SAR’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project investigates and reports attacks on higher education with the aim of raising awareness, generating advocacy, and increasing protection for scholars, students, and academic communities. Learn more.

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Date of Incident: June 16, 2023

Region & Country:Southern Asia | Iran

Institution(s):Tehran University of Art

On June 16, 2023, state security forces violently attacked students peacefully protesting Tehran University of Art’s policy mandating that female students wear the maghna’eh, a black cloth that covers their head, face, and chest. Security forces detained 10 student protesters. The ...

Attack Types: Killings, Violence, Disappearances | Imprisonment

Date of Incident: December 14, 2022

Region & Country:Southern Asia | Iran

Institution(s):Sanandaj Girls Technical College

On December 14, 2022, security forces arrested four students in front of the university dormitory in apparent connection to their participation in a December 10 campus protest. Starting on September 17, protests spread across Iran, including at various universities, following the ...

Attack Types: Imprisonment

Date of Incident: December 10, 2022

Region & Country:Southern Asia | Iran

Institution(s):Sanandaj Girls Technical College

On December 10, 2022, state security forces reportedly attacked students participating in a protest at the Sanandaj Girls Technical College, following the execution of a protester from nationwide demonstrations over the death of a young woman who was in the ...

Attack Types: Killings, Violence, Disappearances | Imprisonment