In 2015 thousands of teachers were in prisons of Iran's oppressive regime for various reasons. In 2016 teacher Rasoul Bodaghi was rearrested for visiting ailing jailed teacher Mahmoud Beheshti. Today teachers are on nationwide strike without fearing detention.

Shima Kalbasi : Poet, Filmmaker, Rights activist, Worked for UNHCR and Center for Refugees in Pakistan and UNA Denmark