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EI Outrage at Iranian Teacher's Execution |
Jul 2010 Education International (EI) is calling on campaigners to send a protest letter to Iranian authorities after teacher trade unionist Farzad Kamangar was executed in secret on 9 May.
The 35-year-old member of the Teachers' Union of Kurdistan was accused of "endangering national security" and "enmity against God". Although the Iranian authorities had accepted Kamangar’s appeal, the case stalled when it should have been sent to the Supreme Court for review. After further delays, Kamangar’s lawyer was told that his file had been lost.
EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, said: "We are all deeply shocked and saddened to hear that Farzad Kamangar has been executed. His case was particularly troubling to our 30 million members because of the opaque and secretive manner in which his trial was conducted, the lack of basic rights he had access to whilst in prison, and the fact that neither his family nor legal representatives were informed of his execution. This is a terrible day for teachers, union activists and human rights."
To send a protest letter to Iranian authorities click here
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