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U.S. Expresses Concern Over Crackdown On Students In Iran
July 17, 2007
Iranian activists protesting the detention of their fellow university students (Courtesy Photo)
Six students were beaten and detained on July 9 for protesting the imprisonment of fellow students. Nine other students and a mother of a student were beaten and detained when authorities broke into the office of their student group, Office for Consolidation Unity.
The State Department said in a statement that these actions highlight an "alarming" trend of intolerance toward any expression of independent views in Iran.