College students at Wollongong, NSW, have rallied to the cause of seven Baha'i academics that have been jailed for up to five years in Iran.
Their "crime" in the eyes of the Iran's conservative leadership is using the internet to give a university-style education to members of their faith.
The campaign "Can You Solve This?" started in Germany and has now spread to 10 countries.
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The movement claims that students in Iran are denied access to university or expelled because of their religious or political beliefs.
"You can use your iPhone or smart phone to scan the code. The code will then take you to a website where you can watch the video and sign the pre-written letter," campaign organiser Ruhi Humphries told SBS in Wollongong.
Members of the Baha'i faith have been banned from attending university in Iran since the late 1970s.
Their community is the largest religious minority in Iran where it says it has an estimated 300,000 members.
Iran's conservative clergy considers Baha'i followers to be part of a wayward sect who have rejected Islam and must be punished.
Yesterday it was reported that Iranian authorities sentenced six Baha'i academics to five years prison for trying to educate Baha'i students online.
