http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090702191151393

The UK’s University and College Union has condemned the Iranian government after 70 university professors were arrested as part of the state’s crackdown on opposition protestors. The academics were held on 25 June after meeting the pro-reformist candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi, who has accused President Ahmadinejad of rigging last month’s national elections.

Subsequent reports indicate that most of the academics had been released but that two were still being held. Hundreds of protesters and activists are believed to have been taken into custody since the vote on 12 June, which saw Iran’s ruling clerics declare President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner by a landslide margin.

The Scholars at Risk Network in New York also expressed deep concern at the reports of violence on university campuses and towards members of university communities in Iran. SAR has pledged to help any Iranian scholars in need of assistance, with the possibility of temporary opportunities at network universities.