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Iranian Teachers Trade Association spokesperson Mohammad Habibi
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MOHAMMAD HABIBI, the official spokesperson of the Iranian Teachers Trade Association (ITTA) in Tehran, was arrested by agents of the Islamic Republic security forces at his workplace on Wednesday and taken to ward 209 of Evin prison.
This notorious ward is run by the Ministry of Intelligence and holds high-profile political prisoners, often under conditions of solitary confinement, constant interrogation, and routine torture.
Following Habibi’s arrest, the agents proceeded to ransack his home. According to the Co-ordinating Council of Iranian Teachers Trade Associations (CCITTA), Habibi was arrested where he teaches, in the Shahryar district of Tehran province, on the charge of spreading propaganda against the regime and society as well as conspiring against national security.
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