An article about students situation in Iran in the Swedish newspaper International

An article about students situation in Iran in the Swedish newspaper International :

Vänsterstudenter fängslade i Iran: Nu vädjar de om stöd från omvärldenDen iranska regimen har slagit till hårt mot studenternas aktioner kring ”Studenternas dag” 7 december. Ett 40-tal vänsterstudenter är nu fängslade, och familjerna oroar sig över vad som kan hända dem.Den iranska regimen har slagit till hårt mot studenternas aktioner kring ”Studenternas dag” 7 december. Ett 40-tal vänsterstudenter är nu fängslade, och familjerna oroar sig över vad som kan hända dem. Iranska studenter högtidlighåller ”Studenternas dag” till minne av de tre studenter som dödades den dagen 1953, av den nytillträdde shahen Mohammad Reza Pahlavis regim. Studenterna deltog i en protest mot besök av dåvarande amerikanske vicepresidenten Richard Nixon. Vänsterstudenter arresteras Årets demonstration leddes av ”Studenter för frihet och jämlikhet”, och regimen slog till hårt. I flygblad kritiserade man både president Mahmoud Ahmadinejads regim och den politiska oppositionen bakom den tidigare presidenten Mohammad Khatami. Studenterna motsatte sig både det överhängande krigshotet och sanktionerna, samt de hårda restriktioner studenterna utsätts för. Övervakningskameror har satts upp, murar byggts och allt fler vakter placerats ut. Vid förra årets demonstration greps ett antal studenter, utsattes enligt uppgifter för tortyr och en blev våldtagen. Tre av dem dömdes i september i år till tre års fängelse. De hade först erkänt under tortyr men hävdade senare sin oskuld. Domarna ledde till nya protestaktioner, där studenter i en rad städer krävde att de tre skulle släppas. En stödkommitté för frigivning av de arresterade studenterna har bildadts i Iran. Med namninsamling och påtryckningar försöker kommittén att påverka situationen. Hittills har den samlat tusentals underskrifter bland annat från många internationella kända personer.

Gunvur Karlström

http://internationalen.se/news.php?extend.2641

To Iranian Consulate in Kurdestan Iraq - Erbil

To: leader of the Islamic republic (ayatollah seyed ali khamenye)
President mahmoud ahmadinejadMinistry of lntelligence (gholam hossyen mohsenie ejeye)
Iran embassy in eraq
To: embassador (hassa kazemye ghomieiranian)
consulate in kurdestan eraq-erbil


On the verge of commemorating 16thof Azar (Dec. 7), the student day in Iran, the body of the students’ movement, striving for freedom and equality, strongly believes in the importance of collaborating of all social movements such as the workers’ and the women’s movement in today Iran . The students have organized Sit-In protests In Tehran university and other universities in Iran as an attempt to achieve their civil and political rights.These leftist-affiliated students objected the widely violation of their rights, and the persecution and torture of other student activists. They also objected the universities atmosphere besieged by the presence of the intelligentsia. They criticised the politics of both wings in the government and the under-achievements of the 9th parliament. They also expressed impatience with any direct or indirect interference of foreign governments.These students who are pro-equality and freedom, sanctioned the up-coming government imposed elections. Along with demanding equality for both genders, they announced solidarity with the labour movement.We, the students of Erbil university- Kurdistan, Iraq, have been notified that freedom and equality-seeker students of Iran have been detained without a verdict from Ministry of Justice (dastgahe ghazayee) and have been taken to the unit 209 run under the supervision of the ministry of intelligence in Evin prison. Peyman Piran, one of these students, has been tortured by his interrogation team. His face has been injured seriously, his nose is broken and he is bleeding internally. Behrooz Krimizadeh, Saeid Habibi and Mehdi Geryeloo are being tortured under inhumane conditions and have been deprived of sleep for days. Aabed Tavanche also has been beaten and injured by his interrogators. There are a number of students kidnapped from universities in various provinces such as Mazandaran. There is no news about female student detainees and the location of their captivity.We, students of Erbil University, Kurdistan, Iraq, are apprehensive about the arrested students in Iran and the attitude of the intelligence services authorities which are in contrasts with the international Human Rights agreements and international civil rights agreements and therefore we condemn the treatment of the student detainees by Iranian authorities. We are asking the government of Tehran to release the arrested students and end their families and friends as well as the whole nation’s disturbance over this issue.We demand the judicial system of Iran to preserve its independence; to try and do justice and refuse to order jail time for students who are seeking freedom, equality, and their human and civil rights in the most peaceful and lawful manner.

