Academic Rights

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November 24, 2024

Academic Rights

Unequal Education: A Threat to Democratization in Iran?/ Majid Shia’ali

The Iranian Parliament Research Center recently published a study indicating that nearly 55% of students ranked in the top 3,000 in the national university entrance exam come from the top two economic deciles. The study warns that access to higher education in Iran, both in terms of quantity and quality, is significantly unequal. One major […]...

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Created By: Majid Shia’ali
October 22, 2024

Conversation with Dr. Azin Moheb, Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran/ Nafiseh Sharafaldini

During the Mihssa Movement, universities in Iran were one of the main strongholds where the cry of “Women, Life, Freedom” was raised by students and professors. The demands of this section of the scientific community were completely in line with the demands of the people; demands that led thousands of people to take to the […]...

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Created By: Nafiseh Sharafaldini
September 22, 2024

Conversation with Dr. Azin Moheb, Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran / Nafiseh Sharafaldini

During the Mihssa movement, Iranian universities were one of the main strongholds where the cry of “Women, Life, Freedom” was raised by students and professors. The demands of this section of the scientific community were completely in line with the demands of the people; demands that led thousands of people from their homes to the […]...

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Created By: Nafiseh Sharafaldini
September 22, 2024

Mehdi Motaharnia: It was not intended for universities to be turned into military bases / Ali Kalaei

Mehdi Motaharnia, a professor at the Azad University of Qom, Tehran Central, and Tehran North, and a visiting professor at the National Defense and Shirazi Hunter universities in the fields of political science, futurology, sociology, and cultural management. He is one of the development theorists in Iran who considers himself a transformationist. In addition to […]...

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Created By: Ali Kalaei
September 22, 2024

Mahmoud Nili Ahmadi: The day I was fired from my job, I felt a sense of relief/ Pedram Tahsini.

It took exactly one week to arrange a meeting with the former president of Tehran University. This was not due to their lack of willingness, but because of their busy schedule and constant presence in student defense sessions. As a result, the conversation was delayed for a week. Although even after that, we did not […]...

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Created By: Padram Tahsini
September 22, 2024

University or secluded courtyard of security forces?/ Sanctified type.

At the same time as the start of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement in 1401, students across the country in universities acted as the beating heart of social movements and protests, in response to the death of Mahsa Amini. These protests were so widespread that student organizations – including Islamic associations, trade unions, and even […]...

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Created By: Motahreh Goonei
September 22, 2024

The story of more than four decades of deprivation of Bahai Iranians from higher education / Humble Genius

The right to access education is one of the fundamental principles in achieving social justice and individual and collective progress. This right is essential, but after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, it was seriously violated for the Baha’is – the largest religious minority group in Iran. With the beginning of the “Cultural Revolution” in the […]...

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Created By: Zinoos Foroutan
September 22, 2024

Educational environments, an indicator of real changes/ Hope for progress

The second half of 1398 (2019-2020), both in terms of the number of important political and social events and their significance, is one of the most intense periods in contemporary Iranian history. The disastrous decision of the government to suddenly increase gasoline prices, widespread protests in over one hundred cities in protest against the price […]...

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Created By: Omid Aghdami
September 22, 2024

قت The Role of the Executive Power in Reviewing the Cases of Expelled Students / Ehsan Haghighat

“Right to Education” is considered one of the fundamental and essential human rights. Like other fundamental human rights, this right has been recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and emphasized in its provision and guarantee. Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that: “Everyone has the right to education. Education […]...

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Created By: Ehsan Haghi
September 22, 2024

The presence of security institutions in universities and their treatment of students; law or lawlessness? / Sina Yousefi

After the 1979 Revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran, one of the main challenges of the government was the control of universities and the dominant atmosphere within them. The government attempted to monitor, intervene, and tightly control the university environment through various methods, and this thinking was also referred to as […]...

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Created By: Sina Yousefi
September 22, 2024

Exclusion from Education in Iran: From the Cultural Revolution to Tomorrow’s “Mahsa” Movement / Farzaneh Goli

To examine the story of deprivation of education in Iran, we must have a brief and concise look at its history. “Deprivation” is a familiar term for the people of Iran. They have been familiar with this term for centuries and have experienced it with their skin, flesh, and blood. However, the issue of educational […]...

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Created By: Fereshteh Goli
September 22, 2024

A Look at the Unjust Issuance of Suspensions for Some Students / Dina Ghaleibaf

The right to education is one of the most important human rights. Typically, countries with authoritarian regimes prevent individuals and social groups from accessing education. In Iran, the right to education is only recognized to the extent that it serves the ideology of the ruling regime, not the pursuit and expression of truth. In other […]...

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Created By: Dina Ghalibaf
September 22, 2024