600 at Babol university protest fellow students’ prison sentences

GVF -- Yesterday, more than 600 students from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology protested against the prison sentences handed down to two students from the university.

During the protest, students Iman Sedighi and Mohsen Barzegar explained the procedures that led to the issuance of their prison sentences. The students present at the protest expressed their condemnation of the court’s verdict against the two students.

An Iranian human rights website, reported that students at the Babol Noshirvani University of Technology then saw off their two fellow students towards the gates of the university while chanting slogans and singing sons.

Barzegar and Sedighi have to introduce themselves to the prison in order to commence their prison terms.

A statement issued by students at the university was published among students in addition to a publication for women’s day. The statement condemned the harsh sentences handed down to Iman Sedighi, Mohsen Barzagar, Nima Nahvi, Ali Taghipour, Hamid Jahan Tigh, Hesam Bagheri as well as the charge of Moharebeh against Behzad Azar Houshang, a graduate of the university and a study ban for Siavash Saliminejad.

It should be noted that if the court does find Azar Houshang guilty of Moharebeh, he will be facing the death penalty.