{"id":253308,"date":"2021-12-23T05:55:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T10:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=253308"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:35:04","slug":"iran-teachers-hold-protests-in-60-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-teachers-hold-protests-in-60-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Teachers Hold Protests in more than 60 Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Teachers in 60 cities across held rallies on Thursday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Teachers in 60 cities across held rallies on Thursday, protesting<\/strong><\/a> a Majlis bill that fails to address the basic demands they have been making for months.<\/p>\n

Both active and retired teachers are taking part in the protests, which are taking place in Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz, Isfahan, Rasht, Sanandaj, Ahvaz, Arak, Karaj, Kermanshah, and many other cities.<\/p>\n

In some cities, thousands of teachers have joined the protest rallies. In Mashhad, Tehran, and Shiraz, there is a heavy presence of security forces. In Shiraz, anti-riot forces attacked the teachers\u2019 rally, but the teachers resisted and prevented the repressive forces from dispersing them.<\/p>\n

The teachers are demanding job security, wages adjusted based on inflation and currency depreciation rates, education reform, and removal of discriminatory laws.<\/p>\n

A recently passed bill by the Majlis has only approved a fraction of the budget needed to address the teachers\u2019 needs. And the Majlis speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has stipulated that there will be no change to the bill\u2019s content.<\/p>\n

The teachers, who have held several rounds of nationwide protests, are now back in the streets to reclaim their undeniable rights.<\/p>\n

The protesters are also demanding the release of several teachers arrested and imprisoned in recent months for organizing and attending protest rallies.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the teachers were chanting, \u201cImprisoned teachers must be released,\u201d \u201cPolitical prisoners must be freed,\u201d \u201cTeachers will die but won\u2019t give in to disgrace,\u201d \u201cStudents deserve free education,\u201d \u201cTeachers, rise and fight discrimination,\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ve heard too many promises and no justice,\u201d and \u201cShame on the state-run broadcasting organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dec 23 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
Protesting teachers force drive an agent back as reports indicate riot police are attacking the teachers & hitting male teachers. Female teachers are standing their ground & continuing the protests for fair\/higher wages.pic.twitter.com\/Y6ZyFsuVAS<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n