The Most Important Thing We Take For Granted

(Hat Tip: 1389Blog)

The Most Important Thing We Take For Granted? Our freedom.

Please support Iranian bloggers & students. These courageous young men and women have been imprisoned for peacefully protesting - a freedom most of us in the West take for granted. Please read Kamangir's message below and show your support for Iranians who want to make a change:

The spring is coming while many Iranian students are still behind the bars. Here is the names of some of them,

• Arash Paknejad (m), Mozandaran University
• Saeid Habibi (m), as member of student’s human rights reporters
• Anoshe Azadbar (f), Tehran University
• Elinaz Jamshidi (f), Azad University of central Tehran student of communication
• Mehdi Gerilo (m), Tehran geophysics center
• Nader Ahseni (m), Mazandaran University
• Behroz karimizade (m), Tehran University
• Nasim Soltan-beigi (f), Alame Communication University
• Ali Sa`lem (m), Polytechnic University, student of Master degree in polymer
• Mohsen Qanim (m), Polytechnic University
• Rozbeh Saf-Shekan (m), Tehran University
• Yaser (Sadra) Pirhaiaty (m), Shahed University
• Saeid Aqam-Ali (m), Yazd University
• Ali Kolaee` (m), Azad University of Shahriar City
• Amir Mehrzad (m), (high School Student)
• Hadi Salary (m), Rajaey University
• Farshid Ahangaran(m), Rajaey University
• Amir Aqai (m), Rajaey University
• Milad Omrani (m), Rajaey University
• Keivan Amir Eliasy (m), Master of industrial engineer
• Soroush Hashem-poor (m), Ahvaz University
• Farshad Doosti-poor (m)
• Sohrab Karimi (m)
• Javad Alizade (m)
• Mohammad Salleh Auman (m)
• Mehdi al-lahyari (m), Sharif industrial University, student of master degree
• Rozbehan Amiri (m), Tehran University, Student of computer sciences
• Bahram Shojaee (m), Tehran-south Azad University, Student of Chemistry engineer
• Saied Aqakhani (m)
• Majid Ashraf Nejad (m)
• Peiman Piran (m), by other student report about him*
• Aabed Tavanche (m), Polytechnic University
• Soroosh Dastestany (m)
• Amin Qazaei (m)
• Bijan Sabaq (m), Mazandaran University
• Anahita hosini (f), Tehran University
• Morteza Khedmatlo (m)
• Mohamad Pour Abdol-lah (m), Tehran University
• Bita Samimi-zad (f), Polytechnic University
• Behzad Baqery (m), Mazandaran University
• Soroosh Sabet (m), Sharif University
• Morteza Eslahchi (m), Allame University
• Mostafa Shirvani (m)

In the past month and half, many students from different cities and universities have been arrested, on charges related to holding peaceful ceremonies for the celebration of the 7th of November, the National Day for Students. They have been behind the bars since. During these days, their families have not been able to visit them and only some of them have been given the chance to have short phone calls with the inmates. This has caused a lot of anxiety and tension for the families and has resulted in their many protests in order to pressure the government to release the students, to no avail.

We honor the freedom-loving students of Iran, some of whom are also bloggers, and thus on January 30th we rename our blogs to “Bloggers’ Solidarity with Imprisoned Iranian Students”.

We wish the release of our friends.

International bloggers who joined in:

• Middle East Youth
• Muneeb (Saudi Arabia/Pakistan)
• Simon Columbus