Iran teachers’ protest cases remain open under Pezeshkian, activist says
Court cases against Iranian teachers detained in protests remain unresolved and the administration of President Masoud Pezeshkian has not altered its approach toward labor demands, a teachers’ union spokesman told the reformist daily Sharq.
Mohammad Habibi, spokesman for the Coordinating Council of Teachers’ Trade Associations, said on Monday there was no clear figure for how many teachers had been dismissed since the 2022 protests, as many avoided publicizing their cases.
He said some teachers arrested during a Teachers’ Day rally in Tehran in May were later released on bail but still face trial, while union activists in provincial towns have been summoned or briefly detained.
“The current administration has made no change in the policy toward independent unions, and so far there has been no invitation from the administration or the education ministry to hear our criticisms and demands,” Habibi was quoted as saying.
In recent years, numerous teachers were detained and faced harsh prison sentences over holding protest rallies.
