Rising protests against the dismissal of academics in Iran

Their message also contained a sharp rebuke of Ardeshir Entezari, the head of the Social Sciences department at the university, whom they criticized as being a "passive figure" in the matter, and warned that if there wasn't more clarity over faculty dismissals, they may demand Entezari's resignation. "The university is our home, not a playground for arbitrary state bullying. To take it from us, you must face its real custodians," they said in the statement.