Published on: 07/12/2022 – 10:57 am Modified on: 07/12/2022 – 11:03 am
The general strike continues in Iran, where a large rally is expected in Tehran on Wednesday to mark National Student Day. On this occasion, France 24 collected on Tuesday the testimony of a student mobilized and convinced that “the revolution” will be made thanks to the universities.
Despite the repression, thousands of arrests and more than 300 dead, the rallies and general strike against the Iranian regime are expected to continue on Wednesday, December 7th, for the third consecutive day, particularly in the universities marking the National Day of the Students.
Young Iranians have been at the forefront of this ongoing wave of protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was arrested by vice squads three days earlier for violating the imposed dress code.
Because they are on the front lines, the students are under a lot of pressure but want to continue their movement, says one of them, who has agreed to testify anonymously from Tehran.
“Since the 80 days since the protests began in Iran, from day one, universities and students have tried to carry out symbolic actions to reinforce this movement to keep the fire of this revolution alive,” he confides.
“Students are a very important part of this revolution, you could even say that the protests came from the universities,” he continues. “Although the security measures at the universities were extremely tightened, they could not calm the students down.”
Most important day of the protest movement
The young Iranian, who asserts that “the revolution is not being organized by any country, party or leader,” as the authorities claim, explains that Student Day will be the main day of the protest movement.
“We want to go back to our universities as they have banned some students from going to theirs. They locked up young people because this revolution started in the universities. And it will end thanks to you,” he said.
And finally: “This Wednesday is very important because the population will show their solidarity with the students (…). Many people will come to support us, this day will be very popular in the country and will be a pillar of our revolution. .”