Tehran students trapped by police

POLICE surrounded the campus of Tehran University yesterday, trapping hundreds of students protesting what they said were fabricated images showing the burning of a photo of the revered founder of the Islamic republic.

Tehran students trapped by police

State television has repeatedly shown images, ostensibly taken during opposition protests on December 7, of unidentified hands burning the picture of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini – a grave and illegal insult against a man who remains widely respected.

The students protesting yesterday contend the images were fabricated by government agents and are being used to justify further crackdowns on the opposition.

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