Students of the Sahand Technical University in Tebriz have gone on hunger strike protesting against sexual harassment of Azerbaijani girls by officers of Ettelaat Harasat (Security) department.

Three students of the said university fell victims of sexual harrassment by the officers of the department.

The due announcement was made by a source from the South Azerbaijan Independence Party.

Initially, only girls went on hunger strike but later boys also joined them. A number of girls, who went on hunger strike, were brought to hospital due to physical weakness.

The source noted that students demand to dismiss head of the university Mamedrza Chanaglu and chief of Hasarat department Huseyn and stop pressure put on the Azerbaijani students of this university.

"Despite it, the university administration ignores their protests and threatens with expulsion. They intend to hold the action until their demands are fulfilled", said the source.

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"I agree that the situation with the rights of Azerbaijanis in Iran is deteriorating.

But, being a state organization, we can not comment on these facts".

The due response was made by Valeh Hajiyev, first deputy chairman of the State Committee for work with Azerbaijanis, residing abroad, to a request to comment on the raping of three students of Technical university Sahand in Tebriz by officers of Ettelaat Harasat (Security) department.