On Thursday, June 16, 2022, in response to the call of the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, active and retired teachers and educators held protests in front of the Ministry of Education in several cities across Iran. In Tehran, a high number of police and security forces prevented the protestors from gathering near the parliament. Also, in Saqqez and Sanandaj, the heavy presence of plainclothes security agents was evident. The protesting teachers demanded the immediate release o
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Anisha Asadaollahi and Keyvan Mohtadi’s detention was extended for one month. Earlier, an informed source told HRANA, “Anisha Asadaollahi is still held in solitary confinement and today was allowed to have a short visit from her mother. Keyvan Mohtadi is held along with three other inmates in a public cell of Ward 209.” The charges against these workers’ rights activists are still unknown. Anisha Asadollahi and Keyvan Mohtadi had been arrested a
June 15, 2022, the executions of eight inmates were carried out in Rajai Shahr Prison. Three of these executed inmates have been identified by HRANA as Mohammad Shokri, age 25, Ali Gholami, age 24 and Amir Jafari. These executions have not been reported by official sources and media outlets inside Iran so far. The most recent report from the Statistics and Publication Center of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) states that between January 1 of 2021 and December 20 of 2021, at least 299 citizens, incl