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Tehran (Reuters): Iranian police detained at least 15 people and used tear gas and batons to disperse supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi outside Tehran University on Friday, a witness said. The incident took place as former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani led Friday prayers inside the university grounds [speech video]. Mousavi supporters outside chanted slogans calling for the release of people detained since last month's disputed presidential election and for the resignation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when police moved to disperse them, the witness said. >>>

BBC: Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani has called for the release of people who protested against the result of the recent election. In his first Friday sermon since the vote, he also said large numbers of Iranians still doubted its result. Iranian police have fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters gathered at prayers at Tehran University. There were chants of support for Mir Hossein Mousavi, who was reported to have attended the prayers. >>>

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The guy who directs the Friday Prayers slogans (he is called Vazir e Shoaar or Minister of Slogans), keeps directing the crowd to say "Marg bar Amrika, Marg bar Esraeel", and "Marg bar Monafegh", but each time the crowd chants "Marg Bar Roosiyeh" (Russia). This is extraorinary and historically significant. No wonder IRIB did not do its live broadcast of the prayers:



Enghelab Avenue, a sea of people



"Koshti javanan e vatan...Marg bar to", "estefa estefa estefa estefa":



Crowd outside Friday Prayers quiet down to tune into Rafsanjani's word:



"Natarsim"



Enghelab Avenue:



Walking to prayers:



Tear gas:



Tear gas:



"Hashemi, sokoot koni khaaeni"



"Zendaniye siaasi azaad baayad gardad", "Marg bar Roosiyeh"



More slogans:



"Maa ahle Kufeh nistim Hossein tanhaa bemaanad":



"Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein":



"Marg bar diktator"



Marg bar chin



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