In recent weeks, we have witnessed the widespread and illegal detentions of a large number of students and young people. In one of the latest incidents, we were informed of the arrest of Hojjatollah Sharifi, the former secretary of the Islamic Association of Sharif University of Technology and Arash Hashemi, a member of the central assembly of that association, both of whom were elected by the university's students.

As a group of Sharif University of Technology alumni, we believe that regardless of their grounds or justifications, these detentions are obvious violation of the human rights and the civil liberties that are articulated in the constitution. Therefore, we express our deepest concern regarding these arrests, and particularly, the arrest of our friends, Hojjatollah Sharifi and Arash Hasehmi. We are writing this letter to urge you to pursue this matter in order to expedite their release.

As the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, you have pledged to defend the civil rights and social liberties of the people. Your faithfulness to this pledge is our expectation.

Ramin Abolfath
Sharif 70 Physics, Post-doc, Albert Einstein Medical College, USA

Reza Adibnia
Sharif 74 Electrical Engineering - Msc student UBC, Canada

Niayesh Afshordi
Sharif 75 Physics BSc , Astrophysics grad. student, Princeton University, USA

Iman Aghilian
Sharif 77, Physics Phd. candidate, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Adel Ahanin
Sharif 74 Civil Engineering, PhD candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT

Yashar Ahmadian
Sharif 77 Physics, Grad Student, Physics, Columbia University, New York

Negar Aliakbarzadeh
Sharif 75 Physics, Architecture, University of Damstadt, Germany

Jamshid Ameli
Sharif 72 EE, MSc student SFU Canada

Omid Amini
Sharif 77 Mathematics ,Ph.D. Condidate, Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique, France

Hasan Amiri
Sharif 75 Civil Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Civil Engineering, University of Texas, USA

Mehdi Ansari
Sharif 75 Electrical Eng., Ph.D. Candidate Electrical Eng., University of Waterloo, Canada

Vahidreza Arbab
Sharif 76 Electrical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Masood Aryapoor
Sharif 74 Mathematics , Ph.D. Candidate, Mathematics, Yale University, USA

Masoud Asadpour
Sharif 72 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Switzerland

Mahdi Asgari
Sharif 70, Mathematics; Assistant Prof., The University of Michigan

Reza Asghari
Sharif 65 Physics, Post-doc, SNS, Italy

Ghazaleh Ashayer
Sharif 68 Computer Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Computer Engineering, university of Toronto, Canada

Maryam Ashouei
Sharif 72 Computer Engineering , PhD Candidate, Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Baabak Ashuri
Sharif 76 Civil M.S Georgia Tech U.S.A

Soroush Aslani
Sharif 76 Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, MBA, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Setareh Aslani
Electrical Engineering 74- student at UBC, Canada

Nami Ata Asadi
Sharif 76 Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, MBA, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Behnam Attaran Rezaei
Sharif 75, Electrical Eng. PhD Candidate, UCLA, USA

Shahriar Azizpour
Sharif 76 Civil, Stanford University,USA

Parisa Baba-ali
Sharif 76, Mathematics, PhD student, Stevens institute of technology, Hoboken, NJ

Saber Bagherinejhad
Sharif 75 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering, University of California, USA

keyvan bahadori
Sharif 76, Electrical Eng. PhD Candidate, UCLA, USA

Alireza Bahraminasab
Sharif 80, Ph.D. Candidate, Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Mohamad Hadi Baligh
Sharif 77 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

Reza Banki
Sharif Chemical Eng , Ph.D. candidate, Petroleum Eng. University of London

Alireza Bayesteh
Sharif 75 Electrical Engineering- PhD candidate,ECE University of Waterloo

Salimeh Behnia
Sharif 68 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering, INPT, France

Rasta Behrang
SUT, Industrial Engineering 77; SUT, MBA 81

Behnaz Bozorgi
Sharif 76 Physics, M.Sc. Candidate, Physics, IASB, Iran

Masoud Chitsaz
75 Civil Eng. (SUT), 79 Transportation Planning(SUT)

