Mohammad Amin
“Hello. I am Alireza Akbari’s daughter. My father is a teacher who is in jail right now. I used to think that jail was a place for bad people, now I know that jail is a place for teachers. I have not seen my father for 20 days. I haven’t even heard his voice. I have not heard from him for 20 days and I don’t know what he is doing. What is he thinking about? I only want to have a short conversation with him and hear him say that he is well. That is all… just, only that,†said Elahe Akbari to a crowed of teachers in Tehran.
On May 2nd when 10 year-old Elahe made those statements at a gathering of teachers, thousands cried. They cried because of her innocent voice, because of the brutality of the mullahs and Revolutionary Guards, and because of the countless unwarranted expulsions and detentions.
Teachers are protesting and demanding the immediate release of their imprisoned colleagues. The protests began as a battle against low wages and discrimination against teachers compared to other government employees.