Iran Unrest Takes New Turn As Schoolgirls Join Protests

2 years ago 04/10/2022
  • To many Iranian observers, the fast spread of the protests among teenagers was a stark reminder of the gap between the ruling establishment and the so-called Generation Z, which has increasingly taken a distance from the official narrative on hijab and other theocratic values advanced by the clerical leadership.

    On another front, university students gathered at campuses nationwide to mount pressure on the Iranian authorities.

    Echoing the same, hard-line newspaper Kayhan wrote that the bigger m... [see source for more information]