MOTION
passed by National
Defend
Iranian students!
International Campaign in Defence of Iranian Students petition
Since June 10, Iranian students at the universities of Tehran, Isfahan,
Ahvaz, Shiraz and many others have protested against theocratic dictatorship as
well as plans to privatise higher education in Iran. On a number of occasions
protesters have been attacked by the security services and fundamentalist thugs
wielding clubs, with many students badly injured.
We, the undersigned,
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Demand the immediate, unconditional release
of all the students arrested in this and other protests.
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Demand an end to the continued harassment and
detention of political activists in Iran and to the terror unleashed by the
security forces.
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Strongly support the students’ demands for
freedom, and their struggle against dictatorship and privatisation of higher
education.
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Note that the current struggles are not only
against theocratic dictatorship but also against privatisation and neo-liberal
economic policies.
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Call on all trade unions, political
organisations, student groups, political and cultural personalities, academics
and scientists to join the international campaign to defend Iranian students
and actively protest at state-sponsored repression in Iran.