Iranian security forces clashed with students at a prominent university in Tehran

Iranian security forces clashed with students at a prominent university in Tehran 

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 spiraled 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 1500tasvir, which has around 160,000 followers, posted several videos showing Sharif University, traditionally a hotbed of dissent, surrounded by dozens of riot police.

One of the videos showed security forces firing teargas to drive the students off the campus and the sound of what appeared to be shooting at a distance could be heard.

Another video showed security forces chasing dozens of students trapped in the university's underground parking. The account said dozens of students had been arrested.

Students had been protesting at numerous universities on Sunday and demonstrations were held in several cities such as Tehran, Yazd, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Shiraz and Mashhad, with participants chanting "independence, freedom, death to Khamenei," earlier social media posts showed.

Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based group, in a statement said that "so far 133 people had been killed across Iran," including more than 40 people it said died in clashes last week in Zahedan, capital of the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province.

Translate Indonesia:

Pasukan keamanan Iran bentrok dengan mahasiswa di sebuah universitas terkemuka di Tehran pada hari Minggu, media sosial dan pemerintah melaporkan, dalam tanda terbaru dari pemberantasan mematikan pada protes nasional yang dinyalakan oleh kematian dalam tahanan seorang wanita muda.


Protes anti pemerintah, yang dimulai pada pemakaman Mahsa Amini yang berusia 22 tahun pada September. 17 di kota Saqez, Kurdi, telah beralih ke pertunjukan oposisi terbesar terhadap pemerintah Iran dalam bertahun-tahun, dengan banyak seruan untuk mengakhiri lebih dari empat dekade pemerintahan ulama Islam.


Akun Twitter aktivis 1500tasvir, yang memiliki sekitar 160.000 pengikut, memposting beberapa video yang menunjukkan Universitas Sharif, secara tradisional sarang perbedaan pendapat, dikelilingi oleh puluhan polisi anti huru hara.


Salah satu video menunjukkan pasukan keamanan menembakkan gas air mata untuk mendorong para siswa keluar dari kampus dan suara apa yang tampaknya menembak dari kejauhan bisa terdengar.


Video lain menunjukkan pasukan keamanan mengejar puluhan mahasiswa yang terperangkap di tempat parkir bawah tanah universitas. Akun tersebut mengatakan puluhan siswa telah ditangkap.


Para mahasiswa telah melakukan protes di berbagai universitas pada hari Minggu dan demonstrasi diadakan di beberapa kota seperti Tehran, Yazd, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Shiraz dan Mashhad, dengan para peserta meneriakkan "kemerdekaan, kebebasan, kematian kepada Khamenei," earl Postingan media sosial ditampilkan.


Hak Asasi Manusia Iran, sebuah kelompok yang berbasis di Norwegia, dalam sebuah pernyataan mengatakan bahwa "sejauh ini 133 orang telah tewas di seluruh Iran," termasuk lebih dari 40 orang yang katanya meninggal dalam bentrokan pekan lalu di Zahedan, ibukota provinsi Sistan-Baluchistan tenggara. 



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