New Iranian Academic Year and students' opposition start
SMCCDI (Information Service)
Sep 23, 2003
The new Iranian Academic Year started, today, and millions of school and university students commenced a year estimated to be the last year of the Islamic republic rule.
Iran has over 21 millions of students of all ages.
Reports from many academy districts in the Capital and cities, such as Esfahan are stating about the astonishing refusal of especially school students to chant the regime's anthem and instead to chant the banned Iranian National Anthem "Oh, Iran...!"
Seen such as students turning their backs during the official opening ceremonies of several schools have been reported as well as sporadic slogans against the regime and its leaders.
Fresh political graffitis, on many walls and bathrooms, were already noticeable on the first day of classes and hand written and typed tracts calling for solidarity of all students against the regime were seen circulating.
Most first day's discussions were political despite the massive monitoring of the students by members of Herrasat (Intelligence) and Bassij mercenaries deployed in what is supposed to be a place of exchange of thoughts and learning.
SMCCDI has issued, for its part, a statement at the occasion of such day calling on all students and teachers to close ranks and to prepare themselves for responding to their mission of People's Motivation in order to bring the regime down.
This Persian statement which is English translation is under progress can be seen in the Statement part of the "Persian Section" of the Movement's site located at
http://www.daneshjoo.org/iran/mehr1382.pdf http://www.daneshjoo.org/generalnews/article/publish/article_2513.shtml"... the astonishing refusal of school students to chant the regime's anthem and instead to chant the banned Iranian National Anthem "Oh, Iran...!"
"...students turning their backs during the official opening ceremonies of several schools have been reported as well as sporadic slogans against the regime and its leaders."
"..the last year of the Islamic republic rule."
If Iranians unite, their numbers will overwhelm the regime