Neda Soltan

Oxford University on Wednesday defended a decision to set up a scholarship in honour of an Iranian student shot dead during protests which followed Iran's disputed elections, in a move which has enraged Tehran. Iran told the university that dedicating a scholarship to Neda Agha-Soltan was a "politically motivated" campaign that would "undermine your scientific credibility," The Times reported. Oxford said the decision to award the scholarship was solely a matter for Queen's College, which had taken the decision and has autonomous status within the university structure. The Provost of Queen's College, Professor Paul Madden, said: "The college is keen to support graduate students, ... Read Full Story

Oxford University on Wednesday defended a decision to set up a scholarship in honour of a young Iranian woman shot dead during a protest against disputed elections, which has enraged Tehran. Iran told the university that dedicating a scholarship to Neda Agha-Soltan was a "politically motivated" campaign that would "undermine your scientific credibility," The Times newspaper reported. Oxford said the decision to award the scholarship had been taken by Queen's College and was solely a matter for the college, which has autonomous status within the university's structure. The Provost of Queen's College, Professor Paul Madden, said: "The college is keen to support graduate students, ... Read Full Story

Iran has denounced Oxford University after one of its colleges set up a scholarship in honour of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot dead during a protest after disputed elections, a report said Wednesday. The regime accused the university in a letter of joining a "politically-motivated" campaign that would "undermine your scientific credibility," The Times said. In the letter sent via the Iranian Embassy in London, the regime said the death in June of Agha-Soltan was staged by its enemies. It said the scholarship would "make Oxford at odd (sic) with the rest of the world's academic institutions," the paper said. The graduate scholarship, worth ... Read Full Story

Iran has denounced Oxford University after one of its colleges set up a scholarship in honour of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot dead during a protest after disputed elections, a report said Wednesday. The regime accused the university in a letter of joining a "politically motivated" campaign that would "undermine your scientific credibility," The Times newspaper said. In the letter to Oxford sent from the Iranian Embassy in London, the regime said the death in June of Agha-Soltan was staged by its enemies. It said the scholarship would "make Oxford at odd (sic) with the rest of the world's academic institutions," according to the ... Read Full Story

Iran has condemned an Oxford University scholarship in memory of an Iranian student killed during anti-government protests. The university's Queen's College established the Neda Agha Soltan Graduate Scholarship in Philosophy earlier this year. The 27-year-old student was shot to death June 20 on the sidelines of a Tehran demonstration against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Her dying moments were caught on a video viewed by millions on YouTube. Queen's College confirmed Wednesday it had received a letter from the Iranian Embassy in London. Iran's state-run Press TV reported that the letter called the scholarship a "politically motivated move." The scholarship is open to ... Read Full Story