TEHRAN, Iran -- Tehran has been the site of massive street protests on a scale unseensince the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Tens, and sometimes hundreds, ofthousands have defied government bans, live gunfire, tear gas and massarrests to protest against the election results and the government itself.
The following are photos taken atopposition demonstrations in the aftermath of the contested electionresults. (George McLeod's WPR Briefing on the escalating government crackdown on the protests can be found here.)
Protesters with a picture of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi (George McLeod).
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