Iran Academia's Just Peace event in The Hague: Rethinking the Emerging Global Order and its Impact on Iran

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May 21, 2025, 10:45 ET

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On 19 and 20 June 2025, Leiden University Campus The Hague will host the Peace, Democracy, and Media Conference. Organised by the The Hague-based Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (ISSH), also known as Iran Academia. Set against the backdrop of the Just Peace Festival, this conference, under the theme "Rethinking the Emerging Global Order and its Impact on Iran", explores the erosion of democracy, the re-emergence of war as a political tool, and the manipulation of media in authoritarian contexts.

Supported by the Municipality of The Hague, Leiden University's Dialogue programme, and The Hague Humanity Hub, this two-day event will gather over 200 participants—policy experts, journalists, scholars, and civil society leaders—for unfiltered discussion and global exchange. Follow the programme and feel free to participate:https://iranacademia.com/event/offline/peace-conference/?lang=en

About the Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (ISSH), Iran Academia

Founded in 2012, ISSH was born from a powerful premise: education should be free, critical, and accessible to all—especially to those silenced or excluded. In a world where academic freedom is often suppressed, particularly in Iran, ISSH offers a vital alternative. Through an interdisciplinary, master's-level diploma programme and open courses, the institute has reached more than 11,000 learners, including students from within Iran and refugee communities across the globe.

Its educational approach is radically inclusive—allowing students to engage in their native languages, and encouraging not only the consumption of knowledge but its active creation. Rooted in The Netherlands and enriched by a faculty from institutions such as Harvard, Sciences Po and Leiden University.

Hani Mojta, researcher at Iran Academia "Education should not be a privilege reserved for the few. Our mission is to reach those who've been excluded and offer them not only knowledge, but the confidence to ask difficult questions and shape their own future."

About the Road to Summit and the Just Peace Festival leading up to the NATO Summit in The Hague

Road to Summit: https://roadtosummit.nl/en/summit-page/over-road-to-summit

Just Peace Festival: https://www.justpeacethehague.org/en/page/festival

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