Rasht

...that Pouladi's case was being followed as a priority. The reformist Mowjcamp website said at least 23 people were arrested in Tehran and the northern city of Rasht during the protests. Writing by Parisa Hafezi; editing by Alison Williams)

In this article: Tehran, Iran, Ministry of Culture, Agence France Presse, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and U.S.

...authorities. There were big demonstrations in Tehran, and reports of others in provincial cities such as Arak, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Rasht, Shiraz and Tabriz. The internet hummed with tales of opposition protests, replete with videos and...

In this article: Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Tabriz, Arak, Iran, Shiraz, and Isfahan

...reported an unprecedented level of open denunciation of regime figures during yesterday's events. In Tehran, but also in cities like Rasht and Tabriz, the ritual "Death to America" chants expected on such occasions were matched by chants...

In this article: Iran, Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ali Khamenei, Trademark, Basij, IRIB, and US

...confirmation of the report. "Some people were injured," Mowjcamp said, reporting other protests in the cities of Shiraz and Rasht. Iran's Revolutionary Guards and the allied Basij militia had warned the opposition not to try to...

In this article: Mirhossein Mousavi, Tehran, Basij, Iran, U.S., God, NYSE, Nasdaq, and United Nations

...shortly after the election and those who remain are not free to report. There were credible reports of protests from Shiraz, Isfahan and Rasht. Witnesses said the security forces behaved more brutally than in September. "I've never seen...

In this article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Barack Obama, US, Tehran, Basij, and Tehran University

...by radical students. Amateur videotape also purported to show small, boisterous demonstrations in the Caspian Sea city of Rasht, the southwestern city of Ahvaz and the eastern city of Mashhad. For the first time in months, there...

In this article: Tehran, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U.S., Basiji, and Mehdi Karroubi

...on streets now" The reports are that the protests are not limited to Tehran, then, but broke out in other cities-- Shiraz, Isfahan, Rasht, etc. AP is saying that 2,000 students confronted security forces outside Tehran University.

In this article: Ali Khamenei, Iran, US, Islam, God, and Complains

...witnesses said. Footage put out by the opposition showed hundreds of protesters fleeing a police charge in the northern city of Rasht. Hundreds of thousands marched in support of Mousavi in the weeks after the June election, until police,...

In this article: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Mohamad Khatami, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Basij, Tehran University, Tehran, United Nations, and Israel

...gridlock sounded their horns and turned on their headlights to show support. Protests were also reported in Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Qum, Rasht and other cities. Within hours the internet was flooded with video clips showing jubilant crowds...

In this article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran, Iran, Israel, Tehran University, Ayatollah Khomeini, and Mir Hossein Mousavi

...said they had killed a senior militant who belonged to a Central Asian group called the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Rasht is a remote area close to the Afghan border, and observers have speculated that the violence in Tajikistan...

In this article: Tajikistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan, Taleban, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Dushanbe, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Dmitry Medvedev