As student protests continue following the killing of Amir Mohammad Khaleghi in Tehran, several student organizations have expressed their support for the demonstrations. Protesters at the University of Tehran gathered, chanting, “If we don’t unite, we’ll be killed one by one,” calling for student solidarity.
The protesting students also chanted, “Students are awake, they despise tyranny,” and “We didn’t sacrifice lives to compromise, nor to praise the murderous official.”
A group of students at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran also marched, chanting, “We don’t want spectators, join us,” and “Shout, student, cry out for your rights,” encouraging other students to join the protests.
Several student organizations and associations issued statements condemning the killing of Amir Mohammad Khaleghi.
For instance, a group of students from Allameh Tabataba’i University stated in a declaration that “this incident not only highlights the existing insecurity in educational institutions but also further exposes the irresponsibility and incompetence of university administrators and relevant authorities.”
The statement further emphasized that “the government is currently incapable of ensuring any aspect of security—economic, social, or psychological—for the people” and that “its only sustained strategy is widespread and systematic repression.” It also noted that “poverty and social inequality have fueled crime in society, affecting even university campuses.”
The student organization stressed that “we will not remain silent in the face of repression,” referencing the student sit-in at the University of Tehran’s dormitory complex. They stated that the Iranian regime’s response to “this peaceful protest” has been to “securitize the university environment” in an effort to “turn the campus into a stage for suppression and intimidation.” However, they asserted that “today, the University of Tehran is crying out a truth that will resonate throughout society.”
Amir Mohammad Khaleghi, a 19-year-old undergraduate student in business management at the University of Tehran, was fatally stabbed by “muggers” near the university on Wednesday night.
His death has sparked widespread reactions across Iran, with student protests at the University of Tehran continuing for the past four days.
Hussein Simayee Sarraf, the regime’s Minister of Science, apologized following the widespread student protests.
He also claimed that no one was arrested during the students’ protest at the university dormitory on Friday night.
This claim comes amid reports that the protest turned tense due to the intervention of plainclothes agents, with several students being arrested.
