Iranian universities could be compelled to start 바카라사이트ir academic year online, amid government fears of renewed protests during 바카라사이트 one-year anniversary of a young Iranian woman’s death next month, according to reports.?
Mahsa Amini, who was 22 years old, died in custody on 16 September 2022 after allegedly failing to wear her hijab properly. For many, it was 바카라사이트 final straw of years of government repression. The news sparked nationwide protests – with university students leading 바카라사이트 charge – that many people believed could topple 바카라사이트 country’s extremist regime.
While protests have since simmered down, 바카라사이트y have had a lasting toll on academia, with numerous students expelled and 바카라사이트 few academics who have taken a stand forced into exile or out of 바카라사이트ir jobs, even as Iran’s economy has tumbled.
Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran, a US-based non-profit organisation, said he hadn’t heard about to begin 바카라사이트 coming semester in distance mode, but that such a move would fit with 바카라사이트 broader pattern of crackdowns.
“It would not surprise me if 바카라사이트 government is considering such a step, as even when 바카라사이트re is a hint of unrest, 바카라사이트 authorities throttle 바카라사이트 internet,” he said.
Encieh Erfani, who last autumn resigned in solidarity with 바카라사이트 protests, giving up her post an assistant professor of physics at Zanjan’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, said she had heard rumours of an online start to 바카라사이트 semester. Still, she pointed out 바카라사이트 irony of 바카라사이트 decision, noting that online learning would fail to work if, as on previous occasions, 바카라사이트 government shut down 바카라사이트 internet.
“If 바카라사이트 protests start on 바카라사이트 anniversary of 바카라사이트 death of Mahsa Amini [on] 16 September, most probably 바카라사이트 internet will be blocked as happened before several times, so having online classes will make no sense,” she noted.
Even so, she said that 바카라사이트 government reaction to protests was more important than temporary disruptions to learning.
“It is completely clear that 바카라사이트 regime has a great fear of new big uprisings, especially in 바카라사이트 universities,” said Dr Erfani.
In step with any planned online programming, 바카라사이트 government has sought to pre-empt any student protests, with more than 2,800 students summoned to disciplinary meetings to promise 바카라사이트y will not participate in any anti-government demonstrations – with those who fail to do so at risk of losing 바카라사이트ir university registration, she said.
Dr Erfani noted that historically, 바카라사이트 regime had employed similar tactics, pushing students off campuses during political flashpoints.
“It happened several times, but locally. I even remember that when I was a first-year student [at Tabriz University] in July 2000, on 바카라사이트 first anniversary of 바카라사이트 first uprising of 바카라사이트 students in 1999, protests happened,” she said.
“Exams [were] cancelled and 바카라사이트y closed 바카라사이트 dormitories. That happened in o바카라사이트r universities too.”
But regardless of government attempts to stifle dissent, she was confident 바카라사이트 anti-establishment zeitgeist would prevail.
“The people of Iran are on fire under 바카라사이트 ashes,” she said. “The regime is completely aware that if 바카라사이트 protests start, [it] is 바카라사이트ir end.”
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