Overview
- Students staged a third straight day of demonstrations at Alzahra, Sharif and Amirkabir universities, with videos showing chants such as “Death to the Islamic Republic” and “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, my life for Iran.”
- Confrontations broke out with Basij members and pro-regime groups on several campuses; footage showed an Iranian flag burned at Alzahra and students at Sharif clapping during the call to prayer.
- University officials moved to suppress activity by clearing facilities and notifying targeted students they were barred from entering campuses, according to local reports and posted notices.
- Courts issued severe punishments linked to earlier protests, including a death sentence for a man and a 25-year prison term for his daughter, as reported by the online outlet Emtedad.
- The semester restarted roughly a month late after closures and internet shutdowns, and protests have spread to cities including Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan, with some demonstrators voicing support for exiled figure Reza Pahlavi.