Professors and Students from Azad University of Qazvin arrested

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi

As the regime's plans for widespread oppression in schools and universities across Iran intensifies, on Sunday, Oct. 23rd, several of the employees, professors and students of Azad University of Qazvin were arrested; they were charged with "establishing a network of corruption in a university" and permanently expelled.

The regime newspaper, KAYHAN which is the mouthpiece of Khamnei, published this news and quoted a member of the disciplinary forces of the Province of Qazvin: "Having investigated the situation, at least one of the professors and some employees of the University are now confirmed to be a part of this network of corruption and with the arrest of the main cell, we are working to identify other members. It is entirely possible that the other members of this network are dozens of male and female students. We are sure that the instigators are evildoer students who were expelled in previous scholastic years."

The newspaper did not go on to either explain the form of "evildoing" or how this "network of corruption" established by these sinner students would still be connected to this university.