main academic figures write open letter to Iranian president asking for jailed student activist to be released
More than 30 main university professors occupy signed an open letter urging Iran’s president and its chief of judiciary to release the respected student activist Bahareh Hedayat,who has spent more than six years in jail.
Hedayat, arrested in 2009, or was expected to be released this summer after serving her original sentence in full,but it has since emerged that she has to spend an extra two years in prison.
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Source: theguardian.com