Iran protests against excessive force used by Russian police to end feud between foreign students

That of Iran top diplomats Russia protested on Saturday against the use of excessive force by Russian police in breaking up a scuffle in Kazan on Friday between foreign students, including several Iranian students.

A local Kazan Telegram channel said the fight broke out on Friday when some foreign students tried to get ahead of those who had waited in line for hours to receive official documents. A fight broke out and the police responded with violence and arrested two students of unknown nationality.

“The office for work with foreigners at Kazan Federal University (KFU) is very inefficient. Due to the BRICS summit, many foreign students were only able to return in November, and then had to queue from 2 a.m. to receive (an access) number.

“Many foreign students were unable to obtain one and found that the visa extension took less than 20 working days. As a result, they had to sign an agreement to return to their country and wait for a new invitation to get a visa,” a student told the channel.

Videos posted by the channel showed police beating students who appeared to be involved in the brawl.

Davud Mirzakhani, the Iranian Consul General in Russia, said Iranian students were arrested and then released in a published call on social media by Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali.

Mirzakhani also said that the rights of Iranian students should be protected after the incident Radio Freedom.

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“Iranian citizens studying abroad have the right to respect and fair treatment… We will ensure that the rights of our students are fully protected.

“The Russian police are confusing the Iranian people with those of other countries… We will never allow anyone to treat our people abroad inhumanely and illegally,” Mirzakhani said.

Jalali also said that the responsible Russian officials should be held accountable for the “unfortunate events.”

“Any inappropriate behavior towards Iranian students and citizens must be condemned and the responsible Russian officials must be held accountable for such unfortunate events. The issue of the inappropriate behavior that occurred was taken under the strictest scrutiny,” Jalali said in a statement Saturday statement on X.

He added that the embassy and local authorities “have achieved good results and hope that the responsible Russian officials will urgently resolve this issue and take appropriate action against the offenders.”

Iran is Russia’s closest ally in the Middle East that Moscow has provided Shahed kamikaze drones And short-range missiles which the country has continued to use in its invasion of Ukraine.

The online news channel “bne IntelliNews” reported Sunday that the KFU would increase the number of service locations on Monday to allow international students to process their migration documents, in an effort to prevent a repeat of Friday’s scenes. This includes a mobile service point on University Village Street and additional service points at the main office on Gvardeyskaya Street.