Hadi Jalali, a Teacher in Kerman, Accused of 'Forming a Group to Disrupt National Security'

Hadi Jalali, a teacher residing in Kerman, has been accused of 'forming a group to disrupt national security' through 'information exchange with individuals linked to Israel' and 'media and propaganda actions.' According to the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Unions, this accusation has been raised by Branch 5 of the Revolutionary Court's Prosecutor's Office in Kerman against Mr. Jalali. This teacher has been arrested at least three times in recent months. He was first arrested in April of this year when agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps raided his home and seized all his documents and personal belongings. Hadi Jalali was also arrested in May and August of this year without being informed of the charges against him and was eventually released from prison on September 4 after posting a bail of one billion tomans. The legal consulting center 'Dadban' previously reported that Mr. Jalali was 'severely pressured and tortured' during his detention to confess to charges such as 'collaboration with opposition groups and connections with Mossad.' The Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Unions has criticized the arrest and accusations against this cultural activist, calling for the immediate cancellation of 'unjust charges' against Hadi Jalali and his 'unconditional freedom' along with other imprisoned trade activists. The intensification of security and judicial crackdowns by the Islamic Republic on teachers' trade activists in recent years has faced criticism from international labor and teachers' unions. Meanwhile, the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Unions reported the release of Lotfollah Parviz, a cultural and environmental trade activist in Gilan-e Gharb, stating that his family was concerned about his situation. According to this council, Mr. Parviz's arrest occurred at midnight on August 14 by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Kermanshah following their raid on this teacher's home. This trade union noted that Lotfollah Parviz's arrest was accompanied by 'violence from security forces' to the extent that 'his wife lost consciousness.' Additionally, Mokhtar Asadi, a teachers' trade activist in Sanandaj, was temporarily released on bail after 20 days of detention in Evin Prison. The Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Unions criticized the growing influence of the Basij in the education system. The families and colleagues of Cecil Koller and Jacques Paris have requested their release from the Islamic Republic's prison. The 'No Teachers' campaign claims that hundreds of women have been rejected from selection due to 'naked profile pictures'; the 'Education Ministry' denies this. Maryam Mehrabi, a detained teacher in Isfahan, continues her hunger strike after four weeks. Medicalian's request for a review regarding the expulsion of professors and students and his silence regarding the dismissal of hundreds of teachers. The prison sentences of eight teachers' trade activists in Gilan Province were converted to fines; two teachers were acquitted in the appeals court.