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Female Student Protests Hijab Law in Iran Amid Intensified Crackdowns
Islamic Azad University, the site of Daryaei's protest. Photo Credit: Wikipedia On November 2, Ahou Daryaei, a student at Tehran’s...
Os Tyagi
Dec 12, 20244 min read


Tehran University Denies Mass Expulsion of Critics
University of Tehran. Photo credits: Wikipedia On March 14, 2024, the Chancellor of Tehran University, Mohammad Moghimi, denied claims of...
Maryam Mushtaq
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Tehran University Tightens Hijab Mandate
Tehran University. Photo credits: Iran International On February 19th, 2024, Tehran University announced an increased presence of ‘Hijab...
Maryam Mushtaq
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Iran's Academic Crackdown Continues
Students at the women-only Al-Zahra University in Tehran were among those to stage sit-in strikes. Photo credit: BBC September 17, 2023...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 20, 20232 min read


Iranian University Officials Crackdown on Academics and Students
Students of Art University in Tehran. Photo credits: NCRI Women’s Committee As the Women, Life, Freedom protests enters into its ninth...
Maryam Mushtaq
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Iranian Sociologist Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
Photo credits: RadioFreeEurope In February of 2023, when the Iranian government released some prisoners to appease the Woman, Life,...
Maryam Mushtaq
Mar 24, 20232 min read

University Students in Iran Punished for Protesting Widespread Poisoning of Iranian Schoolgirls
As the Women, Life, Freedom protests in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 continue, the government crackdown...
Kennedy McCutchen
Mar 21, 20233 min read

Academic Crackdown Intensifies in Iran as Conservative Cleric is Appointed
As the anti-government protests in Iran chanting “Women, Life, Freedom” have entered their sixth month, the Islamic Republic continues to...
Kennedy McCutchen
Mar 14, 20233 min read


Women’s Lives in Iran: Between the Religious-Traditional and New Horizons: Free 10-Week WEBINAR
Hosted on Zoom – Register here for link Tuesdays March 14 – May 16, 2023 1pm-2:30pm Eastern Time Description: This 10-week online seminar...
New University in Exile Consortium
Mar 6, 20231 min read

New Report Details Ongoing Violations of Academic Freedom, Unjust Expulsions in Iran
As the Women, Life, Freedom revolution in Iran sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death carries on into 2023, the Iranian regime continues to...
Kennedy McCutchen
Feb 1, 20233 min read

Petition Penned by Academics Urges President Biden to Support Iranian Student Protestors
A letter penned and signed by academics around the world is being circulated to urge President Biden to take more substantial political...
Kennedy McCutchen
Jan 3, 20232 min read

Iranian Authorities Begin Issuing Death Sentences for Detained Anti-Regime Protestors
After weeks of widespread anti-regime protests on behalf of Mahsa Amini, the Islamic Republic of Iran has begun issuing death sentences...
Kennedy McCutchen
Nov 30, 20223 min read

Iranian Human Rights Group Protests Government Crackdowns on University Students
As the anti-regime protests that started in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s murder by the state enters its tenth week in Iran, Iran Human...
Kennedy McCutchen
Nov 14, 20223 min read

Iranian Student Protestors Persist Amidst Brutal Government Crackdowns 40 Days After Amini’s Death
On October 26th, students and citizens across Iran rallied together in coordinated marches and demonstrations as part of their on-going...
Kennedy McCutchen
Nov 3, 20223 min read

Iranian University Students Met with Police Force After Protesting the Violent Death of Mahsa Amini
Following the wrongful death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini on September 16th, the reverberations of which have been felt around the...
Kennedy McCutchen
Oct 10, 20223 min read


MESA Committee on academic freedom letter concerning protests in iran
Photo credit: Twitter On October 6, 2022, Middle East Studies Association (MESA) published an open letter condemning the violent...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 8, 20224 min read

Iran temporarily released Fariba Adelkhah Following Nuclear Deal Negotiations
Colleagues of Adelkhah hold placards depicting her as they gather in Paris on January 13, 2022. Photo credit || Thomas Coex, AFP On...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 16, 20222 min read


URGENT: Halt the execution and immediately release Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali
On May 4, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency reported that Iran’s judiciary was taking steps to carry out its death sentence against...
Zeynep Guney
May 16, 20222 min read

Release Morad Tahbaz
Endangered Scholars Worldwide continues to condemn the ongoing unwarranted detention of Iranian, dual national, and international...
Maryam Mushtaq
Apr 19, 20222 min read

Fariba Adelkhah Reincarcerated in Iran
Photo credit: The Guardian Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on January 12, 2022, anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah, who has been...
Dolunay Bulut
Jan 22, 20222 min read
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