Teacher Union Activist Mohammad Hassan Poure Arrested

Teacher Union Activist Mohammad Hassan Poure Arrested

Today, November 13, Mohammad Hassan Poure, a teacher union activist, was arrested by security forces and transferred to Evin Prison.

According to the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, Mohammad Hassan Poure was detained on Wednesday, November 13. Security forces reportedly entered his home to carry out the arrest before transferring him to Evin Prison.

The reasons for his arrest and the charges against him remain unknown at this time.

Mohammad Hassan Poure has a history of prior arrests and judicial encounters related to his activism.

In 2023, the Department of Statistics of Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 1,700 reports related to the rights of trade unions and associations. This included 53 individuals who received sentences totaling 1,230 months of imprisonment.

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