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‘Woman, Life, Liberty’ in Iran and the role of academia

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In Iran, women and men protest day and night for women, life and liberty. The moment has come for the international academic community to take action to remove the obstacles faced by Iran’s scholarly community, and join the call for equality, democracy and human rights.

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Ms Constitution. ‘Woman, Life, Liberty’ in Iran and the role of academia. Nat Hum Behav 7, 3–5 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01504-6

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