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| Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousevi have again staged a mass rally in Tehran, witnesses told the BBC. | |
| It comes despite Mr Mousavi's urging his backers not to march, in case they risked clashing with supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. | |
| Mr Ahmadinejad's supporters earlier held a rally in central Tehran. | |
| Tough new restrictions on the foreign media mean the BBC is unable to confirm the scale of either rally. | |
| The new restrictions have been imposed amid apparent surprise and concern among the authorities at the scale of popular defiance over Friday's official election results, correspondents say. | |
| LATEST NEWS Jon LeyneReporting from Tehran Eyewitnesses, including a reporter for the state run Press TV station, say a huge opposition rally has gathered in north Tehran. It is not organised, and it is not clear if any opposition leaders will attend. But the crowd is moving up past the offices of the state broadcaster IRIB. | |
| New restrictions imposed by the government mean that foreign reporters are not allowed to attend opposition rallies. But one eyewitness told me that he believed there were more people even than yesterday's huge rally, which was attended by hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of opposition supporters. | |
| Another rally of government supporters was held in central Tehran. From the television pictures, the size was not clear, but it does not appear to have been on the scale of the opposition gatherings. | |
| Q&A: Latest from Tehran | |
| Officials declared President Ahmadinejad the victor of the presidential poll on Saturday, despite allegations by the opposition of widespread irregularities. | |
| The powerful Guardian Council now says it is ready to recount some votes from the poll, but opposition candidates have demanded a full re-run of the election. | |
| Anger at the official result saw hundreds of thousands of Mr Mousevi's supporters take to the streets on Monday. | |
| 'Bussed in' | 'Bussed in' |
| Correspondents say crowds the size of those at Monday's opposition rally have not been seen in Tehran since the 1979 revolution. | Correspondents say crowds the size of those at Monday's opposition rally have not been seen in Tehran since the 1979 revolution. |
| A witness told the BBC that Tuesday's rally was even bigger than Monday's - though this cannot be independently confirmed. | |
| It is being held in northern Tehran - an opposition stronghold quite close to state TV headquarters. | |
| GUARDIAN COUNCIL Iran's most powerful body, currently controlled by conservativesIncludes six theologians picked by Supreme Leader and six jurists approved by parliamentHalf the members change every three yearsApproves bills passed by parliament and can veto them if deemed inconsistent with the constitution or Islamic lawThe council can also bar candidates from standing in elections Q&A: Who's who in Iran How Iran is ruled Profile: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranians use video to tell story | |
| Thousands of supporters of President Ahmadinejad staged their own rally in Vali Asr Square in central Tehran - some bussed in from the provinces, correspondents say. | Thousands of supporters of President Ahmadinejad staged their own rally in Vali Asr Square in central Tehran - some bussed in from the provinces, correspondents say. |
| The latest opposition rally comes despite a Mousavi spokesman urging supporters not to take part in another demonstration on Tuesday, amid fears of new violence. | The latest opposition rally comes despite a Mousavi spokesman urging supporters not to take part in another demonstration on Tuesday, amid fears of new violence. |
| Hospital officials say eight people died in violence which erupted at the end of rally - which authorities blamed on "thugs". | Hospital officials say eight people died in violence which erupted at the end of rally - which authorities blamed on "thugs". |
| Since that rally, the authorities have imposed tough new restrictions on foreign journalists operating in Tehran - the most sweeping restrictions our correspondent in Tehran, Jon Leyne, says he has ever faced. | |
| They must now obtain explicit permission before leaving the office to cover any story. | |
| Journalists have also been banned from attending or reporting on any "unauthorised" demonstration - and it is unclear which if any of the protests are formally authorised. | |
| Press cards have been declared invalid. | |
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