Friday, May 26, 2006

Iranian Students Confront Tehran Police Over Campus Crackdown (CHE -- subscription probably required). Student protesters clashed with Iranian police officers and religious vigilantes outside the University of Tehran on Wednesday night during a demonstration against “new restrictions imposed by the university,” the ouster of nine law professors, and the arrest on spying charges of Ramin Jahanbegloo, a prolific scholar who directs a cultural-research center in Tehran. Officials say 20-30 protesters; students say 2000. Stay tuned. 9:41:10 AM    comment []