human rights defender

Rasoul Badaqi

Actions and Campaigns

Organization affiliation

  • Teachers' Union

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • NGO member
  • Social and community leader
  • Trade union leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Civil and political rights
  • Economic, social and cultural rights

Current Status

Released on parole

HRD's bio and work

Rasoul Bodaghi is a union activist and a defender of teachers' rights in Iran. As a member of the Iranian Teachers' Union, he has been arrested and sentenced to prison multiple times for his efforts to advocate for the rights of teachers. Bodaghi is a prominent figure in Iran's teachers' movement, known for his ongoing efforts to improve the educational and living conditions of teachers. He has faced significant security pressures due to his peaceful protests and union activities.

Detained since

Apr 30, 2022

Date of release

Feb 2, 2025

Charge(s)

  • Anti-government propaganda

Sentence

10 years and 6 months of imprisonment

Latitude: 35.79735164706754

Longitude: 51.38608608798995

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Asia: Southern Asia

Location of detention - City/Town

Tehran

Location of detention - Facility

Tehran, Evin Prison

Recent case update / evolution

Rasoul Bodaghi, a teachers' union activist, was released on parole from Evin Prison.

Any other relevant documents

Rasoul Bodaghi's letter from Evin Prison: "For 120 Days, We Couldn't Tell Night from Day" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TWAS5HbFaf3Pvkq0h6QvYBttWsjsDsdNjFgnBln9AU4/edit?usp=sharing|||https://www.hra-news.org/interviews/a-197/

Rasoul Bodaghi – FLD Profile https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/rasoul-bodaghi

Rasoul Badaqi – Telegram 1 https://t.me/hranews/97393

بیانیه جمعی از کنشگران مستقل جامعه ال‌جی‌بی‌تی‌کیو ایران به مناسبت روز کارگر https://www.hra-news.org/statements/a-658/

Rasoul Badaqi – Telegram 2 https://t.me/hranews/63061

Rasoul Badaqi – Telegram 3 https://t.me/hranews/62982

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