Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News- Sama Zazifi, a student majoring in architecture at the University of Shahriar, was expelled for being a Baha’i. Despite depriving Baha’is from attending universities by the&hellip
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Administrative Court of Justice Ruled Against the “Right to Higher Education” of Taraneh Ghiami, Iranian Baha’i Student
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency- Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran- the First Branch of the Administrative Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the initial court regarding the&hellip
Open Letter: Baha’i Prisoner Hopeful Amid Fraught Traditions of New Academic Year
Source: www.en-hrana.org Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA)- As a new academic year unfolds in Iran, Baha’i prisoner Azita Rafizadeh speaks out in an open letter about the systemic barriers between post-secondary education opportunities and the country’s&hellip
At Thirty Years Old, Navid Khanjani Celebrates the Sixth Anniversary of His Incarceration in Rajai Shahr Prison
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Navid Khanjani, a Baha’i citizen and human rights activist, has celebrated the anniversary of six consecutive years in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. According to the Human Rights in&hellip
Niloufar Mousavi Expelled From University for Being a Baha’i
Source: BahaiNews1 March 14, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, Niloufar Mousavi was expelled from university at the end of her first semester exams, because of her belief in the Baha’i Faith.&hellip
Conversation with Student Expelled from University for Being Baha’i
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Because of her Baha’i beliefs, Shaghayegh Karamnezhad is one of the six students who have been expelled from Rudehen University this month. Exactly two weeks prior to her&hellip
Expulsion of Another Bahá’í Student, This Time in Shiraz
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Ms. Nikouseresht told “Iranwire”: “After the end of the class on Wednesday, 28 December, I went to the university website to check my status, and I&hellip
Iran’s Loss Is the World’s Gain: The Tale of My Persecuted Bahà’i Roommate
Source: scroll.in Prevented from going to college in Iran, she fled to the US to study, later helping discover a drug that fights cancer. Her country’s policies could come under UN scrutiny on March 19. Uma&hellip
Maziar Malaki, a Bahai citizen and student majoring in manufacturing machinery, has been expelled from the University of Birjand*
[HRANA] According to reporters from HRANA, the news organization of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Maziar Malaki, a Baha’i citizen from Birjand and a student in manufacturing machinery, was summoned by university security and asked&hellip
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[nurizad.info. 17 Sep. 2013] One of the officials of the ministry of Higher Education approached me at a gathering, and in a shivering voice which was an indication of his deep worry, fear and sadness,&hellip
New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof to Visit Iran
[Education Under Fire] New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof is visiting Iran this June and is requesting “themes and topics to ask about” during his time there. He’s not been to Iran for six years and&hellip
Closed Doors: Iran's Campaign to Deny Higher Education to Baha'is
A Special Section at the Baha’i World News site brings all the relevant content regarding Iran’s systematic campaign to deny higher education to the Baha’is in Iran –its largest religious minority. I invite you to&hellip
Give a voice to the voiceless of Iran
[Justice4BahaiYouth, 23 Sep 2011] The Baha’i’s in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority, have been persecuted since the 1979 revolution. Thousands were arrested and hundreds executed. Today, over 100 Baha’i’s are unjustly imprisoned including seven&hellip
Arrests are part of official campaign to block development of Iranian Baha'is
[BWNS 25 May 2011] NEW YORK — The raids carried out on some 30 homes of Baha’is, who were offering education to young community members barred by the government from university, is the latest action in Iran’s&hellip
Baha'i educational programme targeted in raids
[BWNS 22 May 2011] GENEVA — A coordinated series of raids have been carried out on the homes of several Iranian Baha’is, active in a community initiative to provide a higher education programme for young members who&hellip
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