The contribution of the academic community to the protest is extremely high. Students have paid for their activism with scholarships, university places and some of them — with their freedom. Here are the stories of the members of the academic community who have been recognised as political prisoners.
At the moment there're
11 students and 1 professor who were imprisoned for
the "Student case". They're being accused of organizing student strikes and protests.
In total, at least
41 students are under criminal prosecution. See the full statistics on repressions
here.