{"id":318987,"date":"2024-05-03T21:35:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=318987"},"modified":"2024-05-03T21:35:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:35:04","slug":"irans-2022-uprising-shadow-casts-high-as-regime-holds-teachers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-2022-uprising-shadow-casts-high-as-regime-holds-teachers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s 2022 Uprising Shadow Casts High as Regime Holds Teacher\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thursday, May 2, was recognized in Iran as Teachers\u2019 Day. The annual celebration ostensibly honors those working in the country\u2019s education sector, but since Iranian teachers are routinely deprived of living wages and adequate institutional support while also coping with persistent interference by the clerical regime, May 2 often doubles as an occasion for public protest, largely organized by a network of teachers trade unions that are not actually permitted to legally exist.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, May 1, at least 17 members of one such trade union were summoned by security forces just in the city of Sanandaj, as part of a much broader effort to discourage and criminalize protest organizing. Nevertheless, demonstrations went forward in at least ten Iranian cities and gave voice to several key demands including free access to public education, an end to ongoing privatization trends, and greater guarantees of on-campus safety for students and teachers alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

On May 2, state officials also sent congratulatory messages<\/a>, and Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of this regime, met with a select group of individuals labeled as educators. He stressed to them the significance of fostering and educating the new generation according to his regime’s expectations. In his remarks, Khamenei openly expressed his main worry about the awareness of the youth and cautioned officials who are sidelined from power and may sometimes expose his regime’s atrocities partially.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khamenei warned<\/span><\/a>, “Those who, out of recklessness, disappoint the youth with the system, the government, or other individuals, are actually harming the country’s future.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Khamenei’s concerns are well-founded, as he perceives the enraged youth, awakened by access to free information, as a significant security threat. This was evident during the nationwide uprising that persisted for more than six consecutive months, shaking his regime.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News in Brief
IRGC Chief: "The #internet<\/a> acts as a weapon of mass destruction. The enemy wants to mobilize the youth to serve their own goals, and to lead them to #protests<\/a> and riots." #IranRevoIution<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/TeoECUEZsC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5wgmP5PFtP<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n