Iran’s ‘second cultural revolution’ seeks to purge universities from dissenters
06 September, 2023
Over 110 professors have faced dismissal from Iranian universities in a sweeping “political cleansing” at higher education institutions.
As the new academic year approaches in Iran, more and more university professors are discovering they have been suspended, faced salary cuts, or even expelled, with senior professors coerced into retirement.
The latest wave of expulsion of dissident professors in Iran began when the ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi took office in August 2021. However, this process has recently accelerated.