Iran students stage first anti-government protests since deadly crackdown

Lucian Nemoiu

Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities. The BBC has verified footage of students marching at the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran at the start of a new semester on Saturday. A similar rally is reported to have taken place in the north-eastern city of Mashhad. The protesters were honouring thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests

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