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A group of university students write to the president demanding that Badi Safajou is allowed to continue his university education

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Denial of the right to university education
Tehran
Badi Safajou
09 January 2019
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22 November 2020

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18 November 2020

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15 November 2020

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02 November 2020

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02 November 2020

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01 November 2020

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01 November 2020

Independent Persian: Baha’is and women in Iran, victims of discrimination in university admission

31 October 2020

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31 October 2020

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31 October 2020

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29 August 2020

Iranwire: Pedram Roshan, a Baha’i physicist, deprived of higher education in Iran but ended up on the cover of Science journal

10 June 2020

Iran International: Distribution of ‘inquisition’ forms in schools of Tehran

20 April 2020

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27 October 2019

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29 September 2019

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24 September 2019

More Baha'i students banned from university

21 September 2019

16 Baha'i girls banned from university education, despite passing the entrance exam

20 September 2019

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19 September 2019

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17 September 2019

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16 September 2019

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08 August 2019

HRANA: Appeal Court of Administrative Justice confirms that Baha’is are not allowed to go to university

16 July 2019

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18 February 2019

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02 February 2019

HRANA: Sepehr Shahidi Ghamsari was expelled from university

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HRANA: Shirin Baninejad was expelled from university

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17 December 2018

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21 November 2018

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27 September 2018

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11 September 2018

Khabaronline: Depriving Baha’is from higher education

30 August 2018

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19 August 2018

HRANA: Romina Asgari expelled from university

15 August 2018

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27 July 2018

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21 July 2018

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19 July 2018

Sowgol Zabihi not allowed to continue her education

18 July 2018

Houman Imani expelled from university in Kerman

02 June 2018

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29 May 2018

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06 February 2018

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08 November 2017

Three Baha'is sentenced to 5 years in prison

08 November 2017

HRANA: Three young Baha’is sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment

26 September 2017

Tribune Zamaneh: New requirement for Baha’is to enter university

09 July 2017

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25 May 2017

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12 May 2017

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12 May 2017

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05 January 2017

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21 December 2016

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20 December 2016

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18 December 2016

Afrooz Zabihi expelled from university

13 December 2016

Iranwire: Education of Baha’is under Rouhani government: 28 students expelled from university, thousands deprived

20 October 2016

Mina Yazdani: Higher education in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the question of Baha’is

01 September 2016

Iranwire: Murals in Harlem and the forgotten dreams

02 August 2016

Iranwire: Wall paintings for Baha'i students in the heart of Brazil

29 July 2016

Iranwire: A new wall for Baha'is of Iran in Harlem

22 July 2016

Tahlilrooz website: Islamic Republic's deceit in dealing with Baha'i students

05 July 2016

Court of Administrative Justice confirms decision to exclude Anisa Fanaian from university education

03 July 2016

Iranwire: Street art campaign in defence of Baha’is of Iran

02 July 2016

Confirmation of Armin Rahmani's exclusion from university education

21 June 2016

Iranwire: Educational apartheid in Iran; unbelievable but real

04 June 2016

Iranwire: Wall paintings in Salvador defending the rights of Baha’is of Iran

29 May 2016

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28 May 2016

Iranwire: Murals in Australia to defend the right to education for Baha’is of Iran

24 May 2016

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13 April 2016

Iranwire: New York artists: Education is not a crime

08 April 2016

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22 March 2016

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21 September 2015

Farid Rastegar expelled from university

19 September 2015

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16 September 2015

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14 September 2015

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14 September 2015

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13 September 2015

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11 September 2015

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10 September 2015

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09 September 2015

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09 September 2015

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09 September 2015

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29 August 2015

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14 August 2015

HRANA: Letter from Dorsa Gholizadeh, Baha’i student, expelled from university

05 April 2015

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05 April 2015

Collective letter by a group of lawyers demanding Taraneh Ghiami's right to university education

10 February 2015

Jaras: Supreme Administrative Court bans Baha’is from access to higher education

10 February 2015

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2015

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17 December 2014

Iranwire: Conversation of a Baha’i student with three members of Iran’s parliament

