Continued Pressure on Student Activists: Secretary of the Islamic Association of Kharazmi University Suspended for Two Semesters

The information channel of the Islamic Association of Kharazmi University reported on the ongoing pressure on student activists, stating that Sepehr Rathi, the Secretary General of this association and a graduate student in aerospace engineering, has been sentenced to two semesters of academic suspension by the Central Committee of the Ministry of Science. According to this report, Rathi was summoned and condemned by the disciplinary committee for protesting the 'illegal' behavior of security forces, accused of disrupting and creating disturbances in university affairs. In another case, the Amir Kabir newsletter announced that in recent weeks, 'Guidance Patrols' consisting of many Basij female members have begun their activities at Amir Kabir University. Continuing the pressure on student activists, the Amir Kabir newsletter reported the issuance of a prison sentence for Ali Ramazani, a researcher and graduate of the Polytechnic Faculty of Electrical Engineering; a holder of a gold medal from the World Microelectronics Olympiad and a silver medal from the National Skills Olympiad. This newsletter reported that this elite researcher was arrested on October 16 after being 'framed' by the security of Amir Kabir University and was ultimately sentenced to three years and seven months in prison on charges of 'gathering and colluding against internal security' and 'propaganda against the Islamic Republic' without any evidence or documentation. Earlier, Narges Fadakar, an economics student from the 2019 admission year at Urmia University, announced that she has been barred from studying for the fourth consecutive semester and prevented from entering the university. Student activists, after joining the people in the nationwide protests of 2022, have faced security crackdowns and case fabrications from security agencies and university security, a trend that continues. The sentencing of an elite student to three years and seven months in prison by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran; Exclusive: Dr. Attari: The 'Establishment of Educational Justice' law is a cage that the government has built to prevent the exit of elites; Beheshti University has banned the registration of students with disciplinary convictions; The Administrative Justice Court confirmed the Ministry of Science's directive; the release of academic credentials is expensive and inaccessible; the Revolutionary Court sentenced a protesting student to prison and deprivation of social rights.