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| Protesters defy Iranian rally ban | Protesters defy Iranian rally ban |
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| Protesters have shouted slogans in support of a key opponent of the Iranian president, during a mass rally in Tehran, reports say. | Protesters have shouted slogans in support of a key opponent of the Iranian president, during a mass rally in Tehran, reports say. |
| Witnesses reported chanting in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi who was defeated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June's disputed presidential election. | Witnesses reported chanting in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi who was defeated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June's disputed presidential election. |
| Police were deployed in the city for the annual Quds Day rally, and warned against anti-government protests. | Police were deployed in the city for the annual Quds Day rally, and warned against anti-government protests. |
| Thousands of people are taking part, including government supporters. | Thousands of people are taking part, including government supporters. |
| Iranian authorities had warned the opposition not to stage anti-government protests during Quds (Jerusalem) Day in support of Palestinians. | Iranian authorities had warned the opposition not to stage anti-government protests during Quds (Jerusalem) Day in support of Palestinians. |
| The rallies are held nationwide every year on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. | The rallies are held nationwide every year on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. |
| Thousands turn out for the annual Quds Day rally | |
| Although it is an officially sponsored occasion, opposition leaders who have continued to reject the re-election of Mr Ahmadinejad had called on their followers to turn out. | Although it is an officially sponsored occasion, opposition leaders who have continued to reject the re-election of Mr Ahmadinejad had called on their followers to turn out. |
| Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps said it would deal "decisively" with any effort to stage an opposition protest. | Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps said it would deal "decisively" with any effort to stage an opposition protest. |
| Pro-Mousavi supporters were wearing green - the colour of his election campaign - and shouting slogans. Mr Mousavi was expected to attend the rally. | Pro-Mousavi supporters were wearing green - the colour of his election campaign - and shouting slogans. Mr Mousavi was expected to attend the rally. |
| 'Arrests' | 'Arrests' |
| The day began peacefully with thousands of Mr Ahmadinejad's supporters marching along roads in central Tehran. | The day began peacefully with thousands of Mr Ahmadinejad's supporters marching along roads in central Tehran. |
| POST-ELECTION EVENTS 12 June: Millions vote in presidential election. Turnout put at 85%13 June: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared winner with 62.6%. Rival candidates challenge the result and allege vote-riggingMass opposition protests in days that follow. At least 30 people are killed and 4,000 arrested19 June: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs the result and warns against further protests1 Aug: Trials begin of hundreds arrested over the unrest. Senior opposition leaders among the defendants5 Aug: President Ahmadinejad sworn in for second term | |
| Police and security troops were present. | Police and security troops were present. |
| According to Reuters news agency there were clashes between Iranian police and protesters as the march progressed, with some arrests. | According to Reuters news agency there were clashes between Iranian police and protesters as the march progressed, with some arrests. |
| Mr Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at Tehran University in which he criticised the creation of Israel, and reiterated his claims that the Holocaust was a "myth". | Mr Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at Tehran University in which he criticised the creation of Israel, and reiterated his claims that the Holocaust was a "myth". |
| For the last 30 years, the sermon on Jerusalem Day has been given by the former President, Hashemi Rafsanjani. | For the last 30 years, the sermon on Jerusalem Day has been given by the former President, Hashemi Rafsanjani. |
| He is normally regarded as a pillar of the Islamic power system, says the BBC's former Tehran correspondent Jim Muir. | He is normally regarded as a pillar of the Islamic power system, says the BBC's former Tehran correspondent Jim Muir. |
| But he quietly sympathises with the opposition. | But he quietly sympathises with the opposition. |
| This year he has been stood down in favour of a hard-line preacher. | This year he has been stood down in favour of a hard-line preacher. |
| In the aftermath of the election, there was a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, with several deaths and hundreds arrested. | In the aftermath of the election, there was a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, with several deaths and hundreds arrested. |
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