Mohammad Ali Dadkhah has been sentenced to 9 years in prison, a 10-year ban on the practice of law and university teaching, and flogging. Dadkhah is one of the founders, with Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, of the Center of Defenders of Human Rights. He was arrested less than a month after the 2009 […]
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Open letter to the newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
Of one Essence is the human race, Thusly has Creation put the Base; One Limb impacted is sufficient, For all Others to feel the Mace. Iranian poet Saadi (~1200-1292) Dr. Ahmed Shaheed UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran c/o Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais […]
Iran’s young take to Gandhian studies
The Times of India – Mahatma Gandhi’s thoughts continue to be an inspiration for citizens across the globe, as is visible in the enthusiasm of students from other countries who come to Panjab University for pursuing PhD from the department of Gandhian Studies.
Iranian authorities aim for single-sex university classes
University classes will be separated based on gender starting in September, the Iranian Parliament’s Education and Research commission announced.