September 2022
As the voice of teachers and education workers around the world, Education International stands in solidarity with the teachers and people of Iran and will continue to support their fight for rights and democracy. We are their voice!
Education International, the global federation of educators, condemns the arrest of Iranian teacher trade unionists and demands their immediate and unconditional release.
Statement: Teachers and trade unionists in Iran must be immediately and unconditionally released!
Last month, EI welcomed the release on bail of three Iranian teacher union activists. They were amongst the many teachers that have been arrested and detained since May Day in Iran. Despite the good news, the CCITTA and Education International call on the international teaching community to keep the pressure...
Iranian teachers continue to face repression, despite recent release of union officials
Education International stands in solidarity with the brave protestors who take the streets throughout Iran to demand the respect of human rights by the authorities.
Iran: Education International urges authorities to respect human rights amidst nationwide protests
Education International (EI) strongly condemns the cruel ploy by the Iranian authorities to extort a statement from two French unionists who are in captivity as “State hostages”.
Iran: Education International demands the unconditional release of two French teacher unionists
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Global Union Federations (GUFs) condemn the continued brutality of the Iranian authorities against their own people and call for stronger international pressure against the regime.
Global Unions condemn the brutality of the Iranian authorities and demand the release of all imprisoned trade unionists
On September 16th, 2022, Mahsa Amini was detained by a “Guidance Patrol” in Iran for allegedly wearing a loose headscarf and thus violating Iranian dress laws. She was beaten and subsequently died. Her death sparked a furious response and protest among Iranian women and girls, who posted videos to social...
Executive Board Resolution on Solidarity with Women and Girls in Iran
The death of Jina Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman has sparked nationwide protests in Iran since September. Educators and students were amongst the first to go on strike in protest against the Islamic regime’s brutality and in support of Iranians fighting for their freedom.
#16Days | Woman, life, freedom!