Iranian students protested Dec. 7 at Tehran University, calling for political freedoms and denouncing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The protest amid heavy security was called by the radical Office to Consolidate Unity (OCU) to mark National Student Day. The official news agency IRNA, calling the OCU an "illegal splinter group," said protesters caused property damage and clashed with security personnel, adding that "Marxists" were involved. Photos from the student newspaper website (see below) showed hundreds gathered at the university, many carrying pro-democracy banners and some tearing down a metal gate. (AFP, Dec. 8; AP, Reuters, AutNews, Tehran Polytechnic, Dec. 7)

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