"Most of the protesters are believed to have been killed around Jan. 8 and 9, according to activists tracking the situation. Iranians across the country are still reeling with shock, grief and fear after the earlier protests were crushed by the deadliest crackdown ever seen under the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands are believed to have been arrested."
"New anti-government protests have begun in Iran, witnesses said Sunday, as university students in Tehran and another city demonstrated around memorials for thousands of people killed in a crackdown on previous nationwide demonstrations about six weeks ago. Iran's state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday."
"During the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the shah and brought the Islamic Republic to power, 40-day memorials for slain protesters often turned into rallies that security forces tried to crush, causing new deaths. Those were then marked 40 days later, with new protests. Posts on social media Saturday and Sunday have alleged that security forces tried to restrict people from attending some 40-day ceremonies."
New anti-government protests began in Iran as university students in Tehran and Mashhad demonstrated around memorials for people killed in a crackdown about six weeks earlier. Iran's state news agency reported student protests at five universities in Tehran and one in Mashhad. Most of the protesters are believed to have been killed around Jan. 8 and 9. Iranians remain shocked and fearful after the deadliest crackdown under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with thousands killed and tens of thousands arrested. Many held traditional 40-day mourning ceremonies that have historically sparked new rallies and clashes with security forces. Social media alleged security forces restricted attendance at some ceremonies.
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