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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
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
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 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
Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved from Qarchak Prison in Iran to Unknown Location
On October 26, 2020 Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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