Student Activists Detained as Ahmadinejad Arrived in Kerman

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27 , May , 2010

In the morning of Ahmadinejad’s arrival in Kerman, 17 student activists of Kerman’s Shahid Bahonar University were detained.

RAHANA – Following the arrest of 17 student activists in the morning of Ahmadinejad’s visit to Kerman, the security authorities threatened 30 other students with prosecution in case they enter the university or attend Ahmadinjad’s welcoming ceremony.There were plans for on campus protests upon Ahmadinejad’s arrival.

The detained students have been taken to unknown locations and there is no information as to their condition.

A number of student activists were detained after they ignored the threats and  entered the university.

The students of Kerman’s Shahid Bahonar University have been very active in supporting the green movement. They have been involved in activities such as inviting “green movement” poets and organizing a debate between Sadegh Ziba Kalam and Abbas Salami Namin.

Earlier this week, Ahmadinejad’s speech in Khorramshahr was marred by citizens demanding jobs.


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