The show of strength turned into humiliation:
Today (Saturday), the president of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, visited Zohar University for Women in the capital Tehran with the aim of holding a show of support for the government, but a loud demonstration by female students turned the event into a riot.
The female students, who are participating in a protest against religious coercion in the country and against the law requiring women to wear a head covering, shouted at the president "Raisi - go to hell" and "Ayatollahs, go to hell".
The demonstration created a confrontation between the supporters of the president and the regime and the opponents, who removed their head coverings and caused a riot.
Some of them were even recorded waving a triangular finger at supporters of the president on campus.
"Go to hell": protesters chanted against the president of Iran during his visit to the university in Tehran
The president's decision to visit the university, which is considered conservative, and the reaction he received on campus, illustrate the depth of public outrage in Iran and the enforcement of the hijab law.
The protest began following the death of Mahasa Amini, a young Kurdish woman who was arrested by the modesty police and killed after being questioned.
The news site affiliated with the opposition, "Iran International", reported that the protest expanded to the neighborhoods today.
The south of Tehran, an area that is traditionally identified with the regime's supporters and a more conservative population, which indicates a growing dissatisfaction with the conduct of the regime and an erosion of support for it.
The protests in the capital claimed the life of at least one person, when Basij forces opened fire on a driver who was honking in support of the protesters.
A man in Sij who was caught by the protesters was severely beaten and sought medical treatment.
A lot of damage was caused to vehicles and police cars.
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