Militia Demonstrates Against Students
About 3,000 members of a hard-line Iranian militia demonstrated against students who have staged strikes and sit-ins calling for freedom of speech.
The protest by the bearded men and chador-clad women of the Basij militia at Tehran University came as police tried to prevent hundreds of pro-reform students from rallying there. Hard-liners accuse the students of insulting Iran’s supreme leader.
“Our red lines are the leader and the leadership. We will not remain silent. Passing those red lines has a heavy price,” a Basij leader told the crowd.
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