NCRI - Hundreds of students protested to a scheduled speech by Brig. Gen. Ali Larijani, Mullahs Majlis (Parliament) speaker in Shiraz University, reported semi-official news agency Fars on Thursday.

More than 700 students arrived at Fajr Auditorium at 4 p.m. local time where Larijani was supposed to speak. However, the organisers fearing the protesting students blocked all entrances to the main event.

A few students succeeded in breaking the tight security around the building and entered the Fajr Auditorium where Larijani's speech was in progress. Upon their arrival, the protestors interrupted the speech by chanting anti-government slogans such as: "Death to dictator," "Free all imprisoned students," "We don't want an appointed parliament," "We are fighters, men and women, fight us and we will fight."

A student representing the protestors opened his way to the podium and questioned the government policies. The paramilitary Bassij students attacked the podium, stopping the defiant student from speaking.

Hundreds of students stopped from entering the auditorium shouted anti Larijani slogans: "Larijani shame on you, leave the university."

Under heavy security, members of the ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and the agents of the State Security Forces (SSF) –mullahs' suppressive police—cordoned the area by police vehicles facilitating Larijani's exit from the campus.

The Iranian Resistance calls on all international Human Rights organisation, in particular student unions, to condemn the suppressive measures adopted by the Iranian Regime against the student movements in Iran    

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
October 10, 2008