News Center —The wave of mass arrests sweeping Iranian universities since the start of the recent protests—accompanied by the confiscation of students’ electronic devices—has sparked widespread concern among families and students.

Iranian student media reported yesterday, Tuesday, February 3, that dozens of students have been arrested in different cities since the protests began. Among those whose identities have been confirmed are Tara Davoudi, a former surveying student at Isfahan University; Kimia Davoudi, a former law student at Razi University in Kermanshah; Mahtab Salehi, a 23-year-old student at the University of Tabriz; and Somayeh Heydari, a physics student at the University of Tabriz and a member of the editorial board of the banned student newspaper Yul.

According to reports, sisters Tara and Kimia Davoudi were beaten in Tehran on January 14. To date, the authorities have not disclosed which body arrested them or the conditions of their detention, leaving their families in a state of anxiety and confusion.

As for French language student Mahtab Salehi, she was arrested during the Tabriz protests and remained in detention for more than 20 days without any contact with her family. Her relatives stated that security forces threatened the family not to speak to the media and set bail at 1.3 billion tomans for her temporary release, while her mobile phone and laptop were confiscated.

Student media outlets also confirmed the arrest of at least eleven students from the University of Tabriz, including Somayeh Heydari, who was detained and had her electronic devices confiscated, without any charges being disclosed so far.