‘Death to the dictator’: Iranian students hold protests for third day
‘Death to the dictator’: Iranian students hold protests for third day
‘Death to the dictator’: Iranian students hold protests for third day
Demonstrations spread to Tehran’s Al Zahra University one month after security crackdown left thousands dead
Demonstrations spread to Tehran’s Al Zahra University one month after security crackdown left thousands dead
Students at universities in Iran have held a third consecutive day of protests just over a month after the violent suppression by security services of mass street demonstrations left thousands dead.
The protests came amid tensions between Iran and the US. Washington has built up military forces and pressure in the Middle East as it negotiates with Tehran – with the next round in Geneva on Thursday. Donald Trump has warned “really bad things will happen” if there is no deal.
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In a bid to ridicule Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, some students climbed trees in the campus and hung toy mice from its branches – a way of saying he was hiding underground like a mouse. Reports said students chanted “death to the dictator”, “for every one killed, a thousand will follow” and “the blood that has been spilled will never be washed away”.