A 20-year-old computer engineering student from Azad University of Birjand has been arrested after being summoned to the Intelligence Office on charges of "propaganda against the regime" and "assembly and collusion to act against national security."
The student's electronic devices were also confiscated after the arrest. It is noteworthy that he is a member of the development team of the Parch Linux operating system and is an advocate for software freedom in Iran.
*Translated on 2026-02-11*
بر اساس گزارش های رسیده به دانشجویان متحد عرفان عربی دانشجوی ۲۰ ساله مهندسی کامپیوتر دانشگاه آزاد بیرجند پس از احضار به اداره اطلاعات به اتهام های «تبلیغ علیه نظام» و «اجتماع و تبانی برای اقدام علیه امنیت ملی» بازداشت شده است.
دستگاه های الکترونیکی این دانشجو نیز پس از بازداشت ضبط شده است. گفتنی است که او عضو تیم توسعه دهنده سیستم عامل پارچ لینوکس و از دغدغه مندان آزادی نرم افزار در ایران است.
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