SMCCDI-Student, your struggle will be persistent!

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SMCCDI (Public Statement)

November 27, 2002

Fellow struggling students,

As it was predicted and expected, waves of arrests of

activists of the Student Movement have begun following the

recent students' demonstrations. At this time, the

"leader" of the Islamic Republic regime has sent his savage

mercenary plainclothes agents against members of the

"daftar Tahkim Vahdat" (Office of Consolidation Unity) due

to his fear of the students’ force and

demonstrations.

It shall be noted that, one of the principal and most

important segments of the so-called "reformists" movement

are the "Etehadi e Anjoman ha ye Eslami Daneshjooyan"

(United Moslem Students Associations) and the Office of

Consolidation Unity (OCU); As it must be pointed out that

these entities have always attempted to act as brakes by

hoping to slow the storming waves of the student movement

from reaching its real political demands, as well as trying

to put the movement in line within the bankrupted reformist

camp.

From the beginning of the students’ demonstration, on

18 Tir 1378 (July 9, 1999), these "religious" student

organizations have been the main supporters of Khatami and

his policies by calling for a "calm and none-active

environment" in the universities. These organizations have

constantly tried to discourage the students from reaching

their true aspirations and goals. In which, we can

translate their policy to a passive and none-threatening

movement to the Islamic system.

When the Student Movement was about to become a mass

movement, the leadership of these organizations urged and

announced that the protest actions were over in order put a

stop to future mass demonstrations. Most political

observers believe that these organizations have nothing as

assets in four years of student activism. As we know, Ali

Afshari, a well-known OCU member, is still languishing in

prison and other students are joining his fate as the

result of each action. At the same time, these so-called

Students Associations keep asking students for a calm and

"civil" environment. But these so-called student entities

are now sharing the same fate as the so-called "reformist"

movement, which due to its weak nature and un-ability to

fight the ruling "Hezbollah" Mafia, has reached a dead-end

and is subject to internal fights and splits.

It is a known fact that the university students have always

been feared and hated by the founders of the Islamic regime

who closed the Universities and have sent their agents as

students for controlling and spying. The "religious"

student bodies were created as well, in order to canalize

and control the student movement. But these steps have

failed and could not stop students from demanding a

democratic and secular system.

Indeed, the students have started to form their own

individual and separate chapters of activism from these

pro-regime entities and without paying any attention to the

repeated calls for a calm environment. The students have

called for freedom of all political prisoners and a

referendum for a new political system.

The "Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy

for Iran," is requesting from every activist and freedom

lover in the world to support the Iranian students with all

of their power, and to mobilize a collective effort in

order to force all international institutions and

organizations to put a stop to the Islamic regime's

policies of harassment, intimidation, and imprisonment of

the Iranian students. This Committee invites you, as the

anniversary of 16 Azar (Student Day on December 7th) is

approaching, a day belonging to the history of the student

movement in Iran, to be heard one more time, with a strong

and loud message to the attention of the international

community that the Iranian people want a democratic and

secular system based on a national referendum.

Long Live Freedom!

Long Live Secularism!

November 27, 2002 (6th Azar 1381)

The "Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy

in Iran" (SMCCDI)