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Tag : UNESCO

March 6, 2023

20 Prominent Iranian Lawyers Call on UN to Investigate School Girl Poisonings

Over 1,000 Students, Mostly Girls, Poisoned by Gas in Iran Since November 2022 March 6, 2023 – Twenty prominent human rights lawyers from Iran today published a letter urgently calling for an independent, joint committee—comprised of experts from the ...

November 16, 2019

Promote Respect for All on the International Day for Tolerance

November 16 Marks the International Day for Tolerance The International Day for Tolerance, declared by UNESCO in 1995, is observed each year on November 16. ...

November 4, 2019

Former Political Prisoner Arrested at “Cyrus Day” Celebration

The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a UNESCO protected world heritage site, is located southwest of the ...

December 28, 2018

Outrage After Judicial Parliamentary Committee Rejects Bill to Ban Child Marriages in Iran

Two years after it was introduced to Iran’s Parliament, the parliamentary Committee for Judicial and Legal Affairs has rejected a ...

April 16, 2018

Iranian Education Minister Issues Stern Warning Against UN 2030 Agenda

Iran’s minister of education has warned that any official or non-governmental organization (NGO) that uses educational guidelines...

December 29, 2017

Iranian Female Politicians Speak Out Against Conservative Rival’s Male Chauvinist Views

Several female politicians in Iran have criticized a conservative colleague for attempting to smear a bill proposed by the Rouhani government that aims to reduce ...

August 3, 2017

Rouhani’s Lost Battle: UN 2030 Education Guidelines

In 2015, Iran adopted educational guidelines from the UN 2030 agenda that could substantially improve access to education throughout the country. Two years later, a vicious smear campaign and opposition by the supreme leader has resulted in President Hassan ...

July 20, 2017

UNESCO 2030 Educational Guidelines Scrapped by Iran Include Essential Protective Measures Against Child Abuse

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June 13, 2017

In Slight to Rouhani, Supreme Leader Forbids Adoption of UNESCO 2030 Educational Guidelines

Iran’s supreme leader has forbidden the government of President Hassan Rouhani from implementing any part of ...

May 23, 2017

Rouhani’s Battle With Hardliners Over UN 2030 Educational Guidelines Follows Him Into Second Term

A major challenge for newly reelected President Hassan Rouhani is integrating guidelines from a UN agenda into the country’s educational system amid fierce opposition from hardliners ...

May 16, 2017

Rouhani’s Attempt to Adopt UNESCO Educational Guidelines Emerges as 2017 Election Issue

In the run-up to Iran’s presidential election on May 19, 2017, the country’s hardline supreme leader has strongly denounced the Rouhani government’s attempt ...

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