More student activists arrested in Iran

The Islamic Republic has started a new wave of arrests focusing on student activists. Last night seven more student activists were arrested in Tehran. Advar News reports that the group had gathered in the home of Ehsan Dowlatshah and were arrested upon leaving. The homes of some these activists were also raided and their personal belongings confiscated.

Abbas Hakimzadeh was arrested Thursday morning at his home in Tehran. Neda Eskandari and Khadijeh Ghahremani were arrested on Tuesday in Shiraz. The two had been suspended from the university for two terms and were arrested upon going to the University Disciplinary Committee to follow up on their situation.

After the November 4 demonstrations of election protesters, many Shiraz University students have been summoned by the Committee and arrested.

In Tabriz, two students who had disappeared since two days ago, finally contacted their families and informed them that they have been arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence.

Norooz website also reports that two members of Youth Headquarters have been arrested and there is no news concerning their situation.

The Campaign for Human Rights in Iran condemned the arrest of all student activist by the Islamic Republic saying: “The objective of cracking down on the members of the student organization is to impede the new Iranian generation from becoming free thinkers and from cooperating with each other.”