Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital’s shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president.
According to ILNA, a news agency associated with Iran’s labour movement, protests erupted at 10 universities across the country, including seven in Tehran that are among the country’s most prestigious.
Protests also broke out at the technology university in the central city of Isfahan and institutions in...
Iranian students join protests in Tehran over soaring cost of living
Published 4 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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