Nima Derakhshi and Hamid Amiri, members of the Arak University Islamic Student Association, and 6 other students were arrested on January 2nd and are still held in prison.
Human Rights House of IRAN, The reason for the arrests is connected to the pressure put on the students following Ahmadinejad’s trip to Arak on December 7th and 8th.
During his trip to Arak, several students were summoned and interrogated at the Intelligence Ministry. Several others were threatened by the Disciplinary Committee.
Azad University was shut down and the students were not allowed inside the campus.
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