Iranian student protests surge over university rules as crackdown widens

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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Iranian student protests surge over university rules as crackdown widens
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Thousands of students across more than 20 Iranian cities protested changes to university entrance rules, calling for the removal of the fixed weighting of 11th-grade GPA on the national exam; protests also highlighted campus issues like food quality and resources, while authorities imposed suspensions and expulsions and tightened online restrictions as part of a broader crackdown on dissent.

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