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Large number of students arrested in Iran

Feb. 14Uprising- No. 12

NCRI – This morning –Wednesday, February 16, 2011- agents of the Iranian regime arrested a large number of students and classmates of Sane’ Jaleh, martyr of the February 14th uprising, who intended to take part in his burial ceremony.

 At around 9:00 am, a large group of student and faculty gathered to take part in the burial ceremony of Sane’ Jaleh, 26, student of Tehran’s Art University who was martyred by the direct shooting of the regime’s agents on February 14th.

Afterwards, members of the Bassij and the regime’s intelligence elements in the university (Protection, branch of MOIS on university campus) attacked the students and arrested a number of them. They also literally locked up the other students in the Hall of the University of Arts, preventing them from exiting the facility.

It should be noted that hours after the death of Sane Zhale, the Iranian regime began a despicable and ignominious campaign by claiming “the individual was a member of the Bassij” paramilitary group and killed by the PMOI. By dispatching various senior figures and by holding ceremonies, the Iranian regime is looking to enforce this ridiculous scenario. The Iranian Resistance issued a statement exposing this blatant scheme.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
February 16, 2011