16 December 2014

Ayatollah Mousavi Bojnourdi: Baha'is don't have citizen rights

07 December 2014

Statement of Iranian liberal students and graduates: Stop educational apartheid against Baha’is

14 November 2014

Preventing Baha'is from education is not legally acceptable

13 November 2014

Students deprived of education: We are dreaming about the day we can live and study without discrimination

29 October 2014

Letter by Hoda Mehregani to President Rouhani about denial of her right to education

22 October 2014

Taraneh Ghiami's complaint about exclusion from university rejected

21 October 2014

Letter from Mahta Mokari to Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

21 October 2014

Letter from Mahta Mokari to the Court of Administrative Justice

21 October 2014

Letter from Mahta Mokari to the head of National Organization For Educational Testing

20 October 2014

Letter from Mahta Mokari to the Commission for implementation of Article 90 of the Constitution

15 October 2014

Letter from Administrative Tribunal to Tara Nikkhah

29 September 2014

Letter from Tara Nikkhah to the Administrative Tribunal

27 September 2014

Decision of Court of Administrative Justice regarding the complaint of Anisa Fanaian

27 September 2014

Eslah News: Letter from Zibakalam to Larijani about Baha’is’ right of education

26 September 2014

Khat-e Solh magazine: Rouhani’s government and the right to education

25 September 2014

BBC Persian website: Baha'is continue to be banned from university education

24 September 2014

Reformist MP's insulting comments about Baha'i student banned from university exam

24 September 2014

Letter by Mohammad Seifzadeh and Heshmatollah Tabarzadi about Baha'is' education rights

23 September 2014

Baha'is were told that Intelligence Ministry has not confirmed their permission to continue their education

21 September 2014

Iran Emrooz: Saeed Peivandi: Defending the human right to education

21 September 2014

Ferghe News: BBC Persian’s baseless claim that Baha’is are deprived of education in Iran

19 September 2014

PCED: Letter by Kaveh Keshavarz, Baha’i student deprived of education

17 September 2014

Letter from Dorsa Dehghani to Mohammad Javad Larijani about violation of her right to higher education

17 September 2014

The Defenders of Human Rights Center: Mr Rouhani! Don’t let students be deprived of higher education

13 September 2014

Noura Sabet deprived of higher education

13 September 2014

Letter to Shadan Shirazi by a group of political prisoners

10 September 2014

Radio Zamaneh: Letter to Hasan Rouhani from 360 Baha’i students deprived from education

10 September 2014

Iran Emrooz website: supporting the education rights of Baha'i citizens

09 September 2014

Top scoring Baha'i student not allowed to choose a study programme

05 September 2014

Aida Ghajar: Execution of the Baha’is of Hamadan; letter to Mohammad Javad Larijani

04 August 2014

Baha'i students banned from university education despite official promises

25 June 2014

Court decision regarding expulsion from university

20 May 2014

HRANA: Court of Administrative Justice rejects the complaint of a Baha’i student against the Ministry of Education

15 May 2014

HRANA: Letter to Mohammad Javad Larijani, from 104 Baha’is, deprived of education

13 May 2014

HRANA: Letter from a Baha’i citizen to Mohammad Javad Larijani

01 May 2014

Shirin Ebadi in Iran Wire: The largest religious minority completely deprived of their rights

21 April 2014

HRANA: Letter from a Baha’i to Mohammad Javad Larijani

11 April 2014

Radio Farda: Interview with a Baha’i who is deprived of education

10 April 2014

HRANA: Maziar Malaki was expelled from university

06 April 2014

Javad Larijani in interview with ILNA: No one is arrested or deprived of education simply for being a Baha’i

06 April 2014

Javad Larijani: Baha’is are not deprived of education because of their belief

30 January 2014

Shayan Sanaei expelled from university

23 October 2013

Request to refund Shervin Rajab-Ali's university fee, as his admission has been disallowed

29 September 2013

Mohsen Kadivar: Depriving Baha’i students from education is illegal

03 June 2013

Andishe Ayande website: Religious minorities deprived of education

22 September 2012

Two human rights organisations protest to Iran

20 June 2012

Faran Khan-Yaghma's sentence extended

31 May 2012

Amnesty International: Statements of human rights organizations on the right to education

