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Iran Condemns Oxford Unversity Over Neda Agha-Soltan Scholarship

by Sudha Krishna | November 11, 2009 at 10:13 am

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A report is surfacing that the Iranian government has condemned Oxford university over the creation of a scholarship to honor Neda Agha-Soltan - whose death, during protests against the Iranian government, was captured video and gained world wide attention.

CNN is reporting that it has seen a letter from Iranian Embassy in London sent to Queen's College, Oxford

It seems that the University of Oxford has stepped up involvement in a politically motivated campaign which is not only in sharp contrast with its academic objectives, but also is linked with a chain of events in post-Iranian presidential elections blamed for [sic] British interference both at home and abroad," the letter said.

Oxford Universty says the naming the scholarship after Neda Agha-Soltan was the decsion of a private donor who funded the scholarship