5 Oct Demonstration

On Sunday 5th Oct a group of Iranian students gathered in front of the Islamic Majlis (parliament) in Tehran protesting at their expulsion and other restrictions from the university authorities.

These students are known as “marked students” – a term used by the Ministry of Higher Education to describe students with no security clearance from the Ministry of Intelligence following their anti-government activities during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tenure .

The State Security Forces cordoned the protesters and did not allow them access to Majlis. The Ministry of Education has refused to issue 17 of the graduated students their degrees. It has informed the students that since they have no security clearance they are not eligible to receive a diploma.

A number of students were arrested and transferred to the police precinct in Enqelab Square, according to their relatives.