04/18/2011
GVF — Three students from Arak University have been suspended for two semesters following a decision by the university’s disciplinary committee.
Iranian opposition website Jaras has reported that Nima Derakhshi, Mohammad Rafaei and Hamid Amiri have been barred from studying at the university for two whole semesters. The students were arrested on 2 January and held at Arak’s Intelligence Bureau for a month and were subsequently unable to attend end of term exams.
In recent years, the Iranian government has intensified its policy of depriving university students of higher education based on their political or religious beliefs.