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Teachers\u2019 placards: \u201cFree imprisoned teachers!\u201d, \u201cTeachers, rise up to eliminate discrimination\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Young photographer arrested<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Following the call by teachers\u2019 associations to stage nationwide demonstrations, teachers and faculty of education staged protests in Tehran and other cities on October 8. The gatherings on the International Teachers\u2019 Day (October 5) and in protest to \u201cthe continuation and escalation of summoning, harassment, arrest and imprisonment of teachers\u201d, the trampling of their most basic rights by the ruling religious fascism, and \u201cthe ineptitude of the Education Ministry in fulfilling its duty of educating and fostering.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Tehran, the protest move took place in Sanandaj, Marivan, Saqqez, Sardasht, Kermanshah, Isfahan, Shiraz, Hamedan, Mashhad, Torbat Heydarieh, Rasht, Sari, Ahwaz, Khorramshahr, Tabriz, Qazvin, Najafabad, Jiroft, Qom, Karaj, Gheer-o Karzin, Bandar Gaz, Bandar Torkman, Agh Ghela and Aliabad, as well as in the provinces of Golestan, Mazandaran and Khuzistan outside the Department of Education or the Governor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n The nationwide protest demanded freedom of imprisoned teachers Ali-Akbar Baghani, Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi, Alireza Hashemi, Ismail Abdi, Rassoul Badaghi and Abdolreza Ghanbari who are detained in Tehran\u2019s Evin Prison and Gohardasht (Rajaii Shahr) Prison in Karaj. Participants in these gatherings held placards which read: \u201cHow long must we remain silence? Teachers rise and eliminate discrimination\u201d, \u201cTeachers are conscious, they abhor discrimination\u201d, \u201cPoverty line 3 million, our salaries one million\u201d, \u201cRemove police atmosphere from education\u201d, \u201cStop pressuring corporate associations\u201d, \u201cWhat will happen to a society whose cultural architects are in prison?\u201d, \u201cFree education is the inalienable right of children\u201d, \u201cI am a student; I am hungry; what am I supposed to do?\u201d<\/p>\n In Tehran, the teachers\u2019 gathering was staged outside the General Department of Education in Palestine Square despite heavy presence of plainclothes agents. A young photographer was arrested for taking pictures of this gathering and the teachers\u2019 protest to the repressive conduct of intelligence agents. Motorcyclists of the Special Anti-riot Unit had been stationed in nearby streets to further terrorize and disperse the people.<\/p>\n The staff of the Education Ministry in Sanandaj staged their gathering while the agents of the Anti-riot Guard had spread out across the city since a few days before and tried to prevent formation of this gathering in any way possible.<\/p>\n Hundreds of Kermanshah\u2019s Education Ministry staff held their gathering in Sangar St. across from the Education Department.<\/p>\n A number of members of the faculty of Golestan Province gathered outside the Governor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n Hundreds of freedom-loving teachers of Gheer-o Karzin (Fars Province) also staged a protest gathering in solidarity with their colleagues, despite efforts by intelligence ministry agents in this city to prevent participation in this gathering by making repeated contacts since Thursday morning with leaders of the Teachers\u2019 Association and summoning them to the ministry\u2019s branch, \u201cHerasat\u201d (or Guards) and banning the gathering.<\/p>\n Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Teachers’ placards: “Free imprisoned teachers!”, “Teachers, rise up to eliminate discrimination” Young photographer arrested Following the call by teachers’ associations to stage nationwide demonstrations, teachers and faculty of education staged […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":44271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[175],"class_list":{"0":"post-19252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-statement-iran-protest","8":"tag-updated"},"yoast_head":"\n
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