The Latest on the 31st Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution (February 11, 2010) :
- There are reports of martial law in Tehran to stem the growing anti-government demonstrations
- Anti-government protesters tear posters of Ayatollah Khamenei and Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Republic
- Widespread clashes in different parts of Tehran between pro-democracy demonstrators and security forces
- Ahmadinejad’s speech interrupted by chants of “death to dictator”
- Gmail service shut down; Google releases statement
- The state-run TV headquarters surrounded by armored vehicles equipped with machine guns
- More than ten thousand protesters march toward the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, where scores of political prisoners are held
- Foreign journalists escorted to government-selected sites. Their movement under heavy government control
- Reports of shots fired at demonstrators in Tehran
- Many demonstrators in major metropolitans shout slogans, demanding the separation of church from state
- Security forces being dispatched to hots pots in Tehran, where the size of demonstrations get larger
- Some of the protesters in Tehran were badly beaten by security forces