Summary
Iran criticized the reported beating of Iranian students by police at Kazan Federal University in Russia during a visa renewal dispute.
Two students were detained and later released after Iran’s consulate intervened.
Iranian officials demanded accountability and announced an investigation.
The incident strains ties between Iran and Russia, which have grown closer through defense and trade cooperation, including Iran’s supply of drones for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
I was gonna say, my heart really hurts for a lot of Iranians. Their youth especially are living such a tough cyberpunk-esque underground reality just to communicate freely and spread knowledge and survive.
It would be a net-positive to give them a means of escape to where they’d be appreciated for their spirit, I think.