The name of detainees:Females:1-Anoosheh Azad’bar, 2-Ilnaz Jamshidi, 3-Nasim Soltan Beygi, 4-Mahsa Mohebi, 5-Sara Khademi,Males:1-Abed Tavanche, 2-Peyman Piran, 3-Saeed Habibi, 4-Behrooz Karimi Zadeh, 5-Mehdi Gerayelo, 6-Nader Ahsani, 7-Ali Salem, 8-Ali Kalaye, 9-Amir Mehrzad, 10-Younes Mir’Hosseynie, 11-Milad Omrani, 12-Sadra Pirhayatie, 13-Rozbeh SafShekan, 14-Saeed Agham Ali, 15-Rozbehan Amiri, 16-Keyvan Amiri Elyasi, 17-Amir Aghaye, 18-Farshid Farhadi Ahangaran, 19-Saae Agha Khani, 20-Okhtay Hossyenie, 21-Sorosh Hashem Pour, 22-Shovan Merikhi, 23-Reza Arab, 24-Mohamad Saleh Ayomen, 25-Sohrab Karimi, 26-Javad Alizadeh, 27-Farshad Doosty Pour, 28-Javad Alizadeh, 29-Majid Ashraf Nezhad, 30-Hamed Mohamadi, 31-Arash Pakzad, 32-Milad Moeini, 33-Behrang Zandi, 34-Hassan Moarefi, 35-Parsa Kermanjyan

A Letter to the People of the World

A Letter to the People of the World

December 2007

In the name of Freedom, Humanity, and JusticeStudents, Workers and People of the World!In the past week, more than 43 leftist students in Iran were arrested by the Islamic Republic government security forces before and after the annual demonstration of the Students’ Day at the University of Tehran. Most of them, as claimed by the Islamic Republic Security Service are kept at the security prison of Evin. Right now, even more students and political activists are being arrested.This was some how rare in the general atmosphere of political activity in Iran after the Islamic Revolution; but it seems very important and forcemajor for the Islamic Republic regime to END left activities and push back all the opposition radical forces from political balance in Iran.People of the World!The arrested students were all against any war-making policies throughout the world – as they shouted at the University of Tehran, December 4th, 2007 – but it seems that the Islamic regime is seeking a vaster cold war inside Iran. They started by opposing State of War on the leftist students. The next will-be-deleted activities will be workers, teachers, women and all the human rights activists. This is the repetition of the same last scenes of the previous government in Iran.People of the World!We want the unconditioned and immediate release of our captivated friends. We require more and even more foreign and domestic pressure on the Islamic Republic government. Every one declaration, protest, petition and letter from the human rights activists, political parties, independent activists and etc all over the world will help and is appreciated by the Iranian under-pressure people.

Long Live Freedom!

Long Live Equality!

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To the People of the World

To the People of the World

On behalf of all students in Iran, we express our great appreciation for your efforts in publicizing the news related to the mass arrest of our friends and comrades and your protest against the Islamic republic of Iran. The movement for equality and freedom in Iran will never forget your support and solidarity.Freedom and Equality Seeking Students in Iran are in a battle with the Islamic Regime. Our demands which are nothing but the demands of the people of Iran have been labeled ‘actions against country’s security’. Many of our friends have been arrested and put under torture. In order to defeat us, each day they make the list of their accusations and allegations against us longer and heavier.We, the freedom and equality seeking students in the past two weeks have demonstrated that we not only peruse our goals but also will organise a national protest for the immediate release of our friends and comrades. We are just in the beginning of our battle and will not stop until all our friends will be released. To achieve this goal, we need all your support and solidarity as women, workers, students and all other people across the world. We call you to enhance your efforts in supporting our struggle.We are in the beginning of our battle. Freedom is our right! Equality if our right! Opposition to war is our rights. A humane life is our right! Education at universities and not at militarized colleges and universities is our right! Unconditional and immediate release of all arrested and imprisoned students is our right!In our struggle we need your support more and more. The banner of freedom and equality seeking students is humanity’s banner in Iran. Support us to hold this banner up. Support us in releasing our comrades.Until the release of our comrades from prisons, students’ protests will continue across the country.Freedom and Equality Seeking Students16December 2007Proclamation of the arrests on the University Students’ DayOn the threshold of the 16th of Azar (December 7) the University Students’ Day in Iran, more than 30 “Equality and Freedom-seeking Students” have been arrested. Surprisingly, 16th of Azar – the symbol of the struggle against dictatorship of the ex-imperial regime – is not tolerated by the Islamic Government either.What has happened during this ceremony – the main pivot of which was the opposition with war and sanction – is the repetition of the same scenes of the previous government.The commemoration of the University Students’ Day is the tradition of more than 50 years and the ones who have been arrested this year are the most honest children of our country. We want the unconditional and immediate release of our captivated students.Seeking Committee for the Freedom of the University Students

