Iran's Students Rise Up: Classrooms Empty as Graveyards Fill

Iranian students explain why they are protesting again, despite the brutal crackdown that killed thousands in January. They refuse to return to normality.
As the details of the devastating death toll from January's protests in Iran continue to emerge, three courageous students have come forward to share their reasons for resisting a return to normalcy. Despite the heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates, students across several campuses in Iran are once again taking to the streets, chanting anti-government slogans.
In the face of a brutal crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead and tens of thousands arrested, these students are standing firm in their resolve to demand change. As one student poignantly stated,


