Soraya Darabi ( fa, ‘’Soraya Darabi’’; born 23 September 1955) is an Iranian

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and

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activist. She was editor of the ''Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper'' and vice president of the Iran Teachers Trade Association (ITTA).

Union activities

Soraya Darabi was vice president of the ITTA and editor of ''Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper'' (هفته نامه قلم معلم) on May 9, 2007 when the Iranian security guards attacked teachers gathering in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

in front of the Iranian Islamic Parliament and arrested 22 teachers including Soraya Darabi. By

Islamic Revolutionary Court Islamic Revolutionary Court (also Revolutionary Tribunal, ''Dadgahha-e Enqelab''Bakhash, Shaul, ''Reign of the Ayatollahs'', Basic Books, 1984, p.59-61) (Persian language, Persian: دادگاه انقلاب اسلامی) is a special system of cour ...

’s decision, she was detained in

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prison for 10 days before her release in exchange for $40,000 in bail. Since November 5, 2007, Darabi has worked with

Shirin Ebadi Shirin Ebadi ( fa, شيرين عبادى, Širin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian political activist, lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was ...

as a member of Iranian Mothers of Peace (

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: ‘’’’ Madarane Solhe’’’’ or مادران صلح) and before the shutdown of Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) offices during the governance of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Personal life

She is married to Mohammad Khaksari, the owner and editor in chief of ''Teacher's Pen = Ghalame Moalem'' and the co-founder of ITTA. She is the mother of Sajjad Khaksari, arrested photographer of ''Teacher's Pen''.Rahai Zan TV: Interviews Soraya Darabi
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References

External links

Facebook page of Teacher's Pen (هفته نامه قلم معلم)Mothers of Peace - IranMaZanan (We, Women)KHAKSARI.ORG (About)
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Union activities

Personal life

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