Interview with CHRR Member Hesam Misaghi

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The following is an interview with human rights activist Hesam Misaghi, conducted by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Hesam Misaghi is an activist for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) and spokesperson for the Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination. In the interview, Hesam Misaghi explains the situation of Baha’is and students who are active in civil and political activities. Misaghi also exposes lies told by Mohammad Javad Larijani, the head of the human rights council in the judiciary.

Campaign: Mr. Misaghi, you are a member of the Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination. Why did you form this Committee and what is the situation with the Committee members right now?

Hesam Misaghi: This Committee was formed as an independent organization to regain the general right to education. Most of its members were Baha’i students who had been deprived of education, but the committee works to regain the rights of all students deprived from education on grounds such as gender discrimination, suspension, and dismissal orders for critical students, as well as deprivation of education for Baha’i students which has a long record. This Committee held several meetings last May and June in different Iranian cities with the aim to disseminate information, something which was unprecedented under the oppressive conditions of Iran. The first meeting was held in Tehran. I participated in the meetings as the spokesperson for the organization, so I delivered speeches. Navid Khanjani is the founder and head of this independent organization. The Committee was established as an independent organization to regain the general right to education. Three Committee members were arrested within 24 hours and three other members’ homes were searched. (Read more...)