Iranian police "besieged" a University of Tehran dormitory after students began protesting for increased safety on campus following the murder of a student during a robbery, Iran International reported on Friday.
Undergraduate student Amir Mohammad Khaleghi died from injuries sustained during a robbery that occured earlier in the week in a neighborhood near the dorms.
Students staged a protest to call for better security for university students; the university responded by saying that because the robbery occured outside the university grounds, it was not their responsibility. The robbery occured near Gisha Bridge, which is next to the university dorms.
Following initial protests for increased security, Tehran police began cracking down on possible dissent. Iranian Student Movement Media Amirkabir NewsLetter reported the presence of over 100 plainclothes police officers stationed outside the dorms.
#زنده #اختصاصیبازداشت یک دانشجو همزمان محاصره شدن کوی دانشگاهبراساس گزارش های اختصاصی رسیده به خبرنامه امیرکبیر، هم اکنون کوی دانشگاه تهران در حالت محاصره قرار گرفته است؛ دست‌کم یک دانشجو با نام #امیرحسین_گوهری توسط نیروهای لباس شخصی با ضرب و شتم بازداشت شده است.همزمان بیش… pic.twitter.com/0ZivMucIvr
— Amirkabir NewsLetter خبرنامهٔ امیرکبیر (@autnews_org) February 14, 2025
Iranian police beat and arrested students
A student named Amir Hossein Gohari was reportedly detained and beaten by the plainclothes officers, while three other unnamed students were also arrested.
This reportedly led to protestors chanting anti-regime slogans such as "Nothing can wipe away the blood that has been spilled" along with "Death to Khamenei."
آزادی موقت تمام چهار دانشجوی بازداشتی دانشگاه تهرانبا پافشاری دانشجویان دانشگاه تهران، هر چهار دانشجوی بازداشتی دانشگاه تهران که در جریان یورش نیروهای لباس شخصی به کوی دانشگاه بازداشت شده بودند؛ ساعاتی پیش به طور موقت آزاد شدند.همزمان خبر از #اعلام_همبستگی دانشجویان چند… pic.twitter.com/idJZAAybTe
— Amirkabir NewsLetter خبرنامهٔ امیرکبیر (@autnews_org) February 14, 2025
Several hours after the students were arrested, all four were temporarily released by the police following pressure from the university, Amirkabir reported.
The investigation into Khaleghi’s death is still ongoing. However, the Tehran Prosecutor's Office ordered an immediate reopening of the case as part of the special prosecutor's branch, Iran International reported.
University protests have often served as the vanguard for widespread discontent with the Iranian regime, including during the 2022 protest movement following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.