Students protest at Iranian university as government official visits

Dozens of students protest at a university in Iran’s capital today as a government official visits, state media reports, amid demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death.

Iran has been gripped by protests since the 22-year-old died on September 16, three days after she was arrested by morality police in Tehran for allegedly violating the country’s strict dress code for women.

The street violence has led to dozens of deaths, mostly among protesters but also among the security forces, and hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested.

The government spokesman visited the campus today.
Students of Allameh Tabatabaei University chanted: “Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!”, “Shame on you!”, “Canons, tanks & guns are no longer effective!” and “We don't want a murderer as our guest!”#Iran pic.twitter.com/cvWlQk97Jx

— Vahid Dowlatshahi (@vahiddowlati1) October 18, 2022

Today, around 90 students gathered outside the law faculty at Tehran’s Allameh Tabatabai University, chanting “inappropriate and immoral slogans” while government spokesman Ali Bahadori-Jahromi was addressing a conference inside, state news agency IRNA says.

It did not elaborate on the reasons for the demonstration but says Bahadori-Jahromi later “appeared among the protesting students… and talked with them.”