CCITTA: Iranian Security Forces Raid Teacher Union Activists

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On the eve of the Iranian New Year, security forces raided the homes of five teacher union activists and members of the Coordination Council of Iran’s Educational Trade Unions, seizing their communication devices and those of their families.

On March 15, authorities targeted Mojtaba Goodarzi, a member of the Aligudarz Teachers’ Trade Association, and Manouchehr Aghabigi, a Kermanshah Teachers’ Trade Association member. Aghabigi was arrested, and his current whereabouts remain unknown.

On March 18, intelligence officers raided the homes of Mohammad Habibi, spokesperson for the Coordination Council, Parvin Salimi, a board member of the Tehran Teachers’ Trade Association, and Masoud Zinalzadeh, confiscating personal devices without legal warrants or explanation.

The Coordination Council condemned the raids, calling them illegal, inhumane, and a violation of teachers’ rights. The council demanded the immediate release of those detained and an end to harassment of union activists.


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