Ali Dadpay
Sharif 71 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics, University of Wisconsin

Kia Dalili
Sharif 74 Mathematics Ph.D. Candidate, Rutgers University, USA

Salem Derisavi
Sharif 74, Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science, University of Illinoins at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Ehsan Ebrahimy
Graduate Student of Econ, University of British Columbia, Canada

Reza Ejtehadi
Physics PhD program 71, Univercity of British Columbia, Research Associate

Mahdi Eskenasi
Sharif 73 Industrial Engineering, Graduate Student , University of Regina, Canada

Morteza Eslamian
Sharif 73 Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada

Ghasem Exirifard
Sharif 74 Physics, Ph.D. Candidate,Theory of Elementary Particles, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy

Rouzbeh Farahbod
Sharif 76 Computer Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Computer Engineering, SFU, Canada

Behanm Faraji
SUT EE BS Student 77 , SUT EE MS Student 81

Hamidreza Farmanbar
Sharif 73 Electrical Engineering- PhD candidate, University of Waterloo

Babak Farzad
Sharif 74 Computer Engineering - Ph. D. Candidate Computer Science, University of Toronto, Canada

Hadi Faryabi
Sharif 75 Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Ahmad Reza Fattahi
Sharif 74 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, UCLA, USA

Parisa Foroughi
Physics 76- Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A.

Yashar Ganjali
Sharif 74 CS- Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Rouzbeh Gerami
Sharif 73 Physics, Ph.D. Candidate, Physics, UCLA, USA

Ghazal Geshnizjani
Sharif 74 Physics, Ph.D. Candidate, Physics, University of Brown, USA

Majid Ghaderi
Sharif 74 Computer Engineering - Ph. D. Candidate Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada

Hamid Ghadyani
Sharif 72 Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. student, WPI, USA

Babak Ghaffari
SUT Electrical Engineering B.S. 74, M.S. 79

Rouzbeh Ghaffari
Sharif 76 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering, SFU, Canada

Navid Ghafarzadegan
Sharif 75 Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, MBA, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Majid Gharghi
Sharif 74 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. student, University of Waterloo, Canada

Farhad Ghassemi
Sharif 71 BS ECE, UBC 01 MAs ECE, UBC 03 PhD ECE

Soheil Ghiasi
Sharif 73 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering, UCLA, USA

Mohammad Hafezi
Sharif 77 Physics, PhD Candidate in Physics, Harvard University, USA

Iman Hajizadeh
Sharif 75 Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Engineering , University of Toronto Canada

Faras Hakak
Sharif 76 Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering , Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Nima Hamedani Raja
Sharif 73 Physics, PhD Candidate in Physics, Sharif University of Technology

Masoud Hamedi
Sharif 72 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering , University of Maryland, USA

Ali Hasheminezhad
Sharif 75, Civil Engineering, MSc, NJIT, USA

Mohammad Heidari
Electrical E 76, Grad Student WPI, USA

Abdolreza Heidari
Sharif 72 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

Babak Heydari
Sharif 76 EE Ph.D Student, Electrical Eng. Berkeley, USA

Layla Hormozi
Sharif 75 Physics Ph.D. Candidate, Florida State University, USA

Ali Hosseini
Sharif 71 Physics, Ph.D. Candidate, Physics, USC, USA

Babak Hosseini Seraje
Sharif 73 Physics, Ph.D. Candidate, Physics, SFU, Canada

Okhtay Ilghami
Sharif, 75, Computer Engineering, Currently PhD Student, University of Maryland

Maryam Jafar Aghdami
Sharif 75 Physics, M.Sc. Candidate, Philosophy of Science, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Navid Jamali
Sharif 76 Civil Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Mohammad Javaheri
Sharif 74 Mathematics, Ph.D. Candidate, Mathematics, State University of NewYork, USA

Houri Johari
Sharif 74 Mechanical Engineering, PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA

