TEHRAN \u2013 Mohammad-Javad Larijani, former secretary of Iran\u2019s High Council for Human Rights, announced a new international conference to combat the \u201cugly phenomenon\u201d of assassinating scientists. The event, titled \u201cScholars Rise Against Sophicide,\u201d will address what Larijani called a dangerous policy aimed at blocking nations from advancing in science.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday at Tehran’s Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Larijani stated that today\u2019s assassinations are not about targeting personal beliefs, but about \u201cdepriving nations of access to knowledge.\u201d He accused the United States and the Zionist regime of carrying out such attacks to prevent countries from achieving scientific empowerment.<\/p>\n
Larijani, who will chair the upcoming conference, noted that physicists, mathematicians, and other academic experts have been targeted in these attacks. \u201cNobody has a problem with these sciences themselves. The problem lies with the development of science and the empowerment of those countries,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
He called for global resistance to the monopolization of science, which he described as being against the very essence of knowledge. \u201cThe United States and the West are trying to make knowledge exclusive and deprive others of it,\u201d he said, adding that media must play a crucial role in raising public awareness about this issue.<\/p>\n
The “Scholars Rise Against Sophicide” conference is scheduled for October 9 and will host both Iranian and foreign participants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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