Iran: Teachers’ Protests Sweep Across 100 Cities

Iranian teachers protesting (Arabic website)
Iranian teachers protesting (Arabic website)
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Iran: Teachers’ Protests Sweep Across 100 Cities

Iranian teachers protesting (Arabic website)
Iranian teachers protesting (Arabic website)

Thousands of teachers staged demonstrations in more than 100 Iranian cities on Saturday, protesting the slow implementation of wage and pension reforms.

Members of the Iranian Teachers’ Syndicate said that at least 15 teachers were arrested in the city of Karaj.

The weekend’s demonstrations are the latest in a series of moves recently held by the Teachers’ Syndicate, in protest against the deteriorating living and economic conditions, which were exacerbated by the US sanctions on the country.

Iran has faced unceasing protests by workers last year over inflation, which hit 40 percent, high unemployment, and mismanagement.

Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) said that the legislative proposals, which were recently discussed in Parliament “do not meet their demands.”

Iranian media reported on Saturday that a large number of education sector employees gathered in front of the Education Ministry’s departments, especially in the cities of Karaj, Isfahan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Ahwaz, Shahrkard, Sanandaj, Kerman, Ardabil, Yasuj, Yazd, and Bushehr.

A member of the Teachers’ Syndicate, Mohammed Habibi, published video recordings of teachers gathering in several Iranian provinces. One of the videos showed teachers being beaten by security forces before the arrest of a number of them in the city of Karaj. Habibi reported that the attack ended with the arrest of 15 teachers.



Russia Says it Downs 11 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

Servicemen of the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare a Shark drone for launching in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 30, 2023. Alina Smutko, Reuters
Servicemen of the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare a Shark drone for launching in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 30, 2023. Alina Smutko, Reuters
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Russia Says it Downs 11 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

Servicemen of the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare a Shark drone for launching in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 30, 2023. Alina Smutko, Reuters
Servicemen of the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare a Shark drone for launching in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 30, 2023. Alina Smutko, Reuters

Russian air defence units intercepted and destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday.
Drones were destroyed over the Kursk and Belgorod border regions and over the southern Russian Rostov region, the ministry said in a post on Telegram.
Yuri Slyusar, acting governor of the Rostov region, said earlier in a Telegram post that there were no injuries reported in the attack, but there were reports of drone debris falling on administrative buildings in one of the region's districts, Reuters reported.