According to information received by Hana, Parisa Varyani, the principal of the Sanandaj Technical and Vocational School of Fine Arts, has been dismissed from the Ministry of Education by the Primary Administrative Violations Board of Kurdistan province. The decision stems from her refusal to cooperate with security forces during the Woman, Life , Freedom movement in Sanandaj.
Despite extreme pressure from security agencies, she refused to identify students who had taken down portraits of the Islamic Republic’s leaders during the movement. Additionally, she rejected requests to hand over footage from the school’s CCTV cameras to security officials. As a result of mounting pressure to collaborate with these forces, Varyani initially resigned; however, students and parents rallied in full support for her to continue in her position.
An independent source told Hana:
“Her popularity and the authorities’ inability to suppress her led security officials to fabricate a case against her and refer it to the Primary Administrative Violations Board on baseless grounds.”
On December 18, 2024, the board dismissed Varyani under Clause Y of the Administrative Violations Law.
Legal Office’s Statement
Hana’s legal office strongly condemns this unjust ruling against a school principal who was merely fulfilling her duty to protect students. The office deems the decision legally unfounded, calling it nothing more than the enforcement of security officials’ demands.
Procedurally, the Administrative Violations Board fails to meet the basic standards of a fair trial and does not uphold the rights of the accused. Varyani was denied access to the case details, preventing her from mounting an effective defense. Most case documents are classified as confidential, allowing security and intelligence officials to make arbitrary and baseless claims without accountability.
In Varyani’s case, the board falsely accused her of “unauthorized absence” under Clause 29 of the Administrative Violations Law—despite witness testimonies confirming that she was present at work at all times, actively protecting students from security forces and preventing their access to student records.