TO ALL INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS DEFENDING FREEDOM AND HUMANIST VALUES IN IRAN AND ACROSS THE WORLD

During the past month-and-a-half a large number of university students have been arrested at the universities or in towns throughout Iran whose “crime” has been defending human rights and humanist values through organizing or taking part in December 7^th (Student Day) actions. They are currently held in prisons, suffering various forms of abusive treatment. During this period, their families have been permitted only one short visit with their children. They have also been under constant, intense emotional stress, while at the same time protesting the detention of their sons and daughters several times demanding their release.

Yet, despite all the efforts made to free the jailed students, a large group of them are still held in solitary cells under inhuman conditions, and some of them have not yet been allowed any visitation with their families – not even a phone call.

We hereby appeal to you honorable, libertarian people inside and outside Iran, and to all institutions and organizations defending freedom across the world, to continue your efforts and, further, participate in the International Week of Action for the Release of Jailed Students in Iran (Feb. 2^nd to Feb. 9^th, 2008) and actively demonstrate your protest against the students’ incarceration and abuse. Celebrating National Student Day (December 7^th) is the students’ right, and all imprisoned students must be released immediately and unconditionally.

Please send your letters of support to: studentsfreedom@gmail.com.

Weblog:  http://studentsfreedom-campaign.blogspot.com/

Signed by:

A group of parents of jailed students;

Groups of students at Allaame University, Polytechnic, Chamraan University (Ahvaz), Baahonar University (Shiraz), University of Mashad.  

The names of the students :

1- Ali Salem (Masters of Polymers – Polytechnic)

2- Mohsen Ghamin (Polytechnic University)

 3- Roozbe Saf-Shekan (Tehran University)

 4- Yaser Pir Hayati -sadra– (Shahed University)

5- Milad Omrani

 6- Anooshe Azadbar (Tehran University)

 7- Elnaz Jamshidi (Communications, Azad University, Central Tehran)

 8- Mehdi Gerayloo (Geophysics, Tehran)

 9- Nader Ahsani (Mazandaran University)

 10-Sayid Habibi (ex-member of the Central Council of Advare Tahkim Vahdat)

 11- Behrooz Karimi-zade (Tehran University)

12- Keyvan Amiri Elyasi (Masters, Industry

, Sharif Technical University)

 13- Nasim SoltanBeygi (Communications faculty, Alame)

 14- Mahsa Mohebbi

 15- Okhtay Hosseni (Azad University)

16- Sayid Agham Ali 

17- Behzad Bagheri (Tehran University)

 18- Ali Kalayi

 19- Amir Mehrzad

 20- Hadi Salari(Rjaee University)

 21- Farshid Farhadi Ahangaran(Rjaee University)

 22- Amir Aghayi(Rajaee University)

 23- Soroosh Hashempoor (Chamran University)

 24- Mehdi Alahyari(Sharif University)

 25- Bahram Shojaee(Tehran Azad University)

 26- Abed Tavanche

 27- saeed aqakhani

28- Peyman Piran

 29- Majid Ashrafnejad (Rjaee University