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Iranian (Persian) student protests of July, 1999(known as "18th Tir" in iran) were among the most violent protests in Iran (Persia) after the early years of the Islamic Republic.
The protests began on July 9, 1999(18th Tir of year 1378 in iranian Calendar), after a demonstration against the closing of the Persian-language Islamic left newspaper Salaam(english:hello) which ended in the student dormitories of University of Tehran. Several hardliners and the police followed the students into the dormitories, destroying everything and physically attacking the students. Street riots started after that, resulting in several arrests and injuries, and at least one death.
after that, the protests (usually known as "18th Tir" in iran) became a symbol of struggle for ovethrow the islamic republic and every year people and political organistaions and parties held anniversary and demonstration for it both in Iran and in iranian communities in all over the world.(specially East Canada and western europe)
External links
- BBC News' Iran student protests: Five years on
- Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi's diary of July 9, 1999 (in Persian)
- an interview from "Radio International" with Mansoor Hekmat,Iranian communist leader with the title of "Mass movement to overthrow the regime is starting" (in Persian)
- an Interview from "Radio Hambastegi,Sweden" with Mansoor Hekmat,Iranian Communist leader on the Summber of 1999 events in Iran (sound document)
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