Children Were Arrested in Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on Protests NYT Par :Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar 30 janvier 2026 à 20:35 An Iranian government official said some children had been detained, the first such acknowledgment in weeks of anti-government protests. © Arash Khamooshi for The New York TimesStudents at Tehran University in 2024. Students, particularly at universities, have long been at the forefront of struggles for democratic change in Iran.