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Iranian police have fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators who defied government warnings that any fresh attempt at protests would be "smashed". | |
The marchers were heading towards Tehran University to commemorate the 10th anniversary of student unrest. | The marchers were heading towards Tehran University to commemorate the 10th anniversary of student unrest. |
All gatherings have been banned in a crackdown on mass protests that erupted after the disputed election of 12 June. | All gatherings have been banned in a crackdown on mass protests that erupted after the disputed election of 12 June. |
The BBC's Jon Leyne says the opposition is trying to put momentum back into the campaign against the vote result. | |
Website campaign | |
Our correspondent says there were also a number of smaller demonstrations in other Iranian cities. | |
IRAN UNREST 12 June Presidential election saw incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected with 63% of voteMain challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi called for result to be annulled, alleging poll fraudMass street protests saw at least 17 people killed and foreign media restricted Q&A: Election aftermath Analysis: Crisis set to rage on | IRAN UNREST 12 June Presidential election saw incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected with 63% of voteMain challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi called for result to be annulled, alleging poll fraudMass street protests saw at least 17 people killed and foreign media restricted Q&A: Election aftermath Analysis: Crisis set to rage on |
They were organised to mark the anniversary of protests in 1999 between pro-reform activists and the loyalist Basij militia. | |
Small student-led groups have commemorated the event every year since then. | |
According to AFP news agency, between 200-300 protesters chanted "Death to the dictator". | |
A witness told Reuters news agency the marchers had also shouted in favour of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who says last month's vote was rigged. | A witness told Reuters news agency the marchers had also shouted in favour of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who says last month's vote was rigged. |
But the numbers of people involved appear to have been a fraction of the hundreds of thousands who took to the streets last month. | |
Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of the presidential election by a landslide. | |
'Smashed' | |
Plans for the rally had circulated for days on social media and opposition websites. | Plans for the rally had circulated for days on social media and opposition websites. |
There has not been a major protest for nearly two weeks and Tehran Governor Morteza Tamaddon warned earlier no more would be tolerated. | There has not been a major protest for nearly two weeks and Tehran Governor Morteza Tamaddon warned earlier no more would be tolerated. |
He said: "If some individuals plan to have anti-security move through listening to a call by counter-revolutionary networks, they will be smashed under the feet of our aware people," reported state news agency Irna. | He said: "If some individuals plan to have anti-security move through listening to a call by counter-revolutionary networks, they will be smashed under the feet of our aware people," reported state news agency Irna. |
According to AP news agency in Iran, mobile phone text messaging services were down for a third day on Thursday. | According to AP news agency in Iran, mobile phone text messaging services were down for a third day on Thursday. |
A similar cut-off took place after the election, in a move thought to have been aimed at thwarting protest organisers. | A similar cut-off took place after the election, in a move thought to have been aimed at thwarting protest organisers. |
In a separate development, another member of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi's rights group was reportedly arrested in Tehran on Wednesday. | |
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah is said to have provided legal representation for some of the hundreds of people detained since the election. | |
Abdolfatah Soltani, also a lawyer and member of Ms Ebadi's Human Rights Defenders' Centre, was detained last month. |