As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality
More than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again. As Iran’s new academic term began on Saturday, students in Tehran gathered on campus, chanting anti-government slogans, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates.
The Guardian spoke to protesting students about why they were rallying despite the fact that thousands had been killed and tens of thousands arrested in the January demonstrations.
“Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full,” said Hossein*, 21, a student at the University of Tehran. “It’s for them – our friends, classmates and compatriots, who were gunned down in front of our eyes, that we decided to boycott the classes.”
That’s a claim you’d need to provide evidence for. Really, really good evidence.
I would believe anything regarding foreign policy coming from a bloodthirsty brit.
This is The Guardian, a left leaning paper or left of centre at least.
no, you are the one who has to stop inventing shit to invade countries in your fascist crusade.
I am doing nothing. You are claiming bullshit and don’t even know jackshit about the news outlets you’re making up shit about.
Also, I’m not even from the US.
you are literally inventing shit to justify another genocide. burden of proof rests on you.
we are very aware of the guardian’s propaganda AND us terror campaigns (that begin with exactly this sort of lie).
What did I invent, exactly?
Evidence or GTFO.
He’s from .ml, he won’t ever offer evidence, he’ll just continue to accuse you of all the worst things he can think of.
because the only evidence western conservatives will accept is opinion articles from some billionaire’s news outlet, even when it’s just the same tired lie over and over again.
I don’t think western conservatives care about Iranian civilian casualties. If you’re suggesting I’m a conservative, you couldn’t be more wrong.
Also, this is The Guardian. They’re not owned by billionaires. Oh, and they’re not the only source or evidence for the atrocities committed by the Iranian government against its own civilians, either. You’re the one rejecting evidence.
You’re clearly just a shill running cover for the mullah, so why don’t you go eat shit?
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Do you know what (to) corroborate means?
Iran did kill thousands of its own people. Were you sleeping? It wasn’t even that long ago.
And nobody mentioned bombing Iran but you. This is an article about Iranian student protestors.
as part of a bigger campaign to manufacture consent for the attack about to happen to iran in the name of ‘democracy’. this is iraq all over again, write it down.
“oh no! the students! we suddenly deeply care about students in this foreign country our allies want to attack so badly for years!” yeah, right.
Not suddenly at all. I followed the New Iran movement back in 2021. I cared about their cause then and I care about it now. Are you suggesting we shouldn’t care about the plights of the proletariat around the world?
Trump is a fascist, but that doesn’t mean I have to support the Ayatollah. And this article isn’t about the impending US invasion, it’s about the Iranian protesters. Get a clue.