Freedom demonstrations have broken out in Iran. Once again, thousands of brave Iranian people are rising up against the largest state sponsor of terrorism, the Iranian regime. Reportedly, the anti-regime protestors are chanting “Death to Khamenei, ” referring to Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“This feels like 1979 in reverse, the students are leading the battle and the regime of the IRI will fall” was one of the litany of descriptions coming via Twitter, one of the few resources for Iranians to use to tell the world what is happening inside Iran. The Basij, the paramilitary volunteer militia that was founded by the order of the Ayatollah Khomeini in November 1979 were also out in full violent force, but six months after President Ahmadinejad claimed a re-election victory in the disputed June 12 Presidential elections, the protestors have not been silenced or deterred.

Update from AP
Police Clash With Protesters at Iran University

TEHRAN, Iran — Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting “death to the dictator” outside Tehran University on Monday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student demonstrations, witnesses said.

The protests were the largest in months, as university students — a bedrock of support for the pro-reform movement — sought to energize the opposition with rallies at campuses across the country. The opposition has been reeling under a fierce crackdown since turmoil erupted over the disputed presidential election in June.

Thousands of riot police, Revolutionary Guard forces and pro-government Basij militiamen flooded the area around Tehran University since the morning, vowing to prevent any unrest from spilling out into the streets.

Banners and signs bearing slogans from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blanketed the tall campus fence, hiding whatever took place inside. Cell phone networks around the universities were shut down, and police and members of the elite Revolutionary Guard surrounded all the university entrances and were checking IDs of anyone entering to prevent opposition activists from joining the students, witnesses said.

Latest from Twitter:

Mahshad students once again joined by student clerics from the city and the province. Khoramshahr protests also #Iranelection
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Reply Retweet @manic77 Demos in Kerman, Sari, Rasht, Isfehan, Karaj, Shiraz, Mashhad, Oromieh, Kermanshah, Ahvaz

Reply Retweet RT RT RT @manic77: Majid Tavakoli arrested by Sec forces in Polytechnic Univ

Reply Retweet Students Protest in Iran University of Science and Technology – Dec 7

Reply Retweet @TCorp all is fine. news will from old friends

Reply Retweet From our old friend: the SoG will start to move every day from Ashura

Reply Retweet Good news, our old friend is back and on the streets on tehran. security very imp just had to say they are well

Reply Retweet RT @manic77: Basiji searching in the classrooms at Polytechnic to find out who is online passing out the updates

Reply Retweet BBc now showing video of today, coming out of Tehran. Keep up the great work.

Reply Retweet RT @9_10: RT @baharestan People have opened up the doors to their houses and are providing protestors with food and water.

Reply Retweet Tehran University shut down tight, guards not allowing anyone in or out.

Reply Retweet Video protest Tehran Poly

Reply Retweet Still no report on Press TV about Student Day in Iran, could it be they can’t get video of any supporters?

Reply Retweet RT @sayahcnn: CNN Source Tehran: 1150am crowds inside Tehran Uni chanting. No 1 allowed 2 enter campus. Gates heavily guarded

Reply Retweet We are the media and the news and pictures will get out, the regime cannot drown Green Voices

Reply Retweet Mobile & internet shut dn tight by regime, but the pictures will get out & news is being carried all major networks worldwide

Reply Retweet Gives you chills. Brave Iranians to go out and face this : RT @madyar: http://twitpic.com/sir50 -

Reply Retweet RT @nathage: @oxfordgirl @gedrobinson Never under-estimate the power of students! ;)

Reply Retweet This feels like 1979 in reverse, the students are leading the battle and the regime of the IRI will fall

Reply Retweet RT @freedommesenger: Students chanting try 2 gather at entrance of Polytechnic, basiji attack them http://bit.ly/7GoUNR

More on Twitter

Iran chokes off Internet on eve of student rallies

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Government opponents shouted “Allahu Akbar” and “Death to the Dictator” from Tehran’s rooftops in the pouring rain on the eve of student demonstrations planned for Monday. Authorities choked off Internet access and warned journalists working for foreign media to stick to their offices for the next three days.

The measures were aimed at depriving the opposition of its key means of mobilizing the masses as Iran’s clerical rulers keep a tight lid on dissent. Government opponents are seeking, nonetheless, to get large numbers of demonstrators to turn out Monday and show their movement still has momentum.

Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi threw his support behind the student demonstrations and declared that his movement was is still alive. A statement posted on his Web site said the clerical establishment cannot silence students and was losing legitimacy in the Iranian people’s minds.

Powerful video from November 4:

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