Teachers’ protest actions continue against the budget crisis in South Kurdistan where many settlements have witnessed mass demonstrations today. Teachers took to the streets in Sulaymaniyah, Halabja, Kelar, Kifrî, Rızgari, Derbendixan, Şarezur, Seyit Sadık, Pencewin and Hewraman cities.

“We have not taken our decision to start the protests raising our demand in conformity with the Ministry of Education or the Directorate of Education. Our protests and boycotts will therefore continue until we receive an official response to our demands”, said a teacher, Berzan Hamid, who joins the protests in Şarezur.

Hamid said teachers continued the boycott protests, adding; “We have expressed our demands once again here as the government remains indifferent to the demands of public workers and teachers”.

Teachers in Seyit Sadık also continue the boycott actions on the same basis, announcing that they will keep on staging protests until they receive official response to their demands.

Pencewin, Suleymaniyah and Halabja cities also witnessed mass protests of teachers today. The boycott actions of the teachers continue for two weeks outside of Directorate of Education in Sulaymaniyah, while teachers in Halabja gather at Baxce Gisti Park for two weeks.

Teachers in Kelar and Rızgari also gathered in front of the Directorate of Education in Kelar today, while teachers in Kifri staged a protest in front of the Kifri Bank. Teachers in Derbendixanlı also held protests and boycott actions in front of the district governorate.