‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again
Students across several universities in Iran gathered to protest again, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates.
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Open questions and key claims
Demonstrators at Sharif University chanted “Death to the dictator!,” referring to Iran’s supreme leader.
Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full.
At Amirkabir University, a student group wrote that protesters had chanted “our target is the entire system.”
Trump is questioning why Iran has not 'capitulated' in the face of Washington's military build-up.
Students were shouting ‘death to the oppressor, whether the Shah or the Leader.’
Iran's state TV showed videos of people "pretending to be students" attacking pro-government students.
Students at multiple universities in Iran held anti-government demonstrations on Saturday.
Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests.
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