Kawkab Bodaghi Pegah, a teacher from Izeh in Khuzestan province, has been sentenced to one year in prison by Branch 101 of the Ahvaz Criminal Court.
The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations reported on Monday, June 22, that Bodaghi Pegah received the sentence on charges of “propaganda against the regime,” with the court handing down a one-year discretionary prison term.
Last February, the teacher was summoned to the Intelligence Department of Izeh via an official notice. At that time, security forces raided her home and confiscated her personal belongings.
The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations added that another case against Bodaghi Pegah was closed in November 2025 following an acquittal by Branch 20 of the Khuzestan Province Court of Appeals.
In addition to the judicial cases, the teachers’ rights activist was also sentenced to a three-month suspension from service in August/September 2025 by the Administrative Violations Appeals Board of the Khuzestan Department of Education.
