By Jaime Leon Tehran, Oct 5 (EFE).- From widespread rallies stifled by violence, to high school and university students removing their headscarves in defiance of the Iranian regime, violent unrest has persisted throughout the Islamic republic over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Women walking in public without wearing mandatory hijab, people …
Tehran, Oct 4 (EFE).- Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi called for unity on Tuesday, as protests over the death of Mahsa Amini spread at universities across the Islamic republic “Unity and national integrity are necessities that render our enemy hopeless,” Raisi pointed out in an address to the parliament. Raisi said that Iran had “weaknesses and …
Tehran, Oct 3 (EFE).- A prominent university in Tehran suspended in-person learning and switched to online classes on Monday, following heavy clashes between students and security forces overnight. “All classes at the Sharif University of Technology will be held virtually from Monday until further notice,” the university said in a statement on its website. The …
Tehran, Oct 3 (EFE).- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday said he is “deeply saddened” by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, but called rallies held across the country “not normal.” “The incident deeply saddened us, but the reaction to this incident without investigation coming to streets, removing other women’s …