Support of Iranian Students and Scholars at Boston Universities for Students' Rights in Iran - 2003-06-26

To: Iranian Students, Iranian Government and the International Community Declaration of Support We, the undersigned Iranian students and scholars at academic institutions in the Boston area in the United States, are concerned with serious threats to the safety and security of the Iranian students and violation of the sanctity of universities and student dormitories, which have been highlighted by the events of the past week. We hereby support the unalienable rights of Iranian students in Iran to freedom of speech and to peaceful protest and strongly condemn and deplore any violence perpetrated against students. We urge the Iranian government and law enforcement officials to respect and protect the rights of the students to express their opinions on issues affecting their lives and those of the Iranian people. Sincerely, Ali Mashteshari, PhD student MIT, Mehdi Yahyanejad, PhD student MIT, Hejir Rahmandad, PhD student MIT, Roshanak Nilchiani, PhD student MIT, Shadi Eshghi, PhD student MIT, Mojdeh Mohtashami, researcher MIT, Sepehr Sarmadi, master's student MIT, Mohammad Mahdian, PhD student MIT, Adel Ahmadi, PhD student MIT, Machsen Razavi, PhD student MIT, Ali Khaki Firooz, PhD student MIT, Ali Melli, student MIT, Farzan Parsinejad, PhD student Northeastern University, Payman Khorsand, PhD student Northeastern University, Alireza Ghodrati, PhD student Northeastern University, Pedram Riahi, PhD student Northeastern University, Morteza Fayyazi, PhD student Northeastern University, Salomeh Siavashi, PhD student Clark University, Sara Yazdi, student University of Massachusetts, Alireza Soltani, PhD student Brandeis University, Mohamad Hafezi, PhD student Harvard University, Parisa Fallahi, PhD student Harvard University, Soheil Shakeri, PhD student Harvard University.