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Amirkabir NewsLetter
Type of site
Press organ (news media of Iran's student movement)
Available in2 languages
List of languages
Persian English
Headquarters
Iran
Area servedHuman rights and media activity in the field of Iran's student movement
Created byconsisting of a network of anonymous editors and managers (due to security)
URLhttps://autnews.org
RegistrationYes
LaunchedJuly 9, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-09)
Current statusActive

The Amirkabir Newsletter (in Persian: خبرنامه امیرکبیر) is a student media outlet that began its activities at Amirkabir University of Technology in the late 1990s.[1] Currently, this outlet is active on social networks such as Telegram, Instagram, and Twitter.[2]

Amirkabir NewsLetter has formed at Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic). This online outlet is active in the areas of student human rights issues, documenting human rights violations in Iranian universities, reporting on the status of universities, publishing news and analyses related to security crackdowns in Iranian universities, and publishing critical articles on the performance of the Islamic Republic in the field of higher education centers in Iran.[3][4]

History

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The history of Amirkabir NewsLetter dates back to its origins as the newsletter of the Islamic Association of Amirkabir Students (Polytechnic Association), known initially as AKU-News and published in paper form.[1][5] This media outlet was formed by activists of the student movement at Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), with the assistance of members of the Office for Strengthening Unity, and each year, with the selection of a new central council for the Polytechnic Association,[6] its editorial board members were determined.[2] In Khordad 1385 (May/June 2006), the responsible person for the Amirkabir NewsLetter website and the secretary of the Islamic Association of Polytechnic were detained by the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic.[7][8] One of the charges against the responsible person of the newsletter was launching the Amirkabir NewsLetter website, for which they were sentenced to two years of imprisonment and 148 lashes.[9]

Activities

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Following the nocturnal destruction of the Polytechnic Association office with a bulldozer and security crackdowns on the students of this university, Amirkabir NewsLetter continued its activities unofficially.[10] It became one of the influential media outlets of the Iranian student movement in the latter half of the 2000s.[11][12][13][14] With the arrest of several Polytechnic students in the case of Amirkabir NewsLetter organizers in 2008 and the blocking of Amirkabir NewsLetter coinciding with the blocking of Facebook prior to the presidential elections in 2009, the activities of this outlet decreased.[15][16][17][18][19]

Amirkabir NewsLetter resumed its activities in 2015 through its Telegram channel. Its activities intensified concurrently with the emergence of the Women-Life-Freedom uprising. By publishing various reports on the situation of Iranian universities and the suppression of universities, including Amirkabir University of Technology, it shed light on human rights violations in Iranian universities at the international level.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

During the summer and fall of 2023, Amirkabir NewsLetter released classified documents regarding the recruitment of faculty members in line with the Islamic Revolution (aligned with the Islamic Regime's policies) in universities, triggering widespread reactions.[28] The publication of a list of 2843 summoned students to disciplinary committees of various universities at the request of security institutions is another document published by this outlet.[29] These incidents have been reflected in the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Committee.

