Some 200 mainly masked students gathered at Tehran University on Tuesday (14 January) to protest against the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and were locked in a tense standoff with youths from the Basij militia loyal to the establishment. These students were among the hordes of Iranians who have taken to the streets in protest recently. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP.

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