Iran: agents raid college student homes

Crackdown on the rise in Iran against college students

Security agents conducted a night raid arresting a number of college students and graduates in universities in Tehran and Karaj. The first raid targeted a college students' home in Tehran. Around 10 students were arrested in thisattack.

Iran: University graduates resort to street peddling

With the face of poverty turning  in Iran, a considerable number of women turn to peddling to compensate for their financial straits. Among these peddlers are educated women who have finished high level college education.

Leila, 45 with two children, is a graduate of Computer Sciences. She says she is satisfied with her income from peddling in underground metro stations but complains about the "not-proper" approaches of some passers by.

Maryam, 27, has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. "I have very low income and cannot support my family," she says. "Since I could not find a job in my area of education, I had to resort to peddling."