Noam Chomsky condemns the recent arrests of the university students in Iran

Noam Chomsky condemns the recent arrests of the university students in Iran
Noam Chomsky the American linguist, philosopher, political activist, author and lecturer has condemned the recent arrests of more than 30 university students in Iran by signing the petition sent to him by the “Seeking Committee for the Freedom of University Students”.These students named “The Equality and Freedom Seeking University Students” celebrated the “University Students’ Day” by having a peaceful rally in the universities of Iran, mainly at the University of Tehran. The pivot of their rally was opposition to war and sanctions. Some of the slogans and placards in this rally were “No War”, “Equality and Freedom”, “University is not a Garrison”, “Students, Workers Unite”, “The University Students’ Movement is United with Workers’ and Women’s Movements”.

Solidarity Declaration of the Socialist Students of England

To all concerned
We are writing to protest against the detention of Iranian student activists from December 2 and the repression of their political activities and. Demonstrations for “students day” were recently held in Iran by the Radical Leftist students of Iran at the University of Tehran. Repression of these activities began in the days leading up to the demonstration; many left activists were threatened by the government and were urged not to go ahead with this demonstrationWe have reports from Iranian student activists that students have been harassed, arrested and detained by the Iranian government for organising and protestingSocialist Students stands in solidarity with these student activists and actively supports their right to assemble, organize, and protest and utterly condemns the repression of the Iranian government. Socialist Students is a socialist organization with over 50 groups in universities and colleges across England and Wales we are linked through International Socialist Resistance to groups of students, youth and workers in countries such as Pakistan , Germany, Belgium , USA , Ireland and many more , we will be contacting our comrades in these countries to protest with us against these actions by the Iranian governmentSocialists, workers and youth across the world will be appalled and angered at brutal, repressive actions of the Iranian government and will be prepared to act in solidarity with those struggling against this repressionWe demand that the Iranian government immediately releases all activists who have been arrested and immediately ceases all harassment of political activists also that activists democratic rights to protest, organise, assemble and demonstrate are upheldYours SincerelyMatt Dobson Socialist Students National Organiser on behalf of Socialist Students

Proclamation

Proclamation of the arrests on the University Students’ Day
On the threshold of the 16th of Azar (December 7) the University Students’ Day in Iran, more than 30 “Equality and Freedom-seeking Students” have been arrested. Surprisingly, 16th of Azar – the symbol of the struggle against dictatorship of the ex-imperial regime – is not tolerated by the Islamic Government either.What has happened during this ceremony – the main pivot of which was the opposition with war and sanction – is the repetition of the same scenes of the previous government.The commemoration of the University Students’ Day is the tradition of more than 50 years and the ones who have been arrested this year are the most honest children of our country. We want the unconditional and immediate release of our captivated students.
Seeking Committee for the Freedom of the University Students
to sign the petition send an email to the following address : seeking.committee@gmail.com *

Proclamation of the arrests on the University Students’ Day

On the threshold of the 16th of Azar (December 7) the University Students’ Day in Iran, more than 30 “Equality and Freedom-seeking Students” have been arrested. Surprisingly, 16th of Azar – the symbol of the struggle against dictatorship of the ex-imperial regime – is not tolerated by the Islamic Government either.What has happened during this ceremony – the main pivot of which was the opposition to war and sanction – is the repetition of the same scenes of the previous government.The commemoration of the University Students’ Day is the tradition of more than 50 years and the ones who have been arrested this year are the most honest children of our country. We want the unconditional and immediate release of our captivated students.
Seeking Committee for the Freedom of the University Students

to sign the petition send an email to the following address : seeking.committee@gmail.com *

Appel

Au seuil du 16 Azar (le 7 décembre), journée de commémoration des mouvements étudiants en Iran, plus de 30 activistes étudiants intitulés "partisans de l'égalité et la liberté" ont été arrêtés. Fait surprenant, 16 Azar, le symbole de la lutte contre la dictature impérial, n'est pas toléré par le gouvernement islamique non plus. Ce qui s'est-il passé au cours de cette cérémonie est la répétition des mêmes scènes de répressions qu'au temps de l'ancien régime. La commémoration de la journée des mouvements étudiants est une tradition de plus de 50 ans chez les libertaires de notre pays et ceux qui ont été arrêtés cette année sont les enfants les plus honnêtes de celles-ci. Nous demandons la libération immédiate et inconditionnelle de nos étudiants captivés.
Comité pour la libération des étudiants emprisonnés.