22 May 2012

Yekta Fahandej expelled from university

15 May 2012

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25 February 2012

Shahin Mousavi expelled from Tabari university of Babol

09 February 2012

Seyyed Kian Hashemi expelled from university

23 January 2012

Kian Hashemi's expulsion from university

17 January 2012

Kian Hashemi's university admission withdrawn

12 January 2012

Dorsa Allahverdi expelled from university

2012

Complaint to the Court of Administrative Justice about expulsion from university

2012

Belief in Islam is a prerequisite for post-graduate studies

11 December 2011

Letter from Isfahan University of Technology to Rouhollah Tashakkor regarding his expulsion from university

27 November 2011

Letter from Isfahan University of Technology to Bashir Tashakkor regarding his expulsion from university

04 November 2011

Sahba Mottahedin and Samira Gholami expelled from university

14 September 2011

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26 August 2011

Letter from the Baha’i International Community to Dr Kamran Daneshjoo, Minister of Science, Research and Technology

19 July 2011

Trial of Bashir Ehsani, education rights activist, postponed again

14 July 2011

HRANA: Sama Nourani called to prison to serve his one year sentence

30 June 2011

AAED: Response to article claiming that “All Who Attend the University Entrance Examination Will Be Admitted”

10 June 2011

The Guardian: Nine British professors support the right to education of Iranian Baha’is

04 June 2011

HRANA: Students applying for post-graduate studies, blacklisted at entrance exam for sixth year running

30 May 2011

More than 1000 activist demand Baha’is to return to universities

25 May 2011

Danial Ouji arrested

05 February 2011

JARAS: Stop educational discrimination against Baha’is

16 January 2011

Shayan Zakerian expelled from the university

13 October 2010

Ruling on Farzad Ahmadi's complaint against Sahand university for expelling him

22 September 2010

Rouhollah Ghodrat, student of Rafsanjan Faculty of Medical Science, is not attending classes until further notice

18 July 2010

HRANA: Sara Mahboubi released from prison in Sari

13 July 2010

They said: ‘you are a Baha’i, and you must be expelled’

10 July 2010

HRANA: Baha’i student expelled from Qazvin university

11 June 2010

Fars News Agency: Baha’i students have no right to study at universities

07 June 2010

Tabnak: Baha’is seek further education, partly to publicise against Islamic Republic of Iran

09 April 2010

Gooya news: Pressure on Iqan Shahidi and Sama Nourani for false confession on TV

20 March 2010

Open letter to people of Iran by a group of Baha'i students banned from university

23 December 2009

Samiollah Ashenaei expelled from university

08 December 2009

Sirous Gholam-Rezaie expelled from university

20 November 2009

Rosa Ghanavatian expelled from university in Khoramshahr

02 October 2009

Bashir Tashakkor banned from enrollment in university

September 2009

Letter from Sara Naddafiyan to Ministry of Science

10 August 2009

Interview with Vahed Kholousi

27 July 2009

Open letter by Baha’i students deprived of education to officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran

30 May 2009

HRA: National conference in Kermanshah on the right to education

28 May 2009

Statement of Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan to the national conference for the right to education in Kermanshah

26 May 2009

First national forum on the right to education

17 April 2009

Iran Global: Letter from Arman Rad, a Baha’i student denied access to education

18 March 2009

Three Baha’i students expelled from University in Tabriz

12 March 2009

HRA: Letter from Borhan Rasti, a Baha’i student denied access to education

14 February 2009

Letter from Farzad Ahmadi to the head of Sahand University

11 February 2009

75 non-Baha’i students protest to the expulsion of Mahnoush Dehghan from university

26 January 2009

Neda Keshavarz and Faria Tebyanian expelled from university

14 January 2009

9 Baha’i students expelled from university

10 November 2008

Radio Zamaneh: Interview with Mohammad Owliyaiefard about Baha’is’ right of education

08 November 2008

Nima Sabeti's admission to university disallowed

02 November 2008

Letter from seventy students of Kerman University asking for explanation for expulsion of Mahnoush Dehghan

31 October 2008

Letter from Mahnoush Dehghan about her expulsion from university

11 September 2008

Letter from Samim Pezeshki to the member of Parliament about exclusion from higher education

