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@AAIRIA_Org
Alliance Against Islamic Regime of Iran Apologists- #AAIRIA, #1988Massacre,#FireMousavian, FireMahallati, کمپین عدالت برای قربانیان محلاتی و موسویان
















We, @AAIRIA_Org, welcome the decision by the President of the University of Arkansas to move forward with the dismissal of Shirin Saeidi. This outcome did not happen in a vacuum. For over five years, we at AAIRIA have worked to document, expose, and raise concerns about individuals in Western academic institutions who use their positions to whitewash, normalize, or directly support elements of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this case, former political prisoners whose testimonies were cited in Saeidi’s work came forward to state clearly that they were never interviewed by her. Some of the individuals named in her research have been found to be non-existent. These findings raise serious concerns that her dissertation and subsequent book are not grounded in legitimate research, but instead reflect a combination of plagiarism and fabricated material, produced in alignment with narratives promoted by the Islamic Republic’s propaganda apparatus. AAIRIA was among the first to bring forward documentation and evidence, and we consistently called on the university to take these issues seriously. This decision shows that sustained, evidence-based advocacy can lead to institutional accountability. Universities must remain places of integrity, not platforms for laundering the narratives of regimes responsible for systematic repression and mass atrocities. This is a step in the right direction. @UArkansas #FireSaeidi









