Support Iranian Students

We call for the immediate release of student activists in Iran

The scenes on the nightly TV news of Iran's National Broadcasting authority are reminiscent of the worst periods of terror and repression in Iran. Student leaders and activists , including Manouchehr Mohammadi and Gholamreza Mohajerinejad have been forced to appear in front of television cameras looking clearly tortured and drugged , reciting pre-prepared confessions , in which they claim they worked for "foreign powers" .

Although these forced confessions have not fooled anyone in Iran (even the official pro-Khatami student organisations are attacking the authorities for this macabre display of tyranny ) those still held by the authorities are tortured every day and their lives are in danger .

According to our information over 1400 students and activists were arrested last week . Some have been released , especially following the large scale demonstrations of last weekend and pressure from outside Some of those arrested were amongst students who were injured in demonstration last week , following attacks by hezbollahis. They were dragged out of hospitals and taken to prison in Tabriz and Isfahan. We seek urgent clarification from the authorities of the whereabouts and well- being of arrested students.

We call on Human Rights Organisations, Amnesty International, the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations to demand the unconditional, immediate release of these prisoners.

We call on members, supporters of Workers Left Unity to continue organising demonstrations, sit-ins , protests to call for the release of student protesters.