Imprisoned Iranian teacher on hunger strike over being denied phone calls
International Liberty Association: A teachers’ rights activist, who has been jailed in Iran since 2016 started a hunger strike on Sunday, March 8.Ismail Abdi, a union activist of teachers imprisoned in Evin Prison, has been denied phone calls after being taken to the prison’s ward 6. He has been transferred from ward 8 to ward 6... Read More
Teachers’ rights activist returned to jail despite coronavirus pandemic
International Liberty Association: Teachers’ rights activist Esmail Abdi was arrested on 20 April this year, when he referred to the Evin Prison’s Courthouse to extend his prison leave. Mr Abdi had been temporarily released from Evin Prison on March 17, 2020, upon the Judiciary’s directive to grant prison leave to prisoners during... Read More