June 17, 2009

Universities and Students Are at Heart of Continuing Protests in Iran

By Aisha Labi

Protesters continued to throng the streets of Tehran on Tuesday, in the second day of rallies and demonstrations that have erupted in the wake of last Friday's disputed presidential election. The actions have been called the country's biggest mass demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic revolution, and, as in that movement, university students are at the heart of much of the action.

In one of the most dramatic events, dormitories at the University of Tehran were raided by

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