Tens of Thousands Line the Street in Iran to Protest Government

Reminiscent to the large protests in Iran in 2009, tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Iran today against its theocratic, repressive government.  However, unlike 2009, the Obama Administration has voiced support for these group of protests, apparently finding its voice after the Egyptian revolution.

Large groups of riot police descended on the peaceful protesters, arresting dozens and dispersing large amounts of tear gas on the crowd.

The Wall Street Journal reports:

The day of planned antigovernment rallies began largely peacefully, according to witnesses, with protesters marching silently or sitting and chanting. But as demonstrators' ranks swelled, police and antiriot forces lined the streets, ordered shops to shut down and responded at times with force, according to witnesses and opposition websites, in a repeat of the official crackdown that helped snuff out months of spirited opposition rallies a year ago.

It later continues:

"Mubarak! Ben Ali! It's now the turn for Seyed Ali!" people chanted, according to witnesses and videos, referring to the country's spiritual head.

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