10 September 2008

Badi Eshraghi Najafabadi expelled from Esfahan Institute of Technology

01 September 2008

Iran-e Emrooz: Association of Defenders of Human Rights meet to discuss the right to education

25 August 2008

Decision upheld to disallow Mona Zokai's admission to university

13 August 2008

Confirmation of Hesam Missaghi's expulsion from university

05 August 2008

Letter from Parliament’s Secretariat to the National Examination Board about Hesam Misaghi

02 August 2008

Radio Zamaneh: Interview with Farhad Sabetan and Shirin Ebadi: Efforts to prevent Baha’is from entering university

02 August 2008

Letters to Isfahan MP, Mohammad Taghi Rahbar

21 July 2008

Court of Administrative Justice dismisses Azin Abyar's complaint against Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

09 July 2008

Verdict of Administrative Tribunal on the complaint by Sara Naddafiyan against the National Evaluation Organization

08 July 2008

Decision of the Court of Administrative Justice regarding the complaint of Hadieh Fallah

18 June 2008

Sahar Sarikhani complains against the Organization of National Examinations

16 June 2008

Confirmation that Bashir Dana should not be admitted to university

16 June 2008

Bashir Dana not entitled to study at Payam Nour university

15 June 2008

Decision of the Court of Administrative Justice regarding the complaint of Noushin Bandi Amirabad

14 June 2008

Faria Tebyanian’s complaint against Ministry of Science and Technology for depriving her from education

13 May 2008

Confirmation of the decision to disqualify Ardeshir Fanaian from university entrance exam and admission to university

14 April 2008

Sepehr Forouhari expelled from University of Khazar

16 March 2008

Faria Tebyanian’s complaint for being deprived of education

11 March 2008

Anis Safajou’s complaint against Ministry of Science

10 March 2008

Faria Tebyanian’s complaint against Ministry of Science and Technology for depriving her from education

08 March 2008

Hadieh Fallah protests that she is being refused admission to university

29 January 2008

Roozonline: Life has become more difficult for Baha’is in Iran

16 December 2007

Holakou Rahmanian banned from university

08 December 2007

Nazanin Abedini’s complaint to the Head of National Examination Board

03 December 2007

Response of the Office of the President to Mr. Faramarz Naddafiyan Ghamsari’s complaint

20 November 2007

Nader Ighanian’s complaint against Ministry of Science and Technology for depriving him from education

18 November 2007

Decision of the Court of Administrative Justice regarding the complaint of Bashir Heravi Talemi

12 November 2007

Shayan Moghimi complains against Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

12 November 2007

Decision of the Court of Administrative Justice regarding the complaint of Anis Ighani

05 November 2007

Verdict of Court of Administrative Justice about Golnoush Shafie's complaint

01 November 2007

Arfa Alavian's successful exam result at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences to be nullified

16 October 2007

Letter from Rozita Tashakkor to President Ahmadinejad about her exclusion from higher education

09 October 2007

Nader Ighanian complains against Ministry of Science and Technology for depriving him from education

09 October 2007

Letter from parliament to National Evaluation Organization about Shiva Sharifpour

09 October 2007

Decision of the Court of Administrative Justice regarding the complaint of Anis Ighani

25 September 2007

Boshra Fahandej protets her expulsion from university

22 September 2007

Iranian: Letter from Holakou Rahmanian about his exclusion from higher education

19 September 2007

Human Right Watch: Let Baha’is have access to higher education

02 September 2007

Letter from Noushin Bandi to Administrative Tribunal

01 September 2007

Kayhan Newspaper: Baha’is must be expelled from universities

27 August 2007

Confidential government document about banning Baha’i students from

27 August 2007

182 Baha’i students write to the Minister of Science, Research and Technology

31 July 2007

Baha’i students banned from universities

07 July 2007

Decision of the Court of Administrative Justice about Azin Abyar's complaint

24 June 2007

Receipt of Azin Abyar's complaint about authorities' refusal to enroll her at university

