Protests continued in Iranian universities over the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, and activists confirmed the police's repression of the protesters, as well as protests by Iranians abroad, while Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi accused his country's "enemies" of misleading public opinion and plotting conspiracies.

Activists on social media reported that Iranian security forces and special units used rubber bullets and tear gas to suppress protesters inside the Sharif University campus in the capital, Tehran, on Sunday evening.

Activists confirmed the arrest of students after they were pursued inside the university, following the protests in which anti-regime slogans were raised.

Pictures circulating showed Sharif University students escaping from the security forces inside the university's car park, while Tasnim News Agency reported that clashes took place inside the university, and that the situation had become calm in the area.

The agency also reported that the Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Mehmet Ali Zulfigol, came to Sharif University to see the events there.

Fars news agency reported that Tehran University witnessed a protest gathering in which students chanted sharp political and social slogans, without causing damage to the university's public property.

The agency added that another group of students, on the other hand, organized a protest to denounce what they called the riots during the protests that the country has been witnessing for more than two weeks, and confirmed that other universities in Tehran - such as Alama, Sharif and Al-Zahra - witnessed similar gatherings.

Video clips on social media showed demonstrations in several cities, such as Tehran, Yazd, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Shiraz and Mashhad.

Demonstrators chanted to demand what they called independence and freedom, and some raised slogans "Death to Khamenei."

The organization "Iran Human Rights" - based in Oslo - reported that at least 92 people were killed as a result of the suppression of demonstrations in Iran.

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Demonstrations abroad

In conjunction with demonstrations in several Iranian cities, Iranian and Kurdish demonstrators in other cities around the world have rallied against the Iranian government for days, as Paris witnessed a new demonstration on Sunday in which thousands marched from Republic Square to Nation Square.

Among the slogans they launched were "Join the first women's revolution," "Death to the Islamic Republic," and "Woman, life, freedom."

Demonstrations renewed on Sunday in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Toronto, Istanbul, Ankara and Beirut, during which participants raised human rights and political slogans.

"new plot"

On the other hand, the Iranian president said that the enemy is trying to mislead public opinion in Iran about the death of Mahsa Amini, even though the official authorities are investigating her death.

Raisi added that "the enemy planned a new conspiracy" to prevent his country from advancing in the economic fields and having a regional and international presence.

The Iranian president stressed that the positions of Western parties that claim to defend women's and human rights cannot be trusted.

Because it is silent when dozens of Afghan women are killed by terrorist groups backed by the United States, he says.

In turn, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, said that those he described as Iran's enemies are waging a psychological war on the country, and are trying to deceive Iranian youth to drag them into the streets, as he put it.

Salami warned that Iran would respond to any attempt to destabilize the country.

Amjad Amini, the father of Mahsa Amini, who died while in police custody, said that he had not yet obtained the official records of the case, adding - in press statements - "as well as forensic medicine, they do not allow me to see the files."

Mahsa Amini died in hospital on September 16 after falling into a coma, after being arrested by the morality police for violating the women's dress code in Iran.

Iranian President: The positions of Western parties that claim to defend women's and human rights cannot be trusted (French)

MPs

In a joint statement, 233 Iranian parliamentarians stressed the need to differentiate between protesters and rioters, and said that "Iran's enemies are seeking to exploit these events to create chaos in the country and target its security."

The statement called on the concerned institutions to conduct the necessary investigations, to know the causes of the events, and to provide strategic visions to prevent their recurrence.

For his part, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf said that foreign parties incite riots and stir up unrest in Iran, pointing out the need to follow up on the circumstances of Mahsa Amini's death, and to hold those responsible for any possible error in her death strictly accountable.

Qalibaf also called for reforming the mechanism of work of the morality police, so that the country does not witness similar events in the future, stressing that he will follow up the issue within the framework of his powers.