2009 Iranian university dormitory raids

October 2020 The 2009 Iranian university dormitory raids took place on 14 June 2009 (or 24 Khordad in the Iranian calendar) at various university dormitories throughout Iran.http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25658596-2703,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090621170203/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25658596-2703%2C00.html dead 21 June 2009 Students slaughtered in Tehran university attack The Australian John Lyons 19 June 2009 12 July 2009 The raids were carried out by the state-sponsored Basij militiamen against students suspected of having participated in the ongoing election protests.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/16/iran-shiraz-university-chancellor-resignation Unrest in Iran spreads to provinces as students clash with security forces 16 June 2009 Robert Tait The Guardian UK 12 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619020908/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/16/iran-shiraz-university-chancellor-resignation 19 June 2009 live Raids The dormitories of the University of Tehran, the largest general university in the Islamic Republic of Iran, were raided by Basij militiamen. At least 3 men and two women, were reported to have been killed or wounded by the Basij. Unrest between students and Basij also took place at Amir Kabir University in Tehran, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Razi University in Kermanshah, and University of Mazandaran; Ferdowsi University in Mashhad, in particular, was the scene of violence between students and members of both the Basij and the Ansar-e-Hezbollah. Reaction 119 members of the University of Tehran faculty resigned en-masse on 15 June 2009 in protest of the raid.http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/tehran-universitys-faculty-resigns-en-masse.html Tehran University's Faculty Resigns En Masse 15 June 2009 Andrew Sullivan 12 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618183037/http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/tehran-universitys-faculty-resigns-en-masse.html 18 June 2009 live Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian Majlis, condemned the raid and blamed the Interior Ministry for the raids;http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.university.probe Unfortunate incidents probed at Iran university amid crackdown 17 June 2009 CNN 12 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090620175352/http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.university.probe 20 June 2009 live the Interior Ministry, in turn, ordered a probe into the incident.http://thejakartaglobe.com/world/iranian-ministry-seeks-probe-of-deadly-raids-at-tehran-university/312861 Iranian Ministry Seeks Probe of Deadly Raids at Tehran University 17 June 2009 12 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090620003414/http://thejakartaglobe.com/world/iranian-ministry-seeks-probe-of-deadly-raids-at-tehran-university/312861 20 June 2009 dead The Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) wrote a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemning Iranian officials for the university raids and arrest of students.http://www.payvand.com/news/09/oct/1086.html MESA Letter of Protest To Iranian Authorities 10 October 2009 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175653/http://www.payvand.com/news/09/oct/1086.html dead References External links Video footage of the raid, broadcast by BBC Persian, 22 Feb. 2010 (8 months after the raid) Category:2009 Iranian presidential election protests Category:Student protests in Iran