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The Khajeh Nasir newsletter reported that students sang the song “In naameh ra barayat az khaak-e kuchehaye sard” and then left the faculty building despite the presence of special police units and plainclothes forces around the campus. Source: Khajeh Nasir newsletter .
Videos circulating on social media appear to show Basij forces attacking students at the University of Tehran , including scenes in which Basij members are seen breaking windows and damaging a building entrance at one of the faculties while trying to push inside. In parallel, the channel Daneshjooian Mottahed (United Students) reported that during the Tehran gathering, Basij forces attempted to assault protesting students , used violence , and deployed pepper spray against demonstrators. Source: social media videos ; United Students (Daneshjooian Mottahed) .
Iranian boxer Javad Faraji warned that the situation of detained athletes is critical , alleging cases of killing, arrest, and torture linked to the Islamic Republic during Iran’s protest movement. He said several athletes—including Alireza Nejati , Saleh Mohammadi , Mohammad Hossein Khorshidvand , Amirmohammad Pirouzi , and Armin Rouhani —are being held in poor conditions and that their status requires urgent attention. Source: Javad Faraji’s remarks .
Iranians in Brussels held a protest in support of Iran’s national revolution movement, urging European governments to sever diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic. Separately, Iranians in Gothenburg staged a large gathering coinciding with the 40th day commemorations for protest victims, honoring the “ Javidnaman ” (honored fallen) and voicing solidarity with the movement inside Iran. Source: reported accounts / community coverage and footage .
Peyman Jebelli , head of Iran’s state broadcaster ( IRIB ), said many of those detained in the Dey-month events are underage/very young , and that interviews with them have been recorded and will be broadcast soon. He framed the upcoming program as a “ friendly conversation ,” while acknowledging that detainees often speak in what is typically presented as a confession format . Responding to criticism over airing forced confessions, Jebelli said IRIB does not take confessions , claiming the broadcaster merely airs material that judicial and security bodies provide to media outlets, and that IRIB personnel are not present at detention sites. He added: “Taking confessions is not the job of the media.” Source: Peyman Jebelli’s remarks (state media statements).
Reports from Daneshjooian Mottahed (United Students) say security/crackdown forces attacked a student gathering at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , with students allegedly beaten during the incident. Separately, students at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) held a campus تجمع on Sunday (3 Esfand) and chanted: “Until the cleric is shrouded, this homeland won’t become a homeland.” Source: United Students ; reported accounts / protest footage and coverage .
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would not speculate about any potential U.S. attack against Iran in an interview with Sky News . He added that the Iranian people have shown significant courage in standing up for their human rights , and said many crimes and atrocities have been committed against those defending democratic values and human rights in the face of an authoritarian, repressive government. Source: Sky News (Albanese interview).
Videos circulating on social media show students at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran chanting “Enough with Sharif—its name is Aryamehr” during a protest gathering on Sunday (3 Esfand) . The slogan references the university’s original name at its opening on 10 Aban 1344 , when it was inaugurated as Aryamehr University of Technology . Source: social media videos / protest footage .
Iranian film actress Katayoun Riahi shared an image of Majidreza Rahnavard on Instagram and wrote that this kind of mourning is beyond what words can express—saying that is why the bereaved cut their hair , clap , stamp their feet , ululate , and “dance,” letting “blood flow” across a land of tulips. Riahi has faced pressure from authorities since supporting the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in 1401, including arrest and a reported work ban . Source: Katayoun Riahi’s Instagram post ; reported accounts of her restrictions .
Iran International reports that Ali Azadeh , detained following the Dey-month protests in Amlash, Gilan , is facing serious charges and may receive a death sentence , according to family-linked sources. The report says Azadeh went to relatives’ home in Rasht after the unrest, but was later arrested along with several others. Sources close to the family allege he has been subjected to “severe torture” and has been accused of killing a Basij member . Family members also say prosecutors told them there is a possibility of an execution verdict , and that pressure on the family has increased—allegedly including threats to remain silent and deny any public reporting about the case. Source: Iran International (based on information received and family-linked accounts).
Videos circulating on social media show that on Sunday (3 Esfand) , after Basij forces reportedly attacked a student gathering at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , students chanted “bi-sharaf” (“shameless”) toward them. Source: social media videos / protest footage .
Videos circulating on social media show University of Tehran students confronting Basij forces on Sunday (3 Esfand) and chanting “Javid Shah” (“Long live the Shah”). Source: social media videos / protest footage .