Signer la pétition en envoyant un mail à : seeking.committee@gmail.com

Familien der wegen Studententag am 07.12.2007 verhafteten Studenten biten um

Unterstüzung

Vor dem Studnetentag am 07.12 sind über 30 Studenten, die für Freiheit und Gelichheit kämpfen, überall in Iran und während beispielosen Aktionen der Sicherheitskräfte, verhaftet worden.Unglaublich! Der Studenttag, ein Symbol der Kampfes gegen das Schah-Regime, wird von der Islamischen Republik nicht geduldet!Die Aktionen gegen die Studenten in diesem Jahr sind Widerholungen der Razzien gegen Studenten in der Schah Zeit.Sie über 50 Jahren wird dieser Tag in Iran gefeirt. Die in diesem Jahr verhafteten Studenten wollten Versammlungen veranstalten und ihre Ablehnung gegen “Krieg und Sanctionen“ laut machen.Sie gehören zu den ehrlichsten Kinder dieses Landes.Wir verlangen die baldige und bedingslose Freilassung unserer inhaftierten Kinder.
freilassungsuchende Kommittee für verhaftete Studenten
Um diese Liste unter zu schreiben,Schiken Sie eine E-mail an : seeking.committee@gmail.com

The Complete Report of the Arrests in the Latter Days and the Students Day Demonstration

Yesterday the demonstration of the "Students Day" was disposed in the University of Tehran, by the Radical Leftist students of iran. Some days before the demonstration, many left activists were threatend by the government, and were urged in order not to dispose this demonstration. Since the Iranian students have been disposing this program for about 54 years (honoring 3 marthyr comrades who were killed by the former regime in the engineering faculty of the University of Tehra because of protesting against Nixon's trip to Iran) and most importantly because in the past year all the social movements in Iran such as the workers, women and students movement have been pressured back by the regime, the students decided to hold the demonstration by any mean possible.On Saturday December 2nd, 2007 mean while the students were preparing for the demonstration, the government was prepering to suppress them.The arrests started on Saturday at 9 AM when "Mehdi Gerailoo" (Student of Geophysics) and "Nader Ahsani" were kidnapped from his own home by the security forces and was taken to an unknown place. In the afternoon two of the Sociology Faculty of the University of Tehran, "Victoria Jamshidi" and "Anoosheh Azadbar" were arrested at home without any explanation. The arrestments continued until yesterday 2 PM when almost 26 students from diffrent universitys had been arrested and many are still sued. The complete list of the arrestments is attached to this letter.But the demonstration was held by the Radical Leftist students exactly on time, at 12 PM Tuesday, in the University of Tehran in front of the Engineering Faculty. The demonstration started with singing revolutionary songs by the students; many students carring posters and slogans defining their wants and aims on them such as "The University Is Not Garrison" , "Liberty of Women Is Liberty of the Society" , "NO WAR" , "Hands Off the People of Iran", "Free the Political Prisoners" , "There IS an Alternative" , "Free Our Classmates" , "The Students Movement Allied with the Workers and Women movements", "We Want Independent Unions" and "FREEDOM EQUALITY" .Then some of the radical left students made speeches: Behzad Bagheri (student of Archology) made speech about the pressures in the past year and about the arrested students.Bita Samimizad (student of phisycs) made speech against the war which might happen in Iran and about the women and workers movement in the past year.Bijan Sabbagh (student of Chemical Engineering - University of Mazandaran) made speech about the arrested students in the University of Mazandaran, Tehran, Ahvaz and ....Kaveh Abbasian (student of cinema), the representative of the students who were not allowd to countinue their studies by the government, talked about these students and the problems they faced, and about how he was almost arrested when he tried to come to Tehran for the demonstration; he reminded the government that a movement which is supported by the society can not be ruined by the system.Then Roozbeh Safshekan read the declaration of the Radical Leftist students. He then arrested IN THE UNIVERSITY by security forces exactly after the demonstration.Peyman Piran (the ex-political prisoner), Ali Ajami (student of law) and Kamran Akhshi (student of political siences) and some other studets talked about different political and social matters.The demonstration countinued in front of the main gate of the university, the students sang revolutionary songs and yelled out their wants so everyone in the street could hear: "Free the Imprisoned Students", "I'll Kill Them Who Killed my Brother", "Taking Part in Elections Is a Betray", "Down with the Dictator", "We don't Want Savage Government and Police", "Ahmadinejad! Pinouche! Iran's not gonna Be Chili" .... The crowd came back to the faculty of Law and Political Sciences and ended the demonstration. Half an hour later, the security forces started to arrest the students who were active during the demonstration; specially the speech-makers. They firstly caught "Roozbeh Safshekan" who read the declaration of the Radical Leftist students and his wife, "Mina" (His wife was released some hours later). The security forces followed students and tried to arrest "Kaveh Abbasian" and "Bijan Sabbagh" in front of the Engineering Faculty. But they were not successfull because the other students surrounded them, so Kaveh and Bijan could run away. Till 7 PM all the activists changed their appearances and the clothing and went out of the university. All of the activists are hidden now. The government is still trying to arrest them
No matter how many they arrest or what ever the do to us, our movement will go ahead.
NOTHING CAN STOP US

