Students of Tehran University’s Faculty of Social Sciences Gather for Second Day
A number of students from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tehran University gathered at the faculty.
According to reports published on social media, a group of students from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tehran University held a protest gathering for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, June 25, in protest against the continued detention of Marzieh Amiri and the issuance of a 30-month prison sentence for “Leila Hosseinzadeh.”
These protesting students called for the presence of university officials and demanded accountability regarding the situation of Marzieh Amiri and other students under sentences from this faculty.
On Tuesday, June 24, students from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tehran University also gathered at the faculty, emphasizing that if officials do not respond and their demands remain unmet, they will continue their protests.
“Marzieh Amiri,” a journalist and student of social sciences at Tehran University who went to the Vezarat detention center to follow up on the status of detainees on International Workers’ Day, was arrested and transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison.
A group of faculty members and instructors from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tehran University sent a letter to Mansour Gholami, the Minister of Science, Research and Technology, on Thursday, June 20, demanding the release of Marzieh Amiri, a journalist and student of social sciences at Tehran University.
“Leila Hosseinzadeh,” another student at this university, is among the students detained in December 2017 who has been sentenced to 30 months in prison on charges of assembly, conspiracy, and propaganda against the system.
The announcement of Hosseinzadeh’s final conviction, in addition to student protests, sparked considerable criticism on social media. Some users wrote in their messages that Leila Hosseinzadeh’s sentence shows that the judicial system’s approach has not changed since Ibrahim Raisi’s presidency.
In the past year, heavy sentences imposed on students detained during those protests have prompted criticism from students, faculty members, and human rights activists.
Source: Voice of America
