Iran protests: Students clash with security forces at Tehran university - BBC

Iranian police have cracked down on students at a prestigious university in Tehran, as anti-government protests continue to sweep the country.

Reports said a large number of students at Sharif University of Technology were trapped in a car park that had been surrounded by security personnel.

The anti-government protests erupted on 17 September, after the death of a woman detained by the morality police.

Sunday was the first day of term for first-year students attending Sharif University of Technology.

The semi-official Mehr news agency reported that about 200 students gathered at the campus on Sunday afternoon and began chanting slogans including "woman, life, freedom" and "students prefer death to humiliation".

Mehr reported that security personnel fired tear gas and paintballs, causing some of the students to flee to one of the university's car parks.

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The US-based Center for Human Rights in Iran said a third video showed a "detained protester being carted away with [their] entire head wrapped in clothing" by two security personnel on a motorbike, one of whom then opens fire at the woman filming.

Reports said a number of students were beaten or shot with pullet guns, and that 30 to 40 were arrested.

The state news agency, Irna, reported that calm was restored after Science Minister Mohammad Ali Zulfigol travelled to the campus to speak with the students and security forces.

Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based group, said on Sunday that at least 133 people had been killed by security forces so far.