Editor’s Note: Below is a summary of an interview with Mr. Vahed Kholusi, conducted by Talatum Information Dissemination Centre, in a translation by Iran Press Watch. Mr. Vahed Kholousi is an Iranian Baha’i student deprived&hellip
Denial of Education
Baha’i Children Prevented from Attending Schools
For the past 30 years, it has been the policy of the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran to strangle the Baha’i community of that country through various means, culturally, economically, and legally, including&hellip
Baha’is and Constructive Resilience
Editor’s Note: Following are notes from a talk by Prof. Michael Karlberg given at the Eastside Baha’i Center in Bellevue, Washington, on 27 June 2009, as part of a public program organized in support of&hellip
Education Rights Committee attends election campaign in Sari
The Committee on the Right to Education of the Human Rights Activists in Iran Association attended Mr. Karoubi’s campaign stop in the city of Sari to make use of the election environment as a venue&hellip
Forum on the Right to Education held in Kermanshah
On Saturday May 30, 2009 a forum on the right to education convened as a fourth meeting of its kind nationwide. The Committee on the Right to Education, which is a branch of the Human&hellip
Open Letter from Farbod Eshraghi, Baha'i Student
The following is a letter by a Baha’i student by the name of Farbod Eshraghi who was expelled from college because of his religion. Human Rights Activists in Iran has collected this letter with many&hellip
Baha'i Students demand Right to Education at Iranian Election Campaign Activities
Taking advantage of the Election Campaign Activities, during the speech given by Mir Hussein Musavi, although the right to ask questions was only the privilege of a selected few, the Baha’i Student Committee of Iran&hellip
Deny. Deny. Denial.
A short interview with Geoffrey Cameron, research associate at the London-based Foreign Policy Centre, on the denial of higher education for the Baha’is in Iran. Mr. Cameron is also co-author of the 2008 publication ‘A&hellip
First Nationwide Forum on the Right to Education
(Tehran – HRA) Following the diligent work of the Committee on the Right to Education for the Bahá’ís which operates under the umbrella of the Human Rights Activists Association in Iran, two simultaneous forums were held&hellip
Violators of Prisoner Rights Must Be Punished
By Shahram Rafizadeh Protests Over Fabricated Charges Against Students Coinciding with the growing criticism of student activists with recent arrests and charges by Tehran’s judiciary against student activists at Amir Kabir University, the Center for&hellip
Minoo Shahriyari: The Story of my Expulsion from University
Editor’s Note: The story of Minoo’s expulsion from Semnan University was previously reported by Iran Press Watch. We’re now pleased to share in translation the following account by her. It should be recalled that Minoo&hellip
On Minorities and Education, Iran omits Baha'is
Editor’s Note: The following is an invited editorial on the Iran’s controversial statement on “Minorities and the Right to Education”. We refer our readers to IPN’s annual report on violations of the right of Baha’is&hellip
UK university’s support for Iran’s Baha’i students
Editor’s Note: While Iranian Baha’is are denied access to higher education, their fellow Baha’i students outside Iran aim to raise awareness and organize support through local university campaigns. This report was published recently about the&hellip
The Right of Baha’is to Education in the Past Year
Editor’s Note: An annual report on violations of the right of Baha’is in Iran to education was posted in Iran Press News (reference at the end) which appears below in translation. Kindly note that this&hellip
Expelled Baha’i Student at Sahand University
Editor’s Note: Sama Noorani is an expelled Baha’i student from Sahand University in Tabriz and has contributed this piece about experience, which appears below in translation. For some background on this incident, please see: http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/03/expulsion-3-sahand/&hellip
Minoo Expelled from University in Semnan
Editor’s Note: On Saturday, March 7, 2009, several Persian online journals carried this report, which appears below in translation. On March 1, 2009, the government-run University of Semnan expelled Miss Minoo Shahriari, a student majoring&hellip
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