Cyber Attack

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On February 5, 2010 (16 Bahman 1388), Amirkabir NewsLetter, along with Advar News, the media of Generations of the office of Strengthening of Unity (also known as the Organization of Islamic Iran's Graduates), came under attack by government hackers known as "Iran Cyber Army" and went offline. In their message, the hackers wrote: "If the Leader (the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader) commands, we will rise; if he wishes, we will give our heads for him."[30][31][32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b رادیوفردا (2006-11-21). "کافی نت: برگزیده آخرین اخبار از شبکه جهانی اطلاعات، اینترنت". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  2. ^ a b "درباره خبرنامه امیرکبیر". خبرنامه امیرکبیر (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. ^ رادیوفردا (2023-08-29). ""بخشنامه تفکیک جنسیتی" در دانشگاه مشهد؛ پرونده‌سازی "برای ۲۰۰" دانشجوی امیرکبیر". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ^ "Iran: Release Students Detained for Peaceful Protests | Human Rights Watch". 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ^ "University Bulletin 'Khabar Nameh'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ^ "gooya news :: politics : دانشجویان ایستادند: انتخابات انجمن پلی تکنیک دوشنبه و سه شنبه برگزار می گردد، واژه". news.gooya.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. ^ یگانه, بیژن (2010-01-11). "سرکوب دانشجویان: ده‌ها حکم اخراج و زندان در یک ماه". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  8. ^ "Yashar Qajar is in the custody of the judiciary". asre-nou.net. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  9. ^ "Polytechnic student activist was sentenced to two years in prison and 148 lashes". www.kanoon-zendanian.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  10. ^ "The supervisory board of Islamic formations of Amir Kabir University of Technology declared the Islamic Association of this university to have no legal authority". ایسنا (in Persian). 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  11. ^ "طالبان در دانشگاه امیرکبیر؛ حذف چهره دختران دانشجو از یک بنر تبلیغاتی".
  12. ^ "gooya news :: politics : بيانيه جمعي از فعالان دانشجويي پلي تكنيك در اعتراض به تعرض نهادهاي غيردانشگاهي به فضاي دانشگاه و تشكل هاي دانشجويي". news.gooya.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  13. ^ "Protesting gathering in Amirkabir University". ایسنا (in Persian). 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  14. ^ "*تجمع اعتراض‌آميز در دانشگاه امير كبير* معترضان خطاب به رييس دانشگاه:اينجا پـلـي‌تكـنـيـك است! ريـيـس‌دانـشـگـاه:ابـهـامـات مـوجـود امـشـب حـل مـي‌شـود". ایسنا (in Persian). 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  15. ^ "Face book در آستانه انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران مسدود شد". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  16. ^ "*گزارش كامل ايسنا از تجمع‌هاي روز سه‌شنبه دانشجويان در مقابل و محوطه دانشگاه اميركبير*". ایسنا (in Persian). 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  17. ^ "Iranian Futurist - Beating protesting students by the police". ww.ayandeh.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  18. ^ "Iranian government blocks Facebook access". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2009-05-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  19. ^ "IRAN: Authorities block Facebook amid heated election campaign". Los Angeles Times. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  20. ^ "خبرنامه امیرکبیر از پروژه نفوذ در رسانه‌های دانشجویی با هدف سرکوب جنبش‌های اعتراضی خبر داد". ایران اینترنشنال (in Persian). 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  21. ^ "دو استاد دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد اخراج شدند". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  22. ^ رادیوفردا (2023-10-03). "احضار فعالان دانشجویی به وزارت اطلاعات؛ دو استاد دیگر تعلیق شدند". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  23. ^ "تلاش حکومت برای تحمیل "پوشش اجباری" در دانشگاه‌ها؛ شناسایی "بد پوششی" با دوربین‌های تشخیص هویت". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  24. ^ "احضار بیش از ۵۰ دانشجو امیرکبیر به کمیته انضباطی". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  25. ^ رادیوفردا (2023-11-03). "توبیخ و تعلیق ۵۰ دانشجو در یک هفته به خاطر "عدم رعایت حجاب"". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  26. ^ "خبرنامه امیرکبیر: دانشجویان دانشگاه الزهرا برای ورود باید از گیت تشخیص چهره عبور کنند". ایران اینترنشنال (in Persian). 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  27. ^ "Iranian Students Undergo Face Scanning at Universities".
  28. ^ فردا, رادیو. "ابراهیم رئیسی ادعا کرد "نخبگان" ایران برای "پول بیشتر" مهاجرت می‌کنند". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  29. ^ "بیش از ۲۸۰۰ دانشجو به کمیته انضباطی دانشگاه های مختلف کشور احضار شدند".
  30. ^ "رادیو زمانه | خبر اول | ایران | حمله اینترنتی به خبرنامه امیرکبیر و ادوارنیوز". zamaaneh.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  31. ^ DomainTools (2018-01-09). "From Cybercrime to Political Repression, Shedding Light on the Iranian Cyber Army". DomainTools | Start Here. Know Now. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  32. ^ "Iranian opposition websites under cyber attack - Amir Kabir Newsletter and Advar News, two independent student websites". FRONTLINE - Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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