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Streets of Tehran left empty as protesters wait in vain for sign

by 158 | June 21, 2009 at 01:33 pm

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This may be the end of major protests.

they tried and they failed

A deadly crackdown on opposition demonstrators appeared tonight to have punctured the most serious protest movement in Iran since the 1979 revolution, as an eerie quiet settled on Tehran and the regime turned its attention to more familiar enemies overseas.

Protesters who have shaken the authorities by venting anger en masse at the "stolen" elections that returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to office spoke of a hiatus, even a despair, settling on the movement after yesterday'sSaturday's clashes killed at least 10 and wounded scores more. State television blamed the casualties on clashes between police and "terrorist groups".

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Yuliya Talmazan

at 16:31 on June 21st, 2009

Thanks for this. Please see NP's previous coverage of today's situation in Iran.

Paschen

at 17:36 on June 21st, 2009

Do not underestimate the people of Iran.

René

at 18:56 on June 21st, 2009

158, there has been new vids all day from riots, demonstrators massing on CNN and net. and warnings that the basjis, etc, have taken over twitter accounts and are twitting false info. trying to discourage people from joining the protests.

Get it?

Patrick Hanlon

at 15:47 on June 22nd, 2009

This is more of a breather than a retreat. The credibility of the administration with its people and the international community has been terribly undermined and changes will take place as a consequence of the protests that have happened over the last 9 days. The crowds have diminished but things remain very fluid.