Committee for Academic & Intellectual Freedom
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As an independent, non-partisan, non-political, multi-disciplinary
international community of over 500 scholars, students, academic
and non-academic researchers, and aficionados of Iranian studies,
the International Society for Iranian Studies is committed
to promoting free exchange of ideas, freedom of expression
in all forms and all media, and unrestricted pursuit of (academic
and non-academic) research, instruction, publication, and presentation
(in Iran and internationally) without fear of intimidation
and persecution. The ISIS considers any restriction on peaceful
acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in any form as violation
of basic rights of individuals and detrimental to promoting
greater understanding and awareness of Iranian society, cultures,
and history. The organization maintains that comprehensive
academic and wide-ranging intellectual freedom (including artistic
and journalistic freedom) cannot exist without broader respect
for human rights, including freedom of expression as well as
basic guarantees and provisions of the right to assembly, travel,
individual safety and security--irrespective of gender and
sexual orientation, class, national/ethnic/racial identity,
political ideology, and/or religious/non-religious views of
individuals.
In its non-partisan advocacy of academic and intellectual
freedom and promotion of Iranian Studies, the ISIS urges international,
national, and local governmental and non-governmental authorities
to fully respect and protect the basic rights of individuals
engaged in Iran-related research and intellectual production
in its broadest definition, in keeping with the organization’s
promotion of knowledge and exchange of ideas; providing full
legal guarantees and assiduously safeguarding freedom of expression
as well as pursuit of academic and non-academic research, instruction,
publication, and presentation. In pursuance of these objectives,
the ISIS Committee for Academic & Intellectual Freedom
(ISIS-CAIF) shall monitor, document, internationally publicize,
and bring to the attention of concerned authorities any infringement
or neglect of Iranian- and Iran-related academic and intellectual
freedom (in the broadest sense), and demand immediate end to
such violations.
Please address all queries and correspondence to:
ISIS_CAIF@Yahoo.co
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