![Iranian students scuffle with police at the University of Tehran during a demonstration driven by anger over economic problems, in the capital Tehran on December 30, 2017.
Students protested in a third day of demonstrations, videos on social media showed, but were outnumbered by counter-demonstrators. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/12-1/GettyImages-899782060.jpg/GettyImages-899782060.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=AExg-gF1)
محمد علی شعبانی محقق دکتری در دانشکده مطالعات آفریقایی و شرق شناسی دانشگاه لندن و ویراستار نشریه بررسی ایرانی امور خارجه است. او در موسسات رسانه ای و اندیشکده های مختلف در ایران مشغول به کار بوده است.
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Students protested in a third day of demonstrations, videos on social media showed, but were outnumbered by counter-demonstrators. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/12-1/GettyImages-899782060.jpg/GettyImages-899782060.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=AExg-gF1)
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