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Iranian teachers on strike in Iran
IRANIAN teachers warned they had reached a crisis point as they demanded the release of trade unionists detained during strike action and protests over wages, terms and conditions today.
Co-ordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA) spokesman Mohammad Habibi condemned the arrest of Ahmad Heidari and others in front of the parliament building in the capital Tehran.
Three teachers, Mohammad Ali Zahmatkesh, Asghar Amirzadegan and Ghahraman Kiani, were also held following protests in Shiraz on Monday, he said.
MOHAMMAD OMIDVAR, a senior figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, tells the Morning Star that mass protests are rooted in poverty, corruption and neoliberal rule and warns against monarchist revival and US-engineered regime change
The Islamic Republic is attempting to deflect from its own failures with a scapegoating campaign against vulnerable and impoverished migrants, writes JAMSHID AHMADI
