Iranian Students Turn Memorials Into Protests

Students at universities throughout Iran are gathering to honor classmates who were killed during nationwide protests in January. In Mashhad, Tabriz, and Shiraz, students have chanted, held sit-ins, and refused to take school exams. Iranian security forces launched a massive crackdown on protesters in January. More than 6,800 people were killed, according to US-based human rights group HRANA, but the actual death toll is believed to far higher.