NCRI – Yesterday, teachers went on strike in various cites throughout the country, according to the information received from the resistance sources in Iran.
In the capital ninety percent of high school and seventy percent of primary school teachers went on strike. Ninety percent of teachers in the north eastern city of Mashhad and fifty percent in the northern city of Sari did not show up for classes today.
Since last night, the State Security Forces (SSF) attempting to break the teachers’ strike attacked their residence and has arrested a large number of striking teachers in Tehran, Mashhad, Arak, Sari, Islam-Shahr, RobatKarim, Shahr-Ray, and Homayoon Shahr.
Ms. Soheila Sadeq, Chair of the Education Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran praised the striking teachers and called on all teachers, university and high school students to support the teachers who are on strike.
She called on all international human rights organizations and teachers’ unions to condemn the suppressive measures adopted by the mullahs’ regime and support the Iranian teachers.