Long live FREEDOM and EQUALITY

List of the Arrested Students

List of the Arrested Students
1-Mehdi Gerailoo - University of Tehran

2- Nader Ahsani - Ex-student of the University of Mazandaran

3- Anoosheh Azadbar - University of Tehran

4- Ilnaz Jamshidi - Azad University of Tehran(south branch)

5- Behrooz Karimizadeh - Expelled student of the University of Tehran

6- Saeed Habibi - Ex-student of the Sharif University of Technology

7- Ali Salem - Amirkabir University of Technology

8- Yoones Mirhosseini - Bahonar University, Shiraz

9- Milad Omrani - Shahid Rajayi Teacher Training University

10- Abed Tavancheh - Expelled student of Amirkabir University of Technology

11- Yaser Pirhayati - Shahed University

12- Roozbeh Safshekan - University of Tehran

13- Saeed Aghamali - Art University of Yazd

14- Roozbehan Amiri - University of Tehran

15- Nasim Soltanbeigi - Allame Tabataba'ee University

16- Mahsa Mohebbi

17- Keyvan Amiri - Sharif University of Technology

18- Hadi Salari - Shahid Rajayi Teacher Training University

19- Amir Aghayi - Shahid Rajayi Teacher Training University

20- Farshid Farhadi Ahangaran - Shahid Rajayi Teacher Training University

21- Mohsen Ghamin - Amirkabir University of Technology

22- Okhtay Hosseini - Azad University

23- Soroosh Hashempoor - Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

24- Mohsen Ghamin - Amirkabir University of Technology

25- Hamed Mohammadi - University of Mazandaran (arrested two weeks ago)

26- Arash Pakzad - University of Mazandaran

27- Milad Moeeni - University of Mazandaran

28- Hassan Maarefi - University of Mazandaran

29- Behrang Zandi - University of Mazandaran

30- Peyman Piran

31- Majid Ashrafnejad - Shahid Rajayi Teacher Training University

32- Ali Kalayi - Azad University

33 - Amir Mehrzad

13th of Azar (December 4) in the University of tehran -4

13th of Azar (December 4) in the University of tehran -3

13th of Azar (December 4) in the University of tehran -2

13th of Azar (December 4) in the University of tehran

6 Iranian Activists Were Abducted with Violence
Security officers / agents stormed their residence illegally have arrested Mehdi Gerailoo, Anoosheh Azadbar, Ehsan Azadbar, Ilnaz Jamshidi, Saeed Habibi and Nader Ahsani on Sunday, December 02, 2007 while
Mehdi Gerailoo, trying to get out of home at 9 AM
Anoosheh Azadbar and Ilnaz Jamshidi were at home
Nader Ahsani came out of home at 9:30 AM
Saeed Habibi at his office
Ehsani Azadbar trying to reach his home getting information on why his sister got captured.
The security forces entered Anoosheh Azadbar’s home illegally. No one is yet aware of where the officers took these leftist students.
These arrests take effect exactly two days before the students great protest at the University of Tehran called Student’s Day.
These abductions of activist in Iran must stop and we want the release of all arrested students
RIGHT NOW

Iranian Students Protest Jailings
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By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: December 10, 2007
TEHRAN, Dec. 9 — Iranian students held a protest on Sunday at Tehran University to demand the release of fellow students who have been jailed in recent months.
The students chanted slogans against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and damaged the main gates of the university, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
A witness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, said that the figure of 1,500 demonstrators, which was reported by student Web sites, appeared to be accurate.
Advar News, a Web site run by former students, reported Sunday that one advocate, Ali Nikoonesbati, who was arrested last month, had been released.
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