One of the policies employed by the Iranian government to suffocate the Baha’i minority has been the dismissal of both students and educators from educational institutions. The most recent case involves the expulsion of 3 medical students from the University of Sahand Tabriz. Via Human Rights Activists in Iran: Three medical students from the University [...]

As the world marks Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration, several key figures from the United Kingdom (including Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire) called the Iranian government to allow its Baha’i community access to educational institutions. The text of the letter is below: Sir, Today is United Nations [...]

One of the weapons the Iranian government has employed to suppress its Baha’i population is denying its youth their right to an education, in what can only be described as an intellectual cleansing. Iran’s Ministry of “Justice” stipulates that Baha’is can enrol in schools (preferably ones with a strong religious ideology), provided that they do [...]

On the 29th of January, the Cairo Administrative Court issued a verdict allowing Baha’is to list a “-” under the religion field in identification papers, or leave it blank. The ruling has yet to be implemented, but now and in a separate court ruling issued yesterday, a university student was allowed to obtain identification papers. [...]

Every year, millions of students worldwide prepare excitedly for a new academic year – a journey that will equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to become active and productive citizens. But instead of worrying about homework, pop-up quizzes and detention, Baha’i students in Iran worry about being admitted to academic institutions in the [...]