Soraya Darabi
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Soraya Darabi | |
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 Soraya Darabi, Editor of Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper (هفته نامه قلم معلم) and ex-vice president of ITTA | |
| Born | September 23, 1955 |
| Education | Bachelor in Persian language literature |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, journalist, trade union and women rights activist |
| Notable work | Editor of Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper (هفته نامه قلم معلم); ex-vice president of ITTA |
| Spouse | Mohammad Khaksari |
| Children | Sajjad Khaksari, Sadid Khaksari and Ali Khaksari |
| Parent(s) | Ghodratali Darabi and Marzieh Fatahi |
Soraya Darabi (Persian: ثریا دارابی ‘’Soraya Darabi’’; born 23 September 1955) is an Iranian teacher, journalist and trade union activist.[1] She was editor of the Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper and vice president of the Iran Teachers Trade Association (ITTA).
Soraya Darabi was vice president of the ITTA[2] and editor of Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper (هفته نامه قلم معلم)[3] on May 9, 2007 when the Iranian security guards attacked teachers gathering in Tehran in front of the Iranian Islamic Parliament and arrested 22 teachers including Soraya Darabi.[4][5][6]
By Islamic Revolutionary Court’s decision, she was detained in Evin prison for 10 days before her release in exchange for $40,000 in bail.[7]
Since November 5, 2007, Darabi has worked with Shirin Ebadi as a member of Iranian Mothers of Peace (Persian: ‘’’’Madarane Solhe’’’’ or مادران صلح) and before the shutdown of Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) offices during the governance of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.