Clashes between determined young men and women chanting “Death to the dictator” and “God is great” and security forces wielding truncheons erupted in downtown Tehran today just minutes before 5 p.m. local time.
The screams of a woman being beaten could be heard from nearby buildings. Nearby business owners could be seen hustling running protesters into their buildings to shield them from anti-riot police and plainclothes enforcers.