27 May 2007

Parastou Ighanian expelled from University of Gilan

20 May 2007

Panjere newspaper: 20 Baha’is expelled from university

20 May 2007

Expulsion of Baha’i students of the University of Sistan and Balouchestan

20 May 2007

Student of Languages at Gilan University to be expelled

06 May 2007

Receipt of Bashir Dana's complaint to the Court of Administrative Justice

17 April 2007

Letter from Faramarz Naddafian Ghamsari to President Ahmadinejad

17 March 2007

Baha'i students not to be admitted to Payam-e-Nour University of Sistan and Balouchestan province

07 March 2007

Confidential government document about expulsion of Baha’is from universities

27 February 2007

Anis Ighani banned from going to university

25 February 2007

Cover letter forwarding paperwork of Bashir Dana's case

15 February 2007

Order to expel Baha’i students from Shomal University

14 February 2007

Gholam-Ali Roudi’s letter to the Dean of Shomal University about Baha’i students

06 February 2007

Letter from Faramarz Naddafiyan Ghamsari to advisor to the Minister of Education

06 February 2007

Faramarz Naddafiyan complains to the Ministry of Higher Education that his daughter Sara, is not allowed to go to university

20 January 2007

Receipt of the Bashir Dana's request

14 January 2007

Request to investigate Bashir Dana's case

05 January 2007

Letter from National Organization for Education Evaluation regarding Bashir Dana's request

03 January 2007

Letter from Parham Aghdasi to the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution about the ban on Baha’is from higher education

2007

Baha'is must be expelled from university

2007

Letter from Ministry of Science, Research and Technology about Martha Rezaei’s religion

23 December 2006

Sara Naddafiyan complains to Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution that she is not allowed to go to university

23 December 2006

Sending Bashir Dana's paperwork to the Head of Payame Noor University

17 December 2006

Letter from Bashir Dana to the Minister of Science, Research and Technology

17 December 2006

Bashir Dana's complaint that he is being refused admission to university

17 December 2006

Letter from Bashir Dana to the National Organization for Education Evaluation

17 December 2006

Bashir Dana's complaint that he is being refused admission to university

18 November 2006

Faramarz Naddafiyan complains to the Ministry of Science that his daughter Sara, is not allowed to go to university

18 November 2006

Sara Naddafiyan asks for further review of the results of the National University Entrance Examination

02 November 2006

Order to expel Baha’is from universities

21 October 2006

Letter from Azin Abyar to the National Organization for Education Evaluation about authorities' refusal to enroll her at university

18 October 2006

Faramarz Bahari’s letter to the National Examination

19 September 2006

Aref News: Baha’i classes held in Khani Abad

2006

Letter from Sara Naddafiyan to Ministry of Education

2006

Letter from Badi Eshraghi to Islamic Azad University

25 October 2005

Talk by Diane Ala'i at McGill University

07 October 2005

عدم حق تحصیل بهائیان در ایران

03 January 2005

Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi’s concern about activities of the Baha’is and their attempts to get privileges in education and universities

19 January 2002

Legal advice to President on possible approaches to upholding the civil rights of the Baha’is

06 June 2001

Legal advice to President on implications of expelling Baha’i students from universities

27 February 2001

Legal report to President on expulsion of Baha'i students and their education rights

20 February 2001

President’s order to investigate the expulsion of a Bahá’í student

08 November 1998

Question on legality of raids by law enforcement officers on the homes and private educational centers of Baha’is

05 September 1998

Legal advice to President in relation to finding interim solutions for upholding the civil rights of Baha’is

11 December 1995

Prevented from taking part in entrance exams for universities and other institutions of higher education

08 January 1995

Stating Lian Samandari's religion in registration documents for national university exams

01 February 1993

Need to specify religion for taking part in national university exams

05 January 1992

Baha'i requested to specify religion on examination form

05 January 1992

Pouneh Sabet-Sarvestani replies to request to declare religion on university entrance exam form.

