Tehran, Iran, Sep. 14 Authorities have stepped up arrests of young people in the city of Karaj, west of the Iranian capital Tehran, as part of a nationwide plan to eradicate corruption.
Dissidents charge that Tehrans clerical rulers are fiercely cracking down on youths disenchanted with the governments repressive policies rather than on trouble-makers.
The following photos of the crackdown were published earlier this week by state media:
