In protest to the arrest of 10 students, 800 students of the Ferdowsi University in Mashhad, northeastern Iranian city, chanting “death to dictator”, staged a demonstration and sit-in in Vakilabad on Friday.

The demonstration was held in front of dormitory Pardis of the university. In fear of joining the people to the demonstration, the suppressive State Security Forces (SSF) agents and intelligence and plain-clothes agents surrounded the dormitory yard and students.