Kaveh Jurabchi
Sharif 76 Chemistry-PhD Student George Washington University, USA

Maryam Jouzi
Sharif 76 Physics , Physics Ph.D. Student , Brown University , USA

Mahyar Kargar
Sharif 75, PhD Electrical Engineering, USC

Alireza Kashef
Sharif 75 Mechanical Engineering - Graduate Student, Stanford University, USA

Behzad Kashefipour
Civil 71, University of Southern California

Narges Kasiri
Sharif 70, Computer Engineering, Graduate student, Eastern Michigan Univ., USA

Shabnam Kavousian
Sharif 70, Mathematics - Ph. D. Candidate, Simon Fraser University

Moslem Kazemi
Sharif 75, M.Sc. Candidate, University of Regina, Canada

Yaser Kerachian
Sharif 74 Physics Ph.D. Candidate, Physics, University of Toronto, Canada

Hamid Kerayechian
Sharif 75 Civil, M.S. Computer Aided Engineering,University of Southern California

Alireza Khalili
Sharif 74 Physics- Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Ali Khalili
Sharif 76 Civil Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Civil Engineering, UBC, Canada

Hossein Khiabanian
Sharif 76 Physics BSc , Physics grad. student, Brown University, USA

Negar kiyavash
Sharif 73 Electrical Engineering, graduate student University of Illinois

Alireza Khodabakhshi
Sharif Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering, SFU, Canada

Sara Khodadad
Sharif 76 Computer Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Computer Engineering, SFU, Canada

Kaveh Khojasteh
Sharif 75 Physics, Ph.D. Candidate, Physics , University of Toronto, Canada

Arash Mahdian
Sharif 70, Electrical Engineering. Ph.D. Economics, University of Illinois

Mohamad Mahdian
Sharif 72 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science, MIT, USA

Babak Mahmoudi
Sharif University of Technology Civil Engineering 76 SUT MBA 81

Vahab Mirrokni
Sharif 76 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science, MIT, USA

Mehdi Majbouri
Sharif 76 Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, MBA, Sharif University of Tehnology, Iran

Keivan Mallahi
Sharif 74 Mathematics Ph.D. Candidate, Mathematics, Yale University, USA

Mohammad Mansouri
Sharif 71 Industrial Engineering - PhD Candidate, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA

Salman Mohagheghi
Sharif 78 Electrical Engineering , Ph.D. Candidate , Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Abdolrasul Mohammadi
Sharif 75, Master student, Electrical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Javad Mohammadpour
Sharif 74 - Electrical Engineering .- Ph.D Student-, Concordia University , Montreal

Masoud Mohazzab
PhD in physics from Sharif, Adjunct professor Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA

Mehdi Mohseni
Sharif 76 Electrical Engineering - Ph.D. Candidate,Electrical Eng., Stanford University USA

Tinoosh Mohsenin
Sharif 73 Electrical Eng. Ph.D Candidate, Rice University, Texas, USA

Ali Mostashari
Sharif 72 Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, System Management, MIT, USA

Payam Naghshtabrizi
Sharif 71 electrical engineering Ph.D student,University of California,Santa Barbara

Hossein Namazi
Sharif 74, Mathematics Ph.D. Candidate State Univ. of N.Y. at Stony Brook

Ali Nasiri Amini
Sharif 74 Electrical Eng., Ph.D. Candidate, Univeristy of Minnesota,USA

Borghan N. Narajabad
Sharif 76 (Indusctrial Eng) Ph.D. student of Economics, University of Texas at Austin

Fuzhan Nasiri
Sharif 73 & 78, Industrial Eng. , PhD Student Environmental Eng. , U of Regina ,Canada

Leyla Nazhand Ali
Sharif 74 Electrical Eng., computer eng Ph.D candidate University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bita Nezamfar
Sharif 75, MS , Stanford. University,USA

Mostafa Nouri
Mechanical Engineering 71 - Ph. D. Candidate Uinversity of Toronto, Canada

Shadi Oveisgharan
Sharif 74 EE, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, USA

Farzad Parvaresh
Sharif 76 Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, University of California, USA.

