Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 07 The following are photos of a demonstration on Wednesday by students outside the main gates of the University of Tehran to mark Irans national Students Day amid tight police security and a ban on protests. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Dec. 07 The following are photos of a demonstration on Wednesday by students outside the main gates of the University of Tehran to mark Irans national Students Day amid tight police security and a ban on protests.
A demonstration began at 12.30 by several hundred students with hundreds more pouring into the crowd.
Power lines are cut in local internet cafes in what appears to be a government-orchestrated action to prevent news of the protests from spreading. Most payphones in the area are also out of action.
Apart from the large uniformed-police presence, there are many plainclothes agents at the site of the university and in internet cafes.
The situation is reported to be tense and there is a possibility that clashes could erupt between chanting students and agents of the State Security Forces.
