Iranian Students Defy Official Demand For End To Protests

…But the protests – now in their seventh week after the death of a young woman in custody – appear to show no signs of letting up, with students raising their voices against the government both in the streets and on university campuses. “Universities have been hotbeds of unrest for weeks…Iranian students feel they are taking part in a revolution, and this sentiment will not be easily thwarted by security forces,” said Jason Brodsky, policy director of United against Nuclear Iran, a US-based non-profit organisation.