in Iran
Statement by the Council of Global Unions
The Council of Global Unions (CGU), representing over 200 million workers through the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Union Federations (GUFs), and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), condemns the escalating violations of trade union leaders' and activists' human and labour rights and civil liberties...
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Democracy 11 September 2023 Iran: Education International calls for urgent medical leave and release for imprisoned teacher trade union leader Jafar Ebrahimi
The health of Jafar Ebrahimi, a Board Member of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teacher Trade Associations (CCITTA), has deteriorated considerably during his unjust imprisonment in Iran. Education International has appealed to Iranian authorities to grant an urgent medical leave for the teacher trade unionist.
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Democracy 17 July 2023 Iran: Repeated chemical attacks on schools highlight gender-based violence and barriers to girls’ education
New research published by Education International maps the incidence of gas poisoning attacks on girls’ schools in Iran during the nationwide protests for “Woman, Life, Freedom.”
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Democracy 8 February 2023 Global Action Day in support of teachers and workers in Iran
On 8 February, Education International joins trade unions all over the world for a Global Action Day in support of Iranian teachers and workers in their struggle for decent working conditions, union rights, democracy and freedom. Education International calls on its member organisations to show solidarity with the labour and...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 November 2022 #16Days | Woman, life, freedom!
Khazar Lotfi
The death of Jina Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman has sparked nationwide protests in Iran since September. Educators and students were amongst the first to go on strike in protest against the Islamic regime’s brutality and in support of Iranians fighting for their freedom.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 November 2022 Executive Board Resolution on Solidarity with Women and Girls in Iran
On September 16th, 2022, Mahsa Amini was detained by a “Guidance Patrol” in Iran for allegedly wearing a loose headscarf and thus violating Iranian dress laws. She was beaten and subsequently died. Her death sparked a furious response and protest among Iranian women and girls, who posted videos to social...
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 October 2022 Global Unions condemn the brutality of the Iranian authorities and demand the release of all imprisoned trade unionists
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Global Union Federations (GUFs) condemn the continued brutality of the Iranian authorities against their own people and call for stronger international pressure against the regime.
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 October 2022 Iran: Education International demands the unconditional release of two French teacher unionists
Education International (EI) strongly condemns the cruel ploy by the Iranian authorities to extort a statement from two French unionists who are in captivity as “State hostages”.
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Trade union rights are human rights 26 September 2022 Iran: Education International urges authorities to respect human rights amidst nationwide protests
Education International stands in solidarity with the brave protestors who take the streets throughout Iran to demand the respect of human rights by the authorities.
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2022 Iranian teachers continue to face repression, despite recent release of union officials
Last month, EI welcomed the release on bail of three Iranian teacher union activists. They were amongst the many teachers that have been arrested and detained since May Day in Iran. Despite the good news, the CCITTA and Education International call on the international teaching community to keep the pressure...
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 December 2021 Iran: Government must halt ongoing violations of educators’ rights
Education International and its member organisations urge the government of Iran to allow teachers to exercise their right to request fair pay and the release of jailed colleagues without fearing violence or arbitrary arrest. The call follows the arrest of a teacher trade union leader and the ongoing detention of...
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 December 2021 Iran: Global education union community rallies around arrested trade unionists and demand their release
As an organisation committed to trade union and human rights, Education International is demanding the release of Esmail Abdi and other arrested trade union leaders in Iran. There is a particular and urgent concern for Abdi’s health, severely affected after long imprisonment in dire conditions. During a meeting of Education...
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2020 Iran: Halt the Execution of Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
Education International has again expressed its deepest concerns about the death sentence against Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish medical doctor, lecturer and researcher in emergency medicine. According to Amnesty International, he has been transferred to solitary confinement in Evin prison and told by the authorities that his execution is imminent.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 April 2020 Iran: Leading teacher unionist arrested again
Education International and UK’s NASUWT, the Teachers’ Union have condemned the re-arrest of Tehran education union leader Esmail Abdi.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 March 2020 Iran: Iranian teacher unionist Esmail Abdi released from jail
Education International welcomes the release of jailed Iranian teacher unionist Esmail Abdi on 17 March.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 January 2020 Iran: unions demand transparent investigation into plane crash
Education unions call for a clarification of the circumstances that led to the crash of Ukraine International Flight 752 outside Tehran, which claimed 176 victims, including professors and students.
Iran: unions demand transparent investigation into plane crash