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   Democracy 28 February 2024

   Iran: Education International demands the unconditional release of teacher unionists

   Education International renewed its call for the release of imprisoned teachers and unionists in Iran and asked for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to follow up on the issue in a recent meeting with the Director General, Gilbert Houngbo in Geneva.

   Iran: Education International demands the unconditional release of teacher unionists

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   Trade union rights are human rights 13 October 2023

   Iran: Education International denounces harassment of teachers at United Nations Human Rights Committee

   Education International (EI) denounced the arbitrary detention and torture of teachers and students, particularly girls, in Iran, to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on October 9 in Geneva. As a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Iran is obligated to uphold rights related to...

   Iran: Education International denounces harassment of teachers at United Nations Human Rights Committee

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   Trade union rights are human rights 14 September 2023

   Iran: Education International demands an end to all violations of human and trade union rights!

   This September 16th, 2023 marks one year since the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of police in Iran. Her death sparked widespread protests across Iran and gave rise to the Woman Life Freedom movement. Since then, the repressive state apparatus has worked to silence all dissent, increasing...

   Iran: Education International demands an end to all violations of human and trade union rights!

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   Democracy 13 September 2023

   Iran: Release teacher union leaders voicing legitimate workers’ demands!

   Education International (EI) calls on its member organisations to urge the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release jailed Iranian teacher unionists and to respect trade union rights.

   Iran: Release teacher union leaders voicing legitimate workers’ demands!

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   Democracy 13 September 2023

   Global Unions condemn the escalating violations of human and labour rights and civil liberties in Iran

   Statement by the Council of Global Unions

   The Council of Global Unions (CGU), representing over 200 million workers through the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Union Federations (GUFs), and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), condemns the escalating violations of trade union leaders' and activists' human and labour rights and civil liberties...

   Global Unions condemn the escalating violations of human and labour rights and civil liberties in Iran

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   Democracy 11 September 2023

   Iran: Education International calls for urgent medical leave and release for imprisoned teacher trade union leader Jafar Ebrahimi

   The health of Jafar Ebrahimi, a Board Member of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teacher Trade Associations (CCITTA), has deteriorated considerably during his unjust imprisonment in Iran. Education International has appealed to Iranian authorities to grant an urgent medical leave for the teacher trade unionist.

   Iran: Education International calls for urgent medical leave and release for imprisoned teacher trade union leader Jafar Ebrahimi