Mohammed Yousefi's defense warns against depriving him of his university scholarship

The defence team on detained journalist Mohamed Yousefi confirms that disrupting the release of his dissertation documents from Mornaguia prison threatens his doctoral dissertation before November 25.

Youssef had filed a draft of his thesis entitled Mohammed Sharafi 1936-2008 on 13 October: Historical biography, and he renewed those documents more than three times without being able to refer them to the dean of the college and the supervising professor. The Authority explained that the General Prison and Reform Authority informed it of its official approval of the request, but the executive procedure is still suspended in the prison administration.

The defence team demanded that the detained journalist be allowed to enter the necessary books and references to continue his research, as well as provide a table, chair and suitable conditions for viewing and writing inside his detention centre. It stressed that the suspension does not undermine the detainee's right to education and scientific research guaranteed by the provisions of the Prison Act and the Constitution.

The writer and political activist Safi Saeed had criticized the continued detention of journalist and university student Mohammad Yousefi, editor-in-chief of the news battalion's website, as part of a follow-up to the conditions of imprisoned journalists.

The Authority held the judicial and administrative bodies directly responsible for any delay that could lead to the expiration of legal deadlines and loss of university diplomas, calling for facilitating the immediate release of documents to complete the proceedings before the two-week deadline.