Vahbod Pourahmad
Sharif 74 EE, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

AmirHossein Pourmousa
Sharif 74 Physics / Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, University of Torotno, Canada

Faezeh Raei
Sharif 77 mathematics, Ph.D. Student of Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin

Hazhir Rahmandad
Sharif Industrial Eng. 75, PhD student in Management, M.I.T

Leila Rahmani
Sharif 74 Electrical Engineering, MS Univerisity Of Maryland, USA

Nazanin Rahnavard
Sharif 73 EE BS, sharif 78 EE MS, Georgia Tech. Ph.d

Damoon Raeesi
Sharif 75 Civil Engineering, M.Sc. student, Sharif University of Technology

Leila Rasekh
Sharif 70,Mathematics Ph.D candidate,McGill University, Canada

Baharak Rastegari
Sharif 77 Computer Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Computer Engineering, SFU, Canada

Shahin Razeghian Jahromi
Sharif 74 Electrical Engineering, MS Univeristy of Southern California, USA

Alireza Razavi
Sharif 73 Electrical Engineering, M.Sc. student, UMN

Mohsen Razavi
Sharif 73 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, MIT, USA

Pouria Rezaeian
Sharif 76 Industrial Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, MBA, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Yasser Roudi
Sharif Physics 77 PhD candidate in Computational Neuroscience SISSA, ITALY,

Amin Saberi
Sharif 75 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Somayeh Sadat
Sharif 77 Industrial Engineering, M.Sc. student, University of Toronto, Canada

Bijan Sadeghi
Sharif 75 , M.S. Environmental Engineering, UCLA

Sayyed Bashir Sadjad
Sharif 76, PhD Student, Computer Science, University of Waterloo

Mohammad Ali Safari
Sharif 76 Computer Engineering, M.Sc. student, University of Waterloo, Canada

Laleh Sahafi
Sharif 76 Electrical Eng.-M.Sc. Electrical Eng. Simon Fraser University(Canada)

Saeed Saremi
Sharif 76 physics; PhD candidate in physics@MIT, USA

Reza Sarvari
Sharif 71 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Mohammad Sedighi
Sharif 76 physics b.s., rutgers, the state univ. of nj, new brunswick, nj, US, PhD

Hamed Seyed-allaei
Sharif 73 Physics, Ph.D. Candidate, Physics, SISSA, Italy

Kamran Shafiei
Sharif 74 Computer,University of Texas at Arlington, USA

Arman Shafieloo
Sharif 73 Physics,Ph.D Candidate,Astrophysics,Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,India

Vahid Shahrezaei
Sharif 74 Physics, Physics PhD Candidate, Simon Fraser University

Mehrdad Shamsi
Sharif (MSc) 74 Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering , University of Toronto Canada

Elham Sharifi
Ph.D candidate, Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby , Canada.

Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh MS Mechanical Eng. Sharif, 1378 PhD Student Mechanical Eng. Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

Shahin Sirouspour
Sharif 70 Electrical Eng ,Ph.D. ,Assitant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Eng., McMaster University, Canada

Alireza Tabatabaeenejad
Sharif Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Mahmoud Taherzadeh
Sharif 74 Electrical, Ph.D. Candidate Electrical Eng., University of Waterloo, Canada

Ali Tajer
Sharif 76 Electrical Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

shahrouz Takyar
Sharif 74 - Electrical Eng.- Ph.D Student- University of Minnesota

Mehdi Yahyanejad
Physics 1372 Sharif, PhD candidate in MIT

Hamid Reza Younesi
Sharif 76 Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering, SFU, Canada

Farshid Zaker
Sharif 74 Computer Engineering, M.Sc. Candidate, Computer Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Iran

Ali Zuahskinai
Sharif 75 Industrial Engineering Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Engineering , University of Toronto Canada