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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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 ...
On November 25, 2022, Iranian authorities arrested University of Kurdistan professor Behrouz Chamanara after he attended a meeting about ongoing campus protests. Starting on September 17, protests spread across Iran, including at various universities, following the death-in-custody of Jina Amini (also ...
On November 2, 2022, Iranian security forces – in cooperation with the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) – reportedly arrested Ali Fatahi, a chemical engineering student, apparently for his participation in protests over the death of a young ...
On October 2, 2022, security forces reportedly arrested several students during a protest at the University of Tehran (UT). Starting on September 17, protests spread across Iran, including at various universities, following the death-in-custody of Jina Amini (also known as Mahsa ...
On October 2, 2022, state security forces, including riot police and plainclothes members of the Basij paramilitary group, carried out a violent crackdown on a peaceful protest at Sharif University of Technology (SUT). Dozens of individuals were reported injured and ...
On October 1, 2022, security forces attacked nonviolent protesters at the University of Tabriz. Several students were injured and arrested. Starting on September 17, protests spread across Iran, including at various universities, following the death-in-custody of Jina Amini (also known as ...
On September 25, 2022, the University of Tehran (UT) reportedly expelled UT graduate student Mohammad Javaheri from the student dormitory, barred him from entering campus, and reported Javaheri to state security forces, apparently for his participation in protests over the ...
On September 24, 2022, state security forces carried out a violent crackdown on a peaceful protest at the University of Tehran. 30 to 40 students were arrested. Starting on September 17, protests spread across Iran, including at various universities, following the ...
On September 20, 2022, security forces reportedly arrested Mansoureh Mousavi, a sociologist of women’s studies in apparent connection to her research. Mousavi’s research focuses on the sociology of the body and women’s sexuality. Security forces reportedly confiscated Mousavi’s laptop and several ...
On August 27, 2022, police arrested at least one student participating in a protest against Iran’s compulsory military service. The Student Justice Movement organized the demonstration in front of Iran’s Public Conscription Organization office in Tehran. The demonstration was reportedly peaceful, ...