graduate scholarship graduate scholarship scholarship post graduate philosophy students oxford preference given students iranian citizenship heritage established following death iranian philosophy student street protests followed disputed iranian presidential election college received offers anonymous donors establish scholarship followed individual donations students queen reach target establish scholarship permanent basis recipient scholarship philosophy student iranian descent described award great honour establishment scholarship led criticism iranian government iranian embassy london told college university involved politically motivated campaign sharp contrast academic objectives response times praised scholarship editorial saying establishment scholarship politically motivated given government reaction death continuing problems iran british iranian student said scholarship important legacy college denied took political decision establishing scholarship stating aims attract support best students arguing refusal donations political act diplomatic sources reported saying creation scholarship nail coffin relations britain iran year old philosophy student shot killed june street protests iran followed disputed presidential election video footage death seen world words times emblem iranian people struggle freedom death symbol government brutality writer called defining symbol protest movement iran scholarship death anonymous british donors offered donate establish scholarship post graduate students philosophy oxford constituent colleges university_of_oxford college governing body accepted offers initial donors pledged years college said main donor british citizen known queen november region additional donated scholarship fund students college members public connection queen fundraising campaign targeting philosophy students college led donations increased fund appeal raised scholarship permanent financial donors included people connections college college said taken significant risks order donate decision scholarship donors college college said reason donors decided scholarship scholarship pays college fees year period open students queen studying post graduate degrees philosophy preference given iranian nationals iranian heritage holder scholarship studying philosophy physics iranian descent said great honour awarded scholarship adding hoped justice succeeded unnamed male student studying political philosophy history political thought iranian government reaction establishment scholarship drew letter protest college iranian embassy london written november signed deputy ambassador letter disputed circumstances death said supporting evidence indicating pre scenario wrote university_of_oxford stepped involvement politically motivated campaign sharp contract academic objectives linked chain events post iranian presidential elections blamed british interference home abroad letter said decision abuse case establish graduate scholarship highly academic institution scientific credibility british press exceptionally lot cry death oxford odd sic rest world academic institutions asked university governing board informed iranian views finished saying surely steps achieve attractions non politically supported programmes better heal wounds family nation report demonstration outside british embassy scholarship group female protesters said iranian news agency death britain response emphasised scholarship help iranian students adequate financial resources study oxford said universities winning competition attract best graduate students adding donations absolutely vital college able attract retain best young minds college spokesman said scholarship set political decision initial donations refused interpreted political decision university receive letter complaint embassy clear decision establish scholarship queen university colleges self governing bodies reaction iranian writer present death praised college scholarship unnamed iranian academic said times letter iranian embassy showed death damaged iranian government british iranian student writing daily_telegraph said establishment scholarship prove tool said oxford striking adding honours student body iran tortured commented britain universities foster crucial awareness government attitude education said scholarship important legacy day publishing letter iranian embassy editorial times praised college actions described death brutal example government suppressing opposition said iranian response death giving country status international basket case problems iran longer page news said existed circumstances editorial concluded scholarship queen college memory politically motivated diplomatic sources speaking anonymously times said government asked advised creation scholarship iran act interfere efforts free working detained participating post election protests sources said scholarship nail coffin relations britain iran
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