Students In Iran Are Holding New Protests After The Government Crackdown Killed Nearly 7,000

Thousands of students across major Iranian universities are holding anti-government rallies as campuses reopened, marking the largest protests since the government’s recent crackdown on protests killed more than 7,000 people.

In December 2025, People in Iran held widespread anti-government protests after the country’s currency hit a record low and economic frustrations escalated into broader political demands.

The protests ended in January 2026, after a brutal government crackdown that includeda nationwide internet blackout and the killing of over 7,015 people.

This included 6,508 protesters, 214 security personnel and and 67 “non-military, non-protester,” according to the US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA).

On Saturday, Feb. 21, students at top institutions including the University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University and Shahid Beheshti University gathered on campus on the first day of the new term, chanting slogans against the country’s leadership and commemorating those killed in recent protests.

Clashes broke out between anti-government student protesters and pro-establishment groups, many of them affiliated with the Basij militia, which operates under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

At the University of Tehran, students were seen chanting “Death to the dictator” before being violently pushed back by armed security forces, according to the United Students Telegram channel.

Large rallies were also held at Sharif University of Technology, where students raised the pre-Islamic Republic Lion and Sun flag during memorial rallies, chanting anti–Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slogans.

Students also protested at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, in northeastern Iran, which was a hotspot for demonstrations in January, according to Al Jazeera.

The protests are still ongoing and have now entered its third consecutive day.

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