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As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality

More than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again. As Iran’s new academic term began on Saturday, students in Tehran gathered on campus, chanting anti-government slogans, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates.

The Guardian spoke to protesting students about why they were rallying despite the fact that thousands had been killed and tens of thousands arrested in the January demonstrations.

“Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full,” said Hossein*, 21, a student at the University of Tehran. “It’s for them – our friends, classmates and compatriots, who were gunned down in front of our eyes, that we decided to boycott the classes.”

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[–] insight06@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

OP actually has hundreds (thousands?) of comments over the past few years, but all but the most recent are listed as deleted by creator. I won't speculate as to the reason for this, but just note that their current comment count doesn't reflect their historical contributions.

I'll also just leave this quote from one of the comment chains they've recently commented on:

@MicroWave@lemmy.world I just want to say thanks for posting quality links so frequently. You're one of the few who isn't posting click bait junk like Raw Story and Daily Beast.

I don’t personally keep track, but it seems some others do feel they make valuable contributions. I for one don't want to see anyone too quick to torch the relative few individuals putting content on Lemmy.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

Thanks for this comment. News about Iran seems to bring out extreme personalities lately it seems like.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com -5 points 18 hours ago

I can't fathom how, after the disgrace that western media has proven to be during the "Israeli" genocide of Palestinians, posting unending links to western mass-media can be considered a positive and not a tool of brainwashing.