The NYT’s Lede blog leading the way in gathering information on whats going on in Iran on Students Day with this superb eye-witness account:
I got to Tehran University at 1 p.m. Protesters in scattered pockets walked along the sidewalks of nearby streets … among heavy security presence. At the intersection of Valiasr and Bozorgmehr [near Valiasr Square], security forces attacked us with teargas, batons, and paint-ball guns, and also fired shots into the air to disperse us. I was seized at some point while running and was clubbed and kicked in the abdomen. I was sure I would be arrested, but surprisingly they let me go.
Near Amir Kabir University, I heard loud slogans being chanted, and later learned that students had broken down the gates of the campus.
Around 4 p.m., I was near Enqelab Square, where there was so much tear gas that the police forces themselves were affected by it. I saw a police officer with streaming eyes, who was having cigarette smoke blown in his eyes by protesters to take away the sting. Pockets of protesters formed ‘flash crowds’ to chant slogans, and dis-banded and re-banded after clashing with security forces. Toward the end, the forces seemed exhausted, and mainly threw tear gas rather than beating with batons. Traffic was heavy and cars were honking loudly. This lasted until about 6 pm.
Most slogans today were targeted at the Supreme Leader, and were shouted even in the presence of security forces — an emboldened move compared to last times. The tone of the slogans were angrier and more radical than before.
You know what I’d call the Opposition’s strategy? Rope-a-dope. And Guess who the dopes are? It ain’t those glorious lads in Green I’ll tell you!
So the authorities of this sham government/military junta decided to lock the protesters in at their Universities? And you know what happened? The people broke those gates down.
Ladies and Gents of the interwebs, today this phoney Iranian government wanted to use Students Day to spread hate and division across the Middle East.
Well, consider those aims well and truly foiled.
