Families of detained Iranian students protest outside UN office in Tehran

NCRI- On Monday, the families of detained Iranian students staged a protest outside the UN office in Tehran to call for the unconditional release of their loved ones despite extensive efforts by the Iranian Regime State Security Forces (SSF) to prevent them.

The protestors who carried the photos of detained students called on the United Nations to take urgent action to release their children. The UN office representative met with protestors and promised them to consider their requests.

The families of detained students staged similar protests outside the notorious Evin prison in Tehran and the so-called Prosecutor’s Office and called for the immediate release of their children.

In both locations Iranian regimes’ agents harassed the families of detained students and took measures to prevent their gatherings.  However protesters stressed that they will continue their efforts until their children are freed.

The students had been arrested by the regime during protests in a week of action by students in early December.

In the week of action, students staged gatherings in various Iranian cities. They chanted anti-government slogans such as: "Death to dictator," "Free all political prisoners," "Students die but will not be humiliated," and "Mr. President the student movement will go on until the end."