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Iranian lawmakers chanted "thank you, police" during a parliament session on Sunday, in a show of support for a crackdown on widespread anti-government protests against the death of a young woman in police custody.
The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini from Iranian Kurdistan, have spiraled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran's authorities in years.
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian security forces clashed with students at a prominent university in Tehran on Sunday, social and state media reported, in the latest sign of a deadly clampdown on nationwide protests that were ignited by the death in custody of a young woman. The anti-government protests, which began at 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's funeral on Sept. 17 in the Kurdish town of Saqez, have spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran's authorities in years, with many calling for the end of more than four decades of Islamic clerical rule. Activist Twitter account 1500t...
Protests have spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran's authorities in years
Activist Twitter account 1500tasvir, which has around 160,000 followers, posted several videos showing Sharif University, traditionally a hotbed of dissent, surrounded by dozens of riot police