03 March 1991

Additional documents requested in response to Taraneh Navidi's appeal

22 January 1990

Farhang Dehghan expelled from university

04 December 1989

Mehr-Rokh Sadeghi, biology student expelled from university

16 October 1989

Suspension of Taraneh Navidi-Moghaddam from school unless she recants her Baha'i beliefs

03 October 1989

Farhang Dehghan expelled from university

03 October 1989

Farzaneh Khosravi-Hamadani expelled from Allah Tabatabaie university

03 October 1989

Mehr-Rokh Sadeghi, biology student expelled from university

01 September 1989

Confirmation of Mahvash Daie-La's expulsion from Shahid Behesti University

05 February 1989

Request to renounce faith in order to continue university education.

05 February 1989

You will need to recant your faith three times in major newspapers, in order to be allowed to continue your studies

01 January 1989

Bijan Mirzaei’s letter to Student Admissions Office

12 December 1988

Executive committee for expelled students to Bijan Mirzaei: Recant your Faith in order to continue your education

27 November 1988

Mahnaz Rezvani must denounce her faith three times in order to be allowed back to university

27 November 1988

Zekrollah Koushk-Baghi has to denounce his Baha'i faith three times in order to be allowed to continue his studies

17 November 1988

Farhang Dehghan expelled from university

09 November 1988

Hasan Saiedi expelled from Birjand University

09 November 1988

Sholeh Karampisheh expelled from Tehran University

09 November 1988

Need to recant your faith and publish three notices in newspapers, to continue your education

09 November 1988

To continue your education you must recant your Baha'i faith

04 October 1988

Farzad Asdaghi-Mamaghani, studying Electrical Engineering, expelled from Shiraz University

17 September 1988

Farid Tashakkor's expulsion from university confirmed

28 April 1987

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Not being a Baha’i is a requirement for admission at Tarbiat Modarres University

08 March 1987

Students asked to state their religion in exam form

1987

Applicants asked to state their religion in guidelines for universities and higher education

21 September 1985

Touraj Misaghi Mamaghani can enroll for his last term of Pharmacy degree course at Tabriz university

09 May 1985

Said Sobhi's expulsion from Shiraz University

04 February 1985

Ataollah Shahrezaei expelled from university

13 October 1984

Roya Nouri Diznab expelled from school

11 October 1984

Shiva Beyzaei expelled from Nima Yooshij Junior High School for Girls

28 August 1984

Saied Sobhi expelled from Shiraz university

28 August 1984

Yazdanbakhsh Gharaienejad expelled from university

22 April 1984

Deadline for Ezaat Yazdani to contest decision by Shahid Beheshti University

25 February 1984

Fakhrodin Ziaei expelled from Shiraz University

08 January 1984

Confirmation of Saeid Sobhi's expulsion from Shiraz University

09 November 1983

Ezzat Yazdani expelled from university

02 November 1983

Baha'i student is expelled from university due to his religious beliefs

27 September 1983

Roya Rahimpour expelled from university

01 September 1983

Foad Safaie prohibited from continuing his university studies

September 1983

Fakhrodin Ziaei's expulsion from Shiraz University confirmed

24 August 1983

Ali-Akbar Nasari expelled from University of Semnan

21 August 1983

Sholeh Ehsani expelled from University of Art

20 July 1983

Confirmation of order to expel Masoud Majidi from University

04 June 1983

Taraneh Navidi's appeal refused by the University Admissions Commission

04 June 1983

Mahnaz Ahrari suspended from her studies at University of Tabriz

31 May 1983

Expulsion of Raoufeh Rahimpour from university confirmed

31 May 1983

Confirmation of order to expel Bijan Mirzaei from University of Isfahan

21 May 1983

Raoufeh Rahimpour expelled from university

16 May 1983

Considering whether Fariborz Sabetian is eligible to continue studying at Institute of Building

14 May 1983

Bijan Mirzaei expelled from University of Isfahan

03 May 1983

Letter from Council of Admissions to Kamal Kashani about his expulsion from university

12 April 1983

Fakhrodin Ziaei's complaint rejected

15 March 1983

Letter from Kamal Kashani to Committee of Cultural Revolution about his expulsion from university

01 January 1983

Ataollah Shahrezaei expelled from university

01 January 1983

Kiandokht Zarghami expelled from University of Science and Technology

01 January 1983

Masoud Hoseini expelled from University of Science and Technology

09 December 1982

Farshad Nawrouzi expelled from Isfahan University of Technology

29 September 1982

Nahal Ghaderi-Tafrashi, student of Centre for Biochemistry-Biophysics Research, at Tehran University expelled

