Member of Parliament: 150 Students Arrested in Connection with December 2017 Protests

Parvaneh Salahshouri, head of the Women’s Faction in Parliament, stated on Tuesday, July 9, that 150 students have been arrested during and after the protests in December 2017. According to ILNA, Salahshouri pointed to the role of the Ministry of Intelligence in issuing judicial sentences against some students, stating that judicial sentences have been issued for 17 students at only a few universities, and the figure of five provided by the Ministry of Science is incorrect. She also described the Ministry of Intelligence's role in many student cases as undeniable, saying that the Ministry has a role in the judicial cases of some students; therefore, the government and the Ministry of Intelligence must explain this matter. Previously, Mahmoud Sadeghi, another member of Parliament, had also stated that the sentences against students were based on reports and interrogations by the Ministry of Intelligence under President Hassan Rouhani's administration. The protesting students had previously identified the Ministry of Intelligence as responsible for the arrests and had severely criticized Rouhani's government in discussions with officials from the Ministry of Science. Salahshouri emphasized that a list of students arrested since the events of December 2017 has been compiled, totaling over 150 individuals. She added, 'Although we know that the existing list is probably not definitive or 100% accurate, it clearly shows that the number of detained students in recent months has exceeded the previously announced figures of 55 and 90, and unfortunately, the issue of student arrests has broader dimensions.' Salahshouri also mentioned that a list of 17 students who have been convicted in court has been prepared. She added, 'Additionally, a list of some students who have received prison sentences, lashes, fines, or travel bans and deprivation of certain social rights in preliminary court rulings since December has been compiled.' During the widespread protests in December 2017 across more than 100 cities in Iran, dozens of students were arrested, and some members of Parliament, including Farid Mousavi, stated that their arrests were 'preventive.' Meanwhile, the Tehran prosecutor last month attributed the heavy sentences for some of these students to their connections with 'specific groups' abroad. Using reports from ILNA and Radio Farda; K. Kh. In this context, Sadeghi: Heavy sentences against students were issued based on reports from Rouhani's Ministry of Intelligence. A group of students boycotted exams in protest against prison sentences for protesting students. Protests continue against the heavy sentences of detained students from December. Mahmoud Sadeghi: Cases have been opened for 50 detained students from the December protests. More than 50 Iranian professors abroad have called for the release of detained students. In recent protests in Iran, '3,700 people' have been arrested. The changing battlefield of 'proxies'; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The crisis in Iran; the responsibility of opponents and the potential radicalization of Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iranian crisis. 1. Internet shutdown in Iran has exceeded 300 hours; reports of 'evidence' of the killing of injured patients. 2. Three witnesses recount the situation in Isfahan province; 'like war-torn areas.' 3. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iranian crisis. 4. Trump emphasizes 'stopping executions in Iran': we do not know what will happen in the future. 5. Trump announced an agreement to hold a meeting about Greenland in Davos.