قتThe 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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From the classroom to the street; students at the intersection of history and change/ Mehrnaz Razaghi

In the history of social transformations, student movements have been recognized as one of the main factors of major changes. The enthusiasm and passion of students for supporting social justice, equality, and structural reforms have clearly shown that they are a powerful force in shaping a more just and progressive society. The political actions of […]...

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The student movement is the eye to eye confrontation with the tyranny / Ali Kalai

Dr. Mohammad Maleki, the first president of Tehran University after the revolution, who himself had a long history of fighting for freedom, equality, and justice before and after the 1957 revolution, saw the university as a fortress of freedom and a tall tower guarding the Iranian nation’s quest for freedom. When Sadeq Zibakalam, a professor […]...

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Student Movement; From Migration to Resistance / Simin Moeini

Students have always played a key role in social movements that have taken place around the world. A student learns beyond their studies at university, to question events happening in society, to seek out the reasons behind them, and this activity and dynamism gives the student an independent identity. Students are defined within the student […]...

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Security’s encounter with students during nationwide protests; “Legal arrest” or “arbitrary detention”? / Moein Khazaei

On October 19th, finally, Yousef Nouri, the Minister of Education of the Islamic Republic, admitted that a number of students have been arrested during the recent nationwide protests in Iran. Although he did not provide an “exact number” of detained students, he stated: “Their number is not high and they are not that many.” According […]...

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