28 July 1982

Kamal Kashani and Zekrollah Koushk-Baghi expelled from university

28 July 1982

Kamal Kashani and Zekrollah Koushk-Baghi expelled from university

27 July 1982

Mottahedin University's refusal to enrol Baha'is students

25 July 1982

Expulsion of Roya Rahimpour from university

19 July 1982

Refusal to enrol Fahimeh Abedian at university

19 July 1982

Refusal to enrol Farah Baghi at university

26 May 1982

Zabihollah Anvari expelled from university

12 May 1982

Permission to continue studies not granted to mechanics student at Mazandaran University

10 May 1982

Student expelled from School of Agriculture for being a Baha'i

02 May 1982

Baha'i student requests the reason for his expulsion

26 April 1982

Baha’i students not entitled to get foreign currencies at lower student rates

20 April 1982

Masoud Kholousi's suspension from university confirmed

13 April 1982

Student requests reasons for denial of education

10 April 1982

Hamid Malekan not allowed enrollment at University of Mashad

03 April 1982

Student expelled from Iranian Medical Centre

18 March 1982

Question about applicants' religion in registration form for Teacher Training College entrance exam

18 March 1982

Question to Mahnaz Rezvani about her beliefs

28 February 1982

Mina Yazdani and Nayyereddin Anvari expelled from university

10 February 1982

Mahnaz Rezvani expelled from Mottahedin University

10 February 1982

Jila Sabet prohibited from continuing her university education

03 February 1982

Order to refuse enrolling Mehran Tashakkor in university

14 January 1982

Masoud Kholousi not allowed to enrol at Medical Faculty of Mashhad University

14 January 1982

Aref Vaezi not to be admitted to the University of Khorasan

01 January 1982

Berjis Ighanian expelled from University of Elm va Sanat

25 November 1981

Kayhan newspaper: Baha’i students expelled from university

14 November 1981

Expulsion of 37 medical students from Shiraz University including several Baha'i students

01 October 1981

Kayhan newspaper: Baha’i students are not allowed to go to university

15 August 1981

Jila Sabet Rasekh expelled from University of Isfahan

04 August 1981

Zhila Sabet Rasikh expelled from university

04 August 1981

Baha’i students not entitled to get foreign currencies at lower student rates

02 July 1981

Shahla Ferdowsian expelled from University of Isfahan

20 June 1981

Olouhiyeh Kian ordered to declare if she is a Baha'i

15 November 1979

Simin Rasouli expelled from Urumia Girls' Elementary College

1979

Guidelines for Higher Education states that belonging to one of the official religions in Iran is a requirement for entering university

13 May 1978

Roya Kamalabadi asked to pay back her tuition

1978

Baha'i student prohibited from continuing his university education

01 December 1955

Confidential letter banning recruitment of Baha’is in the Army School

13 April 1948

Minister of education response to the PM on dismissal of Sabet Abadehi’s son from school

11 February 1948

Plea to Prime Minister for readmission of son to school after expulsion

28 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Minister of Culture about expulsion of Baha’i students

Organization of National Examinations’ special form for Baha’i students

University of Science and Technology's guide on repentance, and embracing Islam

Are Vaezi suspended from studying at Mashhad University

Questionnaire of University of Isfahan for Bijan Mirzaie

Complaint by 9 students expelled from Shahid Bahonar University in Kerman

You must publish three notices in newspapers, recanting your faith, in order to be allowed to continue your education

Letter of executive committee for expelled students to Bijan Mirzaei

Questionnaire of the Islamic Open University

Anisa Fanaian complains against the National Organization of Examinations for Higher Education

Peyman Ghiami complains against Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution

Bashir Dana's complaint against Ministry of Science, Research and Technology regarding his expulsion from university

Arrangements for converting Baha’i students to Islam at University of Science and Technology

There is no other way than stating they are Muslim

Letter from Behrouz Shadabi to Hashemi Rafsanjani about violation of the rights of his family and the Baha’i community

Saman Showkati expelled from university

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