Hamid Bidar, a graduate of Iran University of Science and Technology, was arrested by security forces yesterday afternoon and transferred to an unknown location.

Amirkabir Newsletter reported that this student activist from Iran University of Science and Technology was arrested by security forces. The newsletter also stated that after the arrest of Mahmoud Momtazpour, an assistant professor at the Faculty of Computer Engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, pressure on students who had issued a statement in support of this dismissed professor has increased. Recently, 15 signatories of this statement have been summoned by security agencies.

Bidar, a graduate of computer engineering, had previously been sentenced by the disciplinary committee to a two-semester suspension from studies, including the academic year, in 2013.

No information has yet been obtained regarding the charges against Mr. Bidar or his current whereabouts.