University students across the country braved a military crackdown to challenge the government – in defiance of the gender segregation rules of the Islamic Republic.In footage posted on social media, protesters in the city of Dezful in Khuzestan province set up barricades by burning car tyres and garbage containers and removing road signs, while security forces intervened with tear gas and batons.Following calls by Ahvaz National Steel Group employees for the release of more than 250 detained workers, demonstrators gathered in the city square, chanting "We will fight, we will die, we will take back Iran" and reacting against the government.Demonstrations in the US and EuropeMeanwhile, there have been solidarity protests including one in Washington DC where thousands of people, many of them Iranian, marched chanting "Justice for Iran" and carrying banners that read "Women, Life, Freedom".Iran's anti-government protests were first sparked after the death of Mahsa Amini, who died days after she was detained by the country’s morality police for allegedly not abiding by the mandatory hijab-covering dress code"