As the anniversary of the 2022 nationwide protests, known as the Mahsa Amini Protests, approaches, Iranian academic circles are witnessing increased pressure from security institutions. A rising number of university professors are being expelled or suspended under various justifications. Currently, HRANA has documented 22 university professors who have been affected, facing expulsion or suspension. The roster of professors targeted due to their perceived involvement in supporting last year’s protests is as follows: Mohammad-Reza Nazari-Nejad-expelled Raham Afghani-expelled Ali Sharifi Zarchi-expelled Dariush Rahmanian-expelled Hamideh Khademi-expelled Amaneh Ali-expelled Mehdi Khoyi-expelled Aziz Shafiee Zarghani-expelled…
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