Rising protests against the dismissal of academics in Iran

Street protests died down months ago, but they have continued to have repercussions, especially in universities across Iran, many of which saw acts of civil disobedience from students and professors during the demonstrations.Arguably the most high-profile academic who has been sacked is Ali Sharifi Zarchi, a professor of bioinformatics and artificial intelligence at Iran’s top institution of higher education, the Sharif University of Technology. He announced his expulsion last week on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.