{"id":2692,"date":"2022-04-18T06:22:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T05:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2022-04-18T06:22:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T05:22:21","slug":"iran-teachers-professional-body-condemns-arrest-of-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=2692","title":{"rendered":"Iran teachers\u2019 professional body condemns arrest of activists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 18, 2022- the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association<\/strong> (Tehran province) \u200econdemned the arrest and detention of Ms. Haleh Safarzadeh and Mr. Alireza Saghafi, \u200ewarning the Iranian government and security decision-makers that the continuation of \u200ethese arrests will not prevent the occurrence of what you warn yourself.\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent months, pressure on trade union, civil, and political activists by the security \u200eagencies of Iran has increased extensively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the inefficiency and systemic corruption and the pressure of economic \u200esanctions resulting from the nuclear adventures of the political regime of Iran have \u200epractically driven the livelihood of the Iranian people into the most difficult conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems that the increase in police confrontations with civil activists and trade unionists is \u200eaimed at preventing what the political and military rulers themselves call a social \u200eexplosion.\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, the arrests of Haleh Safarzadeh and Alireza Saghafi in previous days should \u200ealso be analyzed withing such pretext.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Haleh Safarzadeh has been a well-known labour activist for many years, she has \u200ealso been a teacher and a member of the Iranian Teachers’ Association (ITA) and has had \u200ean effective presence in all recent years in the activities and actions of the ITA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alireza Saghafi, as a labour activist, has always played an effective role in training civil and \u200esocial forces inside the country by translating and authoring numerous books.\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, the ITA (Tehran) condemns the arrest and detention of Haleh Safarzadeh and \u200eAlireza Saghafi, warning the government officials and security decision-makers that the \u200econtinuation of these detentions will not prevent the occurrence what you warn yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genuine attention to the livelihoods of people, especially teachers, workers, and retirees, \u200eand a real focus on the national interest rather than on the regional and international \u200eadventures, is the only way to improve the current situation, which the current regime \u200edoes not seem to be paying any attention to.\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association (Tehran province)<\/p>\n

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