At Least 100 Alzahra University Students Barred from Campus and Expelled from Dormitories

Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 12 July 2026: At least 100 students at Alzahra University have reportedly been barred from entering the university under opaque disciplinary measures imposed without clear legal procedures. A number of them have also been expelled from university dormitories.

According to reporters from Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, nearly 100 students have been denied access to the university. Following months of silence and the opening of disciplinary cases during the period referred to by authorities as the “wartime conditions” and its aftermath, these students are now facing severe disciplinary sanctions, including suspension from their studies.

According to information received, the measures were taken after months of unofficial summonses and disciplinary proceedings initiated during and after the so-called wartime period. However, the handling of these cases has lacked transparency, and the students’ fundamental rights—including the right to be informed of the charges against them, the right to access the evidence in their cases, and the right to an effective defence—have reportedly been seriously violated.

Reports indicate that the university has not formally notified students in writing of either the campus-entry bans or summonses to disciplinary committees. Moreover, even after students submitted their defences, the university allegedly failed to issue or communicate the final disciplinary decisions through official channels. Such practices are inconsistent with the principles of due process and the disciplinary regulations of Iran’s Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

In numerous cases, students only discovered that they had been barred from entering the university when they arrived on campus. Reports have also been received of threatening phone calls from withheld or private numbers to students and their families, warning them of severe disciplinary penalties, including lengthy suspensions from education.

Students residing in university dormitories have likewise reportedly been subjected to sudden expulsions without prior notice. According to the reports, these students were forced to leave their accommodation without any alternative housing arrangements or any clearly defined legal process.

Under the current circumstances, and in the absence of transparent and accessible mechanisms for appeal, many students have effectively been deprived of their right to challenge the disciplinary measures or defend themselves, leaving both their academic status and living arrangements in complete uncertainty.