‘Khamenei is a murderer…the dictator is dead’. Students raised slogans in Iran’s university, demanding to make this person the new leader.

New Delhi: Major protests in Iran last month were harshly suppressed by security forces. Thousands of people were killed, but now with the beginning of the new semester, students have again taken to the streets and raised their voice against the government. Large scale demonstrations took place in many universities on Saturday. Students raised strong slogans against supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Crowd and slogans at Sharif University in Tehran

Hundreds of students gathered at Tehran’s famous Sharif University of Technology. They were seen wearing black clothes, which was in memory of those killed in previous demonstrations. students in the video "Down with the dictator" And "khamenei killer" As if slogans were heard.

Some students demanded to make Reza Pahlavi, son of the exiled Shah, the new leader. There was a scuffle in the crowd and clashes started. Protestors and pro-government groups came face to face.

Movement spread to other universities

The demonstration was not limited to Tehran only. Students also took to the streets at Amir Kabir University, Beheshti University and Mashhad University in the North-East. there too "independence" And anti-government slogans echoed. Human rights groups released videos showing large numbers of students.

People took to the streets in the western city of Abdanane following the arrest of an activist teacher. They "Down with the dictator" And "Down with Khamenei" Raised slogans. This city has already been a center of protest.

THREAD: Verified videos of anti-government protests in Iran on 21 February

Protests broke out today at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, with students chanting slogans against the supreme leader.

Video: @SharifiZarchi

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action of security forces

The government deployed paramilitary units affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to quell the demonstrations. Basij militia attacked students. Many people were injured in the clashes. State news agency Fars reported injuries at universities. The protesters threw stones and clashed with the security forces.

memory of past oppression

The last protest resulted in thousands of deaths. Human rights organizations say the real number is much higher. The government described the protests as a foreign conspiracy, but students are still angry.

They are fed up with economic difficulties, oppression and religious rule. These new demonstrations show that discontent has not ended in Iran. The situation remains tense.