Thousands defy Iran demo crackdown
Updated on 10 July 2009
Thousands of protesters have streamed down streets in Tehran chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said.
The first opposition foray into the streets in nearly two weeks aimed to revive mass demonstrations that were crushed in Iran's post-election turmoil.
Iranian authorities had promised tough action to prevent the marches, which supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi have been planning for days through the internet.
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