A second report published by the Office for Consolidating Unity, a leading independent Iranian student union, has detailed ongoing human rights...
United for Iran Highlights Violations of Right to Education in Iran at 20th Session of Human Rights Council
I am speaking on behalf of the Democracy Coalition Project in coordination with United for Iran. My name is Puyan Mahmudian. I was jailed in Iran in May 2007 for serving as an editor for a pro-democracy student publication. The government forged false documents to arrest me and other student activists. I spent three months in solitary confinement and endured torture by my interrogators. I was barred from graduate education despite being ranked 6th out of more than one thousand candidates in the national entrance…
17 NGOs Call on Iran to Uphold the Right to Education
The above signatories representing 17 human rights and student organizations express deep concern about the alarming state of academic freedom in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in particular violations of the rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly on campuses; and institutionalized procedures that allow authorities arbitrarily to expel and suspend students…
Anniversary Video of the Raid on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education
Since the 1979 revolution, when the Islamic Republic of Iran came to power, members of the Baha’i Faith, that country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, have faced relentless state-mandated persecution. In its continuous attempt to destroy the Baha’i community the government has, for nearly thirty years, denied Baha’is the right to attend any of Iran’s universities.
UN Special Rapporteur calls for the Iranian government to make dramatic changes in its laws and practices
In his first full report to the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed calls upon the Iranian government to comply with its international human rights obligations by bringing its laws into conformity with international human rights standards. In a 36-page report Shaheed repeats his request for the immediate release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
Leave a Birthday Message for Imprisoned Student Activist Zia Nabavi
Amnesty International (AI) often marks significant days, such as birthdays, for various detained activists. As student activist Zia Nabavi spends...
U.S. Launch of “Can You Solve This?” Campaign (Washington DC)
Access to education is a basic human right. Through it, people are enabled to develop their talents and skills to be able to contribute to society....
Education Under Fire: A Documentary & Conversation
Education Under Fire, a documentary produced by Single Arrow Productions and co-sponsored by Amnesty International, is a 30-minute documentary that...
UN Human Rights Committee Sharply Criticizes Increasing Flogging Sentences in Iran
As flogging sentences issued and carried out by Iranian judges and judicial authorities are on the rise, during a meeting of the UN Human Rights...
UN Report Documents Iran’s Human Rights Crisis
(15 October 2011) The Iranian government should immediately allow access to the UN appointed Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed to address Iran’s...