US EditionIranian students protest for third day as US pressure mounts
Students at multiple universities clashed with Basij forces and burned flags while commemorating victims of a crackdown that killed over 7,000, human rights groups reported.
- Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani on Feb 24 said students have a right to protest but must `understand the red lines`, including `Sacred things and the flag`.
- On Saturday, February 21, students at universities across Tehran and other cities revived slogans from Jan 8–9 protests, amid clashes and unrest following reopening.
- Students staged symbolic mockery and chants as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent Basij forces into universities, while videos on Feb 23 showed students burning the Islamic Republic flag.
- By Monday evening, demonstrations spread beyond Tehran to other universities, reports said state-backed militias injured students including at Sharif University, and Mohajerani announced a fact-finding mission.
- With regional tensions rising and Feb 26, 2026 Geneva talks approaching, the Human Rights Activists News Agency reports more than 7,000 deaths while Iranian officials cite over 3,000 and blame `terrorist acts`, amid a US military build-up.
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Students have a right to protest but must "understand the red lines", Iran's government spokeswoman said Tuesday, in the first official reaction to renewed anti-government rallies on campuses. University students kicked off a new semester with gatherings over the weekend in which they revived slogans from nationwide protests against the country's clerical leadership that peaked in January and were met by a deadly crackdown. On Monday, the third …
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