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While these protests are portrayed as spontaneous and by “students from several Iranian universities,” in reality, these are planned and orchestrated by pro-regime groups such as Basij (an arm of the Revolutionary Guards). Basij played the leading role in suppressing the peaceful opposition protests after June 2009 presidential elections and continues to act as one of the key elements of regime security infrastructure.

Basij militia beating a protester in Tehran – June 2009