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UPI - Tue Dec 8, 5:05 pm ET
TEHRAN, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- University students at many Iranian universities held a second day of demonstrations Tuesday, with violent confrontations on many campuses, observers said.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 1:06 am ET
Iranian riot police have surrounded Tehran University to prevent the opposition from hijacking a state-organized rally on Monday, a witness said.
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Fox News - Mon Dec 7, 12:00 pm ET
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind's savior, according to reports from Al Arabiya, a television news station based in Dubai.
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Fox News - Tue Dec 8, 9:30 am ET
Iran threatened tougher action against protesters Tuesday and hard-liners on motorcycles harassed the top opposition leader at his office Tuesday, signs of a possible intensified crackdown after the biggest anti-government demonstrations in months.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 3:47 am ET
Tehran - An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday there would be no need for third-party mediation in the nuclear dispute, rejecting reports of Turkey stepping into the nuclear fray. The Iranian stance in the nuclear dispute is quite clear...
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 10:22 pm ET
Pro-government Basij militiamen stormed the campuses of two universities in the Iranian capital of Tehran and attacked hundreds of protesting students, while Iran's chief prosecutor vowed to come down harder than ever against demonstrators he described as a threat to security.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 3:41 am ET
Thousands of riot police and Revolutionary Guard members armed with tear gas, batons and firearms were deployed Monday outside Tehran University to prevent student demonstrations backed by the opposition.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 12:01 am ET
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2009. There are 22 days left in the year.
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Gamasutra - Tue Dec 8, 2:54 pm ET
Recent Warren Wilson College graduate and modder Finn Haverkamp deconstructs the controversial plot of Ubisoft's 2008 Prince of Persia to see if it functions as intended, in GameCareerGuide's latest feature: The Role of Interpretation in Prince of Persia. Ubisoft's 2008 hit Prince of Persia was a gorgeous game with a story that lead to a great deal of discussion. Was the prince a suitable hero ...
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USA Today - Tue Dec 8, 1:22 am ET
Tens of thousands of Iranian students protested on more than a dozen campuses Monday in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in months.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wed Dec 9, 2:25 am ET
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Iran's broadest and most violent protest in months spilled over into a second day on Tuesday, as bloody clashes broke out on university campuses between students chanting antigovernment slogans and the police and Basij militia members.
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Amnesty International - Tue Dec 8, 4:07 am ET
Amnesty International condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces today that saw scores of protesters beaten and detained during student-led demonstrations
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Amnesty International - Tue Dec 8, 4:06 am ET
Amnesty International has condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces that saw scores of protesters beaten and detained during student-led demonstrations.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 7, 8:31 am ET
Tehran - Protests were held again Monday in Tehran against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and are still ongoing in several universities in the capital, witnesses said. Police fired tear gas against protestors near Tehran University, trying to ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 7:11 am ET
Police fired tear gas on Monday at Iranian protesters gathered in central Tehran chanting slogans against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses said, as the nation marked Students Day.