On February 25, 2026, a relentless wave of anti-regime protests swept through Iranian universities for the fifth consecutive day. Across the country, students boycotted classes, transforming their campuses into central hubs of resistance against the ruling theocracy.

This sustained student uprising is a direct continuation of the massive nationwide protests that erupted in late December 2025. During the January demonstrations, the clerical establishment, unable to contain the expanding geographic and social scope of the movement, resorted to systemic slaughter, murdering thousands of civilians. Yet, the persistence of the university protests demonstrates that state violence has failed to pacify the Iranian public.

Building upon the momentum of massive campus clashes earlier in the week, where students directly confronted state security forces, the youth have made their ideological stance clear: an absolute rejection of the current clerical dictatorship and a refusal to return to the deposed monarchy of the past.

Campus Resistance and Honoring the Martyrs

The heart of Wednesday’s protests lay in honoring those killed by the regime in recent weeks. At Tehran University’s central campus, students held a defiant rally to commemorate the martyrs of the January uprising. Rejecting any notion of submission, they chanted, “We did not sacrifice lives to compromise and praise the murderous supreme leader!” and “For every person killed, a thousand will rise!”

At Kharazmi University in Tehran, the student body........

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