Iranian students are reported to
Iranian students are reported to have been beaten at the Kazan Federal University in Russia. Iran and Russia have close defense and economic ties, with Iranian drones being used by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine.
The Iranian government expressed dismay on Saturday over reports that Iranian students were beaten by police at a university in the Russian city of Kazan.
“Any kind of misbehavior with Iranian students is condemned and the responsible Russian authorties should be accountable,” Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali wrote in a post published on X. Jalali said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been involved in handling the issue.
The incident is believed to have occurred Friday, when foreign students, including Iranians, went to Kazan Federal University’s visa extension center to renew their visas. A feud broke out among the students, with Russian authorities then arresting two Iranians.
The Iranian Consulate General in Kazan has derided the “inhumane and unprofessional beating of the students by the police.”
The students were later released from Russian custody on Friday after the Iranian consulate intervened in the situation.
Iran’s Jalali said the released students are in good physical condition aside from bruises. He added that an investigation will be launched into their mistreatment.
Russian authorities in Kazan, meanwhile, said two foreign nationals were detained for “using violence against a representative of the authority.”
Neither the Russian Embassy to Iran nor Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has commented on the incident.
